diff --git a/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp b/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
index 629f2cdf..2ad037a4 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
@@ -1801,12 +1801,13 @@ int Game::getFirstUnusedTeamNumber() {
 
 void Game::setupRenderForVideo() {
 	Renderer &renderer= Renderer::getInstance();
-	renderer.clearBuffers();
+	//renderer.clearBuffers();
 	//3d
-	renderer.reset3dMenu();
-	renderer.clearZBuffer();
+	//renderer.reset3dMenu();
+	//renderer.clearZBuffer();
 	//2d
-	renderer.reset2d();
+	//renderer.reset2d();
+	renderer.setupRenderForVideo();
 }
 
 void Game::tryPauseToggle(bool pauseValue) {
@@ -3726,7 +3727,9 @@ void Game::playStreamingVideo(const string &playVideo) {
 
 			string vlcPluginsPath = Config::getInstance().getString("VideoPlayerPluginsPath","");
 
-			videoPlayer = new Shared::Graphics::VideoPlayer(playVideo.c_str(),
+			videoPlayer = new Shared::Graphics::VideoPlayer(
+					&Renderer::getInstance(),
+					playVideo.c_str(),
 					screen,
 					0,0,
 					screen->w,
@@ -3748,14 +3751,16 @@ void Game::playStreamingVideo(const string &playVideo) {
 
 				string vlcPluginsPath = Config::getInstance().getString("VideoPlayerPluginsPath","");
 
-				videoPlayer = new Shared::Graphics::VideoPlayer(playVideo.c_str(),
-									screen,
-									0,0,
-									screen->w,
-									screen->h,
-									screen->format->BitsPerPixel,
-									vlcPluginsPath,
-									SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED);
+				videoPlayer = new Shared::Graphics::VideoPlayer(
+						&Renderer::getInstance(),
+						playVideo.c_str(),
+						screen,
+						0,0,
+						screen->w,
+						screen->h,
+						screen->format->BitsPerPixel,
+						vlcPluginsPath,
+						SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/source/glest_game/graphics/renderer.cpp b/source/glest_game/graphics/renderer.cpp
index 25a43440..f372f187 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/graphics/renderer.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/graphics/renderer.cpp
@@ -8533,4 +8533,47 @@ void Renderer::renderPopupMenu(PopupMenu *menu) {
 
 }
 
+void Renderer::setupRenderForVideo() {
+	clearBuffers();
+	//3d
+	reset3dMenu();
+	clearZBuffer();
+	//2d
+	reset2d();
+	glClearColor(0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 1.f);
+}
+
+void Renderer::renderVideoLoading(int progressPercent) {
+	//printf("Rendering progress progressPercent = %d\n",progressPercent);
+	setupRenderForVideo();
+
+	Lang &lang= Lang::getInstance();
+	string textToRender = lang.get("PleaseWait");
+	const Metrics &metrics= Metrics::getInstance();
+
+	if(CoreData::getInstance().getMenuFontBig3D() != NULL) {
+
+		int renderX = 0;
+		int renderY = 0;
+		int w= metrics.getVirtualW();
+		renderX = (w / 2) - (CoreData::getInstance().getMenuFontBig3D()->getMetrics()->getTextWidth(textToRender) / 2);
+		int h= metrics.getVirtualH();
+		renderY = (h / 2) + (CoreData::getInstance().getMenuFontBig3D()->getMetrics()->getHeight(textToRender) / 2);
+
+		renderText3D(
+				textToRender,
+				CoreData::getInstance().getMenuFontBig3D(),
+				Vec3f(1.f, 1.f, 0.f),
+				renderX, renderY, false);
+	}
+	else {
+		renderText(
+				textToRender,
+				CoreData::getInstance().getMenuFontBig(),
+				Vec3f(1.f, 1.f, 0.f), (metrics.getScreenW() / 2),
+				(metrics.getScreenH() / 2), true);
+	}
+    swapBuffers();
+}
+
 }}//end namespace
diff --git a/source/glest_game/graphics/renderer.h b/source/glest_game/graphics/renderer.h
index c496deb7..2861e7a4 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/graphics/renderer.h
+++ b/source/glest_game/graphics/renderer.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "graphics_interface.h"
 #include "base_renderer.h"
 #include "simple_threads.h"
+#include "video_player.h"
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_RENDERING_ENABLED
 #	define IF_DEBUG_EDITION(x) x
@@ -179,7 +180,8 @@ public:
 class Renderer : public RendererInterface,
 				 public BaseRenderer,
 				 // This is for screen saver thread
-				 public SimpleTaskCallbackInterface {
+				 public SimpleTaskCallbackInterface,
+				 public VideoLoadingCallbackInterface {
 public:
 	//progress bar
 	static const int maxProgressBar;
@@ -591,6 +593,9 @@ public:
 
 	void setProgram(Program *program) { this->program = program; }
 
+	void setupRenderForVideo();
+	virtual void renderVideoLoading(int progressPercent);
+
 private:
 	//private misc
 	float computeSunAngle(float time);
diff --git a/source/glest_game/main/intro.cpp b/source/glest_game/main/intro.cpp
index 9dfa7aed..22bd7eae 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/main/intro.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/main/intro.cpp
@@ -498,19 +498,27 @@ Intro::Intro(Program *program):
 		CoreData::getInstance().hasIntroVideoFilename() == true) {
 		string introVideoFile = CoreData::getInstance().getIntroVideoFilename();
 		//if(fileExists(introVideoFile)) {
+
+			renderer.clearBuffers();
+			renderer.reset3dMenu();
+			renderer.clearZBuffer();
+			renderer.reset2d();
+
 			Context *c= GraphicsInterface::getInstance().getCurrentContext();
 			SDL_Surface *screen = static_cast<ContextGl*>(c)->getPlatformContextGlPtr()->getScreen();
 
 			string vlcPluginsPath = Config::getInstance().getString("VideoPlayerPluginsPath","");
 			//printf("screen->w = %d screen->h = %d screen->format->BitsPerPixel = %d\n",screen->w,screen->h,screen->format->BitsPerPixel);
-			Shared::Graphics::VideoPlayer player(introVideoFile.c_str(),
-								screen,
-								-1,-1,
-								screen->w,
-								screen->h,
-								screen->format->BitsPerPixel,
-								vlcPluginsPath,
-								SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED);
+			Shared::Graphics::VideoPlayer player(
+					&Renderer::getInstance(),
+					introVideoFile.c_str(),
+					screen,
+					0,0,
+					screen->w,
+					screen->h,
+					screen->format->BitsPerPixel,
+					vlcPluginsPath,
+					SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED);
 			player.PlayVideo();
 			exitAfterIntroVideo = true;
 			return;
diff --git a/source/glest_game/menu/main_menu.cpp b/source/glest_game/menu/main_menu.cpp
index 806d0032..922e3877 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/menu/main_menu.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/menu/main_menu.cpp
@@ -105,14 +105,16 @@ void MainMenu::init() {
 
 			string vlcPluginsPath = Config::getInstance().getString("VideoPlayerPluginsPath","");
 			//printf("screen->w = %d screen->h = %d screen->format->BitsPerPixel = %d\n",screen->w,screen->h,screen->format->BitsPerPixel);
-			menuBackgroundVideo = new VideoPlayer(introVideoFile.c_str(),
-								screen,
-								0,0,
-								screen->w,
-								screen->h,
-								screen->format->BitsPerPixel,
-								vlcPluginsPath,
-								SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED);
+			menuBackgroundVideo = new VideoPlayer(
+					&Renderer::getInstance(),
+					introVideoFile.c_str(),
+					screen,
+					0,0,
+					screen->w,
+					screen->h,
+					screen->format->BitsPerPixel,
+					vlcPluginsPath,
+					SystemFlags::VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED);
 			menuBackgroundVideo->initPlayer();
 		//}
 	}
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/include/graphics/video_player.h b/source/shared_lib/include/graphics/video_player.h
index 2f0f2a1e..8f80eaf1 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/include/graphics/video_player.h
+++ b/source/shared_lib/include/graphics/video_player.h
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ using namespace std;
 
 namespace Shared{ namespace Graphics{
 
+class VideoLoadingCallbackInterface {
+public:
+	/** a value from 1 to 100 representing % done */
+	virtual void renderVideoLoading(int progressPercent) = 0;
+};
+
 class VideoPlayer {
 protected:
 
@@ -38,12 +44,13 @@ protected:
 	bool stop;
 	bool finished;
 
+	VideoLoadingCallbackInterface *loadingCB;
 	ctx *ctxPtr;
 
 	void init();
 
 public:
-	VideoPlayer(string filename, SDL_Surface *surface, int x, int y,
+	VideoPlayer(VideoLoadingCallbackInterface *loadingCB, string filename, SDL_Surface *surface, int x, int y,
 			int width, int height, int colorBits,
 			string pluginsPath,bool verboseEnabled=false);
 	virtual ~VideoPlayer();
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/video_player.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/video_player.cpp
index 2e2865ae..f718d272 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/video_player.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/video_player.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ std::string getRegKey(const std::string& location, const std::string& name){
 class ctx {
 public:
 	ctx() {
+		loadingCB = NULL;
 		empty = NULL;
 	    textureId = 0; // Texture ID
 	    surf = NULL;
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ public:
 #endif
 	}
 
+	Shared::Graphics::VideoLoadingCallbackInterface *loadingCB;
 	SDL_Surface *empty;
     GLuint textureId; // Texture ID
     SDL_Surface *surf;
@@ -399,9 +401,10 @@ void callbacks( const libvlc_event_t* event, void* data ) {
 
 #endif
 
-VideoPlayer::VideoPlayer(string filename, SDL_Surface *surface,
+VideoPlayer::VideoPlayer(VideoLoadingCallbackInterface *loadingCB, string filename, SDL_Surface *surface,
 		int x, int y,int width, int height,int colorBits,string pluginsPath,
 		bool verboseEnabled) : ctxPtr(NULL) {
+	this->loadingCB = loadingCB;
 	this->filename = filename;
 	this->surface = surface;
 	this->x = x;
@@ -421,6 +424,7 @@ VideoPlayer::VideoPlayer(string filename, SDL_Surface *surface,
 
 void VideoPlayer::init() {
 	ctxPtr = new ctx();
+	ctxPtr->loadingCB = loadingCB;
 	ctxPtr->x = x;
 	ctxPtr->y = y;
 	ctxPtr->width = width;
@@ -605,7 +609,7 @@ bool VideoPlayer::initPlayer() {
 */
 
 	const string HTTP_PREFIX 					= "http";
-	const double MAX_VIDEO_START_MILLISECONDS	= 20;
+	const double MAX_VIDEO_START_MILLISECONDS	= 20.0;
 
 	if(ctxPtr->libvlc != NULL) {
 #if defined(LIBVLC_VERSION_PRE_2) && defined(LIBVLC_VERSION_PRE_1_1_13)
@@ -906,7 +910,11 @@ bool VideoPlayer::initPlayer() {
 			if(ctxPtr->started == true) {
 				break;
 			}
-			SDL_Delay(10);
+			if(this->loadingCB != NULL) {
+				int progress = ((difftime(time(NULL),waitStart) / MAX_VIDEO_START_MILLISECONDS) * 100.0);
+				this->loadingCB->renderVideoLoading(progress);
+			}
+			SDL_Delay(1);
 		}
 
 		//SDL_Delay(5000);