diff --git a/src/renderer/components/item-list/helpers/item-list-controls.ts b/src/renderer/components/item-list/helpers/item-list-controls.ts
index 946667215..458063589 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/item-list/helpers/item-list-controls.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/components/item-list/helpers/item-list-controls.ts
@@ -242,11 +242,13 @@ export const useDefaultItemListControls = (args?: UseDefaultItemListControlsArgs
                     }
 
                     const playType = (meta?.playType as Play) || Play.NOW;
+                    const singleSongOnly = meta?.singleSongOnly === true;
 
-                    // For NEXT, LAST, NEXT_SHUFFLE, and LAST_SHUFFLE, only add the clicked song
-                    // For NOW and SHUFFLE, add a range of songs around the clicked song
+                    // For single-song actions (e.g. image play button), or NEXT/LAST/..., only add the clicked song
+                    // For row double-click with NOW/SHUFFLE, add a range of songs around the clicked song
                     let songsToAdd: Song[];
                     if (
+                        singleSongOnly ||
                         playType === Play.NEXT ||
                         playType === Play.LAST ||
                         playType === Play.NEXT_SHUFFLE ||
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-detail-list/columns/image-column.module.css b/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-detail-list/columns/image-column.module.css
index e9fe65ef1..3256d3d15 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-detail-list/columns/image-column.module.css
+++ b/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-detail-list/columns/image-column.module.css
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+.image-container {
+    position: relative;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+}
+
 .compact-container {
     flex: 1 1 0;
     width: 100%;
@@ -12,6 +21,25 @@
     border-radius: var(--theme-radius-md);
 }
 
+.play-button-overlay {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 50%;
+    left: 50%;
+    z-index: 10;
+    opacity: 0.6;
+    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+    transition: opacity 0.2s ease-in-out;
+}
+
+.play-button-overlay:hover {
+    opacity: 1;
+}
+
+.play-button-overlay button {
+    width: 24px;
+    height: 24px;
+}
+
 .compact-image {
     display: block;
     width: 100%;
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-detail-list/columns/image-column.tsx b/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-detail-list/columns/image-column.tsx
index 046e4a5a1..96ce777b7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-detail-list/columns/image-column.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-detail-list/columns/image-column.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,71 @@
+import clsx from 'clsx';
+import { useState } from 'react';
+
 import styles from './image-column.module.css';
 import { ItemDetailListCellProps } from './types';
 
 import { ItemImage } from '/@/renderer/components/item-image/item-image';
+import { PlayButton } from '/@/renderer/features/shared/components/play-button';
+import {
+    LONG_PRESS_PLAY_BEHAVIOR,
+    PlayTooltip,
+} from '/@/renderer/features/shared/components/play-button-group';
+import { usePlayButtonBehavior } from '/@/renderer/store';
 import { LibraryItem } from '/@/shared/types/domain-types';
+import { Play } from '/@/shared/types/types';
 
-export const ImageColumn = ({ song }: ItemDetailListCellProps) => (
-    <ItemImage
-        className={styles.compactImage}
-        containerClassName={styles.compactContainer}
-        explicitStatus={song.explicitStatus}
-        id={song.imageId}
-        itemType={LibraryItem.SONG}
-        serverId={song._serverId}
-        type="table"
-    />
-);
+export const ImageColumn = ({
+    controls,
+    internalState,
+    rowIndex = 0,
+    song,
+}: ItemDetailListCellProps) => {
+    const playButtonBehavior = usePlayButtonBehavior();
+    const [isHovered, setIsHovered] = useState(false);
+
+    const handlePlay = (playType: Play) => {
+        if (!song || !controls?.onDoubleClick) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        controls.onDoubleClick({
+            event: null,
+            index: rowIndex,
+            internalState,
+            item: song,
+            itemType: LibraryItem.SONG,
+            meta: { playType, singleSongOnly: true },
+        });
+    };
+
+    return (
+        <div
+            className={styles.imageContainer}
+            onMouseEnter={() => setIsHovered(true)}
+            onMouseLeave={() => setIsHovered(false)}
+        >
+            <ItemImage
+                className={styles.compactImage}
+                containerClassName={styles.compactContainer}
+                explicitStatus={song.explicitStatus}
+                id={song.imageId}
+                itemType={LibraryItem.SONG}
+                serverId={song._serverId}
+                type="table"
+            />
+            {isHovered && (
+                <div className={clsx(styles.playButtonOverlay)}>
+                    <PlayTooltip disabled={false} type={playButtonBehavior}>
+                        <PlayButton
+                            fill
+                            onClick={() => handlePlay(playButtonBehavior)}
+                            onLongPress={() =>
+                                handlePlay(LONG_PRESS_PLAY_BEHAVIOR[playButtonBehavior])
+                            }
+                        />
+                    </PlayTooltip>
+                </div>
+            )}
+        </div>
+    );
+};
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/columns/image-column.tsx b/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/columns/image-column.tsx
index 4b8b36670..d38d41ae7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/columns/image-column.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/columns/image-column.tsx
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ const ImageColumnBase = (props: ItemTableListInnerColumn) => {
                 itemType: props.itemType,
                 meta: {
                     playType,
+                    singleSongOnly: true,
                 },
             });
             return;
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/columns/title-combined-column.tsx b/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/columns/title-combined-column.tsx
index 2acb9e032..2dea51347 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/columns/title-combined-column.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/item-list/item-table-list/columns/title-combined-column.tsx
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export const DefaultTitleCombinedColumn = (props: ItemTableListInnerColumn) => {
                 itemType: props.itemType,
                 meta: {
                     playType,
+                    singleSongOnly: true,
                 },
             });
             return;
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ export const QueueSongTitleCombinedColumn = (props: ItemTableListInnerColumn) =>
                 itemType: props.itemType,
                 meta: {
                     playType,
+                    singleSongOnly: true,
                 },
             });
             return;