diff --git a/xbmc/GUIInfoManager.cpp b/xbmc/GUIInfoManager.cpp
index 8dd2dfe5a0d74..9abfc581915b0 100644
--- a/xbmc/GUIInfoManager.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/GUIInfoManager.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
 #include "pvr/PVRManager.h"
 #include "pvr/channels/PVRChannelGroupsContainer.h"
-#include "epg/EpgInfoTag.h"
+#include "epg/EpgContainer.h"
 #include "pvr/timers/PVRTimers.h"
 #include "pvr/recordings/PVRRecording.h"
 
@@ -414,7 +414,8 @@ const infomap videoplayer[] =    {{ "title",            VIDEOPLAYER_TITLE },
                                   { "hasepg",           VIDEOPLAYER_HAS_EPG },
                                   { "parentalrating",   VIDEOPLAYER_PARENTAL_RATING },
                                   { "isstereoscopic",   VIDEOPLAYER_IS_STEREOSCOPIC },
-                                  { "stereoscopicmode", VIDEOPLAYER_STEREOSCOPIC_MODE }
+                                  { "stereoscopicmode", VIDEOPLAYER_STEREOSCOPIC_MODE },
+                                  { "canresumelivetv",  VIDEOPLAYER_CAN_RESUME_LIVE_TV },
 };
 
 const infomap mediacontainer[] = {{ "hasfiles",         CONTAINER_HASFILES },
@@ -2675,6 +2676,13 @@ bool CGUIInfoManager::GetBool(int condition1, int contextWindow, const CGUIListI
         bReturn = !m_videoInfo.stereoMode.empty();
       }
       break;
+    case VIDEOPLAYER_CAN_RESUME_LIVE_TV:
+      if (m_currentFile->HasPVRRecordingInfoTag())
+      {
+        EPG::CEpgInfoTagPtr epgTag = EPG::CEpgContainer::Get().GetTagById(m_currentFile->GetPVRRecordingInfoTag()->EpgEvent());
+        bReturn = (epgTag && epgTag->IsActive() && epgTag->ChannelTag());
+      }
+      break;
     default: // default, use integer value different from 0 as true
       {
         int val;
diff --git a/xbmc/GUIInfoManager.h b/xbmc/GUIInfoManager.h
index 20fe8108b8330..3ccd4f9bcc048 100644
--- a/xbmc/GUIInfoManager.h
+++ b/xbmc/GUIInfoManager.h
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ namespace INFO
 #define VIDEOPLAYER_AUDIO_LANG        313
 #define VIDEOPLAYER_SUB_CHANNEL_NUMBER 314
 #define VIDEOPLAYER_CHANNEL_NUMBER_LBL 315
+#define VIDEOPLAYER_CAN_RESUME_LIVE_TV 316
 
 #define CONTAINER_CAN_FILTER         342
 #define CONTAINER_CAN_FILTERADVANCED 343
diff --git a/xbmc/interfaces/Builtins.cpp b/xbmc/interfaces/Builtins.cpp
index b97541e0c5fa4..6da94920d3643 100644
--- a/xbmc/interfaces/Builtins.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/interfaces/Builtins.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
 #include "URL.h"
 #include "music/MusicDatabase.h"
 #include "cores/IPlayer.h"
+#include "pvr/channels/PVRChannel.h"
+#include "pvr/recordings/PVRRecording.h"
 
 #include "filesystem/PluginDirectory.h"
 #ifdef HAS_FILESYSTEM_RAR
@@ -1063,6 +1065,21 @@ int CBuiltins::Execute(const std::string& execString)
       CGUIMessage msg(GUI_MSG_PLAYLISTPLAYER_REPEAT, 0, 0, iPlaylist, (int)state);
       g_windowManager.SendThreadMessage(msg);
     }
+    else if (StringUtils::StartsWithNoCase(parameter, "resumelivetv"))
+    {
+      CFileItem& fileItem(g_application.CurrentFileItem());
+      PVR::CPVRChannelPtr channel = fileItem.HasPVRRecordingInfoTag() ? fileItem.GetPVRRecordingInfoTag()->Channel() : PVR::CPVRChannelPtr();
+
+      if (channel)
+      {
+        CFileItem playItem(channel);
+        if (!g_application.PlayMedia(playItem, channel->IsRadio() ? PLAYLIST_MUSIC : PLAYLIST_VIDEO))
+        {
+          CLog::Log(LOGERROR, "ResumeLiveTv could not play channel: %s", channel->ChannelName().c_str());
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
   else if (execute == "playwith")
   {
diff --git a/xbmc/pvr/recordings/PVRRecording.cpp b/xbmc/pvr/recordings/PVRRecording.cpp
index 4327b67b699a1..f6f44b91fe148 100644
--- a/xbmc/pvr/recordings/PVRRecording.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/pvr/recordings/PVRRecording.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "dialogs/GUIDialogOK.h"
+#include "epg/EpgContainer.h"
 #include "pvr/PVRManager.h"
 #include "settings/AdvancedSettings.h"
 #include "PVRRecordings.h"
@@ -418,3 +419,14 @@ void CPVRRecording::CopyClientInfo(CVideoInfoTag *target) const
   target->m_playCount   = m_playCount;
   target->m_resumePoint = m_resumePoint;
 }
+
+CPVRChannelPtr CPVRRecording::Channel(void) const
+{
+  if (m_iEpgEventId)
+  {
+    EPG::CEpgInfoTagPtr epgTag = EPG::CEpgContainer::Get().GetTagById(m_iEpgEventId);
+    if (epgTag)
+      return epgTag->ChannelTag();
+  }
+  return CPVRChannelPtr();
+}
diff --git a/xbmc/pvr/recordings/PVRRecording.h b/xbmc/pvr/recordings/PVRRecording.h
index 513d33df37d72..cc94d4de9df98 100644
--- a/xbmc/pvr/recordings/PVRRecording.h
+++ b/xbmc/pvr/recordings/PVRRecording.h
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@ class CVideoDatabase;
 namespace PVR
 {
   class CPVRRecording;
-
   typedef std::shared_ptr<PVR::CPVRRecording> CPVRRecordingPtr;
 
+  class CPVRChannel;
+  typedef std::shared_ptr<PVR::CPVRChannel> CPVRChannelPtr;
+
   /*!
    * @brief Representation of a CPVRRecording unique ID.
    */
@@ -203,6 +205,11 @@ namespace PVR
      */
     int EpgEvent(void) const { return m_iEpgEventId; }
 
+    /*!
+     * @return Get the channel on which this recording is/was running
+     */
+    CPVRChannelPtr Channel(void) const;
+
   private:
     CDateTime m_recordingTime; /*!< start time of the recording */
     bool      m_bGotMetaData;