diff --git a/coreengine/area.c b/coreengine/area.c
index 8f65499..ca5ae25 100644
--- a/coreengine/area.c
+++ b/coreengine/area.c
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ void cArea::Close(void) {
     init = true;
 }
 
-void cArea::Clear(void) {
-    if (!init && isBackgroundArea) {
+void cArea::Clear(bool forceClearBackground) {
+    if (!init && isBackgroundArea && !forceClearBackground) {
         return;
     }
     StopBlinkers();
@@ -685,9 +685,9 @@ void cAreaContainer::Close(void) {
     }
 }
 
-void cAreaContainer::Clear(void) {
+void cAreaContainer::Clear(bool forceClearBackground) {
     for (cArea *area = areas.First(); area; area = areas.Next(area)) {
-        area->Clear();
+        area->Clear(forceClearBackground);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/coreengine/area.h b/coreengine/area.h
index 305ca2f..3f29742 100644
--- a/coreengine/area.h
+++ b/coreengine/area.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public:
     virtual void Cache(void) {};
     virtual void Close(void) {};
     virtual void StopBlinkers(void) {};
-    virtual void Clear(void) {};
+    virtual void Clear(bool forceClearBackground = false) {};
     virtual void Hide(void) {};
     virtual void Show(void) {};
     virtual void Render(void) {};
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public:
     void Cache(void);
     int GetWidth(void) { return attribs->Width(); };
     void Close(void);
-    void Clear(void);
+    void Clear(bool forceClearBackground = false);
     void Hide(void);
     void Show(void);
     void Render(void);
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public:
     void SetHeight(int height);
     void Cache(void);
     void Close(void);
-    void Clear(void);
+    void Clear(bool forceClearBackground = false);
     void Hide(void);
     void Show(void);
     void Render(void);
diff --git a/coreengine/listelements.c b/coreengine/listelements.c
index b9fd0c8..6a3b525 100644
--- a/coreengine/listelements.c
+++ b/coreengine/listelements.c
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ void cListElement::Close(void) {
     dirty = false;
 }
 
-void cListElement::Clear(void) {
+void cListElement::Clear(bool forceClearBackground) {
     if (current && currentElement) {
         currentElement->Close();
     }
-    cViewElement::Clear();
+    cViewElement::Clear(forceClearBackground);
     dirty = false;
 }
 
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ void cLeMenuDefault::CheckProgressBar(const char *text, int tab) {
     tokenContainer->AddIntToken(32 + tab, len);
 }
 
-void cLeMenuDefault::Clear(void) {
+void cLeMenuDefault::Clear(bool forceClearBackground) {
     if (current && currentElement) {
         currentElement->Close();
     }
diff --git a/coreengine/listelements.h b/coreengine/listelements.h
index d3dfc84..6c8a0fb 100644
--- a/coreengine/listelements.h
+++ b/coreengine/listelements.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public:
     bool DoScroll(void) { return current; };
     virtual void RenderCurrent(void) { };
     void Close(void);
-    virtual void Clear(void);
+    virtual void Clear(bool forceClearBackground = false);
 };
 
 /******************************************************************
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public:
     void SetPlugin(const char *plugName) { this->plugName = plugName; };
     void SetTokenContainer(void);
     bool Parse(bool forced = true);
-    void Clear(void);
+    void Clear(bool forceClearBackground = false);
 };
 
 /******************************************************************
diff --git a/coreengine/view.c b/coreengine/view.c
index 0a323bc..fbaac4f 100644
--- a/coreengine/view.c
+++ b/coreengine/view.c
@@ -201,10 +201,10 @@ bool cView::Init(void) {
     return sdOsd.CreateOsd(osdX, osdY, osdWidth, osdHeight);
 }
 
-void cView::Clear(int ve) {
+void cView::Clear(int ve, bool forceClearBackground) {
     if (!viewElements[ve])
         return;
-    viewElements[ve]->Clear();    
+    viewElements[ve]->Clear(forceClearBackground);
 }
 
 void cView::Render(int ve, bool force) {
diff --git a/coreengine/view.h b/coreengine/view.h
index b6ee0e6..239c429 100644
--- a/coreengine/view.h
+++ b/coreengine/view.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public:
     virtual int GetListWidth(void) { return 0; };
     //View API
     virtual bool Init(void);
-    void Clear(int ve);
+    void Clear(int ve, bool forceClearBackground = false);
     void Render(int ve, bool force = false);
     virtual void Close(void);
     virtual void Flush(void);
diff --git a/coreengine/viewdetail.c b/coreengine/viewdetail.c
index 4206a40..2999b00 100644
--- a/coreengine/viewdetail.c
+++ b/coreengine/viewdetail.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void cViewDetail::ResetTabs(void) {
     activeTabIndex = -1;
 }
 
-void cViewDetail::Clear(void) {
+void cViewDetail::Clear(bool forceClearBackground) {
     cViewElement::Close();    
 }
 
diff --git a/coreengine/viewdetail.h b/coreengine/viewdetail.h
index e68d647..0d53a5a 100644
--- a/coreengine/viewdetail.h
+++ b/coreengine/viewdetail.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public:
     void SetPlugMenuId(int id) { plugMenuId = id; };
     int GetWidth(void);
     void ResetTabs(void);
-    void Clear(void);
+    void Clear(bool forceClearBackground = false);
     void Close(void);
     void Render(void);
     void Scrollbar(int &barheight, int &offset, bool &end);
diff --git a/coreengine/viewdisplaychannel.c b/coreengine/viewdisplaychannel.c
index ba05ba6..a6ae3d5 100644
--- a/coreengine/viewdisplaychannel.c
+++ b/coreengine/viewdisplaychannel.c
@@ -123,16 +123,16 @@ void cViewChannel::SetChannel(const cChannel *channel, int number) {
                 veEcmInfo->Set(channel);
         } else {
             displayChannelGroups = true;
-            Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::channelinfo);
-            Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::epginfo);
-            Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::statusinfo);
-            Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::progressbar);
-            Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::screenresolution);
-            Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::signalquality);
-            Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::audioinfo);
-            Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::ecminfo);
-            Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::devices);
-            Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::customtokens);
+            Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::channelinfo, true);
+            Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::epginfo, true);
+            Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::statusinfo, true);
+            Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::progressbar, true);
+            Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::screenresolution, true);
+            Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::signalquality, true);
+            Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::audioinfo, true);
+            Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::ecminfo, true);
+            Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::devices, true);
+            Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::customtokens, true);
             if (veChannelGroup)
                 veChannelGroup->Set(channel);
         }
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ void cViewChannel::Flush(void) {
     if (init) {
         sdOsd.LockFlush();
         Render((int)eVeDisplayChannel::background);
-        Render((int)eVeDisplayChannel::progressbar);
         Render((int)eVeDisplayChannel::currentweather);
     }
     
diff --git a/coreengine/viewelement.c b/coreengine/viewelement.c
index 340bd84..466f8cb 100644
--- a/coreengine/viewelement.c
+++ b/coreengine/viewelement.c
@@ -265,12 +265,12 @@ bool cViewElement::Execute(void) {
     return attribs->DoExecute();
 }
 
-void cViewElement::Clear(void) {
+void cViewElement::Clear(bool forceClearBackground) {
     tokenContainer->Clear();
     for (cAreaNode *node = areaNodes.First(); node; node = areaNodes.Next(node)) {
         node->StopBlinkers();
         sdOsd->Lock();
-        node->Clear();
+        node->Clear(forceClearBackground);
         sdOsd->Unlock();
     }
     dirty = false;
diff --git a/coreengine/viewelement.h b/coreengine/viewelement.h
index dedbcbf..99950b3 100644
--- a/coreengine/viewelement.h
+++ b/coreengine/viewelement.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public:
     void Cache(void);
     virtual void Close(void);
     void StopBlinking(void);
-    virtual void Clear(void);
+    virtual void Clear(bool forceClearBackground = false);
     void Hide(void);
     void Show(void);
     void WakeUp(void);