diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index fdc2a9b92..410b41abe 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ver 0.23.3 (not yet released)
+* protocol
+  - add optional position parameter to "add"
 * output
   - alsa: add option "stop_dsd_silence" to work around DSD DAC noise
 * macOS: fix libfmt related build failure
diff --git a/doc/protocol.rst b/doc/protocol.rst
index 5c9dd5a1f..7e73ddb5c 100644
--- a/doc/protocol.rst
+++ b/doc/protocol.rst
@@ -689,11 +689,14 @@ Whenever possible, ids should be used.
 
 .. _command_add:
 
-:command:`add {URI}`
+:command:`add {URI} [POSITION]`
     Adds the file ``URI`` to the playlist
     (directories add recursively). ``URI``
     can also be a single file.
 
+    The position parameter is the same as in :ref:`addid
+    <command_addid>`.
+
     Clients that are connected via local socket may add arbitrary
     local files (URI is an absolute path).  Example::
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 98fa5c037..b4ce17823 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ version_conf = configuration_data()
 version_conf.set_quoted('PACKAGE', meson.project_name())
 version_conf.set_quoted('PACKAGE_NAME', meson.project_name())
 version_conf.set_quoted('VERSION', meson.project_version())
-version_conf.set_quoted('PROTOCOL_VERSION', '0.23.1')
+version_conf.set_quoted('PROTOCOL_VERSION', '0.23.3')
 configure_file(output: 'Version.h', configuration: version_conf)
 
 conf = configuration_data()
diff --git a/src/command/AllCommands.cxx b/src/command/AllCommands.cxx
index 2a4a2208d..36b9987fa 100644
--- a/src/command/AllCommands.cxx
+++ b/src/command/AllCommands.cxx
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ handle_not_commands(Client &client, Request request, Response &response);
  * This array must be sorted!
  */
 static constexpr struct command commands[] = {
-	{ "add", PERMISSION_ADD, 1, 1, handle_add },
+	{ "add", PERMISSION_ADD, 1, 2, handle_add },
 	{ "addid", PERMISSION_ADD, 1, 2, handle_addid },
 	{ "addtagid", PERMISSION_ADD, 3, 3, handle_addtagid },
 	{ "albumart", PERMISSION_READ, 2, 2, handle_album_art },
diff --git a/src/command/QueueCommands.cxx b/src/command/QueueCommands.cxx
index d132dd021..2d70e208e 100644
--- a/src/command/QueueCommands.cxx
+++ b/src/command/QueueCommands.cxx
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ handle_add(Client &client, Request args, [[maybe_unused]] Response &r)
 		   here */
 		uri = "";
 
+	const auto old_size = partition.playlist.GetLength();
+	const unsigned position = args.size > 1
+		? ParseInsertPosition(args[1], partition.playlist)
+		: old_size;
+
 	const auto located_uri = LocateUri(UriPluginKind::INPUT, uri,
 					   &client
 #ifdef ENABLE_DATABASE
@@ -89,23 +94,34 @@ handle_add(Client &client, Request args, [[maybe_unused]] Response &r)
 	case LocatedUri::Type::ABSOLUTE:
 		AddUri(client, located_uri);
 		client.GetInstance().LookupRemoteTag(located_uri.canonical_uri);
-		return CommandResult::OK;
+		break;
 
 	case LocatedUri::Type::PATH:
 		AddUri(client, located_uri);
-		return CommandResult::OK;
+		break;
 
 	case LocatedUri::Type::RELATIVE:
 #ifdef ENABLE_DATABASE
 		AddDatabaseSelection(partition, located_uri.canonical_uri);
-		return CommandResult::OK;
+		break;
 #else
 		r.Error(ACK_ERROR_NO_EXIST, "No database");
 		return CommandResult::ERROR;
 #endif
 	}
 
-	gcc_unreachable();
+	if (position < old_size) {
+		const unsigned new_size = partition.playlist.GetLength();
+		const RangeArg move_range{old_size, new_size};
+
+		try {
+			partition.MoveRange(move_range, position);
+		} catch (...) {
+			/* ignore - shall we handle it? */
+		}
+	}
+
+	return CommandResult::OK;
 }
 
 CommandResult