diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d322459..1ba1a01 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -880,9 +880,9 @@ checksum = "7fc7aa29613bd6a620df431842069224d8bc9011086b1db4c0e0cd47fa03ec9a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libmpv2"
-version = "4.1.0"
+version = "5.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3e0c3802b4bb1a18adbf5659b078ce24cb8e16c79ff695557f4e10af2a44722a"
+checksum = "88dc8432d3de09ed6e343488d6b208467db6801fb41971a1f726fa2248302fe5"
 dependencies = [
  "libmpv2-sys",
 ]
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stremio-shell-ng"
-version = "5.0.20"
+version = "5.0.21"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "bitflags 2.4.2",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2321a28..26a46ba 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ winapi = { version = "0.3.9", features = [
 ] }
 webview2 = "0.1.4"
 webview2-sys = "0.1.1"
-libmpv2 = "4.1.0"
+libmpv2 = "5.0.3"
 libmpv2-sys = "4.0.1"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
diff --git a/src/stremio_app/stremio_player/communication.rs b/src/stremio_app/stremio_player/communication.rs
index 9c5d90a..02204d7 100644
--- a/src/stremio_app/stremio_player/communication.rs
+++ b/src/stremio_app/stremio_player/communication.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ impl PlayerProprChange {
                     serde_json::Value::String(s.to_string())
                 }
             }
-            PropertyData::Node(_) => unimplemented!("`PropertyData::Node` is not supported"),
         }
     }
     pub fn from_name_value(name: String, value: PropertyData) -> Self {
diff --git a/src/stremio_app/stremio_player/player.rs b/src/stremio_app/stremio_player/player.rs
index 06501b5..ee234cd 100644
--- a/src/stremio_app/stremio_player/player.rs
+++ b/src/stremio_app/stremio_player/player.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 use crate::stremio_app::ipc;
 use crate::stremio_app::RPCResponse;
 use flume::{Receiver, Sender};
-use libmpv2::{events::Event, events::EventContext, Format, Mpv, SetData};
+use libmpv2::{events::Event, Format, Mpv, SetData};
 use native_windows_gui::{self as nwg, PartialUi};
 use std::{
+    ptr::NonNull,
     sync::Arc,
     thread::{self, JoinHandle},
 };
@@ -19,6 +20,18 @@ struct ObserveProperty {
     format: Format,
 }
 
+// Wakes up the event thread blocked in `mpv_wait_event` on the sub-client.
+// `mpv_wakeup` is documented as safe to call from any thread.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+struct EventClientWakeup(NonNull<libmpv2_sys::mpv_handle>);
+unsafe impl Send for EventClientWakeup {}
+unsafe impl Sync for EventClientWakeup {}
+impl EventClientWakeup {
+    fn wake_up(&self) {
+        unsafe { libmpv2_sys::mpv_wakeup(self.0.as_ptr()) }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct Player {
     pub channel: ipc::Channel,
@@ -43,21 +56,26 @@ impl PartialUi for Player {
         let (observe_property_sender, observe_property_receiver) = flume::unbounded();
         data.channel = ipc::Channel::new(Some((in_msg_sender, rpc_response_receiver)));
 
-        let mpv = create_shareable_mpv(window_handle);
+        let mpv = Arc::new(create_mpv(window_handle));
+        let mpv_event_client = mpv
+            .create_client(None)
+            .expect("cannot create MPV event client");
+        let event_wakeup = EventClientWakeup(mpv_event_client.ctx);
 
         let _event_thread = create_event_thread(
-            Arc::clone(&mpv),
+            mpv_event_client,
             observe_property_receiver,
             rpc_response_sender,
         );
-        let _message_thread = create_message_thread(mpv, observe_property_sender, in_msg_receiver);
+        let _message_thread =
+            create_message_thread(mpv, event_wakeup, observe_property_sender, in_msg_receiver);
         // @TODO implement a mechanism to stop threads on `Player` drop if needed
 
         Ok(())
     }
 }
 
-fn create_shareable_mpv(window_handle: HWND) -> Arc<Mpv> {
+fn create_mpv(window_handle: HWND) -> Mpv {
     let mpv = Mpv::with_initializer(|initializer| {
         macro_rules! set_property {
             ($name:literal, $value:expr) => {
@@ -79,17 +97,16 @@ fn create_shareable_mpv(window_handle: HWND) -> Arc<Mpv> {
         // set_property!("vo", "gpu-next,");
         Ok(())
     });
-    Arc::new(mpv.expect("cannot build MPV"))
+    mpv.expect("cannot build MPV")
 }
 
 fn create_event_thread(
-    mpv: Arc<Mpv>,
+    mut mpv_event_client: Mpv,
     observe_property_receiver: Receiver<ObserveProperty>,
     rpc_response_sender: Sender<String>,
 ) -> JoinHandle<()> {
     thread::spawn(move || {
-        let mut event_context = EventContext::new(mpv.ctx);
-        event_context
+        mpv_event_client
             .disable_deprecated_events()
             .expect("failed to disable deprecated MPV events");
 
@@ -97,13 +114,13 @@ fn create_event_thread(
 
         loop {
             for ObserveProperty { name, format } in observe_property_receiver.drain() {
-                event_context
+                mpv_event_client
                     .observe_property(&name, format, 0)
                     .expect("failed to observer MPV property");
             }
 
             // -1.0 means to block and wait for an event.
-            let event = match event_context.wait_event(-1.) {
+            let event = match mpv_event_client.wait_event(-1.) {
                 Some(Ok(event)) => event,
                 Some(Err(error)) => {
                     eprintln!("Event errored: {error:?}");
@@ -141,6 +158,7 @@ fn create_event_thread(
 
 fn create_message_thread(
     mpv: Arc<Mpv>,
+    event_wakeup: EventClientWakeup,
     observe_property_sender: Sender<ObserveProperty>,
     in_msg_receiver: Receiver<String>,
 ) -> JoinHandle<()> {
@@ -151,7 +169,7 @@ fn create_message_thread(
             observe_property_sender
                 .send(ObserveProperty { name, format })
                 .expect("cannot send ObserveProperty");
-            mpv.wake_up();
+            event_wakeup.wake_up();
         };
 
         let send_command = |cmd: CmdVal| {
@@ -252,13 +270,3 @@ fn create_message_thread(
     })
 }
 
-trait MpvExt {
-    fn wake_up(&self);
-}
-
-impl MpvExt for Mpv {
-    // @TODO create a PR to the `libmpv` crate and then remove `libmpv-sys` from Cargo.toml?
-    fn wake_up(&self) {
-        unsafe { libmpv2_sys::mpv_wakeup(self.ctx.as_ptr()) }
-    }
-}