diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythnotification.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythnotification.cpp
index b96a64e9bfe..c08948fdd7e 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythnotification.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythnotification.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ QEvent::Type MythNotification::Warning =
     (QEvent::Type) QEvent::registerEventType();
 QEvent::Type MythNotification::Check =
     (QEvent::Type) QEvent::registerEventType();
+QEvent::Type MythNotification::Busy =
+    (QEvent::Type) QEvent::registerEventType();
 
 void MythNotification::SetId(int id)
 {
@@ -78,6 +80,10 @@ MythNotification::Type MythNotification::TypeFromString(const QString &type)
     {
         return MythNotification::Check;
     }
+    else if (type == "busy")
+    {
+        return MythNotification::Busy;
+    }
     else
     {
         return MythNotification::New;
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythnotification.h b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythnotification.h
index f364f279216..11fdf2562f4 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythnotification.h
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythnotification.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class MUI_PUBLIC MythNotification : public MythEvent
     static Type Error;
     static Type Warning;
     static Type Check;
+    static Type Busy;
 
     MythNotification(Type t, void *parent = NULL)
         : MythEvent(t), m_id(-1), m_parent(parent), m_fullScreen(false),
@@ -382,4 +383,12 @@ class MUI_PUBLIC MythCheckNotification : public MythNotification
     }
 };
 
+class MUI_PUBLIC MythBusyNotification : public MythNotification
+{
+public:
+    MythBusyNotification(const QString &title, const QString &author,
+                         const QString &details = QString())
+    : MythNotification(Busy, title, author, details) { }
+};
+
 #endif /* defined(__MythTV__mythnotification__) */
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythnotificationcenter.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythnotificationcenter.cpp
index 06b82706aca..07d70db29bb 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythnotificationcenter.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythnotificationcenter.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ void MythNotificationScreen::SetNotification(MythNotification &notification)
 
     if (m_type == MythNotification::Error   ||
         m_type == MythNotification::Warning ||
-        m_type == MythNotification::Check)
+        m_type == MythNotification::Check ||
+        m_type == MythNotification::Busy)
     {
         m_update |= kImage;
         update = false;
@@ -533,6 +534,10 @@ void MythNotificationScreen::SetErrorState(void)
     {
         state = "check";
     }
+    else if (m_type == MythNotification::Busy)
+    {
+        state = "busy";
+    }
     else
     {
         state = "ok";
@@ -1503,10 +1508,13 @@ void ShowNotification(MythNotification::Type type,
 
     if (type == MythNotification::Error   ||
         type == MythNotification::Warning ||
-        type == MythNotification::Check)
+        type == MythNotification::Check ||
+        type == MythNotification::Busy)
     {
         n = new MythNotification(type, data);
-        if (!duration && type != MythNotification::Check)
+        if (!duration &&
+            type != MythNotification::Check &&
+            type != MythNotification::Busy)
         {
             // default duration for those type of notifications is 10s
             duration = 10;
diff --git a/mythtv/programs/mythutil/commandlineparser.cpp b/mythtv/programs/mythutil/commandlineparser.cpp
index 4ffa672c56b..141235d53f9 100644
--- a/mythtv/programs/mythutil/commandlineparser.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/programs/mythutil/commandlineparser.cpp
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void MythUtilCommandLineParser::LoadArguments(void)
     ->SetChildOf("notification");
     add("--visibility", "visibility", 0, "(optional) bitmask indicating where to show the notification", "")
     ->SetChildOf("notification");
-    add("--type", "type", "type", "(optional) type of notification (normal, error, warning, check", "")
+    add("--type", "type", "type", "(optional) type of notification (normal, error, warning, check, busy", "")
     ->SetChildOf("notification");
 
     // Generic Options used by more than one utility