diff --git a/apps/messages/ChangeLog b/apps/messages/ChangeLog
index bd40868a5..f39b75c4d 100644
--- a/apps/messages/ChangeLog
+++ b/apps/messages/ChangeLog
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@
 0.23: Change message colors to match current theme instead of using green
       Now attempt to use Large/Big/Medium fonts, and allow minimum font size to be configured         
 0.24: Remove left-over debug statement
+0.25: Setting to auto-open music
diff --git a/apps/messages/README.md b/apps/messages/README.md
index cce4391e7..655c549b9 100644
--- a/apps/messages/README.md
+++ b/apps/messages/README.md
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ and `Messages`:
 
 * `Vibrate` - This is the pattern of buzzes that should be made when a new message is received
 * `Repeat` - How often should buzzes repeat - the default of 4 means the Bangle will buzz every 4 seconds
-* `Unread Timer` - when a new message is received we go into the Messages app.
+* `Unread Timer` - When a new message is received we go into the Messages app.
 If there is no user input for this amount of time then the app will exit and return
 to the clock where a ringing bell will be shown in the Widget bar.
-* `Min Font` - the minimum font size used when displaying messages on the screen. A bigger font
+* `Min Font` - The minimum font size used when displaying messages on the screen. A bigger font
 is chosen if there isn't much message text, but this specifies the smallest the font should get before
 it starts getting clipped.
+* `Auto-Open Music` - Should the app automatically open when the phone starts playing music?
 
 ## New Messages
 
diff --git a/apps/messages/app.js b/apps/messages/app.js
index 3f3b80080..403f9b5d8 100644
--- a/apps/messages/app.js
+++ b/apps/messages/app.js
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ var fontSmall = "6x8";
 var fontMedium = g.getFonts().includes("6x15")?"6x15":"6x8:2";
 var fontBig = g.getFonts().includes("12x20")?"12x20":"6x8:2";
 var fontLarge = g.getFonts().includes("6x15")?"6x15:2":"6x8:4";
+var active; // active screen
+var openMusic = false; // go back to music screen after we handle something else?
 // hack for 2v10 firmware's lack of ':size' font handling
 try {
   g.setFont("6x8:2");
@@ -50,10 +52,14 @@ var MESSAGES = require("Storage").readJSON("messages.json",1)||[];
 if (!Array.isArray(MESSAGES)) MESSAGES=[];
 var onMessagesModified = function(msg) {
   // TODO: if new, show this new one
-  if (msg && msg.new && !((require('Storage').readJSON('setting.json', 1) || {}).quiet)) {
+  if (msg && msg.id!=="music" && msg.new && !((require('Storage').readJSON('setting.json', 1) || {}).quiet)) {
     if (WIDGETS["messages"]) WIDGETS["messages"].buzz();
     else Bangle.buzz();
   }
+  if (msg && msg.id=="music") {
+    if (msg.state && msg.state!="play") openMusic = false; // no longer playing music to go back to
+    if (active!="music") return; // don't open music over other screens
+  }
   showMessage(msg&&msg.id);
 };
 function saveMessages() {
@@ -135,6 +141,7 @@ function getMessageImageCol(msg,def) {
 }
 
 function showMapMessage(msg) {
+  active = "map";
   var m;
   var distance, street, target, eta;
   m=msg.title.match(/(.*) - (.*)/);
@@ -168,12 +175,14 @@ function showMapMessage(msg) {
     msg.new = false;
     saveMessages();
     layout = undefined;
-    checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:1,clockIfAllRead:1,showMsgIfUnread:1});
+    checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:1,clockIfAllRead:1,showMsgIfUnread:1,openMusic:0});
   });
 }
 
+var updateLabelsInterval;
 function showMusicMessage(msg) {
-  var updateLabelsInterval;
+  active = "music";
+  openMusic = msg.state=="play";
   var trackScrollOffset = 0;
   var artistScrollOffset = 0;
   var albumScrollOffset = 0;
@@ -194,10 +203,14 @@ function showMusicMessage(msg) {
 
   function back() {
     clearInterval(updateLabelsInterval);
+    updateLabelsInterval = undefined;
+    openMusic = false;
+    var wasNew = msg.new;
     msg.new = false;
     saveMessages();
     layout = undefined;
-    checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:1,clockIfAllRead:1,showMsgIfUnread:1});
+    if (wasNew) checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:1,clockIfAllRead:1,showMsgIfUnread:0,openMusic:0});
+    else checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:0,clockIfAllRead:0,showMsgIfUnread:0,openMusic:0});
   }
   function updateLabels() {
     trackName = reduceStringAndPad(msg.track, trackScrollOffset, 13);
@@ -243,6 +256,7 @@ function showMusicMessage(msg) {
 }
 
 function showMessageScroller(msg) {
+  active = "scroller";
   var bodyFont = fontBig;
   g.setFont(bodyFont);
   var lines = [];
@@ -272,6 +286,7 @@ function showMessageScroller(msg) {
 }
 
 function showMessageSettings(msg) {
+  active = "settings";
   E.showMenu({"":{"title":/*LANG*/"Message"},
     "< Back" : () => showMessage(msg.id),
     /*LANG*/"View Message" : () => {
@@ -280,12 +295,12 @@ function showMessageSettings(msg) {
     /*LANG*/"Delete" : () => {
       MESSAGES = MESSAGES.filter(m=>m.id!=msg.id);
       saveMessages();
-      checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:0,clockIfAllRead:0,showMsgIfUnread:0});
+      checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:0,clockIfAllRead:0,showMsgIfUnread:0,openMusic:0});
     },
     /*LANG*/"Mark Unread" : () => {
       msg.new = true;
       saveMessages();
-      checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:0,clockIfAllRead:0,showMsgIfUnread:0});
+      checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:0,clockIfAllRead:0,showMsgIfUnread:0,openMusic:0});
     },
     /*LANG*/"Delete all messages" : () => {
       E.showPrompt(/*LANG*/"Are you sure?", {title:/*LANG*/"Delete All Messages"}).then(isYes => {
@@ -293,7 +308,7 @@ function showMessageSettings(msg) {
           MESSAGES = [];
           saveMessages();
         }
-        checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:0,clockIfAllRead:0,showMsgIfUnread:0});
+        checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:0,clockIfAllRead:0,showMsgIfUnread:0,openMusic:0});
       });
     },
   });
@@ -301,15 +316,20 @@ function showMessageSettings(msg) {
 
 function showMessage(msgid) {
   var msg = MESSAGES.find(m=>m.id==msgid);
-  if (!msg) return checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:1,clockIfAllRead:0,showMsgIfUnread:0}); // go home if no message found
-  if (msg.src=="Maps") {
-    cancelReloadTimeout(); // don't auto-reload to clock now
-    return showMapMessage(msg);
+  if (updateLabelsInterval) {
+    clearInterval(updateLabelsInterval);
+    updateLabelsInterval=undefined;
   }
+  if (!msg) return checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:1,clockIfAllRead:0,showMsgIfUnread:0,openMusic:openMusic}); // go home if no message found
   if (msg.id=="music") {
     cancelReloadTimeout(); // don't auto-reload to clock now
     return showMusicMessage(msg);
   }
+  if (msg.src=="Maps") {
+    cancelReloadTimeout(); // don't auto-reload to clock now
+    return showMapMessage(msg);
+  }
+  active = "message";
   // Normal text message display
   var title=msg.title, titleFont = fontLarge, lines;
   if (title) {
@@ -342,7 +362,7 @@ function showMessage(msgid) {
   function goBack() {
     msg.new = false; saveMessages(); // read mail
     cancelReloadTimeout(); // don't auto-reload to clock now
-    checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:1,clockIfAllRead:0,showMsgIfUnread:0});
+    checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:1,clockIfAllRead:0,showMsgIfUnread:0,openMusic:openMusic});
   }
   var buttons = [
     {type:"btn", src:getBackImage(), cb:goBack} // back
@@ -353,7 +373,7 @@ function showMessage(msgid) {
       msg.new = false; saveMessages();
       cancelReloadTimeout(); // don't auto-reload to clock now
       Bangle.messageResponse(msg,true);
-      checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:1,clockIfAllRead:1,showMsgIfUnread:1});
+      checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:1,clockIfAllRead:1,showMsgIfUnread:1,openMusic:openMusic});
     }});
   }
   if (msg.negative) {
@@ -362,7 +382,7 @@ function showMessage(msgid) {
       msg.new = false; saveMessages();
       cancelReloadTimeout(); // don't auto-reload to clock now
       Bangle.messageResponse(msg,false);
-      checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:1,clockIfAllRead:1,showMsgIfUnread:1});
+      checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:1,clockIfAllRead:1,showMsgIfUnread:1,openMusic:openMusic});
     }});
   }
 
@@ -411,15 +431,19 @@ function checkMessages(options) {
     return load();
   }
   // we have >0 messages
-  var newMessages = MESSAGES.filter(m=>m.new);
+  var newMessages = MESSAGES.filter(m=>m.new&&m.id!="music");
   // If we have a new message, show it
   if (options.showMsgIfUnread && newMessages.length)
     return showMessage(newMessages[0].id);
+  // no new messages: show playing music? (only if we have playing music to show)
+  if (options.openMusic && MESSAGES.some(m=>m.id=="music" && m.track && m.state=="play"))
+    return showMessage('music');
   // no new messages - go to clock?
   if (options.clockIfAllRead && newMessages.length==0)
     return load();
   // we don't have to time out of this screen...
   cancelReloadTimeout();
+  active = "main";
   // Otherwise show a menu
   E.showScroller({
     h : 48,
@@ -482,5 +506,7 @@ setTimeout(() => {
       print("Message not seen - reloading");
       load();
     }, unreadTimeoutSecs*1000);
-  checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:0,clockIfAllRead:0,showMsgIfUnread:1});
+  // only openMusic on launch if music is new
+  var newMusic = MESSAGES.some(m=>m.id==="music"&&m.new);
+  checkMessages({clockIfNoMsg:0,clockIfAllRead:0,showMsgIfUnread:1,openMusic:newMusic&&settings.openMusic});
 },10); // if checkMessages wants to 'load', do that
diff --git a/apps/messages/lib.js b/apps/messages/lib.js
index 32dff78ba..0f514a73d 100644
--- a/apps/messages/lib.js
+++ b/apps/messages/lib.js
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+function openMusic() {
+  // only read settings file for first music message
+  if ("undefined"==typeof exports._openMusic) {
+    exports._openMusic = !!((require('Storage').readJSON("messages.settings.json", true) || {}).openMusic);
+  }
+  return exports._openMusic;
+}
 /* Push a new message onto messages queue, event is:
   {t:"add",id:int, src,title,subject,body,sender,tel, important:bool, new:bool}
   {t:"add",id:int, id:"music", state, artist, track, etc} // add new
@@ -26,6 +33,9 @@ exports.pushMessage = function(event) {
       messages.unshift(event); // add new messages to the beginning
     }
     else Object.assign(messages[mIdx], event);
+    if (event.id=="music" && messages[mIdx].state=="play") {
+      messages[mIdx].new = true; // new track, or playback (re)started
+    }
   }
   require("Storage").writeJSON("messages.json",messages);
   // if in app, process immediately
@@ -34,8 +44,12 @@ exports.pushMessage = function(event) {
   if (event.t=="remove" && !messages.some(m=>m.new)) {
     if (global.WIDGETS && WIDGETS.messages) WIDGETS.messages.hide();
   }
-  // ok, saved now - we only care if it's new
-  if (event.t!="add") {
+  // ok, saved now
+  if (event.id=="music" && Bangle.CLOCK && messages[mIdx].new && openMusic()) {
+    // just load the app to display music: no buzzing
+    load("messages.app.js");
+  } else if (event.t!="add") {
+    // we only care if it's new
     return;
   } else if(event.new == false) {
     return;
diff --git a/apps/messages/metadata.json b/apps/messages/metadata.json
index 0387c1972..ff6a078a5 100644
--- a/apps/messages/metadata.json
+++ b/apps/messages/metadata.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "messages",
   "name": "Messages",
-  "version": "0.24",
+  "version": "0.25",
   "description": "App to display notifications from iOS and Gadgetbridge/Android",
   "icon": "app.png",
   "type": "app",
diff --git a/apps/messages/settings.js b/apps/messages/settings.js
index 622177440..99843602b 100644
--- a/apps/messages/settings.js
+++ b/apps/messages/settings.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     if (settings.vibrate===undefined) settings.vibrate=".";
     if (settings.repeat===undefined) settings.repeat=4;
     if (settings.unreadTimeout===undefined) settings.unreadTimeout=60;
+    settings.openMusic=!!settings.openMusic;
     settings.maxUnreadTimeout=240;
     return settings;
   }
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@
       format: v => [/*LANG*/"Small",/*LANG*/"Medium"][v],
       onchange: v => updateSetting("fontSize", v)
     },
+    /*LANG*/'Auto-Open Music': {
+      value: !!settings().openMusic,
+      format: v => v?/*LANG*/'Yes':/*LANG*/'No',
+      onchange: v => updateSetting("openMusic", v)
+    },
   };
   E.showMenu(mainmenu);
 })
diff --git a/apps/messages/widget.js b/apps/messages/widget.js
index d9363573a..03a44a4ab 100644
--- a/apps/messages/widget.js
+++ b/apps/messages/widget.js
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ message but then the watch was never viewed. In that case we don't
 want to buzz but should still show that there are unread messages. */
 if (global.MESSAGES===undefined) (function() {
   var messages = require("Storage").readJSON("messages.json",1)||[];
-  if (messages.some(m=>m.new)) WIDGETS["messages"].show(true);
+  if (messages.some(m=>m.new&&m.id!="music")) WIDGETS["messages"].show(true);
 })();