diff --git a/syncplay/players/mpv.py b/syncplay/players/mpv.py
index 10c0aca..cf9e745 100755
--- a/syncplay/players/mpv.py
+++ b/syncplay/players/mpv.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # coding:utf8
 import os
+import random
 import re
 import sys
 import time
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ import ast
 from syncplay import constants
 from syncplay.messages import getMessage
 from syncplay.players.basePlayer import BasePlayer
-from syncplay.utils import isURL, findResourcePath
+from syncplay.utils import getRuntimeDir, isURL, findResourcePath
 from syncplay.utils import isMacOS, isWindows, isASCII
 from syncplay.vendor.python_mpv_jsonipc.python_mpv_jsonipc import MPV
 
@@ -375,7 +376,7 @@ class MpvPlayer(BasePlayer):
         self._listener.sendLine(['loadfile', filePath], notReadyAfterThis=True)
 
     def setFeatures(self, featureList):
-        self.sendMpvOptions()
+        self._sendMpvOptions()
 
     def setPosition(self, value):
         if value < constants.DO_NOT_RESET_POSITION_THRESHOLD and self._recentlyReset():
@@ -408,7 +409,7 @@ class MpvPlayer(BasePlayer):
             self._storePosition(0)
         # TO TRY: self._listener.setReadyToSend(False)
 
-    def sendMpvOptions(self):
+    def _sendMpvOptions(self):
         options = []
         for option in constants.MPV_SYNCPLAYINTF_OPTIONS_TO_SEND:
             options.append("{}={}".format(option, self._client._config[option]))
@@ -420,8 +421,9 @@ class MpvPlayer(BasePlayer):
         options_string = ", ".join(options)
         self._listener.sendLine(["script-message-to", "syncplayintf", "set_syncplayintf_options",  options_string])
         self._setOSDPosition()
-        publicIPCSocket = self._listener.mpv_arguments.get("input-ipc-server") if self._listener.mpv_arguments.get("input-ipc-server") else "mpvSyncplaySocket"
-        self._setProperty("input-ipc-server", publicIPCSocket)
+        socketPath = self._listener.mpv_arguments.get("input-ipc-server")
+        if socketPath is not None:
+            self._setProperty("input-ipc-server", socketPath)
 
     def _handleUnknownLine(self, line):
         self.mpvErrorCheck(line)
@@ -449,7 +451,7 @@ class MpvPlayer(BasePlayer):
             #self._client.ui.showDebugMessage("{} = {} / {}".format(update_string, paused_update, position_update))
 
         if "<get_syncplayintf_options>" in line:
-            self.sendMpvOptions()
+            self._sendMpvOptions()
 
         if line == "<SyncplayUpdateFile>" or "Playing:" in line:
             self._client.ui.showDebugMessage("Not ready to send due to <SyncplayUpdateFile>")
@@ -620,8 +622,15 @@ class MpvPlayer(BasePlayer):
                     env['PATH'] = python_executable + ':' + env['PATH']
                     env['PYTHONPATH'] = pythonPath
             try:
-                socket = self.mpv_arguments.get('input-ipc-server')
-                self.mpvpipe = self.playerIPCHandler(mpv_location=self.playerPath, ipc_socket=socket, loglevel="info", log_handler=self.__playerController.mpv_log_handler, quit_callback=self.stop_client, env=env, **self.mpv_arguments)
+                self.mpvpipe = self.playerIPCHandler(
+                    loglevel="info",
+                    ipc_socket=self._get_ipc_socket(),
+                    mpv_location=self.playerPath,
+                    log_handler=self.__playerController.mpv_log_handler,
+                    quit_callback=self.stop_client,
+                    env=env,
+                    **self.mpv_arguments
+                )
             except Exception as e:
                 self.quitReason = getMessage("media-player-error").format(str(e)) + " " + getMessage("mpv-failed-advice")
                 self.__playerController.reactor.callFromThread(self.__playerController._client.ui.showErrorMessage, self.quitReason, True)
@@ -630,6 +639,12 @@ class MpvPlayer(BasePlayer):
             #self.mpvpipe.show_text("HELLO WORLD!", 1000)
             threading.Thread.__init__(self, name="MPV Listener")
 
+        def _get_ipc_socket(self):
+            if isWindows():
+                # On Windows, mpv expects a named pipe identifier (not a path)
+                return "syncplay-mpv-{0}".format(random.randint(0, 2**48))
+            return getRuntimeDir().joinpath("mpv-socket").as_posix()
+
         def __getCwd(self, filePath, env):
             if not filePath:
                 return None
diff --git a/syncplay/utils.py b/syncplay/utils.py
index 6adf663..556d461 100755
--- a/syncplay/utils.py
+++ b/syncplay/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-
 import ast
+import atexit
 import datetime
 import hashlib
 import itertools
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ import re
 import string
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import tempfile
 import time
 import traceback
 import urllib.error
 import urllib.parse
 import urllib.request
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from syncplay import constants
 from syncplay.messages import getMessage
@@ -37,9 +39,28 @@ def isMacOS():
 def isBSD():
     return constants.OS_BSD in sys.platform or sys.platform.startswith(constants.OS_DRAGONFLY)
 
+
 def isWindowsConsole():
     return os.path.basename(sys.executable) == "SyncplayConsole.exe"
 
+
+def getRuntimeDir():
+    cachedPath = getattr(getRuntimeDir, "cachedPath", None)
+    if cachedPath is not None:
+        return cachedPath
+
+    baseDir = None
+    if not isWindows() and not isMacOS():
+        baseDir = os.getenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR", None)
+
+    tmp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="syncplay-", dir=baseDir)
+    atexit.register(tmp.cleanup)
+
+    o = Path(tmp.name)
+    setattr(getRuntimeDir, "cachedPath", o)
+    return o
+
+
 def retry(ExceptionToCheck, tries=4, delay=3, backoff=2, logger=None):
     """Retry calling the decorated function using an exponential backoff.