diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sonos/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/sonos/__init__.py
index 4d3df055bbf..b56e9a8c1f1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sonos/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sonos/__init__.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ SERVICE_SET_TIMER = 'set_sleep_timer'
 SERVICE_CLEAR_TIMER = 'clear_sleep_timer'
 SERVICE_UPDATE_ALARM = 'update_alarm'
 SERVICE_SET_OPTION = 'set_option'
+SERVICE_PLAY_QUEUE = 'play_queue'
 
 ATTR_SLEEP_TIME = 'sleep_time'
 ATTR_ALARM_ID = 'alarm_id'
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ ATTR_MASTER = 'master'
 ATTR_WITH_GROUP = 'with_group'
 ATTR_NIGHT_SOUND = 'night_sound'
 ATTR_SPEECH_ENHANCE = 'speech_enhance'
+ATTR_QUEUE_POSITION = 'queue_position'
 
 SONOS_JOIN_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
     vol.Required(ATTR_MASTER): cv.entity_id,
@@ -82,6 +84,11 @@ SONOS_SET_OPTION_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
     vol.Optional(ATTR_SPEECH_ENHANCE): cv.boolean,
 })
 
+SONOS_PLAY_QUEUE_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
+    vol.Required(ATTR_ENTITY_ID): cv.comp_entity_ids,
+    vol.Optional(ATTR_QUEUE_POSITION, default=0): cv.positive_int,
+})
+
 DATA_SERVICE_EVENT = 'sonos_service_idle'
 
 
@@ -134,6 +141,10 @@ async def async_setup(hass, config):
         DOMAIN, SERVICE_SET_OPTION, service_handle,
         schema=SONOS_SET_OPTION_SCHEMA)
 
+    hass.services.async_register(
+        DOMAIN, SERVICE_PLAY_QUEUE, service_handle,
+        schema=SONOS_PLAY_QUEUE_SCHEMA)
+
     return True
 
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sonos/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/sonos/media_player.py
index 0ebd507e9b9..681a5f1c9e2 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sonos/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sonos/media_player.py
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ from . import (
     CONF_ADVERTISE_ADDR, CONF_HOSTS, CONF_INTERFACE_ADDR,
     DATA_SERVICE_EVENT, DOMAIN as SONOS_DOMAIN,
     ATTR_ALARM_ID, ATTR_ENABLED, ATTR_INCLUDE_LINKED_ZONES, ATTR_MASTER,
-    ATTR_NIGHT_SOUND, ATTR_SLEEP_TIME, ATTR_SPEECH_ENHANCE, ATTR_TIME,
-    ATTR_VOLUME, ATTR_WITH_GROUP,
-    SERVICE_CLEAR_TIMER, SERVICE_JOIN, SERVICE_RESTORE, SERVICE_SET_OPTION,
-    SERVICE_SET_TIMER, SERVICE_SNAPSHOT, SERVICE_UNJOIN, SERVICE_UPDATE_ALARM)
+    ATTR_NIGHT_SOUND, ATTR_QUEUE_POSITION, ATTR_SLEEP_TIME,
+    ATTR_SPEECH_ENHANCE, ATTR_TIME, ATTR_VOLUME, ATTR_WITH_GROUP,
+    SERVICE_CLEAR_TIMER, SERVICE_JOIN, SERVICE_PLAY_QUEUE, SERVICE_RESTORE,
+    SERVICE_SET_OPTION, SERVICE_SET_TIMER, SERVICE_SNAPSHOT, SERVICE_UNJOIN,
+    SERVICE_UPDATE_ALARM)
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -149,6 +150,8 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass, config_entry, async_add_entities):
                     call = entity.set_alarm
                 elif service == SERVICE_SET_OPTION:
                     call = entity.set_option
+                elif service == SERVICE_PLAY_QUEUE:
+                    call = entity.play_queue
 
                 hass.async_add_executor_job(call, data)
 
@@ -1075,6 +1078,11 @@ class SonosEntity(MediaPlayerDevice):
         if ATTR_SPEECH_ENHANCE in data and self._speech_enhance is not None:
             self.soco.dialog_mode = data[ATTR_SPEECH_ENHANCE]
 
+    @soco_error()
+    def play_queue(self, data):
+        """Start playing the queue."""
+        self.soco.play_from_queue(data[ATTR_QUEUE_POSITION])
+
     @property
     def device_state_attributes(self):
         """Return entity specific state attributes."""
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sonos/services.yaml b/homeassistant/components/sonos/services.yaml
index 98f53ff8d37..480eeeeba9f 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sonos/services.yaml
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sonos/services.yaml
@@ -65,3 +65,12 @@ set_option:
       description: Enable Speech Enhancement mode
       example: 'true'
 
+play_queue:
+  description: Starts playing the queue from the first item.
+  fields:
+    entity_id:
+      description: Name(s) of entities that will start playing.
+      example: 'media_player.living_room_sonos'
+    queue_position:
+      description: Position of the song in the queue to start playing from.
+      example: '0'