diff --git a/ShadedDisplay.cpp b/ShadedDisplay.cpp
index a784756..2cd569f 100644
--- a/ShadedDisplay.cpp
+++ b/ShadedDisplay.cpp
@@ -95,8 +95,11 @@ ShadedDisplay::setPlaytime (uint time)
 	sec = (time / 1000) % 60;
 	min = (time / 1000) / 60;
 
-	m_number->setNumber (min, 2);
-	m_number2->setNumber (sec, 2);
+	if (sec != m_number2->getNumber ()) {
+		m_number2->setNumber (sec, 2);
+	} else if (min != m_number->getNumber ()) {
+		m_number->setNumber (min, 2);
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/SmallNumberDisplay.h b/SmallNumberDisplay.h
index 2bb9386..d7419ed 100644
--- a/SmallNumberDisplay.h
+++ b/SmallNumberDisplay.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class SmallNumberDisplay : public PixWidget
 		~SmallNumberDisplay () { };
 
 		void setNumber (int num, int len);
+		int getNumber (void) const { return m_num; }
 
 	public slots:
 		void setPixmaps (Skin *skin);
diff --git a/XMMSHandler.cpp b/XMMSHandler.cpp
index 2d05018..ff07718 100644
--- a/XMMSHandler.cpp
+++ b/XMMSHandler.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ XMMSHandler *XMMSHandler::getInstance (void)
 	return singleton;
 }
 
-XMMSHandler::XMMSHandler () : sigc::trackable ()
+XMMSHandler::XMMSHandler () : QObject (), sigc::trackable ()
 {
 	m_xmmsc = new XMMSClient ("promoe");
 }
@@ -66,9 +66,16 @@ XMMSHandler::connect (const char *path)
 	XMMSResult *xr = m_xmmsc->broadcast_playback_volume_changed ();
 	xr->connect (sigc::mem_fun (this, &XMMSHandler::volume_changed));
 
+	QObject::connect (&m_playtime_timer, SIGNAL (timeout ()), this, SLOT (restartPlaytime ()));
+
 	return true;
 }
 
+void
+XMMSHandler::restartPlaytime (void)
+{
+	m_playtime->restart ();
+}
 
 void
 XMMSHandler::medialib_entry_changed (XMMSResultValue<uint> *res)
@@ -151,7 +158,8 @@ XMMSHandler::playback_playtime (XMMSResultValue<uint> *res)
 
 	emit playtimeChanged (i);
 	
-	res->restart ();
+	m_playtime = res;
+	m_playtime_timer.start (500);
 }
 
 void 
diff --git a/XMMSHandler.h b/XMMSHandler.h
index b8237d8..db5add2 100644
--- a/XMMSHandler.h
+++ b/XMMSHandler.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QHash>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 class XMMSHandler : public QObject, public sigc::trackable {
 	Q_OBJECT
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ class XMMSHandler : public QObject, public sigc::trackable {
 
 	public slots:
 		void setPlaytime (uint pos);
+		void restartPlaytime (void);
 
 		void playlistClear () { delete m_xmmsc->playlist_clear (); }
 		void play () { delete m_xmmsc->playback_start (); }
@@ -77,6 +79,9 @@ class XMMSHandler : public QObject, public sigc::trackable {
 		void getVolume (uint);
 
 	private:
+		XMMSResultValue<uint> *m_playtime;
+		QTimer m_playtime_timer;
+
 		XMMSHandler (void);
 		QHash<QString, QString> PropDictToQHash (XMMSResultDict *res);
 		QHash<QString, QString> DictToQHash (XMMSResultDict *res);