diff --git a/emmental/playlist/__init__.py b/emmental/playlist/__init__.py
index a68db00..5f207c5 100644
--- a/emmental/playlist/__init__.py
+++ b/emmental/playlist/__init__.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ class Factory(GObject.GObject):
     previous_playlist = GObject.Property(type=previous.Previous)
     visible_playlist = GObject.Property(type=playlist.Playlist)
 
+    can_go_previous = GObject.Property(type=bool, default=False)
+
     def __init__(self, sql: db.Connection):
         """Initialize the Playlist Factory."""
         super().__init__(sql=sql)
@@ -36,12 +38,26 @@ class Factory(GObject.GObject):
             if plist.playlist == db_plist:
                 return plist
 
+    def __update_can_go(self, which: str, newval: bool) -> None:
+        if self.get_property(f"can-go-{which}") != newval:
+            self.set_property(f"can-go-{which}", newval)
+
+    def __update_can_go_prev(self, *args) -> None:
+        self.__update_can_go("previous", self.previous_playlist.can_go_next)
+
     def __make_playlist(self,
                         db_plist: db.playlist.Playlist) -> playlist.Playlist:
         if db_plist == self.sql.playlists.previous:
-            return previous.Previous(self.sql, db_plist)
+            res = previous.Previous(self.sql, db_plist)
+            res.connect("notify::can-go-next", self.__update_can_go_prev)
+            return res
         return playlist.Playlist(self.sql, db_plist)
 
+    def __free_playlist(self, plist: playlist.Playlist) -> None:
+        plist.playlist = None
+        if isinstance(plist, previous.Previous):
+            plist.disconnect_by_func(self.__update_can_go_prev)
+
     def __run_factory(self, label: str) -> None:
         db_plist = self.get_property(f"db-{label}")
         plist = self.get_property(f"{label}-playlist")
@@ -51,7 +67,7 @@ class Factory(GObject.GObject):
 
         if db_plist is None:
             if self.__get_playlists().count(plist) == 1:
-                plist.playlist = None
+                self.__free_playlist(plist)
             new = None
         elif plist is None or self.__get_playlists().count(plist) > 1:
             if (new := self.__search_playlists(db_plist)) is None:
@@ -75,6 +91,12 @@ class Factory(GObject.GObject):
             case "db-visible":
                 self.__run_factory("visible")
 
+    def previous_track(self) -> tuple[db.tracks.Track | None, bool]:
+        """Get the previous Track."""
+        if self.previous_playlist is None:
+            return None
+        return self.previous_playlist.next_track()
+
     @GObject.Property(type=str, flags=playlist.FLAGS)
     def active_loop(self) -> str:
         """Get the loop state of the active playlist."""
diff --git a/tests/playlist/test_factory.py b/tests/playlist/test_factory.py
index 9754c00..354bca0 100644
--- a/tests/playlist/test_factory.py
+++ b/tests/playlist/test_factory.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright 2023 (c) Anna Schumaker.
 """Test our Playlist Manager object."""
 import io
+import pathlib
 import unittest.mock
 import emmental.playlist
 import tests.util
@@ -232,3 +233,60 @@ class TestFactory(tests.util.TestCase):
         self.factory.db_visible = self.user_plist
         self.assertNotEqual(id(self.factory.visible_playlist),
                             id(self.factory.previous_playlist))
+
+
+@unittest.mock.patch("sys.stdout", new_callable=io.StringIO)
+class TestFactoryNextPreviousTrack(tests.util.TestCase):
+    """Test the Factory next_track() and previous_track() functions."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """Set up common variables."""
+        super().setUp()
+        self.sql.playlists.load(now=True)
+        self.user_plist = self.sql.playlists.create("User Playlist")
+
+        self.factory = emmental.playlist.Factory(self.sql)
+
+        self.library = self.sql.libraries.create(pathlib.Path("/a/b"))
+        self.album = self.sql.albums.create("Test Album", "Artist", "2023")
+        self.medium = self.sql.media.create(self.album, "", number=1)
+        self.year = self.sql.years.create(2023)
+
+        self.tracks = [self.sql.tracks.create(self.library,
+                                              pathlib.Path(f"/a/b/{i}.ogg"),
+                                              self.medium, self.year, number=i)
+                       for i in range(1, 4)]
+
+    def test_can_go_previous(self, mock_stdout: io.StringIO):
+        """Test the can-go-previous property."""
+        self.assertFalse(self.factory.can_go_previous)
+
+        self.factory.db_previous = self.sql.playlists.previous
+        self.assertFalse(self.factory.can_go_previous)
+        self.tracks[0].start()
+        self.assertFalse(self.factory.can_go_previous)
+        self.tracks[1].start()
+        self.assertTrue(self.factory.can_go_previous)
+
+        self.factory.db_previous = None
+        self.assertFalse(self.factory.can_go_previous)
+        self.tracks[2].start()
+        self.assertFalse(self.factory.can_go_previous)
+
+    def test_previous_track(self, mock_stdout: io.StringIO):
+        """Test the previous_track() function."""
+        self.assertIsNone(self.factory.previous_track())
+
+        self.factory.db_previous = self.sql.playlists.previous
+        self.assertIsNone(self.factory.previous_track())
+        self.tracks[0].start()
+        self.assertIsNone(self.factory.previous_track())
+
+        self.tracks[1].start()
+        self.assertEqual(self.factory.previous_track(), self.tracks[0])
+        self.assertIsNone(self.factory.previous_track())
+
+        self.tracks[2].start()
+        self.assertEqual(self.factory.previous_track(), self.tracks[1])
+        self.assertEqual(self.factory.previous_track(), self.tracks[0])
+        self.assertIsNone(self.factory.previous_track())