diff --git a/shared/playlist.interface.ts b/shared/playlist.interface.ts
index b0002ec04..0c126b820 100644
--- a/shared/playlist.interface.ts
+++ b/shared/playlist.interface.ts
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ export interface Playlist {
     updateDate?: number;
     updateState?: PlaylistUpdateState;
     position?: number;
+    isTemporary?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/player/components/video-player/video-player.component.spec.ts b/src/app/player/components/video-player/video-player.component.spec.ts
index 7e77bfc54..49c1115e8 100644
--- a/src/app/player/components/video-player/video-player.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/player/components/video-player/video-player.component.spec.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { MatSidenavModule } from '@angular/material/sidenav';
 import { MatSnackBar } from '@angular/material/snack-bar';
 import { MatToolbarModule } from '@angular/material/toolbar';
 import { MatTooltipModule } from '@angular/material/tooltip';
+import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
 import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
 import { TranslatePipe } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { MockComponent, MockModule, MockPipe } from 'ng-mocks';
@@ -47,6 +48,16 @@ describe('VideoPlayerComponent', () => {
                 providers: [
                     { provide: MatSnackBar, useClass: MatSnackBarStub },
                     { provide: DataService, useClass: ElectronServiceStub },
+                    {
+                        provide: ActivatedRoute,
+                        useValue: {
+                            snapshot: {
+                                queryParams: {
+                                    url: 'https://iptvnator/list.m3u',
+                                },
+                            },
+                        },
+                    },
                 ],
                 imports: [
                     MockModule(MatSidenavModule),
diff --git a/src/app/player/components/video-player/video-player.component.ts b/src/app/player/components/video-player/video-player.component.ts
index d0f707a5b..5b43b04cb 100644
--- a/src/app/player/components/video-player/video-player.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/player/components/video-player/video-player.component.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ import {
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { MatSidenav } from '@angular/material/sidenav';
 import { MatSnackBar } from '@angular/material/snack-bar';
-import { Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { StorageMap } from '@ngx-pwa/local-storage';
 import { filter, map, Observable, skipWhile } from 'rxjs';
 import { Channel } from '../../../../../shared/channel.interface';
 import {
     PLAYLIST_GET_ALL,
+    PLAYLIST_PARSE_BY_URL,
     PLAYLIST_PARSE_RESPONSE,
 } from '../../../../../shared/ipc-commands';
 import { Playlist } from '../../../../../shared/playlist.interface';
@@ -114,9 +115,10 @@ export class VideoPlayerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
      * Creates an instance of VideoPlayerComponent
      */
     constructor(
+        private activatedRoute: ActivatedRoute,
         private channelQuery: ChannelQuery,
         private channelStore: ChannelStore,
-        public dataService: DataService,
+        private dataService: DataService,
         private ngZone: NgZone,
         private overlay: Overlay,
         private router: Router,
@@ -132,6 +134,22 @@ export class VideoPlayerComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     ngOnInit(): void {
         this.applySettings();
         this.setRendererListeners();
+        this.getPlaylistUrlAsParam();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Opens a playlist provided as a url param
+     */
+    getPlaylistUrlAsParam() {
+        const URL_REGEX = /^(http|https|file):\/\/[^ "]+$/;
+        const playlistUrl = this.activatedRoute.snapshot.queryParams.url;
+
+        if (playlistUrl && playlistUrl.match(URL_REGEX)) {
+            this.dataService.sendIpcEvent(PLAYLIST_PARSE_BY_URL, {
+                url: playlistUrl,
+                isTemporary: true,
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/app/services/pwa.service.ts b/src/app/services/pwa.service.ts
index 3b16df414..4df97f271 100644
--- a/src/app/services/pwa.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/pwa.service.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
     first,
     interval,
     map,
+    of,
     switchMap,
     throwError,
 } from 'rxjs';
@@ -86,12 +87,12 @@ export class PwaService extends DataService {
                 everySixHours$
             );
 
-            everySixHoursOnceAppIsStable$.subscribe(() =>
-                this.swUpdate.checkForUpdate()
-            );
+            everySixHoursOnceAppIsStable$.subscribe(() => {
+                this.swUpdate.checkForUpdate();
+            });
 
             this.swUpdate.versionUpdates.subscribe(() => {
-                let snackBarRef = this.snackBar.open(
+                const snackBarRef = this.snackBar.open(
                     'Update available',
                     'Refresh'
                 );
@@ -341,6 +342,11 @@ export class PwaService extends DataService {
         this.http
             .get(`${this.corsProxyUrl}${payload.url}`)
             .pipe(
+                switchMap((response) =>
+                    payload.isTemporary
+                        ? of(response)
+                        : this.dbService.add(DbStores.Playlists, response)
+                ),
                 catchError((error) => {
                     window.postMessage({
                         type: ERROR,
@@ -351,12 +357,6 @@ export class PwaService extends DataService {
                 })
             )
             .subscribe((response: any) => {
-                this.dbService
-                    .add(DbStores.Playlists, response)
-                    .subscribe(() => {
-                        console.log('playlist was added...');
-                    });
-
                 window.postMessage({
                     type: PLAYLIST_PARSE_RESPONSE,
                     payload: response,