diff --git a/src/gui/luainstance.cpp b/src/gui/luainstance.cpp
index bd1047d00..8eac49bef 100644
--- a/src/gui/luainstance.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/luainstance.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <gui/widget/msgbox.h>
 #include <gui/widget/messagebox.h>
 #include <gui/filebrowser.h>
+#include <gui/movieplayer.h>
 #include <driver/pictureviewer/pictureviewer.h>
 #include <neutrino.h>
 
@@ -408,6 +409,7 @@ const luaL_Reg CLuaInstance::methods[] =
 	{ "Blit", CLuaInstance::Blit },
 	{ "GetLanguage", CLuaInstance::GetLanguage },
 	{ "runScript", CLuaInstance::runScriptExt },
+	{ "PlayFile", CLuaInstance::PlayFile },
 	{ NULL, NULL }
 };
 
@@ -565,6 +567,28 @@ int CLuaInstance::DisplayImage(lua_State *L)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int CLuaInstance::PlayFile(lua_State *L)
+{
+	printf("CLuaInstance::%s %d\n", __func__, lua_gettop(L));
+	int numargs = lua_gettop(L);
+
+	if (numargs < 3) {
+		printf("CLuaInstance::%s: not enough arguments (%d, expected 3)\n", __func__, numargs);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	const char *title;
+	const char *fname;
+
+	title = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+	fname = luaL_checkstring(L, 3);
+	printf("CLuaInstance::%s: title %s file %s\n", __func__, title, fname);
+	std::string st(title);
+	std::string sf(fname);
+	CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().SetFile(st, sf);
+	CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().exec(NULL, "http");
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int CLuaInstance::GetSize(lua_State *L)
 {
 	DBG("CLuaInstance::%s %d\n", __func__, lua_gettop(L));
diff --git a/src/gui/luainstance.h b/src/gui/luainstance.h
index be9459c42..bda26c6aa 100644
--- a/src/gui/luainstance.h
+++ b/src/gui/luainstance.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ private:
 	static int runScriptExt(lua_State *L);
 	static int GetSize(lua_State *L);
 	static int DisplayImage(lua_State *L);
+	static int PlayFile(lua_State *L);
 
 	void MenuRegister(lua_State *L);
 	static int MenuNew(lua_State *L);