diff --git a/src/gui/lua/lua_video.cpp b/src/gui/lua/lua_video.cpp
index f33437e4d..f527b88e2 100644
--- a/src/gui/lua/lua_video.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/lua/lua_video.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ int CLuaInstance::PlayFile(lua_State *L)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	CLuaData *W = CheckData(L, 1);
+	if (!W)
+		return 0;
+	if (W->moviePlayerBlocked == false) {
+		CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().setBlockedFromPlugin(true);
+		W->moviePlayerBlocked = true;
+	}
+
 	const char *title;
 	const char *info1 = "";
 	const char *info2 = "";
diff --git a/src/gui/lua/luainstance.cpp b/src/gui/lua/luainstance.cpp
index 9e4efc89e..07156505d 100644
--- a/src/gui/lua/luainstance.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/lua/luainstance.cpp
@@ -512,6 +512,11 @@ void CLuaInstance::runScript(const char *fileName, std::vector<std::string> *arg
 		DisplayErrorMessage(lua_tostring(lua, -1), "Lua Script Error:");
 		if (error_string)
 			*error_string = std::string(lua_tostring(lua, -1));
+		/* restoreNeutrino at plugin crash, when blocked from plugin */
+		if (CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().getBlockedFromPlugin()) {
+			CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().setBlockedFromPlugin(false);
+			CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().restoreNeutrino();
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -660,6 +665,7 @@ int CLuaInstance::NewWindow(lua_State *L)
 	CFBWindow *W = new CFBWindow(x, y, w, h);
 	D->fbwin = W;
 	D->rcinput = g_RCInput;
+	D->moviePlayerBlocked = false;
 	lua_boxpointer(L, D);
 	luaL_getmetatable(L, className);
 	lua_setmetatable(L, -2);
@@ -1156,6 +1162,16 @@ int CLuaInstance::GCWindow(lua_State *L)
 	}
 	CNeutrinoFonts::getInstance()->deleteDynFontExtAll();
 
+	/* restoreNeutrino at plugin closing, when blocked from plugin */
+	if (w->moviePlayerBlocked &&
+	    CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().getBlockedFromPlugin() &&
+	    CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().Playing()) {
+//			printf(">>>>[%s:%d] (restoreNeutrino()) moviePlayerBlocked: %d\n", __func__, __LINE__, w->moviePlayerBlocked);
+			CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().setBlockedFromPlugin(false);
+			w->moviePlayerBlocked = false;
+			CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().restoreNeutrino();
+		}
+
 	delete w->fbwin;
 	w->rcinput = NULL;
 	delete w;
diff --git a/src/gui/lua/luainstance.h b/src/gui/lua/luainstance.h
index 45135ebd4..936580207 100644
--- a/src/gui/lua/luainstance.h
+++ b/src/gui/lua/luainstance.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <vector>
 
 #define LUA_API_VERSION_MAJOR 1
-#define LUA_API_VERSION_MINOR 17
+#define LUA_API_VERSION_MINOR 18
 
 typedef std::pair<lua_Integer, Font*> fontmap_pair_t;
 typedef std::map<lua_Integer, Font*> fontmap_t;
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct CLuaData
 	CRCInput *rcinput;
 	fontmap_t fontmap;
 	screenmap_t screenmap;
+	bool moviePlayerBlocked;
 };
 
 struct CLuaMenuItem