diff --git a/openlp/core/lib/eventreceiver.py b/openlp/core/lib/eventreceiver.py
index 78b0c6324..b17db9823 100644
--- a/openlp/core/lib/eventreceiver.py
+++ b/openlp/core/lib/eventreceiver.py
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ class EventReceiver(QtCore.QObject):
     ``servicemanager_previous_item``
         Display the previous item in the service
 
+    ``servicemanager_preview_live``
+        Requests a Preview item from the Service Manager to update live and
+        add a new item to the preview panel
+
     ``servicemanager_next_item``
         Display the next item in the service
 
diff --git a/openlp/core/lib/serviceitem.py b/openlp/core/lib/serviceitem.py
index 8991c873f..a5e82fb98 100644
--- a/openlp/core/lib/serviceitem.py
+++ b/openlp/core/lib/serviceitem.py
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ class ServiceItem(object):
         self.start_time = 0
         self.end_time = 0
         self.media_length = 0
+        self.from_service = False
         self._new_item()
 
     def _new_item(self):
diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/servicemanager.py b/openlp/core/ui/servicemanager.py
index d6d675e1e..eeb18cb46 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/servicemanager.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/servicemanager.py
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ class ServiceManager(QtGui.QWidget):
            QtCore.SIGNAL(u'itemExpanded(QTreeWidgetItem*)'), self.expanded)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(Receiver.get_receiver(),
             QtCore.SIGNAL(u'theme_update_list'), self.updateThemeList)
+        QtCore.QObject.connect(Receiver.get_receiver(),
+            QtCore.SIGNAL(u'servicemanager_preview_live'), self.previewLive)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(Receiver.get_receiver(),
             QtCore.SIGNAL(u'servicemanager_next_item'), self.nextItem)
         QtCore.QObject.connect(Receiver.get_receiver(),
@@ -558,6 +560,7 @@ class ServiceManager(QtGui.QWidget):
                 self.newFile()
                 for item in items:
                     serviceItem = ServiceItem()
+                    serviceItem.from_service = True
                     serviceItem.render_manager = self.mainwindow.renderManager
                     serviceItem.set_from_service(item, self.servicePath)
                     self.validateItem(serviceItem)
@@ -662,6 +665,19 @@ class ServiceManager(QtGui.QWidget):
             self.addServiceItem(self.serviceItemEditForm.getServiceItem(),
                 replace=True, expand=self.serviceItems[item][u'expanded'])
 
+    def previewLive(self, message):
+        """
+        Called by the SlideController to request a preview item be made live
+        and allows the next preview to be updated if relevent.
+        """
+        id, row = message.split(u':')
+        for sitem in self.serviceItems:
+            if sitem[u'service_item']._uuid == id:
+                item = self.serviceManagerList.topLevelItem(sitem[u'order'] - 1)
+                self.serviceManagerList.setCurrentItem(item)
+                self.makeLive(int(row))
+                return
+
     def nextItem(self):
         """
         Called by the SlideController to select the next service item.
@@ -1017,6 +1033,7 @@ class ServiceManager(QtGui.QWidget):
         if expand is None:
             expand = self.expandTabs
         item.render()
+        item.from_service = True
         if replace:
             sitem, child = self.findServiceItem()
             item.merge(self.serviceItems[sitem][u'service_item'])
@@ -1071,11 +1088,16 @@ class ServiceManager(QtGui.QWidget):
         else:
             return self.serviceItems[item][u'service_item']
 
-    def makeLive(self):
+    def makeLive(self, row=-1):
         """
         Send the current item to the Live slide controller
+
+        ``row``
+            Row number to be displayed if from preview
         """
         item, child = self.findServiceItem()
+        if row != -1:
+            child = row
         if self.serviceItems[item][u'service_item'].is_valid:
             self.mainwindow.liveController.addServiceManagerItem(
                 self.serviceItems[item][u'service_item'], child)
diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py b/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
index dfffa2e66..72704a2c0 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
@@ -655,6 +655,7 @@ class SlideController(QtGui.QWidget):
         """
         Utility method to update the selected slide in the list.
         """
+        print "c", slideno
         if slideno > self.previewListWidget.rowCount():
             self.previewListWidget.selectRow(
                 self.previewListWidget.rowCount() - 1)
@@ -944,7 +945,6 @@ class SlideController(QtGui.QWidget):
             self.onSlideSelected()
 
     def __checkUpdateSelectedSlide(self, row):
-        print row, self.previewListWidget.rowCount()
         if row + 1 < self.previewListWidget.rowCount():
             self.previewListWidget.scrollToItem(
                 self.previewListWidget.item(row + 1, 0))
@@ -1014,8 +1014,12 @@ class SlideController(QtGui.QWidget):
         """
         row = self.previewListWidget.currentRow()
         if row > -1 and row < self.previewListWidget.rowCount():
-            self.parent.liveController.addServiceManagerItem(
-                self.serviceItem, row)
+            if self.serviceItem.from_service:
+                Receiver.send_message('servicemanager_preview_live',
+                    u'%s:%s' % (self.serviceItem._uuid, row))
+            else:
+                self.parent.liveController.addServiceManagerItem(
+                    self.serviceItem, row)
 
     def onMediaStart(self, item):
         """