diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythprogressdialog.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythprogressdialog.cpp
index d9842ef..aef4fc8 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythprogressdialog.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythprogressdialog.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ MythUIBusyDialog::MythUIBusyDialog(const QString &message,
         m_message = message;
     else
         m_message = tr("Please Wait...");
+    m_origMessage = m_message;
     m_messageText = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -29,6 +30,32 @@ bool MythUIBusyDialog::Create(void)
     return true;
 }
 
+void MythUIBusyDialog::SetMessage(const QString &message)
+{
+    m_newMessageLock.lock();
+    m_newMessage = message;
+    m_haveNewMessage = true;
+    m_newMessageLock.unlock();
+}
+
+void MythUIBusyDialog::ResetMessage(void)
+{
+    SetMessage(m_origMessage);
+}
+
+void MythUIBusyDialog::Pulse(void)
+{
+    if (m_haveNewMessage && m_messageText)
+    {
+        m_newMessageLock.lock();
+        m_message = m_newMessage;
+        m_messageText->SetText(m_message);
+        m_newMessageLock.unlock();
+    }
+
+    MythUIType::Pulse();
+}
+
 bool MythUIBusyDialog::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
 {
     QStringList actions;
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythprogressdialog.h b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythprogressdialog.h
index b567c18..748c939 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythprogressdialog.h
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythprogressdialog.h
@@ -36,9 +36,17 @@ class MPUBLIC MythUIBusyDialog : public MythScreenType
 
     bool Create(void);
     bool keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event);
+    void SetMessage(const QString &message);
+    void ResetMessage(void);
+
+    virtual void Pulse(void);
 
   protected:
+    QString m_origMessage;
     QString m_message;
+    bool    m_haveNewMessage;
+    QString m_newMessage;
+    QMutex  m_newMessageLock;
 
     MythUIText *m_messageText;
 };
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythscreentype.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythscreentype.cpp
index 6b9f3a4..4f6de20 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythscreentype.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythscreentype.cpp
@@ -317,6 +317,18 @@ void MythScreenType::CloseBusyPopup(void)
     m_BusyPopup = NULL;
 }
 
+void MythScreenType::SetBusyPopupMessage(const QString &message)
+{
+    if (m_BusyPopup)
+        m_BusyPopup->SetMessage(message);
+}
+
+void MythScreenType::ResetBusyPopupMessage(void)
+{
+    if (m_BusyPopup)
+        m_BusyPopup->ResetMessage();
+}
+
 bool MythScreenType::IsInitialized(void) const
 {
     return m_IsInitialized;
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythscreentype.h b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythscreentype.h
index 1dedf53..66bd7b6 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythscreentype.h
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmythui/mythscreentype.h
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ class MPUBLIC MythScreenType : public MythUIType
 
     void OpenBusyPopup(QString message = "");
     void CloseBusyPopup(void);
+    void SetBusyPopupMessage(const QString &message);
+    void ResetBusyPopupMessage(void);
 
     bool m_FullScreen;
     bool m_IsDeleting;