diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 2bc456af..fb11842b 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ _Improved_
 - add wide view support to games and programs
 - harmonize non-focus animations
 - improve scrollbar size relative to their controls
+- add favourites to home menu entry/submenu and widget customization dialog
 
 _Fixed_
 - fix default view music and video navigation
@@ -51,6 +52,10 @@ Textures.xbt:
 - update textures file with new watched/listened to indicator files
 - update textures file with new automatic aspect ratio OSD control icon
 
+overrides.xml:
+- add new home menu node for favourites
+- add new favourites widget shortcut to additional widgets section
+
 template.xml:
 - fix deprecated IsEmpty conditions
 - rework watched/listened to widget indicator
@@ -375,7 +380,6 @@ MyPics.xml:
 MyPlaylist.xml:
 - replace visible change fade animation by VisibleFadeAnimation include
 
-
 MyPrograms.xml:
 - add changed/new viewtypes
 - replace visible change fade animation by VisibleFadeAnimation include
diff --git a/addon.xml b/addon.xml
index 8f84cf80..c563800f 100644
--- a/addon.xml
+++ b/addon.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 			<icon>resources/icon.png</icon>
 			<fanart>resources/fanart.jpg</fanart>
 		</assets>
-		<news>[B]New[/B][CR]- add channel group switching buttons to OSD PVR channels list[CR]- add Library Node Editor support[CR]- new square versions of existing views for video addons and music[CR]- add automatic masking for scope skin version[CR]- add second dialog page to music, PVR and addon info dialog[CR]- add setting to force a specific view for video addons[CR]- add missing PVR seek slider[CR][CR][B]Improved[/B][CR]- improve wording in skin settings[CR]- improve watched/listened to indicator for all views/widgets[CR]- adjust media window view positioning and size[CR]- adjust wall and wide view for music[CR]- improve spacing of wall low view[CR]- improve PVR descriptions[CR]- rework now playing information and fullscreen music playback information[CR]- add missing detail labels to PVR and music info dialogs[CR]- show TV show episode thumb in video info dialog[CR]- use the more extended list view for more content types (addons, games, files and pictures)[CR]- improve second label of more extended list view[CR]- add wide view support to games and programs[CR]- harmonize non-focus animations[CR]- improve scrollbar size relative to their controls[CR][CR][B]Fixed[/B][CR]- fix default view music and video navigation[CR]- fix PVR channel window heading label[CR]- fix widget icon fallback[CR]- fix PVR OSD dialogs</news>
+		<news>[B]New[/B][CR]- add channel group switching buttons to OSD PVR channels list[CR]- add Library Node Editor support[CR]- new square versions of existing views for video addons and music[CR]- add automatic masking for scope skin version[CR]- add second dialog page to music, PVR and addon info dialog[CR]- add setting to force a specific view for video addons[CR]- add missing PVR seek slider[CR][CR][B]Improved[/B][CR]- improve wording in skin settings[CR]- improve watched/listened to indicator for all views/widgets[CR]- adjust media window view positioning and size[CR]- adjust wall and wide view for music[CR]- improve spacing of wall low view[CR]- improve PVR descriptions[CR]- rework now playing information and fullscreen music playback information[CR]- add missing detail labels to PVR and music info dialogs[CR]- show TV show episode thumb in video info dialog[CR]- use the more extended list view for more content types (addons, games, files and pictures)[CR]- improve second label of more extended list view[CR]- add wide view support to games and programs[CR]- harmonize non-focus animations[CR]- improve scrollbar size relative to their controls[CR]- add favourites to home menu entry/submenu and widget customization dialog[CR][CR][B]Fixed[/B][CR]- fix default view music and video navigation[CR]- fix PVR channel window heading label[CR]- fix widget icon fallback[CR]- fix PVR OSD dialogs</news>
 	</extension>
 </addon>
diff --git a/shortcuts/overrides.xml b/shortcuts/overrides.xml
index 72261318..399d622e 100644
--- a/shortcuts/overrides.xml
+++ b/shortcuts/overrides.xml
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@
 				<content>addon-program</content>
 			</node>
 		</node>
+		<!-- Favorites -->
+		 <node label="1036">
+            <content>favourite</content>
+        </node>
 		<!-- Settings -->
 		<node label="10004">
 			<content>settings</content>
@@ -274,6 +278,7 @@
 				<content>addon-program</content>
 			</node>
 		</node>
+		<!-- Additional widgets -->
 		<node label="31230">
 			<!-- Skin-helper script -->
 			<shortcut label="$LOCALIZE[31235]" icon="DefaultFolder.png" condition="!System.HasAddon(script.skin.helper.widgets)">::INSTALL::script.skin.helper.widgets</shortcut>
@@ -281,6 +286,8 @@
 			<!-- Extended info script -->
 			<shortcut label="$LOCALIZE[31236]" icon="DefaultFolder.png" condition="!System.HasAddon(script.extendedinfo)">::INSTALL::script.extendedinfo</shortcut>
 			<shortcut label="$LOCALIZE[31236]" icon="DefaultFolder.png" condition="System.HasAddon(script.extendedinfo)">||BROWSE||script.skin.helper.service/?action=widgets&amp;path=extendedinfo</shortcut>
+			<!-- Favourites -->
+			<shortcut widget="Favourites" label="$LOCALIZE[1036]" widgetType="favourite" icon="DefaultFavourites.png">favourites://</shortcut>
 			<!-- Weather -->
 			<shortcut widget="WeatherWidget" label="$LOCALIZE[10508]" widgetType="custom" icon="DefaultWeather.png">$INCLUDE[weather-widget]</shortcut>
 			<!-- My OSMC -->
diff --git a/xml/DialogSeekBar.xml b/xml/DialogSeekBar.xml
index 56263e5f..da209b11 100644
--- a/xml/DialogSeekBar.xml
+++ b/xml/DialogSeekBar.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 				<textureslidernib colordiffuse="$VAR[DialogColor1]">osd/OSDSliderNibBig.png</textureslidernib>
 				<textureslidernibfocus colordiffuse="$VAR[DialogColor1]">osd/OSDSliderNibBig.png</textureslidernibfocus>
 				<animation effect="slide" end="0,-75" time="200" condition="Window.IsActive(VideoOSD) + !Window.IsActive(playerprocessinfo)">Conditional</animation>
-				<visible>Player.Seeking + [!Pvr.IsPlayingTv | Pvr.IsPlayingTv + !VideoPlayer.HasEpg]</visible>
+				<visible>Player.Seeking + !Pvr.IsPlayingTv</visible>
 			</control>
 			
 			<control type="slider" id="402">
diff --git a/xml/MyPVRGuide.xml b/xml/MyPVRGuide.xml
index 5bdfd4fb..14a7e220 100644
--- a/xml/MyPVRGuide.xml
+++ b/xml/MyPVRGuide.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 				<!-- Program preview & info -->
 				<control type="group">
 					<include>MyPVRGuide_coords8</include>
-					<visible>!String.IsEmpty(ListItem.Label)</visible>
+					<visible>Control.IsVisible(10)</visible>
 					<include>VisibleFadeAnimation</include>
 
 					<control type="image">