diff --git a/plexapi/playlist.py b/plexapi/playlist.py
index c42517b16..ccd123033 100644
--- a/plexapi/playlist.py
+++ b/plexapi/playlist.py
@@ -184,17 +184,22 @@ def item(self, title):
     @cached_data_property
     def _items(self):
         """ Cache for items. """
+        return self._fetchItems()
+
+    def _fetchItems(self, libtype=None):
+        """ Returns a list of all items in the playlist, optionally filtered by library type. """
         if self.radio:
             return []
 
-        key = self._buildQueryKey(f'{self.key}/items')
+        params = {'type': utils.searchType(libtype)} if libtype else {}
+        key = self._buildQueryKey(f'{self.key}/items', **params)
         items = self.fetchItems(key)
 
         # Cache server connections to avoid reconnecting for each item
         _servers = {}
         for item in items:
-            if item.sourceURI:
-                serverID = item.sourceURI.split('/')[2]
+            if sourceURI := getattr(item, 'sourceURI', None):
+                serverID = sourceURI.split('/')[2]
                 if serverID not in _servers:
                     try:
                         _servers[serverID] = self._server.myPlexAccount().resource(serverID).connect()
@@ -205,8 +210,16 @@ def _items(self):
 
         return items
 
-    def items(self):
-        """ Returns a list of all items in the playlist. """
+    def items(self, libtype=None):
+        """ Returns a list of all items in the playlist.
+
+            Parameters:
+                libtype (str): Optional filter to return items grouped by a specific library type
+                    (movie, show, season, episode, artist, album, track, photoalbum, photo).
+                    (e.g. shows in a playlist, or albums in a playlist)
+        """
+        if libtype:
+            return self._fetchItems(libtype=libtype)
         return self._items
 
     def get(self, title):
diff --git a/tests/test_playlist.py b/tests/test_playlist.py
index 7c2b1be5a..34cb83706 100644
--- a/tests/test_playlist.py
+++ b/tests/test_playlist.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def test_Playlist_edit(plex, movie):
         playlist.delete()
 
 
-def test_Playlist_item(plex, show):
+def test_Playlist_items(plex, show):
     title = 'test_playlist_item'
     episodes = show.episodes()
     try:
@@ -117,6 +117,24 @@ def test_Playlist_item(plex, show):
         playlist.delete()
 
 
+def test_Playlist_items_libtype(plex, show):
+    title = 'test_playlist_group_items'
+    episodes = show.episodes()
+    try:
+        playlist = plex.createPlaylist(title, items=episodes[:3])
+        playlist_shows = playlist.items(libtype='show')
+        assert len(playlist_shows) == 1
+        assert playlist_shows[0] == show
+        playlist_seasons = playlist.items(libtype='season')
+        assert len(playlist_seasons) == 1
+        assert playlist_seasons[0] == show.season(1)
+        playlist_episodes = playlist.items(libtype='episode')
+        assert len(playlist_episodes) == 3
+        assert playlist_episodes == episodes[:3]
+    finally:
+        playlist.delete()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.client
 def test_Playlist_play(plex, client, artist, album):
     try: