diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7bdfa353c..717151dec 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ ver 0.17.2 (2012/??/??)
 * playlist: fix use-after-free bug
 * playlist: fix memory leak
 * state_file: save song priorities
+* player: disable cross-fading in "single" mode
 
 
 ver 0.17.1 (2012/07/31)
diff --git a/src/player_control.c b/src/player_control.c
index d8d54dfd6..90f616d77 100644
--- a/src/player_control.c
+++ b/src/player_control.c
@@ -210,6 +210,14 @@ pc_set_pause(struct player_control *pc, bool pause_flag)
 	player_unlock(pc);
 }
 
+void
+pc_set_border_pause(struct player_control *pc, bool border_pause)
+{
+	player_lock(pc);
+	pc->border_pause = border_pause;
+	player_unlock(pc);
+}
+
 void
 pc_get_status(struct player_control *pc, struct player_status *status)
 {
diff --git a/src/player_control.h b/src/player_control.h
index 5a04ab0f9..a77d31ec5 100644
--- a/src/player_control.h
+++ b/src/player_control.h
@@ -115,6 +115,15 @@ struct player_control {
 	float mixramp_db;
 	float mixramp_delay_seconds;
 	double total_play_time;
+
+	/**
+	 * If this flag is set, then the player will be auto-paused at
+	 * the end of the song, before the next song starts to play.
+	 *
+	 * This is a copy of the queue's "single" flag most of the
+	 * time.
+	 */
+	bool border_pause;
 };
 
 struct player_control *
@@ -207,6 +216,12 @@ pc_set_pause(struct player_control *pc, bool pause_flag);
 void
 pc_pause(struct player_control *pc);
 
+/**
+ * Set the player's #border_pause flag.
+ */
+void
+pc_set_border_pause(struct player_control *pc, bool border_pause);
+
 void
 pc_kill(struct player_control *pc);
 
diff --git a/src/player_thread.c b/src/player_thread.c
index eaf6df303..707fb27ae 100644
--- a/src/player_thread.c
+++ b/src/player_thread.c
@@ -842,6 +842,16 @@ player_song_border(struct player *player)
 	if (!player_wait_for_decoder(player))
 		return false;
 
+	struct player_control *const pc = player->pc;
+	player_lock(pc);
+
+	if (pc->border_pause) {
+		player->paused = true;
+		pc->state = PLAYER_STATE_PAUSE;
+	}
+
+	player_unlock(pc);
+
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -957,7 +967,10 @@ static void do_play(struct player_control *pc, struct decoder_control *dc)
 			player_dc_start(&player, music_pipe_new());
 		}
 
-		if (player_dc_at_next_song(&player) &&
+		if (/* no cross-fading if MPD is going to pause at the
+		       end of the current song */
+		    !pc->border_pause &&
+		    player_dc_at_next_song(&player) &&
 		    player.xfade == XFADE_UNKNOWN &&
 		    !decoder_lock_is_starting(dc)) {
 			/* enable cross fading in this song?  if yes,
diff --git a/src/playlist.c b/src/playlist.c
index d62865dd1..dc6d8c340 100644
--- a/src/playlist.c
+++ b/src/playlist.c
@@ -109,11 +109,6 @@ playlist_song_started(struct playlist *playlist, struct player_control *pc)
 	playlist->current = playlist->queued;
 	playlist->queued = -1;
 
-	/* Pause if we are in single mode. */
-	if(playlist->queue.single && !playlist->queue.repeat) {
-		pc_set_pause(pc, true);
-	}
-
 	if(playlist->queue.consume)
 		playlist_delete(playlist, pc,
 				queue_order_to_position(&playlist->queue,
@@ -310,7 +305,11 @@ playlist_set_repeat(struct playlist *playlist, struct player_control *pc,
 	if (status == playlist->queue.repeat)
 		return;
 
-	playlist->queue.repeat = status;
+	struct queue *queue = &playlist->queue;
+
+	queue->repeat = status;
+
+	pc_set_border_pause(pc, queue->single && !queue->repeat);
 
 	/* if the last song is currently being played, the "next song"
 	   might change when repeat mode is toggled */
@@ -338,7 +337,11 @@ playlist_set_single(struct playlist *playlist, struct player_control *pc,
 	if (status == playlist->queue.single)
 		return;
 
-	playlist->queue.single = status;
+	struct queue *queue = &playlist->queue;
+
+	queue->single = status;
+
+	pc_set_border_pause(pc, queue->single && !queue->repeat);
 
 	/* if the last song is currently being played, the "next song"
 	   might change when single mode is toggled */