diff --git a/dashboard-ui/livetvprogram.html b/dashboard-ui/livetvprogram.html
index 2a1908e7a8..39f7d79a8c 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/livetvprogram.html
+++ b/dashboard-ui/livetvprogram.html
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
             <p class="itemOverview mobileOverview"></p>
         </div>
         <div class="detailButtonsContainer">
+            <span id="playButtonContainer" style="display: none;">
+                <button id="btnPlay" type="button" data-icon="play" data-inline="true" data-mini="true">Play</button>
+            </span>
             <span id="recordButtonContainer" style="display: none;">
                 <button id="btnRecord" type="button" data-icon="video" data-inline="true" data-mini="true">Record</button>
             </span>
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/livetvprogram.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/livetvprogram.js
index d30d226c40..f68ca35ab3 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/livetvprogram.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/livetvprogram.js
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@
                 $('#recordButtonContainer', page).hide();
             }
 
-            if (MediaPlayer.canPlay(item)) {
+            var startDateLocal = parseISO8601Date(item.StartDate, { toLocal: true });
+            var endDateLocal = parseISO8601Date(item.EndDate, { toLocal: true });
+            var now = new Date();
+            
+            if (now >= startDateLocal && now < endDateLocal) {
                 $('#playButtonContainer', page).show();
             } else {
                 $('#playButtonContainer', page).hide();
@@ -88,6 +92,15 @@
 
         });
 
+        $('#btnPlay', page).on('click', function () {
+
+            ApiClient.getLiveTvChannel(currentItem.ChannelId, Dashboard.getCurrentUserId()).done(function (channel) {
+                
+                var userdata = channel.UserData || {};
+                LibraryBrowser.showPlayMenu(this, channel.Id, channel.Type, channel.MediaType, userdata.PlaybackPositionTicks);
+            });
+        });
+
     }).on('pageshow', "#liveTvProgramPage", function () {
 
         var page = this;