diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Images/ImageRequest.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Images/ImageRequest.cs
index 294b7ae960..210ee5b64e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Images/ImageRequest.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Images/ImageRequest.cs
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Images
 
         [ApiMember(Name = "Indicator", Description = "Determines what overlay to render, if any. none, watched.", IsRequired = false, DataType = "bool", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "GET")]
         public ImageOverlay? Indicator { get; set; }
+
+        [ApiMember(Name = "PercentPlayed", Description = "Percent to render for the percent played overlay", IsRequired = false, DataType = "bool", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "GET")]
+        public int PercentPlayed { get; set; }
+
+        [ApiMember(Name = "BackgroundColor", Description = "Optional. Apply a background color for transparent images.", IsRequired = false, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "GET")]
+        public string BackgroundColor { get; set; }
         
         public ImageRequest()
         {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Images/ImageWriter.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Images/ImageWriter.cs
index be79878aa5..190d2ba473 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Images/ImageWriter.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Images/ImageWriter.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Images
                 Quality = Request.Quality,
                 Width = Request.Width,
                 OutputFormat = Request.Format,
-                Indicator = Request.Indicator
+                Indicator = Request.Indicator,
+                PercentPlayed = Request.PercentPlayed,
+                BackgroundColor = Request.BackgroundColor
             };
 
             return ImageProcessor.ProcessImage(options, responseStream);
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Drawing/ImageProcessingOptions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Drawing/ImageProcessingOptions.cs
index 3c2e6ab375..5910601248 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Drawing/ImageProcessingOptions.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Drawing/ImageProcessingOptions.cs
@@ -36,5 +36,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Drawing
         public ImageOutputFormat OutputFormat { get; set; }
 
         public ImageOverlay? Indicator { get; set; }
+
+        public int PercentPlayed { get; set; }
+
+        public string BackgroundColor { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Drawing/ImageProcessor.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Drawing/ImageProcessor.cs
index 6458435baa..1f7361d2f6 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Drawing/ImageProcessor.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Drawing/ImageProcessor.cs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Drawing
 
             var quality = options.Quality ?? 90;
 
-            var cacheFilePath = GetCacheFilePath(originalImagePath, newSize, quality, dateModified, options.OutputFormat, options.Indicator);
+            var cacheFilePath = GetCacheFilePath(originalImagePath, newSize, quality, dateModified, options.OutputFormat, options.Indicator, options.PercentPlayed, options.BackgroundColor);
 
             try
             {
@@ -173,9 +173,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Drawing
                                     thumbnailGraph.PixelOffsetMode = PixelOffsetMode.HighQuality;
                                     thumbnailGraph.CompositingMode = CompositingMode.SourceOver;
 
+                                    SetBackgroundColor(thumbnailGraph, options);
+
                                     thumbnailGraph.DrawImage(originalImage, 0, 0, newWidth, newHeight);
 
-                                    DrawIndicator(thumbnailGraph, newWidth, newHeight, options.Indicator);
+                                    DrawIndicator(thumbnailGraph, newWidth, newHeight, options.Indicator, options.PercentPlayed);
 
                                     var outputFormat = GetOutputFormat(originalImage, options.OutputFormat);
 
@@ -206,9 +208,41 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Drawing
             }
         }
 
-        private WatchedIndicatorDrawer _watchedDrawer;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the color of the background.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="graphics">The graphics.</param>
+        /// <param name="options">The options.</param>
+        private void SetBackgroundColor(Graphics graphics, ImageProcessingOptions options)
+        {
+            var color = options.BackgroundColor;
 
-        private void DrawIndicator(Graphics graphics, int imageWidth, int imageHeight, ImageOverlay? indicator)
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(color))
+            {
+                Color drawingColor;
+
+                try
+                {
+                    drawingColor = ColorTranslator.FromHtml(color);
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    drawingColor = ColorTranslator.FromHtml("#" + color);
+                }
+
+                graphics.Clear(drawingColor);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Draws the indicator.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="graphics">The graphics.</param>
+        /// <param name="imageWidth">Width of the image.</param>
+        /// <param name="imageHeight">Height of the image.</param>
+        /// <param name="indicator">The indicator.</param>
+        /// <param name="percentPlayed">The percent played.</param>
+        private void DrawIndicator(Graphics graphics, int imageWidth, int imageHeight, ImageOverlay? indicator, int percentPlayed)
         {
             if (!indicator.HasValue)
             {
@@ -217,13 +251,17 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Drawing
 
             try
             {
-                if (indicator.Value == ImageOverlay.Watched)
+                if (indicator.Value == ImageOverlay.Played)
                 {
-                    _watchedDrawer = _watchedDrawer ?? (_watchedDrawer = new WatchedIndicatorDrawer());
-
                     var currentImageSize = new Size(imageWidth, imageHeight);
 
-                    _watchedDrawer.Process(graphics, currentImageSize);
+                    new WatchedIndicatorDrawer().Process(graphics, currentImageSize);
+                }
+                if (indicator.Value == ImageOverlay.PercentPlayed)
+                {
+                    var currentImageSize = new Size(imageWidth, imageHeight);
+
+                    new PercentPlayedDrawer().Process(graphics, currentImageSize, percentPlayed);
                 }
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
@@ -350,7 +388,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Drawing
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the cache file path based on a set of parameters
         /// </summary>
-        private string GetCacheFilePath(string originalPath, ImageSize outputSize, int quality, DateTime dateModified, ImageOutputFormat format, ImageOverlay? overlay)
+        private string GetCacheFilePath(string originalPath, ImageSize outputSize, int quality, DateTime dateModified, ImageOutputFormat format, ImageOverlay? overlay, int percentPlayed, string backgroundColor)
         {
             var filename = originalPath;
 
@@ -364,12 +402,18 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Drawing
 
             if (format != ImageOutputFormat.Original)
             {
-                filename += "format=" + format;
+                filename += "f=" + format;
             }
 
             if (overlay.HasValue)
             {
-                filename += "overlay=" + overlay.Value;
+                filename += "o=" + overlay.Value;
+                filename += "p=" + percentPlayed;
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(backgroundColor))
+            {
+                filename += "b=" + backgroundColor;
             }
 
             return GetCachePath(_resizedImageCachePath, filename, Path.GetExtension(originalPath));
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Drawing/PercentPlayedDrawer.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Drawing/PercentPlayedDrawer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3558244584
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Drawing/PercentPlayedDrawer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Globalization;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Drawing
+{
+    public class PercentPlayedDrawer
+    {
+        private const int IndicatorWidth = 80;
+        private const int IndicatorHeight = 50;
+        private const int FontSize = 30;
+        private readonly CultureInfo _usCulture = new CultureInfo("en-US");
+
+        public void Process(Graphics graphics, Size imageSize, int percent)
+        {
+            var x = imageSize.Width - IndicatorWidth;
+
+            using (var backdroundBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(225, 102, 192, 16)))
+            {
+                graphics.FillRectangle(backdroundBrush, x, 0, IndicatorWidth, IndicatorHeight);
+
+                var text = string.Format("{0}%", percent.ToString(_usCulture));
+
+                x = imageSize.Width - (percent < 10 ? 66 : 75);
+
+                using (var font = new Font(FontFamily.GenericSansSerif, FontSize, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Pixel))
+                {
+                    using (var fontBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.White))
+                    {
+                        graphics.DrawString(text, font, fontBrush, x, 6);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.csproj
index 80fee7d97a..f84c02c1f8 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.csproj
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
     <Compile Include="BdInfo\BdInfoExaminer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\ServerConfigurationManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Drawing\ImageHeader.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Drawing\PercentPlayedDrawer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Drawing\WatchedIndicatorDrawer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Dto\DtoService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EntryPoints\LibraryChangedNotifier.cs" />