diff -u input/input.c input/input.c
--- input/input.c	2004-09-15 21:36:43.000000000 +0200
+++ input/input.c	2004-10-09 16:34:03.212506318 +0200
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@
 }
 
 static mp_cmd_t*
-mp_input_get_queued_cmd(void) {
+mp_input_get_queued_cmd(int peek_only) {
   mp_cmd_t* ret;
 
   if(cmd_queue_length == 0)
@@ -1134,20 +1134,29 @@
 
   ret = cmd_queue[cmd_queue_start];
   
+  if (!peek_only) {  
   cmd_queue_length--;
   cmd_queue_start = (cmd_queue_start + 1) % CMD_QUEUE_SIZE;
+  }
   
   return ret;
 }  
 
+/**
+ * \param peek_only when set, the returned command stays in the queue.
+ * Do not free the returned cmd whe you set this!
+ */
 mp_cmd_t*
-mp_input_get_cmd(int time, int paused) {
+mp_input_get_cmd(int time, int paused, int peek_only) {
   mp_cmd_t* ret = NULL;
   mp_cmd_filter_t* cf;
+  int from_queue;
 
   while(1) {
-    ret = mp_input_get_queued_cmd();
+    from_queue = 1;
+    ret = mp_input_get_queued_cmd(peek_only);
     if(ret) break;
+    from_queue = 0;
     ret = mp_input_read_keys(time,paused);
     if(ret) break;
     ret = mp_input_read_cmds(time);
@@ -1160,6 +1169,9 @@
       return NULL;
   }
 
+  if (!from_queue && peek_only)
+    mp_input_queue_cmd(ret);
+
   return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1610,7 +1622,7 @@
 int
 mp_input_check_interrupt(int time) {
   mp_cmd_t* cmd;
-  if((cmd = mp_input_get_cmd(time,0)) == NULL)
+  if((cmd = mp_input_get_cmd(time,0,1)) == NULL)
     return 0;
   switch(cmd->id) {
   case MP_CMD_QUIT:
@@ -1618,12 +1630,10 @@
   case MP_CMD_PLAY_TREE_UP_STEP:
   case MP_CMD_PLAY_ALT_SRC_STEP:
     // The cmd will be executed when we are back in the main loop
-    if(! mp_input_queue_cmd(cmd)) {
-      mp_msg(MSGT_INPUT,MSGL_ERR,"mpdemux_check_interrupt: can't queue cmd %s\n",cmd->name);
-      mp_cmd_free(cmd);
-    }
     return 1;
   }
+  // remove the cmd from the queue
+  cmd = mp_input_get_cmd(time,0,0);
   mp_cmd_free(cmd);
   return 0;
 }
diff -u input/input.h input/input.h
--- input/input.h	2004-09-15 14:57:48.000000000 +0200
+++ input/input.h	2004-10-09 16:11:53.123617629 +0200
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 // This function retrieves the next available command waiting no more than time msec.
 // If pause is true, the next input will always return a pause command.
 mp_cmd_t*
-mp_input_get_cmd(int time, int paused);
+mp_input_get_cmd(int time, int paused, int peek_only);
 
 mp_cmd_t*
 mp_input_parse_cmd(char* str);
--- mplayer.c	2004-10-07 17:16:15.000000000 +0200
+++ mplayer.c	2004-10-09 16:28:38.368748389 +0200
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@
 // The function return a new value for eof.
 static int libmpdemux_was_interrupted(int eof) {
   mp_cmd_t* cmd;
-  if((cmd = mp_input_get_cmd(0,0)) != NULL) {
+  if((cmd = mp_input_get_cmd(0,0,0)) != NULL) {
        switch(cmd->id) {
        case MP_CMD_QUIT:
 	 exit_player_with_rc(MSGTR_Exit_quit, (cmd->nargs > 0)? cmd->args[0].v.i : 0);
@@ -1234,7 +1240,7 @@
 	usec_sleep(20000);
 	guiEventHandling();
 	guiGetEvent( guiReDraw,NULL );
-	if ( (cmd = mp_input_get_cmd(0,0)) != NULL) guiGetEvent( guiIEvent,(char *)cmd->id );
+	if ( (cmd = mp_input_get_cmd(0,0,0)) != NULL) guiGetEvent( guiIEvent,(char *)cmd->id );
        } 
       guiGetEvent( guiSetParameters,NULL );
       if ( guiIntfStruct.StreamType == STREAMTYPE_STREAM )
@@ -2468,7 +2474,7 @@
       if (audio_out && sh_audio)
          audio_out->pause();	// pause audio, keep data if possible
 
-      while( (cmd = mp_input_get_cmd(20,1)) == NULL) {
+      while( (cmd = mp_input_get_cmd(20,1,1)) == NULL) {
 	     if(sh_video && video_out && vo_config_count) video_out->check_events();
 #ifdef HAVE_NEW_GUI
              if(use_gui){
@@ -2483,7 +2489,10 @@
 #endif
              usec_sleep(20000);
          }
+      if (cmd->id == MP_CMD_PAUSE) {
+      cmd = mp_input_get_cmd(0,1,0);
       mp_cmd_free(cmd);
+      }
          osd_function=OSD_PLAY;
       if (audio_out && sh_audio)
         audio_out->resume();	// resume audio
@@ -2548,7 +2557,7 @@
 {
   mp_cmd_t* cmd;
   int brk_cmd = 0;
-  while( !brk_cmd && (cmd = mp_input_get_cmd(0,0)) != NULL) {
+  while( !brk_cmd && (cmd = mp_input_get_cmd(0,0,0)) != NULL) {
     switch(cmd->id) {
     case MP_CMD_SEEK : {
       int v,abs;