diff --git a/res/layout-land/audioplayer_activity.xml b/res/layout-land/audioplayer_activity.xml
index 521dbc68a..1e671c745 100644
--- a/res/layout-land/audioplayer_activity.xml
+++ b/res/layout-land/audioplayer_activity.xml
@@ -92,14 +92,12 @@
                 android:layout_width="80dp"
                 android:layout_height="match_parent"
                 android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
-                android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
-                android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
                 android:background="?attr/borderless_button"
                 android:src="?attr/av_pause" />
 
             <ImageButton
                 android:id="@+id/butRev"
-                android:layout_width="80dp"
+                android:layout_width="60dp"
                 android:layout_height="match_parent"
                 android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/butPlay"
                 android:background="?attr/borderless_button"
@@ -107,11 +105,22 @@
 
             <ImageButton
                 android:id="@+id/butFF"
-                android:layout_width="80dp"
+                android:layout_width="60dp"
                 android:layout_height="match_parent"
                 android:layout_toRightOf="@id/butPlay"
                 android:background="?attr/borderless_button"
                 android:src="?attr/av_fast_forward" />
+
+            <Button
+                android:id="@+id/butPlaybackSpeed"
+                android:layout_width="60dp"
+                android:layout_height="match_parent"
+                android:layout_toRightOf="@id/butFF"
+                android:background="?attr/borderless_button"
+                android:src="?attr/av_fast_forward"
+                android:textColor="@color/gray"
+                android:textSize="@dimen/text_size_medium"
+                android:visibility="gone" />
         </RelativeLayout>
 
         <RelativeLayout
diff --git a/res/layout/audioplayer_activity.xml b/res/layout/audioplayer_activity.xml
index bf7540ed1..857d7140f 100644
--- a/res/layout/audioplayer_activity.xml
+++ b/res/layout/audioplayer_activity.xml
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@
             android:layout_width="80dp"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
-            android:layout_marginLeft="12dp"
-            android:layout_marginRight="12dp"
             android:background="?attr/borderless_button"
             android:src="?attr/av_pause" />
 
@@ -99,6 +97,17 @@
             android:layout_toRightOf="@id/butPlay"
             android:background="?attr/borderless_button"
             android:src="?attr/av_fast_forward" />
+
+        <Button
+            android:id="@+id/butPlaybackSpeed"
+            android:layout_width="80dp"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_toRightOf="@id/butFF"
+            android:background="?attr/borderless_button"
+            android:src="?attr/av_fast_forward"
+            android:textColor="@color/gray"
+            android:textSize="@dimen/text_size_medium"
+            android:visibility="gone" />
     </RelativeLayout>
 
     <RelativeLayout
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/AudioplayerActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/AudioplayerActivity.java
index b73a17125..f43f29db3 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/AudioplayerActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/AudioplayerActivity.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
 import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
+import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.ImageButton;
 import android.widget.ImageView.ScaleType;
 import android.widget.ListView;
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ public class AudioplayerActivity extends MediaplayerActivity {
 
 	private TextView txtvTitle;
 	private TextView txtvFeed;
+	private Button butPlaybackSpeed;
 	private ImageButton butNavLeft;
 	private ImageButton butNavRight;
 
@@ -219,7 +221,7 @@ public class AudioplayerActivity extends MediaplayerActivity {
 		if (savedPosition != -1) {
 			switchToFragment(savedPosition);
 		}
-		
+
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -365,6 +367,7 @@ public class AudioplayerActivity extends MediaplayerActivity {
 		txtvFeed = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtvFeed);
 		butNavLeft = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.butNavLeft);
 		butNavRight = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.butNavRight);
+		butPlaybackSpeed = (Button) findViewById(R.id.butPlaybackSpeed);
 
 		butNavLeft.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
 
@@ -392,6 +395,50 @@ public class AudioplayerActivity extends MediaplayerActivity {
 				}
 			}
 		});
+
+		butPlaybackSpeed.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
+
+			@Override
+			public void onClick(View v) {
+				final double PLAYBACK_SPEED_STEP = 0.5;
+				final double PLAYBACK_SPEED_MAX = 2.0;
+				final double PLAYBACK_SPEED_DEFAULT = 1.0;
+
+				if (controller != null && controller.canSetPlaybackSpeed()) {
+					double currentPlaybackSpeed = controller
+							.getCurrentPlaybackSpeedMultiplier();
+					if (currentPlaybackSpeed != -1) {
+						if (currentPlaybackSpeed >= PLAYBACK_SPEED_MAX) {
+							controller.setPlaybackSpeed(PLAYBACK_SPEED_DEFAULT);
+						} else {
+							controller.setPlaybackSpeed(currentPlaybackSpeed
+									+ PLAYBACK_SPEED_STEP);
+						}
+					} else {
+						controller.setPlaybackSpeed(PLAYBACK_SPEED_DEFAULT);
+					}
+
+				}
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected void onPlaybackSpeedChange() {
+		super.onPlaybackSpeedChange();
+		updateButPlaybackSpeed();
+	}
+
+	private void updateButPlaybackSpeed() {
+		double playbackSpeed;
+		if (controller == null
+				|| (playbackSpeed = controller
+						.getCurrentPlaybackSpeedMultiplier()) == -1) {
+			butPlaybackSpeed.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+		} else {
+			butPlaybackSpeed.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+			butPlaybackSpeed.setText(String.format("%.1fx", playbackSpeed));
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -423,7 +470,7 @@ public class AudioplayerActivity extends MediaplayerActivity {
 			((AudioplayerContentFragment) currentlyShownFragment)
 					.onDataSetChanged(media);
 		}
-
+		updateButPlaybackSpeed();
 	}
 
 	public void notifyMediaPositionChanged() {
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerActivity.java
index 16b03809a..9fa9fbf52 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerActivity.java
@@ -132,10 +132,19 @@ public abstract class MediaplayerActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity
 			public void onPlaybackEnd() {
 				finish();
 			}
+
+			@Override
+			public void onPlaybackSpeedChange() {
+				MediaplayerActivity.this.onPlaybackSpeedChange();
+			}
 		};
 
 	}
 
+	protected void onPlaybackSpeedChange() {
+
+	}
+
 	protected void onServiceQueried() {
 		supportInvalidateOptionsMenu();
 	}
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ExternalPlayerFragment.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ExternalPlayerFragment.java
index a50e820b6..e46017328 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ExternalPlayerFragment.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ExternalPlayerFragment.java
@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@ public class ExternalPlayerFragment extends SherlockFragment {
 							.newOnPlayButtonClickListener());
 				}
 			}
+
+			@Override
+			public void onPlaybackSpeedChange() {
+				// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+			}
 		};
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/PlaybackService.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/PlaybackService.java
index 421aae85e..bf90cf9c9 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/PlaybackService.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/PlaybackService.java
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ public class PlaybackService extends Service {
 	public static final int NOTIFICATION_TYPE_BUFFER_END = 6;
 	/** No more episodes are going to be played. */
 	public static final int NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLAYBACK_END = 7;
+	public static final int NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLAYBACK_SPEED_CHANGE = 8;
 
 	/**
 	 * Returned by getPositionSafe() or getDurationSafe() if the playbackService
@@ -1541,6 +1542,10 @@ public class PlaybackService extends Service {
 			AudioPlayer audioPlayer = (AudioPlayer) player;
 			if (audioPlayer.canSetSpeed()) {
 				audioPlayer.setPlaybackSpeed((float) speed);
+				if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+					Log.d(TAG, "Playback speed was set to " + speed);
+				sendNotificationBroadcast(
+						NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLAYBACK_SPEED_CHANGE, 0);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1553,9 +1558,10 @@ public class PlaybackService extends Service {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	
+
 	public double getCurrentPlaybackSpeed() {
-		if (media.getMediaType() == MediaType.AUDIO && player instanceof AudioPlayer) {
+		if (media.getMediaType() == MediaType.AUDIO
+				&& player instanceof AudioPlayer) {
 			AudioPlayer audioPlayer = (AudioPlayer) player;
 			if (audioPlayer.canSetSpeed()) {
 				return audioPlayer.getCurrentSpeedMultiplier();
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/util/playback/PlaybackController.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/util/playback/PlaybackController.java
index b80cb54bc..0060c756f 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/util/playback/PlaybackController.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/util/playback/PlaybackController.java
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ public abstract class PlaybackController {
 						break;
 					case PlaybackService.NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLAYBACK_END:
 						onPlaybackEnd();
+					case PlaybackService.NOTIFICATION_TYPE_PLAYBACK_SPEED_CHANGE:
+						onPlaybackSpeedChange();
 						break;
 					}
 
@@ -354,6 +356,8 @@ public abstract class PlaybackController {
 			}
 		}
 	};
+	
+	public abstract void onPlaybackSpeedChange();
 
 	public abstract void onShutdownNotification();
 
@@ -657,13 +661,13 @@ public abstract class PlaybackController {
 	public boolean canSetPlaybackSpeed() {
 		return playbackService != null && playbackService.canSetSpeed();
 	}
-	
+
 	public void setPlaybackSpeed(double speed) {
 		if (playbackService != null) {
 			playbackService.setSpeed(speed);
 		}
 	}
-	
+
 	public double getCurrentPlaybackSpeedMultiplier() {
 		if (canSetPlaybackSpeed()) {
 			return playbackService.getCurrentPlaybackSpeed();