diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/HttpApiProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/HttpApiProvider.cs
index 2e4a36487..9186b98da 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/HttpApiProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/HttpApiProvider.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Xbmc
 
         public void Notify(XbmcSettings settings, string title, string message)
         {
-            var notification = String.Format("Notification({0},{1},{2},{3})", title, message, 5000, "https://raw.github.com/NzbDrone/NzbDrone/vnext/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.jpg");
+            var notification = String.Format("Notification({0},{1},{2},{3})", title, message, settings.DisplayTime * 1000, "https://raw.github.com/NzbDrone/NzbDrone/vnext/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.jpg");
             var command = BuildExecBuiltInCommand(notification);
 
             SendCommand(settings, command);
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/JsonApiProvider.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/JsonApiProvider.cs
index fc5e9af47..061588bbd 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/JsonApiProvider.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/JsonApiProvider.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Xbmc
             var parameters = new JObject(
                                         new JProperty("title", title),
                                         new JProperty("message", message),
-                                        new JProperty("image", "https://raw.github.com/NzbDrone/NzbDrone/vnext/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.jpg"));
+                                        new JProperty("image", "https://raw.github.com/NzbDrone/NzbDrone/vnext/NzbDrone.Core/NzbDrone.jpg"),
+                                        new JProperty("displaytime", settings.DisplayTime * 1000));
 
             var postJson = BuildJsonRequest("GUI.ShowNotification", parameters);
 
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/TestXbmcCommand.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/TestXbmcCommand.cs
index f49ea6ded..56eb75ee8 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/TestXbmcCommand.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/TestXbmcCommand.cs
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Xbmc
         public int Port { get; set; }
         public string Username { get; set; }
         public string Password { get; set; }
+        public int DisplayTime { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/XbmcService.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/XbmcService.cs
index 133d7d54a..4ac54eb06 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/XbmcService.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/XbmcService.cs
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Xbmc
                                    Host = message.Host,
                                    Port = message.Port,
                                    Username = message.Username,
-                                   Password = message.Password
+                                   Password = message.Password,
+                                   DisplayTime = message.DisplayTime
                                };
              
             Logger.Trace("Determining version of XBMC Host: {0}", settings.Address);
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/XbmcSettings.cs b/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/XbmcSettings.cs
index e42ca7598..bf69be494 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/XbmcSettings.cs
+++ b/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Xbmc/XbmcSettings.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
@@ -9,6 +10,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Xbmc
 {
     public class XbmcSettings : INotifcationSettings
     {
+        public XbmcSettings()
+        {
+            DisplayTime = 5;
+        }
+
         [FieldDefinition(0, Label = "Host")]
         public String Host { get; set; }
 
@@ -21,16 +27,20 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Xbmc
         [FieldDefinition(3, Label = "Password", Type = FieldType.Password)]
         public String Password { get; set; }
 
-        [FieldDefinition(4, Label = "GUI Notification", HelpText = "Show GUI notifications?", Type = FieldType.Checkbox)]
+        [DefaultValue(5)]
+        [FieldDefinition(4, Label = "Display Time", HelpText = "How long the notification will be displayed for (In seconds)")]
+        public Int32 DisplayTime { get; set; }
+
+        [FieldDefinition(5, Label = "GUI Notification", HelpText = "Show GUI notifications?", Type = FieldType.Checkbox)]
         public Boolean Notify { get; set; }
 
-        [FieldDefinition(5, Label = "Update Library", HelpText = "Update Library on Download & Rename?", Type = FieldType.Checkbox)]
+        [FieldDefinition(6, Label = "Update Library", HelpText = "Update Library on Download & Rename?", Type = FieldType.Checkbox)]
         public Boolean UpdateLibrary { get; set; }
 
-        [FieldDefinition(6, Label = "Clean Library", HelpText = "Clean Library after update?", Type = FieldType.Checkbox)]
+        [FieldDefinition(7, Label = "Clean Library", HelpText = "Clean Library after update?", Type = FieldType.Checkbox)]
         public Boolean CleanLibrary { get; set; }
 
-        [FieldDefinition(7, Label = "Always Update", HelpText = "Update Library even when a video is playing?", Type = FieldType.Checkbox)]
+        [FieldDefinition(8, Label = "Always Update", HelpText = "Update Library even when a video is playing?", Type = FieldType.Checkbox)]
         public Boolean AlwaysUpdate { get; set; }
 
         [JsonIgnore]