diff --git a/components/JFVideo.brs b/components/JFVideo.brs
index cebacb03..5ae0af9a 100644
--- a/components/JFVideo.brs
+++ b/components/JFVideo.brs
@@ -90,10 +90,13 @@ end sub
 '
 ' Runs Next Episode button animation and sets focus to button
 sub showNextEpisodeButton()
-    if m.global.session.user.configuration.EnableNextEpisodeAutoPlay and not m.nextEpisodeButton.visible
+    if m.top.content.contenttype <> 4 then return ' only display when content is type "Episode"
+    if m.nextupbuttonseconds = 0 then return ' is the button disabled?
+
+    if m.nextEpisodeButton.opacity = 0 and m.global.session.user.configuration.EnableNextEpisodeAutoPlay
+        m.nextEpisodeButton.visible = true
         m.showNextEpisodeButtonAnimation.control = "start"
         m.nextEpisodeButton.setFocus(true)
-        m.nextEpisodeButton.visible = true
     end if
 end sub
 
@@ -117,13 +120,22 @@ end sub
 
 ' Checks if we need to display the Next Episode button
 sub checkTimeToDisplayNextEpisode()
-    if m.top.content.contenttype <> 4 then return
-    if m.nextupbuttonseconds = 0 then return
+    if m.top.content.contenttype <> 4 then return ' only display when content is type "Episode"
+    if m.nextupbuttonseconds = 0 then return ' is the button disabled?
 
-    if int(m.top.position) >= (m.top.duration - m.nextupbuttonseconds)
-        showNextEpisodeButton()
-        updateCount()
-        return
+    if isValid(m.top.duration) and isValid(m.top.position)
+        nextEpisodeCountdown = Int(m.top.duration - m.top.position)
+
+        if nextEpisodeCountdown < 0 and m.nextEpisodeButton.opacity = 0.9
+            hideNextEpisodeButton()
+            return
+        else if nextEpisodeCountdown > 1 and int(m.top.position) >= (m.top.duration - m.nextupbuttonseconds - 1)
+            updateCount()
+            if m.nextEpisodeButton.opacity = 0
+                showNextEpisodeButton()
+            end if
+            return
+        end if
     end if
 
     if m.nextEpisodeButton.visible or m.nextEpisodeButton.hasFocus()
@@ -266,8 +278,8 @@ function onKeyEvent(key as string, press as boolean) as boolean
         return true
     else
         'Hide Next Episode Button
-        if m.nextEpisodeButton.visible or m.nextEpisodeButton.hasFocus()
-            m.nextEpisodeButton.visible = false
+        if m.nextEpisodeButton.opacity > 0 or m.nextEpisodeButton.hasFocus()
+            m.nextEpisodeButton.opacity = 0
             m.nextEpisodeButton.setFocus(false)
             m.top.setFocus(true)
         end if
diff --git a/components/JFVideo.xml b/components/JFVideo.xml
index 8ad34d79..57ae3c68 100644
--- a/components/JFVideo.xml
+++ b/components/JFVideo.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <Animation id="showNextEpisodeButton" duration="1.0" repeat="false" easeFunction="inQuad">
       <FloatFieldInterpolator key="[0.0, 1.0]" keyValue="[0.0, .9]" fieldToInterp="nextEpisode.opacity" />
     </Animation>
-    <Animation id="hideNextEpisodeButton" duration=".2" repeat="false" easeFunction="inQuad">
+    <Animation id="hideNextEpisodeButton" duration=".25" repeat="false" easeFunction="inQuad">
       <FloatFieldInterpolator key="[0.0, 1.0]" keyValue="[.9, 0]" fieldToInterp="nextEpisode.opacity" />
     </Animation>
   </children>
diff --git a/components/video/VideoPlayerView.brs b/components/video/VideoPlayerView.brs
index b4f47948..5d5d8023 100644
--- a/components/video/VideoPlayerView.brs
+++ b/components/video/VideoPlayerView.brs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ sub init()
     m.nextEpisodeButton = m.top.findNode("nextEpisode")
     m.nextEpisodeButton.text = tr("Next Episode")
     m.nextEpisodeButton.setFocus(false)
+    m.nextupbuttonseconds = m.global.session.user.settings["playback.nextupbuttonseconds"].ToInt()
 
     m.showNextEpisodeButtonAnimation = m.top.findNode("showNextEpisodeButton")
     m.hideNextEpisodeButtonAnimation = m.top.findNode("hideNextEpisodeButton")
@@ -195,17 +196,24 @@ end sub
 '
 ' Runs Next Episode button animation and sets focus to button
 sub showNextEpisodeButton()
-    if m.global.session.user.configuration.EnableNextEpisodeAutoPlay and not m.nextEpisodeButton.visible
+    if m.top.content.contenttype <> 4 then return ' only display when content is type "Episode"
+    if m.nextupbuttonseconds = 0 then return ' is the button disabled?
+
+    if m.nextEpisodeButton.opacity = 0 and m.global.session.user.configuration.EnableNextEpisodeAutoPlay
+        m.nextEpisodeButton.visible = true
         m.showNextEpisodeButtonAnimation.control = "start"
         m.nextEpisodeButton.setFocus(true)
-        m.nextEpisodeButton.visible = true
     end if
 end sub
 
 '
 'Update count down text
 sub updateCount()
-    m.nextEpisodeButton.text = tr("Next Episode") + " " + Int(m.top.duration - m.top.position).toStr()
+    nextEpisodeCountdown = Int(m.top.duration - m.top.position)
+    if nextEpisodeCountdown < 0
+        nextEpisodeCountdown = 0
+    end if
+    m.nextEpisodeButton.text = tr("Next Episode") + " " + nextEpisodeCountdown.toStr()
 end sub
 
 '
@@ -218,10 +226,22 @@ end sub
 
 ' Checks if we need to display the Next Episode button
 sub checkTimeToDisplayNextEpisode()
-    if int(m.top.position) >= (m.top.duration - 30)
-        showNextEpisodeButton()
-        updateCount()
-        return
+    if m.top.content.contenttype <> 4 then return ' only display when content is type "Episode"
+    if m.nextupbuttonseconds = 0 then return ' is the button disabled?
+
+    if isValid(m.top.duration) and isValid(m.top.position)
+        nextEpisodeCountdown = Int(m.top.duration - m.top.position)
+
+        if nextEpisodeCountdown < 0 and m.nextEpisodeButton.opacity = 0.9
+            hideNextEpisodeButton()
+            return
+        else if nextEpisodeCountdown > 1 and int(m.top.position) >= (m.top.duration - m.nextupbuttonseconds - 1)
+            updateCount()
+            if m.nextEpisodeButton.opacity = 0
+                showNextEpisodeButton()
+            end if
+            return
+        end if
     end if
 
     if m.nextEpisodeButton.visible or m.nextEpisodeButton.hasFocus()
@@ -363,8 +383,8 @@ function onKeyEvent(key as string, press as boolean) as boolean
         return true
     else
         'Hide Next Episode Button
-        if m.nextEpisodeButton.visible or m.nextEpisodeButton.hasFocus()
-            m.nextEpisodeButton.visible = false
+        if m.nextEpisodeButton.opacity > 0 or m.nextEpisodeButton.hasFocus()
+            m.nextEpisodeButton.opacity = 0
             m.nextEpisodeButton.setFocus(false)
             m.top.setFocus(true)
         end if
diff --git a/components/video/VideoPlayerView.xml b/components/video/VideoPlayerView.xml
index 609cfc11..e86a591a 100644
--- a/components/video/VideoPlayerView.xml
+++ b/components/video/VideoPlayerView.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <Animation id="showNextEpisodeButton" duration="1.0" repeat="false" easeFunction="inQuad">
       <FloatFieldInterpolator key="[0.0, 1.0]" keyValue="[0.0, .9]" fieldToInterp="nextEpisode.opacity" />
     </Animation>
-    <Animation id="hideNextEpisodeButton" duration=".2" repeat="false" easeFunction="inQuad">
+    <Animation id="hideNextEpisodeButton" duration=".25" repeat="false" easeFunction="inQuad">
       <FloatFieldInterpolator key="[0.0, 1.0]" keyValue="[.9, 0]" fieldToInterp="nextEpisode.opacity" />
     </Animation>
   </children>