diff --git a/resources/language/English/strings.xml b/resources/language/English/strings.xml
index 9e6bf4b4..1061b58e 100644
--- a/resources/language/English/strings.xml
+++ b/resources/language/English/strings.xml
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@
     <string id="30544">Enable database locked fix (will slow syncing process)</string>
     <string id="30545">Enable server offline message</string>
 	<string id="30546">Enable analytic metric logging</string>
+    <string id="30547">Display message (in seconds)</string>
 
     <!-- dialogs -->
     <string id="30600">Sign in with Emby Connect</string>
diff --git a/resources/lib/websocket_client.py b/resources/lib/websocket_client.py
index 6a151bb0..fb86f82a 100644
--- a/resources/lib/websocket_client.py
+++ b/resources/lib/websocket_client.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class WebSocketClient(threading.Thread):
                    heading=header,
                    message=text,
                    icon="{emby}",
-                   time=7000)
+                   time=int(settings('displayMessage'))*1000)
 
         elif command == 'SendString':
 
diff --git a/resources/settings.xml b/resources/settings.xml
index 1d71a99a..6cf93f47 100644
--- a/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/resources/settings.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 		<setting id="connectMsg" type="bool" label="30249" default="true" />
 		<setting id="offlinetMsg" type="bool" label="30545" default="true" />
         <setting id="restartMsg" type="bool" label="30530" default="false" />
+        <setting id="displayMessage" type="slider" label="30547" default="4" range="4,1,20" option="int" />
         <setting id="newContent" type="bool" label="30531" default="false" />
         <setting id="newvideotime" type="number" label="30532" visible="eq(-1,true)" default="5" option="int" subsetting="true" />
         <setting id="newmusictime" type="number" label="30533" visible="eq(-2,true)" default="2" option="int" subsetting="true" />