diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc.h b/src/gui/components/cc.h
index 8fee53eea..11a1be02a 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc.h
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc.h
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ class CComponentsPIP : public CComponentsItem
 {
 	private:
 		int screen_w, screen_h;
+		std::string pic_name; //alternate picture if is no tv picture available
 	public:
 		CComponentsPIP(	const int x_pos, const int y_pos, const int percent = 30, bool has_shadow = CC_SHADOW_OFF);
 		~CComponentsPIP();
@@ -285,6 +286,7 @@ class CComponentsPIP : public CComponentsItem
 		void hide(bool no_restore = false);
 		void setScreenWidth(int screen_width){screen_w = screen_width;};
 		void setScreenHeight(int screen_heigth){screen_h = screen_heigth;};
+		void setPicture(const std::string& image){pic_name = image;};
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_item_tvpig.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_item_tvpig.cpp
index d14a674cf..3544fea58 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_item_tvpig.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_item_tvpig.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ CComponentsPIP::CComponentsPIP(	const int x_pos, const int y_pos, const int perc
 	//CComponentsPIP
 	screen_w = frameBuffer->getScreenWidth(true);
 	screen_h = frameBuffer->getScreenHeight(true);
+	pic_name = DATADIR;
+	pic_name += "/neutrino/icons/start.jpg";
 
 	//CComponents
 	x 		= x_pos;
@@ -72,8 +74,21 @@ CComponentsPIP::~CComponentsPIP()
 
 void CComponentsPIP::paint(bool do_save_bg)
 {
+	int pig_x = x+fr_thickness;
+	int pig_y = y+fr_thickness;
+	int pig_w = width-2*fr_thickness;
+	int pig_h = height-2*fr_thickness;
+	
 	paintInit(do_save_bg);
-	videoDecoder->Pig(x+fr_thickness, y+fr_thickness, width-2*fr_thickness, height-2*fr_thickness, screen_w, screen_h);
+
+	if(CNeutrinoApp::getInstance()->getMode() == NeutrinoMessages::mode_tv){
+		videoDecoder->Pig(pig_x, pig_y, pig_w, pig_h, screen_w, screen_h);
+	}
+	else{ //paint an alternate image if no tv mode available
+		CComponentsPicture pic = CComponentsPicture (pig_x, pig_y, pig_w, pig_h, pic_name);
+		pic.paint();
+	}
+	
 }