diff --git a/xbmc/GUIWindowVisualisation.cpp b/xbmc/GUIWindowVisualisation.cpp
index fa47506..e1b1f5f 100644
--- a/xbmc/GUIWindowVisualisation.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/GUIWindowVisualisation.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ using namespace ADDON;
 #define CONTROL_VIS          2
 
 CGUIWindowVisualisation::CGUIWindowVisualisation(void)
-    : CGUIWindow(WINDOW_VISUALISATION, "MusicVisualisation.xml")
+    : CGUIWindow(WINDOW_VISUALISATION, "MusicVisualisation.xml"),
+      m_initTimer(true), m_lockedTimer(true)
 {
   m_bShowPreset = false;
 }
diff --git a/xbmc/utils/Stopwatch.cpp b/xbmc/utils/Stopwatch.cpp
index fe153e0..7a9f8da 100644
--- a/xbmc/utils/Stopwatch.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/utils/Stopwatch.cpp
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@
 #endif
 #include "utils/TimeUtils.h"
 
-CStopWatch::CStopWatch()
+CStopWatch::CStopWatch(bool useFrameTime /*=false*/)
 {
   m_timerPeriod      = 0.0f;
   m_startTick        = 0;
   m_isRunning        = false;
+  m_useFrameTime     = useFrameTime;
 
   // Get the timer frequency (ticks per second)
 #ifndef _LINUX
@@ -90,6 +91,8 @@ float CStopWatch::GetElapsedMilliseconds() const
 
 int64_t CStopWatch::GetTicks() const
 {
+  if (m_useFrameTime)
+    return CTimeUtils::GetFrameTime();
 #ifndef _LINUX
   return CurrentHostCounter();
 #else
diff --git a/xbmc/utils/Stopwatch.h b/xbmc/utils/Stopwatch.h
index 3109494..932c711 100644
--- a/xbmc/utils/Stopwatch.h
+++ b/xbmc/utils/Stopwatch.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 class CStopWatch
 {
 public:
-  CStopWatch();
+  CStopWatch(bool useFrameTime=false);
   ~CStopWatch();
 
   bool IsRunning() const;
@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@ private:
   float m_timerPeriod;        // to save division in GetElapsed...()
   int64_t m_startTick;
   bool m_isRunning;
+  bool m_useFrameTime;
 };