diff --git a/src/gui/luainstance.cpp b/src/gui/luainstance.cpp
index 18641b641..b2d52c0a5 100644
--- a/src/gui/luainstance.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/luainstance.cpp
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ static void set_lua_variables(lua_State *L)
 		{ "EXIT_REPAINT", menu_return::RETURN_EXIT_REPAINT },
 		{ NULL, 0 }
 	};
-
 	table_key apiversion[] =
 	{
 		{ "MAJOR", LUA_API_VERSION_MAJOR },
@@ -285,6 +284,15 @@ static void set_lua_variables(lua_State *L)
 		{ NULL, 0 }
 	};
 
+	table_key playstate[] =
+	{
+		{ "NORMAL", CMoviePlayerGui::PLUGIN_PLAYSTATE_NORMAL },
+		{ "STOP",   CMoviePlayerGui::PLUGIN_PLAYSTATE_STOP },
+		{ "NEXT",   CMoviePlayerGui::PLUGIN_PLAYSTATE_NEXT },
+		{ "PREV",   CMoviePlayerGui::PLUGIN_PLAYSTATE_PREV },
+		{ NULL, 0 }
+	};
+
 	/* list of environment variable arrays to be exported */
 	lua_envexport e[] =
 	{
@@ -294,6 +302,7 @@ static void set_lua_variables(lua_State *L)
 		{ "CORNER",	corners },
 		{ "MENU_RETURN", menureturn },
 		{ "APIVERSION",  apiversion },
+		{ "PLAYSTATE",   playstate },
 		{ NULL, NULL }
 	};
 
@@ -727,8 +736,10 @@ int CLuaInstance::PlayFile(lua_State *L)
 	std::string si2(info2);
 	std::string sf(fname);
 	CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().SetFile(st, sf, si1, si2);
-	CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().exec(NULL, "http");
-	return 0;
+	CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().exec(NULL, "http_lua");
+	int ret = CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().getKeyPressed();
+	lua_pushinteger(L, ret);
+	return 1;
 }
 
 int CLuaInstance::strFind(lua_State *L)
diff --git a/src/gui/luainstance.h b/src/gui/luainstance.h
index 98389ef58..ee5eff3be 100644
--- a/src/gui/luainstance.h
+++ b/src/gui/luainstance.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <vector>
 
 #define LUA_API_VERSION_MAJOR 1
-#define LUA_API_VERSION_MINOR 0
+#define LUA_API_VERSION_MINOR 1
 
 /* this is stored as userdata in the lua_State */
 struct CLuaData
diff --git a/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp b/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
index f65f01796..77de4ef75 100644
--- a/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ void CMoviePlayerGui::Init(void)
 	info_1 = "";
 	info_2 = "";
 	filelist_it = filelist.end();
+	keyPressed = CMoviePlayerGui::PLUGIN_PLAYSTATE_NORMAL;
+	isLuaPlay = false;
 }
 
 void CMoviePlayerGui::cutNeutrino()
@@ -279,6 +281,12 @@ int CMoviePlayerGui::exec(CMenuTarget * parent, const std::string & actionKey)
 		is_file_player = true;
 		PlayFile();
 	}
+	else if (actionKey == "http_lua") {
+		isHTTP = true;
+		isLuaPlay = true;
+		is_file_player = true;
+		PlayFile();
+	}
 	else {
 		return menu_return::RETURN_REPAINT;
 	}
@@ -402,6 +410,7 @@ void CMoviePlayerGui::ClearFlags()
 	isMovieBrowser = false;
 	isBookmark = false;
 	isHTTP = false;
+	isLuaPlay = false;
 	isUPNP = false;
 	isWebTV = false;
 	isYT = false;
@@ -852,6 +861,7 @@ void CMoviePlayerGui::PlayFileLoop(void)
 	bool update_lcd = true;
 	int eof = 0;
 	bool at_eof = !(playstate >= CMoviePlayerGui::PLAY);;
+	keyPressed = CMoviePlayerGui::PLUGIN_PLAYSTATE_NORMAL;
 	while (playstate >= CMoviePlayerGui::PLAY)
 	{
 		if (update_lcd) {
@@ -906,6 +916,15 @@ void CMoviePlayerGui::PlayFileLoop(void)
 			g_PluginList->startPlugin_by_name(g_settings.movieplayer_plugin.c_str ());
 		} else if (msg == (neutrino_msg_t) g_settings.mpkey_stop) {
 			playstate = CMoviePlayerGui::STOPPED;
+			keyPressed = CMoviePlayerGui::PLUGIN_PLAYSTATE_STOP;
+			ClearQueue();
+		} else if (isLuaPlay && (msg == (neutrino_msg_t) CRCInput::RC_right)) {
+			playstate = CMoviePlayerGui::STOPPED;
+			keyPressed = CMoviePlayerGui::PLUGIN_PLAYSTATE_NEXT;
+			ClearQueue();
+		} else if (isLuaPlay && (msg == (neutrino_msg_t) CRCInput::RC_left)) {
+			playstate = CMoviePlayerGui::STOPPED;
+			keyPressed = CMoviePlayerGui::PLUGIN_PLAYSTATE_PREV;
 			ClearQueue();
 		} else if ((!filelist.empty() && msg == (neutrino_msg_t) CRCInput::RC_right)) {
 			if (filelist_it < (filelist.end() - 1)) {
diff --git a/src/gui/movieplayer.h b/src/gui/movieplayer.h
index 40dcd3a67..b18f3a71b 100644
--- a/src/gui/movieplayer.h
+++ b/src/gui/movieplayer.h
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ class CMoviePlayerGui : public CMenuTarget
 		    REW         =  6
 		};
 
+	enum
+		{
+		    PLUGIN_PLAYSTATE_NORMAL = 0,
+		    PLUGIN_PLAYSTATE_STOP   = 1,
+		    PLUGIN_PLAYSTATE_NEXT   = 2,
+		    PLUGIN_PLAYSTATE_PREV   = 3
+		};
+
 	enum repeat_mode_enum { REPEAT_OFF = 0, REPEAT_TRACK = 1, REPEAT_ALL = 2 };
 
  private:
@@ -80,6 +88,8 @@ class CMoviePlayerGui : public CMenuTarget
 	bool		playing;
 	bool		time_forced;
 	CMoviePlayerGui::state playstate;
+	int keyPressed;
+	bool isLuaPlay;
 	int speed;
 	int startposition;
 	int position;
@@ -206,6 +216,7 @@ class CMoviePlayerGui : public CMenuTarget
 	void selectSubtitle();
 	void showSubtitle(neutrino_msg_data_t data);
 	void clearSubtitle(bool lock = false);
+	int getKeyPressed() { return keyPressed; };
 };
 
 #endif