diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/PlayerWidgetJobService.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/PlayerWidgetJobService.java
index 6b2b5038e..0ec4ae038 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/PlayerWidgetJobService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/PlayerWidgetJobService.java
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ public class PlayerWidgetJobService extends SafeJobIntentService {
             }
 
             views.setTextViewText(R.id.txtvTitle, media.getEpisodeTitle());
+            views.setViewVisibility(R.id.txtvTitle, View.VISIBLE);
+            views.setViewVisibility(R.id.txtNoPlaying, View.GONE);
 
             String progressString;
             if (playbackService != null) {
@@ -166,10 +168,10 @@ public class PlayerWidgetJobService extends SafeJobIntentService {
             // start the app if they click anything
             views.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.layout_left, startAppPending);
             views.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.butPlay, startAppPending);
-            views.setViewVisibility(R.id.txtvProgress, View.INVISIBLE);
+            views.setViewVisibility(R.id.txtvProgress, View.GONE);
+            views.setViewVisibility(R.id.txtvTitle, View.GONE);
+            views.setViewVisibility(R.id.txtNoPlaying, View.VISIBLE);
             views.setImageViewResource(R.id.imgvCover, R.mipmap.ic_launcher_foreground);
-            views.setTextViewText(R.id.txtvTitle,
-                    this.getString(R.string.no_media_playing_label));
             views.setImageViewResource(R.id.butPlay, R.drawable.ic_play_arrow_white_24dp);
         }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/layout/player_widget.xml b/core/src/main/res/layout/player_widget.xml
index 5d3365dde..daf661002 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/layout/player_widget.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/layout/player_widget.xml
@@ -46,22 +46,34 @@
                 android:orientation="vertical" >
 
                 <TextView
-                    android:id="@+id/txtvTitle"
+                    android:id="@+id/txtNoPlaying"
                     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:layout_marginVertical="8dp"
-                    android:maxLines="1"
+                    android:layout_marginVertical="12dp"
+                    android:maxLines="3"
                     android:text="@string/no_media_playing_label"
                     android:textColor="@color/white"
                     android:textSize="@dimen/text_size_medium"
                     android:textStyle="bold" />
 
+                <TextView
+                    android:id="@+id/txtvTitle"
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_marginVertical="8dp"
+                    android:maxLines="1"
+                    android:textColor="@color/white"
+                    android:textSize="@dimen/text_size_medium"
+                    android:textStyle="bold"
+                    android:visibility="gone" />
+
                 <TextView
                     android:id="@+id/txtvProgress"
                     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                     android:layout_marginVertical="8dp"
-                    android:textColor="@color/white" />
+                    android:textColor="@color/white"
+                    android:visibility="gone" />
             </LinearLayout>
         </LinearLayout>
     </RelativeLayout>