diff --git a/sync_mpc.py b/sync_mpc.py
index f938351..e45c49f 100755
--- a/sync_mpc.py
+++ b/sync_mpc.py
@@ -1,22 +1,32 @@
 #coding:utf8
-
-import sys
+import thread
+import sys, os
 
 from twisted.internet import reactor
 
 from syncplay import client
 from syncplay.players import mpc
 
+def stdin_thread(sock):
+    try:
+        fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
+        while True:
+            data = os.read(fd, 1024)
+            if not data:
+                break   
+            sock.execute_command(data.rstrip('\n\r'))
+    except:
+        pass
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     args = sys.argv[1:]
-    host = args.pop(0)
-    name = args.pop(0)
+    host = args.pop(0) 
+    name = args.pop(0) 
     if ':' in host:
         host, port = host.split(':', 1)
         port = int(port)
     else:
         port = 8999
-
     manager = client.Manager(host, port, name, lambda m: mpc.run_mpc(m))
+    thread.start_new_thread(stdin_thread, (manager,))
     manager.start()
-
diff --git a/syncplay/client.py b/syncplay/client.py
index d53659b..b71777e 100644
--- a/syncplay/client.py
+++ b/syncplay/client.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #coding:utf8
 
 import time
+import re
 
 from twisted.internet import reactor
 from twisted.internet.protocol import ClientFactory
@@ -169,7 +170,8 @@ class Manager(object):
         self.last_player_update = None
         self.player_speed_fix = False
         self.player_filename = None
-
+        self.player_position_before_last_seek = 0
+        
         self.seek_sent_wait = False
         self.status_ask_sent = 0
         self.status_ask_received = 0
@@ -278,7 +280,23 @@ class Manager(object):
         if self.protocol and self.player_filename:
             self.protocol.send_playing(self.player_filename)
 
-
+    def execute_command(self, data):
+        RE_SEEK = re.compile("^s ?(\d+)(:(\d{1,2}))?$")
+        m = RE_SEEK.match(data)
+        if m :
+            minutes, seconds = m.group(1), m.group(3)
+            minutes = int(minutes) * 60
+            if seconds <> None:
+                seconds = int(seconds)
+            else:
+                seconds = 0
+            self.player_position_before_last_seek = self.player_position
+            self.counter += 1
+            self.protocol.send_seek(self.counter, time.time(), minutes+seconds)
+        elif data == "r":
+            self.counter += 1
+            self.protocol.send_seek(self.counter, time.time(), self.player_position_before_last_seek)
+   
     def update_player_status(self, paused, position):
         self.status_ask_received += 1
         if self.status_ask_received < self.status_ask_sent:
@@ -376,6 +394,7 @@ class Manager(object):
         self.global_position = position
         self.last_global_update = curtime
         if self.player:
+            self.player_position_before_last_seek = self.player_position
             self.player.set_position(position)
             self.ask_player()
 
diff --git a/syncplay/players/mpc.py b/syncplay/players/mpc.py
index 0e2e87a..ce49b8d 100644
--- a/syncplay/players/mpc.py
+++ b/syncplay/players/mpc.py
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ class MPCHCPlayer(object):
 
         self.pinged = False
         self.tmp_filename = None
-
+        self.tmp_position = None
+        
         self.agent = Agent(reactor)
 
     def drop(self):
@@ -98,14 +99,17 @@ class MPCHCPlayer(object):
 
     def status_response(self, status, headers, body):
         m = RE_MPC_STATUS.match(body)
-        if not m:
-            return
-        filename, paused, position = m.group(1), m.group(2), m.group(3)
-
-        paused = PLAYING_STATUSES.get(paused)
+        if m:
+            filename, paused, position = m.group(1), m.group(2), m.group(3)
+            paused = PLAYING_STATUSES.get(paused)
+        else:
+            filename, paused, position = self.tmp_filename, True, self.tmp_position
         if paused is None:
-            return
-        position = float(position)/1000
+            paused = True #assume stopped or changing episodes!
+            position = self.tmp_position
+        else:
+            position = float(position)/1000 
+            self.tmp_position = position
         if self.pinged:
             self.manager.update_player_status(paused, position)
         else:
@@ -138,7 +142,6 @@ class MPCHCPlayer(object):
             print 'Failed to connect to MPC-HC web interface'
         self.manager.stop()
 
-
 def run_mpc(manager, host=None):
     mpc = MPCHCPlayer(manager, host)
     mpc.make_ping()