diff --git a/src/driver/lcdd.cpp b/src/driver/lcdd.cpp
index 4a8faa62e..90dbd6785 100644
--- a/src/driver/lcdd.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/lcdd.cpp
@@ -746,6 +746,31 @@ void CLCD::showPercentOver(const unsigned char perc, const bool perform_update,
 
 void CLCD::showMenuText(const int position, const char * text, const int highlight, const bool utf_encoded)
 {
+	/* hack, to not have to patch too much in movieplayer.cpp */
+	if (mode == MODE_MOVIE) {
+		size_t p;
+		AUDIOMODES m = movie_playmode;
+		std::string mytext = text;
+		if (mytext.find("> ") == 0) {
+			mytext = mytext.substr(2);
+			m = AUDIO_MODE_PLAY;
+		} else if (mytext.find("|| ") == 0) {
+			mytext = mytext.substr(3);
+			m = AUDIO_MODE_PAUSE;
+		} else if ((p = mytext.find("s||> ")) < 3) {
+			mytext = mytext.substr(p + 5);
+			m = AUDIO_MODE_PLAY;
+		} else if ((p = mytext.find("x>> ")) < 3) {
+			mytext = mytext.substr(p + 4);
+			m = AUDIO_MODE_FF;
+		} else if ((p = mytext.find("x<< ")) < 3) {
+			mytext = mytext.substr(p + 4);
+			m = AUDIO_MODE_REV;
+		}
+		setMovieInfo(m, "", mytext, false);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (mode != MODE_MENU_UTF8)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp b/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
index 487d18c82..6bb281cc9 100644
--- a/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@
 #include <zapit/zapit.h>
 
 //extern CPlugins *g_PluginList;
+#if HAVE_TRIPLEDRAGON
+#define LCD_MODE CVFD::MODE_MOVIE
+#else
+#define LCD_MODE CVFD::MODE_MENU_UTF8
+#endif
 
 extern cVideo * videoDecoder;
 extern CRemoteControl *g_RemoteControl;	/* neutrino.cpp */
@@ -244,7 +249,7 @@ void CMoviePlayerGui::updateLcd()
 			break;
 	}
 	lcd += name;
-	CVFD::getInstance()->setMode(CVFD::MODE_MENU_UTF8);
+	CVFD::getInstance()->setMode(LCD_MODE);
 	CVFD::getInstance()->showMenuText(0, lcd.c_str(), -1, true);
 }
 
@@ -442,6 +447,10 @@ void CMoviePlayerGui::PlayFile(void)
 			if(playback->GetPosition(position, duration)) {
 				if(duration > 100)
 					file_prozent = (unsigned char) (position / (duration / 100));
+#if HAVE_TRIPLEDRAGON
+				CVFD::getInstance()->showPercentOver(file_prozent, true, CVFD::MODE_MOVIE);
+#endif
+
 				playback->GetSpeed(speed);
 #ifdef DEBUG
 				printf("CMoviePlayerGui::PlayFile: speed %d position %d duration %d (%d, %d%%)\n", speed, position, duration, duration-position, file_prozent);