diff --git a/assets/black.png b/assets/black.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4d8cbb
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/black.png differ
diff --git a/assets/resources.qrc b/assets/resources.qrc
index 592a211..c31624e 100644
--- a/assets/resources.qrc
+++ b/assets/resources.qrc
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
         <file>rearcam-hot.png</file>
         <file>recordactive-hot.png</file>
         <file>lock-hot.png</file>
+        <file>black.png</file>
         <file>Roboto-Regular.ttf</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/src/autoapp/UI/MainWindow.cpp b/src/autoapp/UI/MainWindow.cpp
index c666fee..eb0cfcf 100644
--- a/src/autoapp/UI/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/autoapp/UI/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -227,8 +227,11 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(configuration::IConfiguration::Pointer configuration, QWi
         this->customBrightnessControl = true;
     }
 
+    ui_->kodiBG->hide();
     if (!this->kodiButtonForce) {
         ui_->pushButtonKodi->hide();
+    } else {
+        system("/usr/local/bin/autoapp_helper startkodimonitor &");
     }
 
     ui_->horizontalSliderBrightness->hide();
@@ -569,9 +572,24 @@ void f1x::openauto::autoapp::ui::MainWindow::showTime()
         if (externalExitFile.exists()) {
             f1x::openauto::autoapp::ui::MainWindow::MainWindow::exit();
         }
-    }
 
+        if (this->kodiButtonForce) {
+            QFileInfo kodiRunningFile("/tmp/kodi_running");
+            if (kodiRunningFile.exists()) {
+                if (ui_->kodiBG->isVisible() == false) {
+                    ui_->kodiBG->hide();
+                    QPixmap image;
+                    image.load(":/black.png");
+                    ui_->kodiBG->setPixmap(image);
+                    ui_->kodiBG->show();
+                }
+            } else {
+                if (ui_->kodiBG->isVisible() == true) {
+                    ui_->kodiBG->hide();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
     ui_->Digital_clock->setText(time_text);
     sleep_for(milliseconds(10));
-
 }
diff --git a/src/autoapp/UI/mainwindow.ui b/src/autoapp/UI/mainwindow.ui
index 6c8b1f2..f8684a7 100644
--- a/src/autoapp/UI/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/src/autoapp/UI/mainwindow.ui
@@ -748,6 +748,16 @@ QPushButton:pressed { background: orange; border: none; }</string>
      <bool>true</bool>
     </property>
    </widget>
+   <widget class="QLabel" name="kodiBG">
+    <property name="geometry">
+     <rect>
+      <x>0</x>
+      <y>0</y>
+      <width>800</width>
+      <height>480</height>
+     </rect>
+    </property>
+   </widget>
    <zorder>masterButtonBG</zorder>
    <zorder>pushButtonSettings</zorder>
    <zorder>pushButtonLock</zorder>
@@ -777,6 +787,7 @@ QPushButton:pressed { background: orange; border: none; }</string>
    <zorder>pushButtonCancel</zorder>
    <zorder>systemConfigInProgress</zorder>
    <zorder>systemDebugging</zorder>
+   <zorder>kodiBG</zorder>
    <zorder>pushButtonRearcamBack</zorder>
   </widget>
  </widget>