Index: apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
===================================================================
--- apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c	(revision 25508)
+++ apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c	(working copy)
@@ -322,7 +322,8 @@
     { WPS_TOKEN_PROGRESSBAR,              "pb",  WPS_REFRESH_PLAYER_PROGRESS,
                                                          parse_progressbar },
 
-    { WPS_TOKEN_VOLUME,                   "pv",  WPS_REFRESH_DYNAMIC, NULL },
+    { WPS_TOKEN_VOLUME,                   "pv",  WPS_REFRESH_DYNAMIC, 
+                                                         parse_progressbar },
 
     { WPS_TOKEN_TRACK_ELAPSED_PERCENT,    "px",  WPS_REFRESH_DYNAMIC, NULL },
     { WPS_TOKEN_TRACK_TIME_ELAPSED,       "pc",  WPS_REFRESH_DYNAMIC, NULL },
@@ -900,7 +901,6 @@
     /* %Vl|<label>|<rest of tags>| */
     skin_vp->hidden_flags = 0;
     skin_vp->label = VP_NO_LABEL;
-    skin_vp->pb = NULL;
     skin_vp->lines  = NULL;
     if (curr_line)
     {
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@
 
     return skip;
 }
-
+   
 static int parse_progressbar(const char *wps_bufptr,
                              struct wps_token *token,
                              struct wps_data *wps_data)
@@ -1153,6 +1153,7 @@
         line_num++;
         line = line->next;
     }
+    pb->vp = vp;
     pb->have_bitmap_pb = false;
     pb->bm.data = NULL; /* no bitmap specified */
     pb->follow_lang_direction = follow_lang_direction > 0;
@@ -1163,8 +1164,8 @@
         pb->width = vp->width;
         pb->height = SYSFONT_HEIGHT-2;
         pb->y = -line_num - 1; /* Will be computed during the rendering */
-
-        curr_vp->pb = pb;
+        if (token->type == WPS_TOKEN_VOLUME)
+            return 0; /* dont add it, let the regular token handling do the work */
         add_to_ll_chain(&wps_data->progressbars, item);
         return 0;
     }
@@ -1220,9 +1221,10 @@
     else
         pb->y = -line_num - 1; /* Will be computed during the rendering */
 
-    curr_vp->pb = pb;
     add_to_ll_chain(&wps_data->progressbars, item);
-
+    if (token->type == WPS_TOKEN_VOLUME)
+        token->type = WPS_TOKEN_VOLUMEBAR;
+    pb->type = token->type;
     /* Skip the rest of the line */
     return skip_end_of_line(wps_bufptr)-1;
 #else
@@ -2205,7 +2207,6 @@
 
     /* Initialise the first (default) viewport */
     curr_vp->label         = VP_DEFAULT_LABEL;
-    curr_vp->pb            = NULL;
     curr_vp->hidden_flags  = 0;
     curr_vp->lines         = NULL;
     
Index: apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_display.c
===================================================================
--- apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_display.c	(revision 25508)
+++ apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_display.c	(working copy)
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "font.h"
 #include "system.h"
 #include "rbunicode.h"
+#include "sound.h"
 #ifdef DEBUG
 #include "debug.h"
 #endif
@@ -115,29 +116,35 @@
 }
 
 static void draw_progressbar(struct gui_wps *gwps,
-                             struct skin_viewport *wps_vp)
+                             struct progressbar *pb)
 {
     struct screen *display = gwps->display;
+    struct viewport *vp = pb->vp;
     struct wps_state *state = gwps->state;
-    struct progressbar *pb = wps_vp->pb;
     struct mp3entry *id3 = state->id3;
     int y = pb->y, height = pb->height;
     unsigned long length, elapsed;
     
     if (height < 0)
-        height = font_get(wps_vp->vp.font)->height;
+        height = font_get(vp->font)->height;
 
     if (y < 0)
     {
-        int line_height = font_get(wps_vp->vp.font)->height;
+        int line_height = font_get(vp->font)->height;
         /* center the pb in the line, but only if the line is higher than the pb */
         int center = (line_height-height)/2;
         /* if Y was not set calculate by font height,Y is -line_number-1 */
         y = (-y -1)*line_height + (0 > center ? 0 : center);
     }
 
-    if (id3 && id3->length)
+    if (pb->type == WPS_TOKEN_VOLUMEBAR)
     {
+        int minvol = sound_min(SOUND_VOLUME);
+        length = -minvol;
+        elapsed = global_settings.volume > 0 ? length : global_settings.volume-minvol;
+    }
+    else if (id3 && id3->length)
+    {
         length = id3->length;
         elapsed = id3->elapsed + state->ff_rewind_count;
     }
@@ -155,7 +162,7 @@
         gui_scrollbar_draw(display, pb->x, y, pb->width, height,
                            length, 0, elapsed, HORIZONTAL);
 
-    if (id3 && id3->length)
+    if (pb->type == WPS_TOKEN_PROGRESSBAR && id3 && id3->length)
     {
 #ifdef AB_REPEAT_ENABLE
         if (ab_repeat_mode_enabled())
@@ -1248,9 +1255,15 @@
         /* progressbar */
         if (vp_refresh_mode & WPS_REFRESH_PLAYER_PROGRESS)
         {
-            if (skin_viewport->pb)
+            struct skin_token_list *bar = gwps->data->progressbars;
+            while (bar)
             {
-                draw_progressbar(gwps, skin_viewport);
+                struct progressbar *thisbar = (struct progressbar*)bar->token->value.data;
+                if (thisbar->vp == &skin_viewport->vp)
+                {
+                    draw_progressbar(gwps, thisbar);
+                }
+                bar = bar->next;
             }
         }
         /* Now display any images in this viewport */
Index: apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_tokens.h
===================================================================
--- apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_tokens.h	(revision 25508)
+++ apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_tokens.h	(working copy)
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@
 #endif
     /* Volume level */
     WPS_TOKEN_VOLUME,
+    WPS_TOKEN_VOLUMEBAR,
     /* hold */
     WPS_TOKEN_MAIN_HOLD,
 #ifdef HAS_REMOTE_BUTTON_HOLD
Index: apps/gui/skin_engine/wps_internals.h
===================================================================
--- apps/gui/skin_engine/wps_internals.h	(revision 25508)
+++ apps/gui/skin_engine/wps_internals.h	(working copy)
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
 
 
 struct progressbar {
+    enum wps_token_type type;
+    struct viewport *vp;
     /* regular pb */
     short x;
     /* >=0: explicitly set in the tag -> y-coord within the viewport
@@ -202,7 +204,6 @@
 #define VP_INFO_LABEL       '_'
 struct skin_viewport {
     struct viewport vp;   /* The LCD viewport struct */
-    struct progressbar *pb;
     struct skin_line *lines;
     char hidden_flags;
     char label;