diff --git a/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po b/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
index af40fd2d18..2a91f0d40e 100644
--- a/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
+++ b/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
@@ -699,3 +699,7 @@ msgctxt "#31163"
 msgid "Show Fanart background"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: /xml/SkinSettings.xml
+msgctxt "#31164"
+msgid "Animate background slideshows"
+msgstr ""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/xml/MusicVisualisation.xml b/xml/MusicVisualisation.xml
index 5bf2e21b7a..b7b53c85ee 100644
--- a/xml/MusicVisualisation.xml
+++ b/xml/MusicVisualisation.xml
@@ -2,16 +2,15 @@
 <window>
 	<defaultcontrol></defaultcontrol>
 	<backgroundcolor>background</backgroundcolor>
+	<onload condition="System.HasAddon(script.artistslideshow)">RunScript(script.artistslideshow)</onload>
 	<controls>
 		<control type="visualisation">
 			<include>FullScreenDimensions</include>
 			<visible>Player.HasAudio</visible>
 		</control>
 		<control type="image">
-			<left>0</left>
-			<top>0</top>
-			<width>100%</width>
-			<height>100%</height>
+			<depth>DepthBackground</depth>
+			<include>FullScreenDimensions</include>
 			<aspectratio>scale</aspectratio>
 			<fadetime>400</fadetime>
 			<animation effect="fade" start="0" end="100" time="400">WindowOpen</animation>
@@ -19,8 +18,21 @@
 			<texture background="true" colordiffuse="88FFFFFF">$INFO[Player.Art(fanart)]</texture>
 			<visible>!Skin.HasSetting(hide_background_fanart)</visible>
 		</control>
+		<control type="multiimage">
+			<depth>DepthBackground</depth>
+			<include>FullScreenDimensions</include>
+			<aspectratio>scale</aspectratio>
+			<timeperimage>10000</timeperimage>
+			<randomize>true</randomize>
+			<fadetime>600</fadetime>
+			<loop>yes</loop>
+			<imagepath background="true">$INFO[Window(Visualisation).Property(ArtistSlideshow)]</imagepath>
+			<visible>System.HasAddon(script.artistslideshow)</visible>
+			<animation effect="zoom" start="110" end="130" center="auto" time="10000" tween="sine" easing="inout" pulse="true" condition="Skin.HasSetting(AnimateSlideshow)">Conditional</animation>
+			<animation effect="slide" start="-30,-30" end="30,30" time="6000" tween="sine" easing="inout" pulse="true" condition="Skin.HasSetting(AnimateSlideshow)">Conditional</animation>
+		</control>
 		<control type="group">
-			<animation effect="fade" start="100" end="30" time="0" condition="!String.IsEmpty(Player.Art(fanart)) | Visualisation.Enabled">Conditional</animation>
+			<animation effect="fade" start="100" end="30" time="0" condition="!String.IsEmpty(Player.Art(fanart)) | Visualisation.Enabled | System.HasAddon(script.artistslideshow)">Conditional</animation>
 			<include>ColoredBackgroundImages</include>
 		</control>
 		<control type="group">
diff --git a/xml/SkinSettings.xml b/xml/SkinSettings.xml
index 6301f4c552..4ebccc081d 100644
--- a/xml/SkinSettings.xml
+++ b/xml/SkinSettings.xml
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@
 					<onclick>Skin.ToggleSetting(no_fanart)</onclick>
 					<selected>!Skin.HasSetting(no_fanart)</selected>
 				</control>
+				<control type="radiobutton" id="606">
+					<label>$LOCALIZE[31164]</label>
+					<include>DefaultSettingButton</include>
+					<onclick>Skin.ToggleSetting(AnimateSlideshow)</onclick>
+					<selected>Skin.HasSetting(AnimateSlideshow)</selected>
+				</control>
 				<control type="button" id="607">
 					<label>$LOCALIZE[31156]</label>
 					<label2>$VAR[BackgroundOverlayTypeVar]</label2>