diff --git a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_display.c b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_display.c
index ccedea9..4b24527 100644
--- a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_display.c
+++ b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_display.c
@@ -234,6 +234,19 @@ void draw_progressbar(struct gui_wps *gwps, int line, struct progressbar *pb)
             y += img->bm.height / 2;
         }
     }
+    
+    if (pb->backdrop)
+    {
+        int xoff = 0, yoff = 0;
+        int w = width, h = height;
+        struct gui_img *img = pb->backdrop;
+		display->transparent_bitmap_part((fb_data *)img->bm.data,
+									 0, 0,
+									 STRIDE(display->screen_type,
+									 img->bm.width, img->bm.height),
+									 x, y, width, height);
+	}
+    
     if (!pb->nobar)
     {
         if (pb->image)
diff --git a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
index e23f842..5b9e9be 100644
--- a/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
+++ b/apps/gui/skin_engine/skin_parser.c
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ static int parse_progressbar_tag(struct skin_element* element,
     struct viewport *vp = &curr_vp->vp;
     struct skin_tag_parameter *param = element->params;
     int curr_param = 0;
-    char *image_filename = NULL;
+    char *image_filename = NULL, *backdrop_filename = NULL;
     
     if (element->params_count == 0 && 
         element->tag->type != SKIN_TOKEN_PROGRESSBAR)
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ static int parse_progressbar_tag(struct skin_element* element,
     pb->nobar = false;
     pb->image = NULL;
     pb->slider = NULL;
+    pb->backdrop = NULL;
     pb->invert_fill_direction = false;
     pb->horizontal = true;
     
@@ -696,6 +697,18 @@ static int parse_progressbar_tag(struct skin_element* element,
             else /* option needs the next param */
                 return -1;
         }
+        else if (!strcmp(param->data.text, "backdrop"))
+        {
+            if (curr_param+1 < element->params_count)
+            {
+                curr_param++;
+                param++;
+                backdrop_filename = param->data.text;
+                
+            }
+            else /* option needs the next param */
+                return -1;
+        }
         else if (!strcmp(param->data.text, "vertical"))
         {
             pb->horizontal = false;
@@ -736,6 +749,33 @@ static int parse_progressbar_tag(struct skin_element* element,
             pb->image = img;
         }
     }
+    
+    if (backdrop_filename)
+    {
+        pb->backdrop = find_image(backdrop_filename, wps_data);
+        if (!pb->backdrop) /* load later */
+        {           
+            struct gui_img* img = (struct gui_img*)skin_buffer_alloc(sizeof(struct gui_img));
+            if (!img)
+                return WPS_ERROR_INVALID_PARAM;
+            /* save a pointer to the filename */
+            img->bm.data = (char*)backdrop_filename;
+            img->label = backdrop_filename;
+            img->x = 0;
+            img->y = 0;
+            img->num_subimages = 1;
+            img->always_display = false;
+            img->display = -1;
+            img->using_preloaded_icons = false;
+            img->vp = &curr_vp->vp;
+            struct skin_token_list *item = 
+                    (struct skin_token_list *)new_skin_token_list_item(NULL, img);
+            if (!item)
+                return WPS_ERROR_INVALID_PARAM;
+            add_to_ll_chain(&wps_data->images, item);
+            pb->backdrop = img;
+        }
+    }
         
         
     if (token->type == SKIN_TOKEN_VOLUME)
diff --git a/apps/gui/skin_engine/wps_internals.h b/apps/gui/skin_engine/wps_internals.h
index 02585f2..2bf0ee9 100644
--- a/apps/gui/skin_engine/wps_internals.h
+++ b/apps/gui/skin_engine/wps_internals.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ struct progressbar {
     bool nobar;
     struct gui_img *slider;
     bool horizontal;
+    struct gui_img *backdrop;
 };
 #endif