diff --git a/plexpy/__init__.py b/plexpy/__init__.py
index 8b0f6521..749983c4 100644
--- a/plexpy/__init__.py
+++ b/plexpy/__init__.py
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@ def dbcheck():
         'transcode_hw_decoding INTEGER, transcode_hw_encoding INTEGER, '
         'optimized_version INTEGER, optimized_version_profile TEXT, optimized_version_title TEXT, '
         'synced_version INTEGER, synced_version_profile TEXT, '
+        'live INTEGER, live_uuid TEXT, '
         'buffer_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0, buffer_last_triggered INTEGER, last_paused INTEGER, watched INTEGER DEFAULT 0, '
         'write_attempts INTEGER DEFAULT 0, raw_stream_info TEXT)'
     )
@@ -1064,6 +1065,18 @@ def dbcheck():
             'ALTER TABLE sessions ADD COLUMN watched INTEGER DEFAULT 0'
         )
 
+    # Upgrade sessions table from earlier versions
+    try:
+        c_db.execute('SELECT live FROM sessions')
+    except sqlite3.OperationalError:
+        logger.debug(u"Altering database. Updating database table sessions.")
+        c_db.execute(
+            'ALTER TABLE sessions ADD COLUMN live INTEGER'
+        )
+        c_db.execute(
+            'ALTER TABLE sessions ADD COLUMN live_uuid TEXT'
+        )
+
     # Upgrade session_history table from earlier versions
     try:
         c_db.execute('SELECT reference_id FROM session_history')
diff --git a/plexpy/activity_handler.py b/plexpy/activity_handler.py
index d04cb4f2..34bd49ac 100644
--- a/plexpy/activity_handler.py
+++ b/plexpy/activity_handler.py
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ class ActivityHandler(object):
             this_state = self.timeline['state']
             this_key = str(self.timeline['ratingKey'])
 
+            # Get the live tv session uuid
+            this_live_uuid = None
+            if this_key.startswith('tv.plex.xmltv://'):
+                this_live_uuid = self.timeline['key'].split('/')[-1]
+
             # If we already have this session in the temp table, check for state changes
             if db_session:
                 # Re-schedule the callback to reset the 5 minutes timer
@@ -236,9 +241,10 @@ class ActivityHandler(object):
 
                 last_state = db_session['state']
                 last_key = str(db_session['rating_key'])
+                last_live_uuid = db_session['live_uuid']
 
                 # Make sure the same item is being played
-                if this_key == last_key:
+                if this_key == last_key or this_live_uuid == last_live_uuid:
                     # Update the session state and viewOffset
                     if this_state == 'playing':
                         # Update the session in our temp session table
diff --git a/plexpy/activity_processor.py b/plexpy/activity_processor.py
index d68311c1..4ce5c48f 100644
--- a/plexpy/activity_processor.py
+++ b/plexpy/activity_processor.py
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@ class ActivityProcessor(object):
                       'stream_audio_channels': session.get('stream_audio_channels', ''),
                       'stream_subtitle_decision': session.get('stream_subtitle_decision', ''),
                       'stream_subtitle_codec': session.get('stream_subtitle_codec', ''),
-                      'subtitles': session.get('subtitles', ''),
+                      'subtitles': session.get('subtitles', 0),
+                      'live': session.get('live', 0),
+                      'live_uuid': session.get('live_uuid', ''),
                       'raw_stream_info': json.dumps(session),
                       'stopped': int(time.time())
                       }
diff --git a/plexpy/pmsconnect.py b/plexpy/pmsconnect.py
index 6e7140a4..db5d9e0d 100644
--- a/plexpy/pmsconnect.py
+++ b/plexpy/pmsconnect.py
@@ -1659,6 +1659,7 @@ class PmsConnect(object):
                           'optimized_version_title': helpers.get_xml_attr(stream_media_info, 'title'),
                           'synced_version': 1 if sync_id else 0,
                           'live': int(helpers.get_xml_attr(session, 'live') == '1'),
+                          'live_uuid': helpers.get_xml_attr(stream_media_info, 'uuid'),
                           'indexes': int(indexes == 'sd'),
                           'bif_thumb': bif_thumb,
                           'subtitles': 1 if subtitle_id and subtitle_selected else 0