diff --git a/xbmc/AdvancedSettings.cpp b/xbmc/AdvancedSettings.cpp
index d132e9d89b70e..744e9a763405b 100644
--- a/xbmc/AdvancedSettings.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/AdvancedSettings.cpp
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ void CAdvancedSettings::Initialize()
   m_videoPPFFmpegPostProc = "ha:128:7,va,dr";
   m_videoDefaultPlayer = "dvdplayer";
   m_videoDefaultDVDPlayer = "dvdplayer";
-  m_videoIgnoreAtStart = 15;
-  m_videoIgnoreAtEnd = 5;
+  m_videoIgnoreSecondsAtStart = 3*60;
+  m_videoIgnorePercentAtEnd   = 8.0f;
   m_videoPlayCountMinimumPercent = 90.0f;
   m_videoHighQualityScaling = SOFTWARE_UPSCALING_DISABLED;
   m_videoHighQualityScalingMethod = VS_SCALINGMETHOD_BICUBIC_SOFTWARE;
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ bool CAdvancedSettings::Load()
     XMLUtils::GetString(pElement, "defaultdvdplayer", m_videoDefaultDVDPlayer);
     XMLUtils::GetBoolean(pElement, "fullscreenonmoviestart", m_fullScreenOnMovieStart);
     XMLUtils::GetFloat(pElement, "playcountminimumpercent", m_videoPlayCountMinimumPercent, 0.0f, 100.0f);
-    XMLUtils::GetInt(pElement, "ignoreatstart", m_videoIgnoreAtStart, 0, 900);
-    XMLUtils::GetInt(pElement, "ignoreatend", m_videoIgnoreAtEnd, 0, 900);
+    XMLUtils::GetInt(pElement, "ignoresecondsatstart", m_videoIgnoreSecondsAtStart, 0, 900);
+    XMLUtils::GetFloat(pElement, "ignorepercentatend", m_videoIgnorePercentAtEnd, 0, 100.0f);
 
     XMLUtils::GetInt(pElement, "smallstepbackseconds", m_videoSmallStepBackSeconds, 1, INT_MAX);
     XMLUtils::GetInt(pElement, "smallstepbacktries", m_videoSmallStepBackTries, 1, 10);
diff --git a/xbmc/AdvancedSettings.h b/xbmc/AdvancedSettings.h
index 019f7d9ffb5d3..08c9cbe1280d9 100644
--- a/xbmc/AdvancedSettings.h
+++ b/xbmc/AdvancedSettings.h
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ class CAdvancedSettings
     int m_musicPercentSeekBackwardBig;
     int m_musicResample;
     int m_videoBlackBarColour;
-    int m_videoIgnoreAtStart;
-    int m_videoIgnoreAtEnd;
+    int m_videoIgnoreSecondsAtStart;
+    float m_videoIgnorePercentAtEnd;
     CStdString m_audioHost;
     bool m_audioApplyDrc;
 
diff --git a/xbmc/Application.cpp b/xbmc/Application.cpp
index 2db7ebc25fc11..94233bcd48fbb 100644
--- a/xbmc/Application.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/Application.cpp
@@ -4086,14 +4086,14 @@ void CApplication::UpdateFileState()
         m_progressTrackingVideoResumeBookmark.playerState = m_pPlayer->GetPlayerState();
         m_progressTrackingVideoResumeBookmark.thumbNailImage.Empty();
 
-        if (g_advancedSettings.m_videoIgnoreAtEnd > 0 &&
-            GetTotalTime() - GetTime() < g_advancedSettings.m_videoIgnoreAtEnd)
+        if (g_advancedSettings.m_videoIgnorePercentAtEnd > 0 &&
+            GetTotalTime() - GetTime() < 0.01f * g_advancedSettings.m_videoIgnorePercentAtEnd * GetTotalTime())
         {
           // Delete the bookmark
           m_progressTrackingVideoResumeBookmark.timeInSeconds = -1.0f;
         }
         else
-        if (GetTime() > g_advancedSettings.m_videoIgnoreAtStart)
+        if (GetTime() > g_advancedSettings.m_videoIgnoreSecondsAtStart)
         {
           // Update the bookmark
           m_progressTrackingVideoResumeBookmark.timeInSeconds = GetTime();
@@ -4504,7 +4504,7 @@ bool CApplication::OnMessage(CGUIMessage& message)
       
       // In case playback ended due to user eg. skipping over the end, clear
       // our resume bookmark here
-      if (message.GetMessage() == GUI_MSG_PLAYBACK_ENDED && m_progressTrackingPlayCountUpdate && g_advancedSettings.m_videoIgnoreAtEnd > 0)
+      if (message.GetMessage() == GUI_MSG_PLAYBACK_ENDED && m_progressTrackingPlayCountUpdate && g_advancedSettings.m_videoIgnorePercentAtEnd > 0)
       {
         // Delete the bookmark
         m_progressTrackingVideoResumeBookmark.timeInSeconds = -1.0f;