diff --git a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/sleep.d/vdr.power b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/sleep.d/vdr.power
index 1ad1cfce44..13fa7beeef 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/sleep.d/vdr.power
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/sleep.d/vdr.power
@@ -29,10 +29,13 @@ REMOVE_MODULES=`grep REMOVE_MODULES $ADDON_SETTINGS | awk '{print $3}' | sed -e
 
 LOCKFILE="/var/lock/vdr.sleep"
 
+ADDON_DIR="$HOME/.xbmc/addons/service.multimedia.vdr-addon"
+
 case "$1" in
   hibernate|suspend)
     if [ "$(pidof vdr.bin)" ];then
       progress "Shutting down vdr for suspending..."
+      xbmc-send -a "Notification(vdr, Shutting down vdr for suspend..., 5000, $ADDON_DIR/icon.png)"
       vdr.stop
       touch $LOCKFILE
       for module in $REMOVE_MODULES ; do
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ case "$1" in
   thaw|resume)
     if [ -f "$LOCKFILE" ] ; then
       progress "Restarting vdr for wakeup..."
+      xbmc-send -a "Notification(vdr, Restarting vdr for wakeup..., 5000, $ADDON_DIR/icon.png)"
       for module in $REMOVE_MODULES ; do
         modprobe $module
       done