diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py b/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
index cd4663297..b6e18c32a 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class SlideController(Controller):
             u'Edit Song',
         ]
         self.nextPreviousList = [
-            u'Previous Slide', 
+            u'Previous Slide',
             u'Next Slide'
         ]
         self.timer_id = 0
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ class SlideController(Controller):
             self.typeLabel.setText(UiStrings().Live)
             self.split = 1
             self.typePrefix = u'live'
-            self.keypress_queue = deque() 
-            self.keypress_loop = False           
+            self.keypress_queue = deque()
+            self.keypress_loop = False
         else:
             self.typeLabel.setText(UiStrings().Preview)
             self.split = 0
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class SlideController(Controller):
                 translate('OpenLP.SlideController', 'Hide'), self.toolbar))
             self.blankScreen = shortcut_action(self.hideMenu, u'blankScreen',
                 [QtCore.Qt.Key_Period], self.onBlankDisplay,
-                u':/slides/slide_blank.png', False, 
+                u':/slides/slide_blank.png', False,
                 unicode(UiStrings().LiveToolbar))
             self.blankScreen.setText(
                 translate('OpenLP.SlideController', 'Blank Screen'))
@@ -412,6 +412,9 @@ class SlideController(Controller):
             QtCore.QObject.connect(Receiver.get_receiver(),
                 QtCore.SIGNAL(u'slidecontroller_live_spin_delay'),
                 self.receiveSpinDelay)
+            QtCore.QObject.connect(Receiver.get_receiver(),
+                QtCore.SIGNAL(u'slidecontroller_toggle_display'),
+                self.toggleDisplay)
             self.toolbar.makeWidgetsInvisible(self.loopList)
         else:
             QtCore.QObject.connect(self.previewListWidget,
@@ -570,6 +573,21 @@ class SlideController(Controller):
         self.display.setVisible(False)
         self.mediaController.video_stop([self])
 
+    def toggleDisplay(self, action):
+        """
+        Toggle the display settings triggered from remote messages.
+        """
+        if action == u'blank' or action == u'hide':
+            self.onBlankDisplay(True)
+        elif action == u'theme':
+            self.onThemeDisplay(True)
+        elif action == u'desktop':
+            self.onHideDisplay(True)
+        elif action == u'show':
+            self.onBlankDisplay(False)
+            self.onThemeDisplay(False)
+            self.onHideDisplay(False)
+
     def servicePrevious(self):
         """
         Live event to select the previous service item from the service manager.
@@ -618,8 +636,8 @@ class SlideController(Controller):
         self.previewSizeChanged()
         self.previewDisplay.setup()
         serviceItem = ServiceItem()
-        self.previewDisplay.webView.setHtml(build_html(serviceItem, 
-            self.previewDisplay.screen, None, self.isLive, None, 
+        self.previewDisplay.webView.setHtml(build_html(serviceItem,
+            self.previewDisplay.screen, None, self.isLive, None,
             plugins=PluginManager.get_instance().plugins))
         self.mediaController.setup_display(self.previewDisplay)
         if self.serviceItem:
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/remotes/lib/httpserver.py b/openlp/plugins/remotes/lib/httpserver.py
index 3dc5d276d..0da445ede 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/remotes/lib/httpserver.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/remotes/lib/httpserver.py
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class HttpConnection(object):
             (r'^/api/poll$', self.poll),
             (r'^/api/controller/(live|preview)/(.*)$', self.controller),
             (r'^/api/service/(.*)$', self.service),
-            (r'^/api/display/(hide|show)$', self.display),
+            (r'^/api/display/(hide|show|blank|theme|desktop)$', self.display),
             (r'^/api/alert$', self.alert),
             (r'^/api/plugin/(search)$', self.pluginInfo),
             (r'^/api/(.*)/search$', self.search),
@@ -401,7 +401,13 @@ class HttpConnection(object):
             u'item': self.parent.current_item._uuid \
                 if self.parent.current_item else u'',
             u'twelve':QtCore.QSettings().value(
-            u'remotes/twelve hour', QtCore.QVariant(True)).toBool()
+            u'remotes/twelve hour', QtCore.QVariant(True)).toBool(),
+            u'blank': self.parent.plugin.liveController.blankScreen.\
+                isChecked(),
+            u'theme': self.parent.plugin.liveController.themeScreen.\
+                isChecked(),
+            u'display': self.parent.plugin.liveController.desktopScreen.\
+                isChecked()
         }
         return HttpResponse(json.dumps({u'results': result}),
             {u'Content-Type': u'application/json'})
@@ -413,8 +419,7 @@ class HttpConnection(object):
         ``action``
             This is the action, either ``hide`` or ``show``.
         """
-        event = u'live_display_%s' % action
-        Receiver.send_message(event, HideMode.Blank)
+        Receiver.send_message(u'slidecontroller_toggle_display', action)
         return HttpResponse(json.dumps({u'results': {u'success': True}}),
             {u'Content-Type': u'application/json'})