diff --git a/images/pause.gif b/images/pause.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc57c4c981
Binary files /dev/null and b/images/pause.gif differ
diff --git a/images/play.gif b/images/play.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4010f056d2
Binary files /dev/null and b/images/play.gif differ
diff --git a/include/main.js b/include/main.js
index cc44db5d42..645170b41e 100644
--- a/include/main.js
+++ b/include/main.js
@@ -46,10 +46,17 @@
 		$(document).keypress(function(event) {
 			if(event.keyCode == '19') {
 				event.preventDefault();
-				if(stopped == false)
+				if(stopped == false) {
 					stopped = true;
+					$('#pause img').attr('src','images/pause.gif');
+					$('#pause img').css({'border': '1px solid black'});
+
+				}
 				else {
 					stopped = false;
+					$('#pause img').attr('src','');
+					$('#pause img').css({'border': 'none'});
+
 				}
 			}
 		});					
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 8002f57fd2..9b9e708f75 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ if(x($_SESSION,'sysmsg')) {
 
 // Feel free to comment out this line on production sites.
 $a->page['content'] .= $debug_text;
-
+$a->page['content'] .= '<div id="pause"><img src="" alt="" /></div>';
 // build page
 
 // Navigation (menu) template
diff --git a/view/theme/default/style.css b/view/theme/default/style.css
index 21d95cd685..a97ad93317 100644
--- a/view/theme/default/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/default/style.css
@@ -1579,4 +1579,10 @@ input#dfrn-url {
 
 #dfrn-request-networks {
 	margin-bottom: 30px;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+#pause {
+  position: fixed;
+  bottom: 5px;
+  right: 5px;
+}