diff --git a/legacy/emotion/ChangeLog b/legacy/emotion/ChangeLog
index bc79a9a154..203332a275 100644
--- a/legacy/emotion/ChangeLog
+++ b/legacy/emotion/ChangeLog
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@
 2012-06-07  Cedric Bail
 
 	* Fix stride for all YUV video stream.
+
+2012-06-08  Pierre Le Magourou
+
+	* Add support for "playback_started" callback to generic player.
diff --git a/legacy/emotion/NEWS b/legacy/emotion/NEWS
index a3c86a9c55..75d4ae05de 100644
--- a/legacy/emotion/NEWS
+++ b/legacy/emotion/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Changes since Emotion 1.0.0:
 -------------------------
 
 Additions:
+	- Add support for "playback_started" callback to generic player.
 
 Fixes:
 	- build out of tree.
diff --git a/legacy/emotion/src/generic_players/vlc/emotion_generic_vlc.c b/legacy/emotion/src/generic_players/vlc/emotion_generic_vlc.c
index 72649ace9b..4fe1d16fbc 100644
--- a/legacy/emotion/src/generic_players/vlc/emotion_generic_vlc.c
+++ b/legacy/emotion/src/generic_players/vlc/emotion_generic_vlc.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 enum _Thread_Events {
      EM_THREAD_POSITION_CHANGED,
+     EM_THREAD_PLAYBACK_STARTED,
      EM_THREAD_PLAYBACK_STOPPED,
      EM_THREAD_LAST
 };
@@ -363,6 +364,8 @@ _event_cb(const struct libvlc_event_t *ev, void *data)
 	 break;
       case libvlc_MediaPlayerPlaying:
 	 _send_resize(app, app->w, app->h);
+	 thread_event = EM_THREAD_PLAYBACK_STARTED;
+	 write(app->fd_write, &thread_event, sizeof(thread_event));
 	 break;
       case libvlc_MediaPlayerStopped:
 	 _send_file_set(app);
@@ -720,6 +723,9 @@ _process_thread_events(struct _App *app)
       case EM_THREAD_POSITION_CHANGED:
 	 _position_changed(app);
 	 break;
+      case EM_THREAD_PLAYBACK_STARTED:
+	 _send_cmd(app, EM_RESULT_PLAYBACK_STARTED);
+	 break;
       case EM_THREAD_PLAYBACK_STOPPED:
          libvlc_media_player_stop(app->mp);
          app->playing = 0;
diff --git a/legacy/emotion/src/modules/generic/Emotion_Generic_Plugin.h b/legacy/emotion/src/modules/generic/Emotion_Generic_Plugin.h
index 2dff814a66..17bd7e9c50 100644
--- a/legacy/emotion/src/modules/generic/Emotion_Generic_Plugin.h
+++ b/legacy/emotion/src/modules/generic/Emotion_Generic_Plugin.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ enum _Emotion_Generic_Result
    EM_RESULT_INIT = 0, // param: none
    EM_RESULT_FILE_SET, // param: none
    EM_RESULT_FILE_SET_DONE, // param: success (int)
+   EM_RESULT_PLAYBACK_STARTED, // param: none
    EM_RESULT_PLAYBACK_STOPPED, // param: none
    EM_RESULT_FILE_CLOSE, // param: none
    EM_RESULT_FRAME_NEW, // param: none
diff --git a/legacy/emotion/src/modules/generic/emotion_generic.c b/legacy/emotion/src/modules/generic/emotion_generic.c
index ddba7b538d..549c179534 100644
--- a/legacy/emotion/src/modules/generic/emotion_generic.c
+++ b/legacy/emotion/src/modules/generic/emotion_generic.c
@@ -557,6 +557,9 @@ _player_cmd_process(Emotion_Generic_Video *ev)
       case EM_RESULT_FILE_CLOSE:
 	 _player_file_closed(ev);
 	 break;
+      case EM_RESULT_PLAYBACK_STARTED:
+	 _emotion_playback_started(ev->obj);
+	 break;
       case EM_RESULT_PLAYBACK_STOPPED:
 	 _emotion_playback_finished(ev->obj);
 	 break;
@@ -774,6 +777,7 @@ _player_cmd_read(Emotion_Generic_Video *ev)
    switch (ev->cmd.type) {
       case EM_RESULT_INIT:
       case EM_RESULT_FILE_SET:
+      case EM_RESULT_PLAYBACK_STARTED:
       case EM_RESULT_PLAYBACK_STOPPED:
       case EM_RESULT_FILE_CLOSE:
       case EM_RESULT_FRAME_NEW: