diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index 9007e9234..7d69defdd 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -9,39 +9,77 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
 
     <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="10" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION"/>
+
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION" />
 
     <application
+        android:name="de.podfetcher.PodcastApp"
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
-        android:theme="@style/Theme.Sherlock.Light.ForceOverflow"
-        android:name="de.podfetcher.PodcastApp" android:logo="@drawable/ic_launcher">
+        android:logo="@drawable/ic_launcher"
+        android:theme="@style/Theme.Sherlock.Light.ForceOverflow" >
         <activity
+            android:name="de.podfetcher.activity.PodfetcherActivity"
             android:label="@string/app_name"
-            android:name="de.podfetcher.activity.PodfetcherActivity" android:theme="@style/StyledIndicators">
+            android:theme="@style/StyledIndicators" >
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
-        <activity android:name="de.podfetcher.activity.AddFeedActivity"
-            android:label="@string/add_new_feed_label"/>
-        <activity android:name="de.podfetcher.activity.FeedItemlistActivity" android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize"/>
-        <activity android:name="de.podfetcher.activity.ItemviewActivity"/>
-        <activity android:name="de.podfetcher.activity.DownloadActivity"
-            android:label="@string/downloads_label"/>
-        <activity android:name="de.podfetcher.activity.MediaplayerActivity" android:launchMode="singleTask" android:configChanges="orientation" android:theme="@style/Theme.MediaPlayer"/>
+        <activity
+            android:name="de.podfetcher.activity.AddFeedActivity"
+            android:label="@string/add_new_feed_label" />
+        <activity
+            android:name="de.podfetcher.activity.FeedItemlistActivity"
+            android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize" />
+        <activity android:name="de.podfetcher.activity.ItemviewActivity" />
+        <activity
+            android:name="de.podfetcher.activity.DownloadActivity"
+            android:label="@string/downloads_label" />
+        <activity
+            android:name="de.podfetcher.activity.MediaplayerActivity"
+            android:configChanges="orientation"
+            android:launchMode="singleTask"
+            android:theme="@style/Theme.MediaPlayer" />
 
-        <service android:enabled="true" android:name="de.podfetcher.service.DownloadService" /> 
-        <service android:enabled="true" android:name="de.podfetcher.service.PlaybackService" >
+        <service
+            android:name="de.podfetcher.service.DownloadService"
+            android:enabled="true" />
+        <service
+            android:name="de.podfetcher.service.PlaybackService"
+            android:enabled="true" >
         </service>
-        <activity android:name=".activity.PreferenceActivity"></activity>
-        <activity android:name=".activity.DownloadLogActivity"></activity>
-        <receiver android:name=".service.MediaButtonReceiver">
+
+        <activity android:name=".activity.PreferenceActivity" >
+        </activity>
+        <activity android:name=".activity.DownloadLogActivity" >
+        </activity>
+
+        <receiver android:name=".receiver.MediaButtonReceiver" >
             <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MEDIA_BUTTON"/>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MEDIA_BUTTON" />
             </intent-filter>
         </receiver>
-        <activity android:name=".activity.FeedInfoActivity"></activity> 
+
+        <activity android:name=".activity.FeedInfoActivity" >
+        </activity>
+
+        <service
+            android:name=".service.PlayerWidgetService"
+            android:enabled="true"
+            android:exported="false" >
+        </service>
+        <receiver android:name=".receiver.PlayerWidget">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE"/>
+            </intent-filter>
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="de.podfetcher.FORCE_WIDGET_UPDATE"/>
+            </intent-filter>
+            <meta-data android:resource="@xml/player_widget_info" android:name="android.appwidget.provider"/>
+        </receiver>
     </application>
-</manifest>
+
+</manifest>
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diff --git a/res/drawable-hdpi/av_pause.png b/res/drawable-hdpi/av_pause.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9661cfbb0
Binary files /dev/null and b/res/drawable-hdpi/av_pause.png differ
diff --git a/res/layout/player_widget.xml b/res/layout/player_widget.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e0f96ba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/layout/player_widget.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:layout_width="294dp"
+    android:layout_height="74dp" >
+
+    <ImageButton
+        android:id="@+id/butPlay"
+        android:layout_width="56dp"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
+        android:layout_margin="12dp"
+        android:background="@drawable/borderless_button"
+        android:src="@drawable/av_play" />
+
+    <View
+        android:id="@+id/divider"
+        android:layout_width="1dp"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
+        android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
+        android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/butPlay"
+        android:background="@color/gray" />
+
+    <LinearLayout
+        android:id="@+id/layout_left"
+        android:layout_width="0dp"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
+        android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/divider"
+        android:orientation="vertical" >
+
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/txtvTitle"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_margin="8dp"
+            android:text="Test Titel"
+            android:textStyle="bold" />
+
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/txtvProgress"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_margin="8dp"
+            android:text="Test progress" />
+    </LinearLayout>
+
+</RelativeLayout>
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diff --git a/res/xml/player_widget_info.xml b/res/xml/player_widget_info.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..064381730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/xml/player_widget_info.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<appwidget-provider xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:resizeMode="none" android:initialLayout="@layout/player_widget" android:minHeight="74dp" android:minWidth="294dp">
+
+</appwidget-provider>
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diff --git a/src/de/podfetcher/service/MediaButtonReceiver.java b/src/de/podfetcher/receiver/MediaButtonReceiver.java
similarity index 92%
rename from src/de/podfetcher/service/MediaButtonReceiver.java
rename to src/de/podfetcher/receiver/MediaButtonReceiver.java
index 9558b0e1d..8380c27d9 100644
--- a/src/de/podfetcher/service/MediaButtonReceiver.java
+++ b/src/de/podfetcher/receiver/MediaButtonReceiver.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-package de.podfetcher.service;
+package de.podfetcher.receiver;
 
+import de.podfetcher.service.PlaybackService;
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
diff --git a/src/de/podfetcher/receiver/PlayerWidget.java b/src/de/podfetcher/receiver/PlayerWidget.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c05ae6099
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/de/podfetcher/receiver/PlayerWidget.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package de.podfetcher.receiver;
+
+import android.appwidget.AppWidgetProvider;
+
+public class PlayerWidget extends AppWidgetProvider {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/de/podfetcher/service/PlaybackService.java b/src/de/podfetcher/service/PlaybackService.java
index f10164e47..7d3561a3d 100644
--- a/src/de/podfetcher/service/PlaybackService.java
+++ b/src/de/podfetcher/service/PlaybackService.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import de.podfetcher.feed.FeedItem;
 import de.podfetcher.feed.FeedMedia;
 import de.podfetcher.feed.Feed;
 import de.podfetcher.feed.FeedManager;
+import de.podfetcher.receiver.MediaButtonReceiver;
 
 /** Controls the MediaPlayer that plays a FeedMedia-file */
 public class PlaybackService extends Service {
diff --git a/src/de/podfetcher/service/PlayerWidgetService.java b/src/de/podfetcher/service/PlayerWidgetService.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97efef9fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/de/podfetcher/service/PlayerWidgetService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package de.podfetcher.service;
+
+import android.app.Service;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.IBinder;
+
+/** Updates the state of the player widget */
+public class PlayerWidgetService extends Service {
+    public PlayerWidgetService() {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
+        return null;
+    }
+}