diff --git a/res/layout/seekbar_pref.xml b/res/layout/seekbar_pref.xml
index db2854b0..6821f8a2 100644
--- a/res/layout/seekbar_pref.xml
+++ b/res/layout/seekbar_pref.xml
@@ -40,4 +40,16 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 		android:paddingRight="20dip"
 		android:layout_width="fill_parent"
 		android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+
+	<CheckBox android:id="@+id/check_box"
+		android:visibility="gone"
+		android:paddingTop="10dip"
+		android:paddingBottom="10dip"
+		android:layout_marginLeft="12dip"
+		android:paddingRight="20dip"
+		android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+		android:text=""
+	/>
+
 </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/res/values/seekbarpreference_attr.xml b/res/values/seekbarpreference_attr.xml
index e073bfcc..c164706e 100644
--- a/res/values/seekbarpreference_attr.xml
+++ b/res/values/seekbarpreference_attr.xml
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@
 		<attr name="sbpSummaryText" format="string"/>
 		<attr name="sbpSummaryFormat" format="string"/>
 		<attr name="sbpSummaryZeroText" format="string" />
+		<attr name="sbpCheckBoxText" format="string" />
+		<attr name="sbpCheckBoxKey" format="string" />
 	</declare-styleable>
 </resources>
diff --git a/res/values/translatable.xml b/res/values/translatable.xml
index a8e8123d..a3e78825 100644
--- a/res/values/translatable.xml
+++ b/res/values/translatable.xml
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 	<string name="volume_title">Volume</string>
 	<string name="volume_during_ducking_title">Volume during notification</string>
 	<string name="volume_during_ducking_summary">Playback volume: </string>
+	<string name="ignore_audiofocus_loss_summary">Keep playing on permanent audio focus loss</string>
 	<string name="media_button_title">Headset/Bluetooth controls</string>
 	<string name="media_button_summary">This is also required for ICS lockscreen controls.</string>
 	<string name="media_button_beep_title">Headset control beep</string>
diff --git a/res/xml/preference_audio.xml b/res/xml/preference_audio.xml
index bc0164f7..c3e55991 100644
--- a/res/xml/preference_audio.xml
+++ b/res/xml/preference_audio.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 		android:defaultValue="50"
 		vanilla:sbpSummaryText="@string/volume_during_ducking_summary"
 		vanilla:sbpSummaryFormat="%s %.0f%%"
-		vanilla:sbpMaxValue="100"/>
+		vanilla:sbpMaxValue="100"
+		vanilla:sbpCheckBoxKey="ignore_audiofocus_loss"
+		vanilla:sbpCheckBoxText="@string/ignore_audiofocus_loss_summary"
+		/>
 	<CheckBoxPreference
 		android:key="media_button"
 		android:title="@string/media_button_title"
diff --git a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PlaybackService.java b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PlaybackService.java
index aa8736ba..46424012 100644
--- a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PlaybackService.java
+++ b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PlaybackService.java
@@ -407,6 +407,10 @@ public final class PlaybackService extends Service
 	 * Percentage to set the volume as while a notification is playing (aka ducking)
 	 */
 	private int mVolumeDuringDucking;
+	/**
+	 *
+	 */
+	private boolean mIgnoreAudioFocusLoss;
 	/**
 	 * TRUE if the readahead feature is enabled
 	 */
@@ -472,6 +476,7 @@ public final class PlaybackService extends Service
 		mReplayGainUntaggedDeBump = settings.getInt(PrefKeys.REPLAYGAIN_UNTAGGED_DEBUMP, PrefDefaults.REPLAYGAIN_UNTAGGED_DEBUMP);
 
 		mVolumeDuringDucking = settings.getInt(PrefKeys.VOLUME_DURING_DUCKING, PrefDefaults.VOLUME_DURING_DUCKING);
+		mIgnoreAudioFocusLoss = settings.getBoolean(PrefKeys.IGNORE_AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS, PrefDefaults.IGNORE_AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS);
 		refreshDuckingValues();
 
 		mReadaheadEnabled = settings.getBoolean(PrefKeys.ENABLE_READAHEAD, PrefDefaults.ENABLE_READAHEAD);
@@ -869,6 +874,8 @@ public final class PlaybackService extends Service
 		} else if (PrefKeys.VOLUME_DURING_DUCKING.equals(key)) {
 			mVolumeDuringDucking = settings.getInt(PrefKeys.VOLUME_DURING_DUCKING, PrefDefaults.VOLUME_DURING_DUCKING);
 			refreshDuckingValues();
+		} else if (PrefKeys.IGNORE_AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS.equals(key)) {
+			mIgnoreAudioFocusLoss = settings.getBoolean(PrefKeys.IGNORE_AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS, PrefDefaults.IGNORE_AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS);
 		} else if (PrefKeys.ENABLE_READAHEAD.equals(key)) {
 			mReadaheadEnabled = settings.getBoolean(PrefKeys.ENABLE_READAHEAD, PrefDefaults.ENABLE_READAHEAD);
 		} else if (PrefKeys.AUTOPLAYLIST_PLAYCOUNTS.equals(key)) {
@@ -1167,7 +1174,8 @@ public final class PlaybackService extends Service
 	public int pause()
 	{
 		synchronized (mStateLock) {
-			int state = updateState(mState & ~FLAG_PLAYING);
+			mTransientAudioLoss = false; // do not resume playback as this pause was user initiated
+			int state = updateState(mState & ~FLAG_PLAYING & ~FLAG_DUCKING);
 			userActionTriggered();
 			return state;
 		}
@@ -1408,9 +1416,7 @@ public final class PlaybackService extends Service
 
 			if (AudioManager.ACTION_AUDIO_BECOMING_NOISY.equals(action)) {
 				if (mHeadsetPause) {
-					unsetFlag(FLAG_PLAYING);
-					// Treat any pending transient audio loss as permanent
-					mTransientAudioLoss = false;
+					pause();
 				}
 			} else if (Intent.ACTION_SCREEN_ON.equals(action)) {
 				userActionTriggered();
@@ -2128,6 +2134,16 @@ public final class PlaybackService extends Service
 	public void onAudioFocusChange(int type)
 	{
 		Log.d("VanillaMusic", "audio focus change: " + type);
+
+		// Rewrite permanent focus loss into can_duck
+		if (mIgnoreAudioFocusLoss) {
+			switch (type) {
+				case AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS_TRANSIENT:
+				case AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS:
+					type = AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS_TRANSIENT_CAN_DUCK;
+			}
+		}
+
 		switch (type) {
 		case AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS_TRANSIENT_CAN_DUCK:
 		case AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS_TRANSIENT:
diff --git a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PrefDefaults.java b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PrefDefaults.java
index 62d3c317..857a6c94 100644
--- a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PrefDefaults.java
+++ b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PrefDefaults.java
@@ -68,4 +68,5 @@ public class PrefDefaults {
 	public static final String  FILESYSTEM_BROWSE_START = "";
 	public static final int     VOLUME_DURING_DUCKING = 50;
 	public static final int     AUTOPLAYLIST_PLAYCOUNTS = 0;
+	public static final boolean IGNORE_AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS = false;
 }
diff --git a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PrefKeys.java b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PrefKeys.java
index 1f631965..b8e25080 100644
--- a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PrefKeys.java
+++ b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PrefKeys.java
@@ -69,4 +69,5 @@ public class PrefKeys {
 	public static final String FILESYSTEM_BROWSE_START = "filesystem_browse_start";
 	public static final String VOLUME_DURING_DUCKING = "volume_during_ducking";
 	public static final String AUTOPLAYLIST_PLAYCOUNTS = "playcounts_autoplaylist";
+	public static final String IGNORE_AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS = "ignore_audiofocus_loss";
 }
diff --git a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/SeekBarPreference.java b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/SeekBarPreference.java
index 0997ca3d..d41db0bc 100644
--- a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/SeekBarPreference.java
+++ b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/SeekBarPreference.java
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@
 package ch.blinkenlights.android.vanilla;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.preference.DialogPreference;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.widget.CheckBox;
 import android.widget.SeekBar;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
@@ -67,6 +69,14 @@ public class SeekBarPreference extends DialogPreference implements SeekBar.OnSee
 	 * Text to display if the value equals zero
 	 */
 	private String mZeroText;
+	/**
+	 * CheckBox preferences key, may be null
+	 */
+	private String mCheckBoxKey;
+	/**
+	 * Label of checkbox
+	 */
+	private String mCheckBoxText;
 	/**
 	 * Add given value to summary value
 	 */
@@ -79,6 +89,10 @@ public class SeekBarPreference extends DialogPreference implements SeekBar.OnSee
 	 * TextView to display current summary
 	 */
 	private TextView mValueText;
+	/**
+	 * CheckBox to display, may be null
+	 */
+	private CheckBox mCheckBox;
 
 	public SeekBarPreference(Context context, AttributeSet attrs)
 	{
@@ -104,7 +118,9 @@ public class SeekBarPreference extends DialogPreference implements SeekBar.OnSee
 		mSummaryFormat = (mSummaryFormat == null ? "%s %.1f" : mSummaryFormat);
 		mSummaryText = a.getString(R.styleable.SeekBarPreference_sbpSummaryText);
 		mSummaryText = (mSummaryText == null ? "" : mSummaryText);
-		mZeroText = a.getString(R.styleable.SeekBarPreference_sbpSummaryZeroText); // unlike other strings, this may be null
+		mZeroText = a.getString(R.styleable.SeekBarPreference_sbpSummaryZeroText);  // unlike other strings, this may be null
+		mCheckBoxKey = a.getString(R.styleable.SeekBarPreference_sbpCheckBoxKey);   // non-null if checkbox enabled
+		mCheckBoxText = a.getString(R.styleable.SeekBarPreference_sbpCheckBoxText);
 		a.recycle();
 	}
 
@@ -163,6 +179,13 @@ public class SeekBarPreference extends DialogPreference implements SeekBar.OnSee
 		seekBar.setProgress(mValue);
 		seekBar.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(this);
 
+		if (mCheckBoxKey != null) {
+			mCheckBox = (CheckBox)view.findViewById(R.id.check_box);
+			mCheckBox.setText(mCheckBoxText);
+			mCheckBox.setChecked(getCheckBoxPreference());
+			mCheckBox.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+		}
+
 		return view;
 	}
 
@@ -170,6 +193,8 @@ public class SeekBarPreference extends DialogPreference implements SeekBar.OnSee
 	protected void onDialogClosed(boolean positiveResult) {
 		if (positiveResult) {
 			mInitialValue = mValue;
+			if (mCheckBox != null)
+				saveCheckBoxPreference(mCheckBox.isChecked());
 		} else {
 			// User aborted: Set remembered start value
 			setValue(mInitialValue);
@@ -202,4 +227,16 @@ public class SeekBarPreference extends DialogPreference implements SeekBar.OnSee
 		mValueText.setText(getSummary(value));
 		persistInt(value);
 	}
+
+	private void saveCheckBoxPreference(boolean enabled) {
+		SharedPreferences.Editor editor = PlaybackService.getSettings(mContext).edit();
+		editor.putBoolean(mCheckBoxKey, enabled);
+		editor.commit();
+	}
+
+	private boolean getCheckBoxPreference() {
+		SharedPreferences settings = PlaybackService.getSettings(mContext);
+		return settings.getBoolean(mCheckBoxKey, false);
+	}
+
 }