diff --git a/assets/clapprio/timelens.css b/assets/clapprio/timelens.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..267cab6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/clapprio/timelens.css
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+/* Common styles */
+
+.timelens {
+    position: relative;
+}
+
+.timelens img {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    display: block;
+
+    -webkit-user-select: none;
+    -khtml-user-select: none;
+    -moz-user-select: none;
+    -o-user-select: none;
+    user-select: none;
+
+    position: relative;
+}
+
+.timelens-thumbnail {
+    background: black;
+    border: solid rgba(28, 28, 28, 0.9) 3px !important;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    background-clip: content-box;
+    width: 0px;
+    height: 0px;
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    z-index: -1;
+    opacity: 0;
+    transition: opacity 0.2s, z-index 0.2s;
+    transform: translateY(-100%) translateY(-7px);
+}
+
+.timelens-time {
+    font-size: 15px !important;
+    font-family: Arial, sans-serif !important;
+    color: #eee;
+    background: rgba(28, 28, 28, 0.9);
+    position: absolute;
+    left: 50%;
+    bottom: 0;
+    transform: translateX(-50%);
+    display: inline-block !important;
+    padding: 0 10px !important;
+    border-radius: 2px 2px 0 0;
+    height: 22px;
+    vertical-align: middle !important;
+    line-height: 25px !important;
+}
+
+.timelens img:hover + .timelens-thumbnail {
+    z-index: 1;
+    opacity: 1;
+}
+
+.timelens-marker {
+    width: 0px;
+    height: 0px;
+    border-top: 15px solid #eee !important;
+    border-left: 10px solid transparent !important;
+    border-right: 10px solid transparent !important;
+    position: absolute;
+    top: -20px;
+    z-index: 999;
+    transform: translateX(-50%);
+}
+
+.timelens-marker-border {
+    width: 0px;
+    height: 0px;
+    border-top: 23px solid rgba(28, 28, 28, 0.9) !important;
+    border-left: 15px solid transparent !important;
+    border-right: 15px solid transparent !important;
+    position: absolute;
+    top: -10px;
+    z-index: 999;
+    transform: translateX(-50%);
+}
+
+/* MediaElement.js */
+
+.mejs__time-slider {
+    height: 40px;
+    margin-top: -10px;
+}
+
+.mejs__time-buffering,
+.mejs__time-loaded,
+.mejs__time-current,
+.mejs__time-hovered,
+.mejs__time-handle,
+.mejs__time-float {
+    display: none !important;
+}
+
+/* Clappr */
+
+.media-control .bar-background {
+    height: 40px !important;
+    margin-top: -40px;
+}
+
+.media-control .seek-time,
+.media-control .bar-scrubber,
+.media-control .bar-hover {
+    display: none !important;
+}
+
+.media-control-hide {
+    bottom: -40px !important;
+}
diff --git a/assets/clapprio/timelens.js b/assets/clapprio/timelens.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed714c4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/clapprio/timelens.js
@@ -0,0 +1,268 @@
+/* Common functionality */
+
+function timelens(container, options) {
+    // Load VTT file asynchronously, then continue with the initialization.
+    let vtt_url;
+    if (options.thumbnails) {
+        vtt_url = options.thumbnails;
+    }
+
+    const request = new XMLHttpRequest();
+    request.open("GET", vtt_url, true);
+    request.send(null);
+    request.onreadystatechange = function() {
+        if (request.readyState === 4 && request.status === 200) {
+            const type = request.getResponseHeader("Content-Type");
+            if (type.indexOf("text") !== 1) {
+                timelens2(container, request.responseText, options);
+            }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+// Actually initialize Timelens.
+function timelens2(container, vtt, options) {
+    const thumbnails = parseVTT(vtt);
+    const duration = thumbnails[thumbnails.length - 1].to;
+
+    // Use querySelector if a selector string is specified.
+    if (typeof container == "string")
+        container = document.querySelector(container);
+
+    // This will be our main .timelens div, which will contain all new elements.
+    if (container.className != "") {
+        container.className += " ";
+    }
+    container.className += "timelens";
+
+    // Create div which contains the preview thumbnails.
+    const thumbnail = document.createElement("div");
+    thumbnail.className = "timelens-thumbnail";
+
+    // Create div which contains the thumbnail time.
+    const time = document.createElement("div");
+    time.className = "timelens-time";
+
+    // Create .timeline img, which displays the visual timeline.
+    const timeline = document.createElement("img");
+    timeline.src = options.timeline;
+    // Prevent the timeline image to be dragged
+    timeline.setAttribute("draggable", "false");
+
+    // Create .marker div, which is used to display the current position.
+    if (options.position) {
+        var marker = document.createElement("div");
+        marker.className = "timelens-marker-border";
+        container.appendChild(marker);
+
+        var markerInner = document.createElement("div");
+        markerInner.className = "timelens-marker";
+        marker.appendChild(markerInner);
+    }
+
+    // Assemble everything together.
+    container.appendChild(timeline);
+    container.appendChild(thumbnail);
+    thumbnail.appendChild(time);
+
+    // When clicking the timeline, seek to the respective position.
+    if (options.seek) {
+        timeline.onclick = function(event) {
+            const progress = progressAtMouse(event, timeline);
+            options.seek(progress * duration);
+        };
+    }
+
+    timeline.onmousemove = function(event) {
+        // Calculate click position in seconds.
+        const progress = progressAtMouse(event, timeline);
+        const seconds = progress * duration;
+        const x = progress * timeline.offsetWidth;
+
+        const thumbnail_dir = options.thumbnails.substring(
+            0,
+            options.thumbnails.lastIndexOf("/") + 1
+        );
+
+        // Find the first entry in `thumbnails` which contains the current position.
+        let active_thumbnail = null;
+        for (let t of thumbnails) {
+            if (seconds >= t.from && seconds <= t.to) {
+                active_thumbnail = t;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Set respective background image.
+        thumbnail.style["background-image"] =
+            "url(" + thumbnail_dir + active_thumbnail.file + ")";
+        // Move background to the correct location.
+        thumbnail.style["background-position"] =
+            -active_thumbnail.x + "px " + -active_thumbnail.y + "px";
+
+        // Set thumbnail div to correct size.
+        thumbnail.style.width = active_thumbnail.w + "px";
+        thumbnail.style.height = active_thumbnail.h + "px";
+
+        // Move thumbnail div to the correct position.
+        thumbnail.style.marginLeft =
+            Math.min(
+                Math.max(0, x - thumbnail.offsetWidth / 2),
+                timeline.offsetWidth - thumbnail.offsetWidth
+            ) + "px";
+
+        time.innerHTML = to_timestamp(seconds);
+    };
+
+    if (options.position) {
+        setInterval(function() {
+            marker.style.marginLeft =
+                (options.position() / duration) * timeline.offsetWidth + "px";
+        }, 1);
+    }
+}
+
+// Convert a WebVTT timestamp (which has the format [HH:]MM:SS.mmm) to seconds.
+function from_timestamp(timestamp) {
+    const matches = timestamp.match(/(.*):(.*)\.(.*)/);
+
+    const minutes = parseInt(matches[1]);
+    const seconds = parseInt(matches[2]);
+    const mseconds = parseInt(matches[3]);
+
+    const seconds_total = mseconds / 1000 + seconds + 60 * minutes;
+
+    return seconds_total;
+}
+
+// Convert a position in seconds to a [H:]MM:SS timestamp.
+function to_timestamp(seconds_total) {
+    const hours = Math.floor(seconds_total / 60 / 60);
+    const minutes = Math.floor(seconds_total / 60 - hours * 60);
+    const seconds = Math.floor(seconds_total - 60 * minutes - hours * 60 * 60);
+
+    const timestamp = minutes + ":" + pad(seconds, 2);
+
+    if (hours > 0) {
+        return hours + ":" + pad(timestamp, 5);
+    } else {
+        return timestamp;
+    }
+}
+
+// How far is the mouse into the timeline, in a range from 0 to 1?
+function progressAtMouse(event, timeline) {
+    const x = event.offsetX ? event.offsetX : event.pageX - timeline.offsetLeft;
+    return x / timeline.offsetWidth;
+}
+
+// Parse a VTT file pointing to JPEG files using media fragment notation.
+function parseVTT(vtt) {
+    let from = 0;
+    let to = 0;
+
+    let thumbnails = [];
+
+    for (let line of vtt.split("\n")) {
+        if (/-->/.test(line)) {
+            // Parse a "cue timings" part.
+            const matches = line.match(/(.*) --> (.*)/);
+
+            from = from_timestamp(matches[1]);
+            to = from_timestamp(matches[2]);
+        } else if (/jpg/.test(line)) {
+            // Parse a "cue payload" part.
+            const matches = line.match(/(.*)\?xywh=(.*),(.*),(.*),(.*)/);
+
+            thumbnails.push({
+                from: from,
+                to: to,
+                file: matches[1],
+                x: matches[2],
+                y: matches[3],
+                w: matches[4],
+                h: matches[5]
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    return thumbnails;
+}
+
+function pad(num, size) {
+    return ("000000000" + num).substr(-size);
+}
+
+/* MediaElement.js */
+
+if (typeof MediaElementPlayer !== "undefined") {
+    Object.assign(MediaElementPlayer.prototype, {
+        buildtimelens(player, controls, layers, media) {
+            const t = this;
+
+            // Get the timeline from the video's "timeline" attribute.
+            const vid = media.querySelector("video");
+            const timeline = vid.dataset.timeline;
+
+            // Get the thumbnails VTT from a "thumbnails" track.
+            const thumbnailsTrack = vid.querySelector(
+                'track[label="thumbnails"]'
+            );
+            const thumbnails = thumbnailsTrack.src;
+
+            const slider = controls.querySelector(
+                "." + t.options.classPrefix + "time-slider"
+            );
+
+            // Initialize the Timelens interface.
+            timelens(slider, {
+                timeline: timeline,
+                thumbnails: thumbnails,
+                position: function() {
+                    return player.currentTime;
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+/* Clappr */
+
+if (typeof Clappr !== "undefined") {
+    class TimelensPlugin extends Clappr.UICorePlugin {
+        get name() {
+            return "timelens";
+        }
+
+        constructor(core) {
+            super(core);
+        }
+
+        bindEvents() {
+            this.listenTo(
+                this.core.mediaControl,
+                Clappr.Events.MEDIACONTROL_RENDERED,
+                this._init
+            );
+        }
+
+        _init() {
+            const bar = this.core.mediaControl.el.querySelector(
+                ".bar-background"
+            );
+
+            let t = this;
+
+            // Initialize the Timelens interface.
+            timelens(bar, {
+                timeline: this.core.options.timelens.timeline,
+                thumbnails: this.core.options.timelens.thumbnails,
+                position: function() {
+                    return t.core.containers[0].getCurrentTime();
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    window.TimelensPlugin = TimelensPlugin;
+}
diff --git a/assets/js/lustiges-script.js b/assets/js/lustiges-script.js
index 22c4e04a..c3cf8808 100644
--- a/assets/js/lustiges-script.js
+++ b/assets/js/lustiges-script.js
@@ -34,9 +34,17 @@ $(function() {
 
 	var $relivePlayer = $('body.relive-player .video-wrap');
 	if($relivePlayer.length > 0) {
+		var plugins = [PlaybackRatePlugin];
 		var sprites = [];
 
-		if($relivePlayer.data("sprites")) {
+		if ($relivePlayer.data("timelens-timeline")) {
+			plugins.push(TimelensPlugin);
+
+			// the timelens CSS always causes an extra bar to be drawn even if we're not using it. Hotfix:
+			$('head').append('<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="assets/clapprio/timelens.css" />');
+		} else if($relivePlayer.data("sprites")) {
+			plugins.push(ClapprThumbnailsPlugin);
+
 			sprites = ClapprThumbnailsPlugin.buildSpriteConfig(
 				$relivePlayer.data("sprites"),
 				$relivePlayer.data("sprites-n"),
@@ -49,7 +57,7 @@ $(function() {
 		var player = new Clappr.Player({
 			baseUrl: 'assets/clapprio/',
 			plugins: {
-				core: [ClapprThumbnailsPlugin, PlaybackRatePlugin]
+				core: plugins
 			},
 
 			source: $relivePlayer.data('m3u8'),
@@ -61,6 +69,10 @@ $(function() {
 				spotlightHeight: 84,
 				thumbs: sprites
 			},
+			timelens: {
+				timeline: $relivePlayer.data("timelens-timeline"),
+				thumbnails: $relivePlayer.data("timelens-thumbs")
+			},
 			events: {
 				onReady: function() {
 					var playback = player.core.getCurrentContainer().playback;
diff --git a/template/assemblies/player/relive.phtml b/template/assemblies/player/relive.phtml
index 361e1bbc..064bf53d 100644
--- a/template/assemblies/player/relive.phtml
+++ b/template/assemblies/player/relive.phtml
@@ -10,5 +10,9 @@
 	data-sprites-cols="<?= h($talk['sprites']['cols']) ?>"
 	data-sprites-interval="<?= h($talk['sprites']['interval']) ?>"
 	<? endif ?>
+	<? if(array_key_exists('timelens', $talk)): ?>
+	data-timelens-timeline="<?= h($talk['timelens']['timeline']) ?>"
+	data-timelens-thumbs="<?= h($talk['timelens']['thumbs']) ?>"
+	<? endif ?>
 >
 </div>
diff --git a/template/page.phtml b/template/page.phtml
index 9fb24adc..fc34c4f7 100644
--- a/template/page.phtml
+++ b/template/page.phtml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 		<script type="text/javascript" src="<?=h($assets)?>clapprio/clappr.min.js"></script>
 		<script type="text/javascript" src="<?=h($assets)?>clapprio/clappr-thumbnails-plugin.js"></script>
 		<script type="text/javascript" src="<?=h($assets)?>clapprio/clappr-playback-rate-plugin.js"></script>
+		<script type="text/javascript" src="<?=h($assets)?>clapprio/timelens.js"></script>
 		<script type="text/javascript" src="<?=h($assets)?>js/lustiges-script.js"></script>
 
 		<? if(isset($subtitles) && $subtitles->isEnabled()): ?>