diff --git a/src/bitvis.cpp b/src/bitvis.cpp
index 2082d88..5d4790a 100644
--- a/src/bitvis.cpp
+++ b/src/bitvis.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ CBitVis::CBitVis(int argc, char *argv[])
   m_fontheight = 0;
   InitChars();
 
-  m_nrlines = 48 - m_fontheight - 1;
+  m_nrlines = 48;
   m_scrolloffset = 0;
+  m_fontdisplay = 0;
   m_songupdatetime = GetTimeUs();
 
   m_mpdclient = new CMpdClient("music.bitlair", 6600);
@@ -291,7 +292,24 @@ void CBitVis::SendData(int64_t time)
   CTcpData data;
   data.SetData(":00");
 
-  for (int y = m_nrlines - 1; y >= 0; y--)
+  int nrlines;
+  bool playingchanged;
+  if (m_mpdclient->IsPlaying(playingchanged))
+  {
+    if (m_fontdisplay < m_fontheight)
+      m_fontdisplay++;
+
+    nrlines = m_nrlines - m_fontdisplay;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    if (m_fontdisplay > 0)
+      m_fontdisplay--;
+
+    nrlines = m_nrlines - m_fontdisplay;
+  }
+
+  for (int y = nrlines - 1; y >= 0; y--)
   {
     uint8_t line[m_nrcolumns / 4];
     for (int x = 0; x < m_nrcolumns / 4; x++)
@@ -300,7 +318,7 @@ void CBitVis::SendData(int64_t time)
       for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
       {
         pixel <<= 2;
-        int value = Round32(((log10(m_displaybuf[x * 4 + i]) * 20.0f) + 55.0f) / 48.0f * m_nrlines);
+        int value = Round32(((log10(m_displaybuf[x * 4 + i]) * 20.0f) + 55.0f) / 48.0f * nrlines);
         if (value > y)
           pixel |= 1;
 
@@ -317,7 +335,7 @@ void CBitVis::SendData(int64_t time)
         if (time - currpeak.time > 500000 && Round32(currpeak.value) > 0)
         {
           currpeak.value += 0.01f;
-          if (currpeak.value >= m_nrlines)
+          if (currpeak.value >= nrlines)
             currpeak.value = 0.0f;
         }
       }
@@ -333,7 +351,7 @@ void CBitVis::SendData(int64_t time)
   data.SetData(text, m_nrcolumns / 4, true);
 
   string currentsong;
-  if (m_mpdclient->CurrentSong(currentsong))
+  if (m_mpdclient->CurrentSong(currentsong) || playingchanged)
   {
     m_scrolloffset = 0;
     m_songupdatetime = GetTimeUs();
diff --git a/src/bitvis.h b/src/bitvis.h
index ff84216..c57ad22 100644
--- a/src/bitvis.h
+++ b/src/bitvis.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class CBitVis
     int         m_nrbins;
     int         m_nrcolumns;
     int         m_nrlines;
+    int         m_fontdisplay;
     float       m_decay;
     int         m_fontheight;
     int         m_scrolloffset;
diff --git a/src/mpdclient.cpp b/src/mpdclient.cpp
index 2edf06f..5320fde 100644
--- a/src/mpdclient.cpp
+++ b/src/mpdclient.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ CMpdClient::CMpdClient(std::string address, int port)
 {
   m_port = port;
   m_address = address;
+  m_isplaying = false;
+  m_playingchanged = false;
 }
 
 CMpdClient::~CMpdClient()
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ void CMpdClient::Process()
         continue;
     }
 
-    if (!GetCurrentSong())
+    if (!GetCurrentSong() || !GetPlayStatus())
     {
       m_socket.Close();
       USleep(10000000);
@@ -126,6 +128,70 @@ bool CMpdClient::GetCurrentSong()
   return false;
 }
 
+bool CMpdClient::GetPlayStatus()
+{
+  CTcpData data;
+  data.SetData("status\n");
+  if (m_socket.Write(data) != SUCCESS)
+  {
+    SetSockError();
+    LogError("Writing socket: %s", m_socket.GetError().c_str());
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  data.Clear();
+  bool isplaying = false;
+  while(1)
+  {
+    if (m_socket.Read(data) != SUCCESS)
+    {
+      SetSockError();
+      LogError("Reading socket: %s", m_socket.GetError().c_str());
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    stringstream datastream(data.GetData());
+    string line;
+    while (1)
+    {
+      getline(datastream, line);
+      if (datastream.fail())
+        break;
+
+      string tmpline = line;
+      string word;
+      if (GetWord(tmpline, word))
+      {
+        if (word == "state:" && GetWord(tmpline, word))
+        {
+          if (word == "play")
+            isplaying = true;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (line == "OK")
+      {
+        CLock lock(m_condition);
+        if (m_isplaying == false && isplaying == true)
+          m_playingchanged = true;
+
+        m_isplaying = isplaying;
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  SetCurrentSong("Unable to get play status");
+
+  CLock lock(m_condition);
+  if (m_isplaying != false)
+    m_playingchanged = true;
+
+  m_isplaying = false;
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 void CMpdClient::SetCurrentSong(const std::string& song)
 {
   CLock lock(m_condition);
@@ -154,3 +220,10 @@ bool CMpdClient::CurrentSong(std::string& song)
   return songchanged;
 }
 
+bool CMpdClient::IsPlaying(bool& playingchanged)
+{
+  CLock lock(m_condition);
+  playingchanged = m_playingchanged;
+  m_playingchanged = false;
+  return m_isplaying;
+}
diff --git a/src/mpdclient.h b/src/mpdclient.h
index 2d9bba1..698a77c 100644
--- a/src/mpdclient.h
+++ b/src/mpdclient.h
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ class CMpdClient : public CThread
 
     virtual void Process();
     bool CurrentSong(std::string& song);
+    bool IsPlaying(bool& playingchanged);
 
   private:
     bool         OpenSocket();
     bool         GetCurrentSong();
+    bool         GetPlayStatus();
     void         SetCurrentSong(const std::string& song);
     void         SetSockError();
 
@@ -29,6 +31,8 @@ class CMpdClient : public CThread
     CCondition       m_condition;
     std::string      m_currentsong;
     bool             m_songchanged;
+    bool             m_isplaying;
+    bool             m_playingchanged;
 };