diff --git a/beetsplug/subsonicplaylist.py b/beetsplug/subsonicplaylist.py
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+++ b/beetsplug/subsonicplaylist.py
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# This file is part of beets.
+# Copyright 2019, Joris Jensen
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+# a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+# "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+# without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+# distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+# the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+# included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+
+import random
+import string
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+from hashlib import md5
+from urllib.parse import urlencode
+
+import requests
+
+from beets.dbcore import AndQuery
+from beets.dbcore.query import SubstringQuery
+from beets.plugins import BeetsPlugin
+from beets.ui import Subcommand
+
+__author__ = 'https://github.com/MrNuggelz'
+
+
+def filter_to_be_removed(items, keys):
+    if len(items) > len(keys):
+        dont_remove = []
+        for artist, album, title in keys:
+            for item in items:
+                if artist == item['artist'] and \
+                        album == item['album'] and \
+                        title == item['title']:
+                    dont_remove.append(item)
+        return [item for item in items if item not in dont_remove]
+    else:
+        def to_be_removed(item):
+            for artist, album, title in keys:
+                if artist == item['artist'] and\
+                           album == item['album'] and\
+                           title == item['title']:
+                    return False
+            return True
+
+        return [item for item in items if to_be_removed(item)]
+
+
+class SubsonicPlaylistPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(SubsonicPlaylistPlugin, self).__init__()
+        self.config.add(
+            {
+                'delete': False,
+                'playlist_ids': [],
+                'playlist_names': [],
+                'username': '',
+                'password': ''
+            }
+        )
+        self.config['password'].redact = True
+
+    def update_tags(self, playlist_dict, lib):
+        with lib.transaction():
+            for query, playlist_tag in playlist_dict.items():
+                query = AndQuery([SubstringQuery("artist", query[0]),
+                                  SubstringQuery("album", query[1]),
+                                  SubstringQuery("title", query[2])])
+                items = lib.items(query)
+                if not items:
+                    self._log.warn(u"{} | track not found ({})", playlist_tag,
+                                   query)
+                    continue
+                for item in items:
+                    item.subsonic_playlist = playlist_tag
+                    item.try_sync(write=True, move=False)
+
+    def get_playlist(self, playlist_id):
+        xml = self.send('getPlaylist', {'id': playlist_id}).text
+        playlist = ET.fromstring(xml)[0]
+        if playlist.attrib.get('code', '200') != '200':
+            alt_error = 'error getting playlist, but no error message found'
+            self._log.warn(playlist.attrib.get('message', alt_error))
+            return
+
+        name = playlist.attrib.get('name', 'undefined')
+        tracks = [(t.attrib['artist'], t.attrib['album'], t.attrib['title'])
+                  for t in playlist]
+        return name, tracks
+
+    def commands(self):
+        def build_playlist(lib, opts, args):
+            self.config.set_args(opts)
+            ids = self.config['playlist_ids'].as_str_seq()
+            if self.config['playlist_names'].as_str_seq():
+                playlists = ET.fromstring(self.send('getPlaylists').text)[
+                    0]
+                if playlists.attrib.get('code', '200') != '200':
+                    alt_error = 'error getting playlists,' \
+                                ' but no error message found'
+                    self._log.warn(
+                        playlists.attrib.get('message', alt_error))
+                    return
+                for name in self.config['playlist_names'].as_str_seq():
+                    for playlist in playlists:
+                        if name == playlist.attrib['name']:
+                            ids.append(playlist.attrib['id'])
+
+            playlist_dict = self.get_playlists(ids)
+
+            # delete old tags
+            if self.config['delete']:
+                existing = list(lib.items('subsonic_playlist:";"'))
+                to_be_removed = filter_to_be_removed(
+                    existing,
+                    playlist_dict.keys())
+                for item in to_be_removed:
+                    item['subsonic_playlist'] = ''
+                    with lib.transaction():
+                        item.try_sync(write=True, move=False)
+
+            self.update_tags(playlist_dict, lib)
+
+        subsonicplaylist_cmds = Subcommand(
+            'subsonicplaylist', help=u'import a subsonic playlist'
+        )
+        subsonicplaylist_cmds.parser.add_option(
+            u'-d',
+            u'--delete',
+            action='store_true',
+            help=u'delete tag from items not in any playlist anymore',
+        )
+        subsonicplaylist_cmds.func = build_playlist
+        return [subsonicplaylist_cmds]
+
+    def generate_token(self):
+        salt = ''.join(random.choices(string.ascii_lowercase + string.digits))
+        return md5(
+            (self.config['password'].get() + salt).encode()).hexdigest(), salt
+
+    def send(self, endpoint, params=None):
+        if params is None:
+            params = dict()
+        a, b = self.generate_token()
+        params['u'] = self.config['username']
+        params['t'] = a
+        params['s'] = b
+        params['v'] = '1.12.0'
+        params['c'] = 'beets'
+        resp = requests.get('{}/rest/{}?{}'.format(
+            self.config['base_url'].get(),
+            endpoint,
+            urlencode(params))
+        )
+        return resp
+
+    def get_playlists(self, ids):
+        output = dict()
+        for playlist_id in ids:
+            name, tracks = self.get_playlist(playlist_id)
+            for track in tracks:
+                if track not in output:
+                    output[track] = ';'
+                output[track] += name + ';'
+        return output
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index c09b1b8ab..3f7ec228d 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Changelog
 
 New features:
 
+* :doc:`/plugins/subsonicplaylist`: import playlist from a subsonic server.
 * A new :ref:`extra_tags` configuration option allows more tagged metadata
   to be included in MusicBrainz queries.
 * A new :doc:`/plugins/fish` adds `Fish shell`_ tab autocompletion to beets
diff --git a/docs/plugins/index.rst b/docs/plugins/index.rst
index 1247d0ed0..de2f2930c 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/index.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/index.rst
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ following to your configuration::
    smartplaylist
    sonosupdate
    spotify
+   subsonicplaylist
    subsonicupdate
    the
    thumbnails
diff --git a/docs/plugins/subsonicplaylist.rst b/docs/plugins/subsonicplaylist.rst
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+Subsonic Playlist Plugin
+========================
+
+The ``subsonicplaylist`` plugin allows to import playlists from a subsonic server.
+This is done by retrieving the track info from the subsonic server, searching
+for them in the beets library, and adding the playlist names to the
+`subsonic_playlist` tag of the found items. The content of the tag has the format:
+
+    subsonic_playlist: ";first playlist;second playlist;"
+
+To get all items in a playlist use the query `;playlist name;`.
+
+Command Line Usage
+------------------
+
+To use the ``subsonicplaylist`` plugin, enable it in your configuration (see
+:ref:`using-plugins`). Then use it by invoking the ``subsonicplaylist`` command.
+Next, configure the plugin to connect to your Subsonic server, like this::
+
+    subsonicplaylist:
+        base_url: http://subsonic.example.com
+        username: someUser
+        password: somePassword
+
+After this you can import your playlists by invoking the `subsonicplaylist` command.
+
+By default only the tags of the items found for playlists will be updated.
+This means that, if one imported a playlist, then delete one song from it and
+imported the playlist again, the deleted song will still have the playlist set
+in its `subsonic_playlist` tag. To solve this problem one can use the `-d/--delete`
+flag. This resets all `subsonic_playlist` tag before importing playlists.
+
+Here's an example configuration with all the available options and their default values::
+
+    subsonicplaylist:
+        base_url: "https://your.subsonic.server"
+        delete: no
+        playlist_ids: []
+        playlist_names: []
+        username: ''
+        password: ''
+
+The `base_url`, `username`, and `password` options are required.