diff --git a/fHDHR/api/hub/device/tuners.py b/fHDHR/api/hub/device/tuners.py
index 503ce11..addf035 100644
--- a/fHDHR/api/hub/device/tuners.py
+++ b/fHDHR/api/hub/device/tuners.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import threading
+import datetime
 
 from fHDHR.exceptions import TunerError
+from fHDHR.tools import humanized_time
 
 
 class Tuner():
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ class Tuner():
                         "method": stream_args["method"],
                         "accessed": stream_args["accessed"],
                         "proxied_url": stream_args["channelUri"],
+                        "time_start": datetime.datetime.utcnow(),
                         }
 
     def close(self):
@@ -28,15 +31,16 @@ class Tuner():
         self.tuner_lock.release()
 
     def get_status(self):
-        return self.status
+        current_status = self.status.copy()
+        if current_status["status"] == "Active":
+            current_status["Play Time"] = str(
+                humanized_time(
+                    int((datetime.datetime.utcnow() - current_status["time_start"]).total_seconds())))
+            current_status["time_start"] = str(current_status["time_start"])
+        return current_status
 
     def set_off_status(self):
-        self.status = {
-                        "status": "Inactive",
-                        "method": None,
-                        "accessed": None,
-                        "proxied_url": None,
-                        }
+        self.status = {"status": "Inactive"}
 
 
 class Tuners():
diff --git a/fHDHR/tools/__init__.py b/fHDHR/tools/__init__.py
index a7b27ca..e7ff989 100644
--- a/fHDHR/tools/__init__.py
+++ b/fHDHR/tools/__init__.py
@@ -76,6 +76,39 @@ def hours_between_datetime(first_time, later_time):
     return (timebetween.total_seconds() / 60 / 60)
 
 
+def humanized_time(countdownseconds):
+    time = float(countdownseconds)
+    if time == 0:
+        return "just now"
+    year = time // (365 * 24 * 3600)
+    time = time % (365 * 24 * 3600)
+    day = time // (24 * 3600)
+    time = time % (24 * 3600)
+    time = time % (24 * 3600)
+    hour = time // 3600
+    time %= 3600
+    minute = time // 60
+    time %= 60
+    second = time
+    displaymsg = None
+    timearray = ['year', 'day', 'hour', 'minute', 'second']
+    for x in timearray:
+        currenttimevar = eval(x)
+        if currenttimevar >= 1:
+            timetype = x
+            if currenttimevar > 1:
+                timetype = str(x+"s")
+            if displaymsg:
+                displaymsg = str(displaymsg + " " + str(int(currenttimevar)) + " " + timetype)
+            else:
+                displaymsg = str(str(int(currenttimevar)) + " " + timetype)
+    if not displaymsg:
+        return "just now"
+    return displaymsg
+    # just for ignoring a pep error
+    year, day, hour, minute, second
+
+
 class WebReq():
     def __init__(self):
         self.session = requests.Session()