diff --git a/src/cmds/play.rs b/src/cmds/play.rs
index 4eb03b3..86e1297 100644
--- a/src/cmds/play.rs
+++ b/src/cmds/play.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-use poise::serenity::{builder::CreateActionRow, model::application::component::ButtonStyle};
+use poise::{
+    serenity::{builder::CreateActionRow, model::application::component::ButtonStyle},
+    serenity_prelude::GuildChannel,
+};
 
 use crate::{
     cmds::autocomplete_sound,
@@ -14,23 +17,32 @@ pub async fn play(
     #[description = "Name or ID of sound to play"]
     #[autocomplete = "autocomplete_sound"]
     name: String,
+    #[description = "Channel to play in (default: your current voice channel)"] channel: Option<
+        GuildChannel,
+    >,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
     ctx.defer().await?;
 
     let guild = ctx.guild().unwrap();
 
-    ctx.say(
-        play_from_query(
-            &ctx.discord(),
-            &ctx.data(),
-            guild,
-            ctx.author().id,
-            &name,
-            false,
+    if channel.as_ref().map_or(false, |c| c.is_text_based()) {
+        ctx.say("The channel specified is not a voice channel.")
+            .await?;
+    } else {
+        ctx.say(
+            play_from_query(
+                &ctx.discord(),
+                &ctx.data(),
+                guild,
+                ctx.author().id,
+                channel.map(|c| c.id),
+                &name,
+                false,
+            )
+            .await,
         )
-        .await,
-    )
-    .await?;
+        .await?;
+    }
 
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -224,6 +236,7 @@ pub async fn loop_play(
             &ctx.data(),
             guild,
             ctx.author().id,
+            None,
             &name,
             true,
         )
diff --git a/src/event_handlers.rs b/src/event_handlers.rs
index 4622e4b..6a0490a 100644
--- a/src/event_handlers.rs
+++ b/src/event_handlers.rs
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ SELECT name, id, public, server_id, uploader_id
                             &data,
                             guild_id.to_guild_cached(&ctx).unwrap(),
                             component.user.id,
+                            None,
                             &component.data.custom_id,
                             false,
                         )
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 9593619..4b62d57 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -104,15 +104,18 @@ pub async fn play_from_query(
     data: &Data,
     guild: Guild,
     user_id: UserId,
+    channel: Option<ChannelId>,
     query: &str,
     loop_: bool,
 ) -> String {
     let guild_id = guild.id;
 
-    let channel_to_join = guild
-        .voice_states
-        .get(&user_id)
-        .and_then(|voice_state| voice_state.channel_id);
+    let channel_to_join = channel.or_else(|| {
+        guild
+            .voice_states
+            .get(&user_id)
+            .and_then(|voice_state| voice_state.channel_id)
+    });
 
     match channel_to_join {
         Some(user_channel) => {