diff --git a/platypush/message/event/media.py b/platypush/message/event/media.py
index b30a6758ca..000d10ebf4 100644
--- a/platypush/message/event/media.py
+++ b/platypush/message/event/media.py
@@ -54,6 +54,33 @@ class MediaPauseEvent(MediaEvent):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
+class MediaSeekEvent(MediaEvent):
+    """
+    Event triggered when the time position in the media changes
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, position, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, position=position, **kwargs)
+
+
+class MediaVolumeChangedEvent(MediaEvent):
+    """
+    Event triggered when the media volume changes
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, volume, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, volume=volume, **kwargs)
+
+
+class MediaMuteChangedEvent(MediaEvent):
+    """
+    Event triggered when the media is muted/unmuted
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, mute, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, mute=mute, **kwargs)
+
+
 class NewPlayingMediaEvent(MediaEvent):
     """
     Event triggered when a new media source is being played
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/media/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/media/__init__.py
index c56eade6d2..3a27363029 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/media/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/media/__init__.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class MediaPlugin(Plugin):
 
     Requires:
 
-        * A media player installed (supported so far: mplayer, mpv, omxplayer, chromecast)
+        * A media player installed (supported so far: mplayer, vlc, mpv, omxplayer, chromecast)
         * The :class:`platypush.plugins.media.webtorrent` plugin for optional torrent support through webtorrent (recommented)
         * **python-libtorrent** (``pip install python-libtorrent``), optional, for torrent support through the native Python plugin
         * **youtube-dl** installed on your system (see your distro instructions), optional for YouTube support
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ class MediaPlugin(Plugin):
         'f4b',
     }
 
-    _supported_media_plugins = {'media.mplayer', 'media.omxplayer',
-                                'media.mpv', 'media.chromecast'}
+    _supported_media_plugins = {'media.mplayer', 'media.omxplayer', 'media.mpv',
+                                'media.vlc', 'media.chromecast'}
 
     _supported_media_types = ['file', 'torrent', 'youtube']
     _default_search_timeout = 60  # 60 seconds
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ class MediaPlugin(Plugin):
 
             self.media_dirs.add(self.download_dir)
 
+        self._is_playing_torrent = False
         self._videos_queue = []
 
     def _get_resource(self, resource):
@@ -171,6 +172,14 @@ class MediaPlugin(Plugin):
 
         return resource
 
+    def _stop_torrent(self):
+        if self._is_playing_torrent:
+            try:
+                get_plugin('media.webtorrent').quit()
+            except:
+                self.logger.warning('Cannot quit the webtorrent instance: {}'.
+                                    format(str(e)))
+
     @action
     def play(self, resource, *args, **kwargs):
         raise self._NOT_IMPLEMENTED_ERR
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/media/mplayer.py b/platypush/plugins/media/mplayer.py
index d3a699c906..0c93686a00 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/media/mplayer.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/media/mplayer.py
@@ -282,14 +282,6 @@ class MediaMplayerPlugin(MediaPlugin):
         get_bus().post(MediaPauseEvent())
         return ret
 
-    def _stop_torrent(self):
-        if self._is_playing_torrent:
-            try:
-                get_plugin('media.webtorrent').quit()
-            except:
-                self.logger.warning('Cannot quit the webtorrent instance: {}'.
-                                    format(str(e)))
-
     @action
     def stop(self):
         """ Stop the playback """
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/media/mpv.py b/platypush/plugins/media/mpv.py
index cef4d911d1..1e996b8370 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/media/mpv.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/media/mpv.py
@@ -168,14 +168,6 @@ class MediaMpvPlugin(MediaPlugin):
         return self.status()
 
 
-    def _stop_torrent(self):
-        if self._is_playing_torrent:
-            try:
-                get_plugin('media.webtorrent').quit()
-            except:
-                self.logger.warning('Cannot quit the webtorrent instance: {}'.
-                                    format(str(e)))
-
     @action
     def quit(self):
         """ Quit the player (same as `stop`) """
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/media/vlc.py b/platypush/plugins/media/vlc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6e31c64aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platypush/plugins/media/vlc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,383 @@
+import os
+import re
+import threading
+
+from platypush.context import get_bus, get_plugin
+from platypush.plugins.media import PlayerState, MediaPlugin
+from platypush.message.event.media import MediaPlayEvent, MediaPlayRequestEvent, \
+    MediaPauseEvent, MediaStopEvent, MediaSeekEvent, MediaVolumeChangedEvent, \
+    MediaMuteChangedEvent, NewPlayingMediaEvent
+
+from platypush.plugins import action
+
+
+class MediaVlcPlugin(MediaPlugin):
+    """
+    Plugin to control vlc instances
+
+    Requires:
+
+        * **python-vlc** (``pip install python-vlc``)
+        * **vlc** executable on your system
+    """
+
+    _default_vlc_args = []
+
+    def __init__(self, args=None, *argv, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Create the vlc wrapper.
+
+        :param args: Default arguments that will be passed to the vlc executable
+            as a list. See `vlc --help` for available options.
+        :type args: list[str]
+        """
+
+        super().__init__(*argv, **kwargs)
+
+        self.args = self._default_vlc_args
+        if args:
+            self.args.update(args)
+
+        self._player = None
+        self._playback_rebounce_event = threading.Event()
+        self._latest_seek = None
+        self._on_stop_callbacks = []
+
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _watched_event_types(cls):
+        import vlc
+        return [getattr(vlc.EventType, evt) for evt in [
+            'MediaPlayerLengthChanged', 'MediaPlayerMediaChanged',
+            'MediaDurationChanged', 'MediaPlayerMuted',
+            'MediaPlayerUnmuted', 'MediaPlayerOpening', 'MediaPlayerPaused',
+            'MediaPlayerPlaying', 'MediaPlayerPositionChanged',
+            'MediaPlayerStopped', 'MediaPlayerTimeChanged', 'MediaStateChanged',
+            'MediaPlayerForward', 'MediaPlayerBackward',
+            'MediaPlayerEndReached', 'MediaPlayerTitleChanged',
+            'MediaPlayerAudioVolume',
+        ] if hasattr(vlc.EventType, evt)]
+
+    def _init_vlc(self, resource, *args):
+        import vlc
+
+        if self._player:
+            self._player.stop()
+            self._player = None
+
+        vlc_args = self.args.copy()
+        if args:
+            vlc_args.update(args)
+
+        for k,v in self._env.items():
+            os.environ[k] = v
+
+        self._player = vlc.MediaPlayer(resource, *vlc_args)
+
+        for evt in self._watched_event_types():
+            self._player.event_manager().event_attach(
+                eventtype=evt, callback=self._event_callback())
+
+    def _event_callback(self):
+        def callback(event):
+            from vlc import EventType
+            self.logger.debug('Received vlc event: {}'.format(event))
+            bus = get_bus()
+
+            if event.type == EventType.MediaPlayerPlaying:
+                bus.post(MediaPlayEvent(resource=self._get_current_resource()))
+            elif event.type == EventType.MediaPlayerPaused:
+                bus.post(MediaPauseEvent())
+            elif event.type == EventType.MediaPlayerStopped or \
+                event.type == EventType.MediaPlayerEndReached:
+                bus.post(MediaStopEvent())
+                if self._player:
+                    self._player = None
+                self._latest_seek = None
+                for callback in self._on_stop_callbacks:
+                    callback()
+            elif event.type == EventType.MediaPlayerTitleChanged:
+                bus.post(NewPlayingMediaEvent(resource=event.u.new_title))
+            elif event.type == EventType.MediaPlayerMediaChanged:
+                bus.post(NewPlayingMediaEvent(resource=event.u.filename))
+            elif event.type == EventType.MediaPlayerLengthChanged:
+                bus.post(NewPlayingMediaEvent(resource=self._get_current_resource()))
+            elif event.type == EventType.MediaPlayerTimeChanged:
+                pos = float(event.u.new_time/1000)
+                if self._latest_seek is None or \
+                        abs(pos-self._latest_seek) > 5:
+                    bus.post(MediaSeekEvent(position=pos))
+                self._latest_seek = pos
+            elif event.type == EventType.MediaPlayerAudioVolume:
+                bus.post(MediaVolumeChangedEvent(volume=self._player.audio_get_volume()))
+            elif event.type == EventType.MediaPlayerMuted:
+                bus.post(MediaMuteChangedEvent(mute=True))
+            elif event.type == EventType.MediaPlayerUnmuted:
+                bus.post(MediaMuteChangedEvent(mute=False))
+
+        return callback
+
+
+    @action
+    def play(self, resource, subtitles=None, *args):
+        """
+        Play a resource.
+
+        :param resource: Resource to play - can be a local file or a remote URL
+        :type resource: str
+
+        :param subtitles: Path to optional subtitle file
+        :type subtitles: str
+
+        :param args: Extra runtime arguments that will be passed to the
+            vlc executable as a list
+        :type args: list[str]
+        """
+
+        get_bus().post(MediaPlayRequestEvent(resource=resource))
+        resource = self._get_resource(resource)
+
+        if resource.startswith('file://'):
+            resource = resource[len('file://'):]
+        elif resource.startswith('magnet:?'):
+            self._is_playing_torrent = True
+            return get_plugin('media.webtorrent').play(resource)
+
+        self._init_vlc(resource, *args)
+        if subtitles:
+            if subtitles.startswith('file://'):
+                subtitles = subtitles[len('file://'):]
+            self._player.set_subtitle_file(subtitles)
+
+        self._is_playing_torrent = False
+        self._player.play()
+        return self.status()
+
+
+    @action
+    def pause(self):
+        """ Toggle the paused state """
+        if not self._player:
+            return (None, 'No vlc instance is running')
+        if not self._player.can_pause():
+            return (None, 'The specified media type cannot be paused')
+
+        self._player.pause()
+        return self.status()
+
+    @action
+    def quit(self):
+        """ Quit the player (same as `stop`) """
+        self._stop_torrent()
+        if not self._player:
+            return (None, 'No vlc instance is running')
+
+        # XXX the .stop() call hangs for some reason
+        self._player.stop()
+        self._player.release()
+        return { 'state': PlayerState.STOP.value }
+
+    @action
+    def stop(self):
+        """ Stop the application (same as `quit`) """
+        return self.quit()
+
+    @action
+    def voldown(self, step=10.0):
+        """ Volume down by (default: 10)% """
+        if not self._player:
+            return (None, 'No vlc instance is running')
+        return self.set_volume(self._player.audio_get_volume()-step)
+
+    @action
+    def volup(self, step=10.0):
+        """ Volume up by (default: 10)% """
+        if not self._player:
+            return (None, 'No vlc instance is running')
+        return self.set_volume(self._player.audio_get_volume()+step)
+
+    @action
+    def set_volume(self, volume):
+        """
+        Set the volume
+
+        :param volume: Volume value between 0 and 100
+        :type volume: float
+        """
+        if not self._player:
+            return (None, 'No vlc instance is running')
+
+        volume = max(0, min(100, volume))
+        self._player.audio_set_volume(volume)
+        return { 'volume': volume }
+
+    @action
+    def seek(self, position):
+        """
+        Seek backward/forward by the specified number of seconds
+
+        :param relative_position: Number of seconds relative to the current cursor
+        :type relative_position: int
+        """
+        if not self._player:
+            return (None, 'No vlc instance is running')
+        if not self._player.is_seekable():
+            return (None, 'The resource is not seekable')
+
+        media = self._player.get_media()
+        if not media:
+            return (None, 'No media loaded')
+
+        pos = min(media.get_duration()/1000, max(0, position))
+        self._player.set_time(int(pos*1000))
+        return { 'position': pos }
+
+    @action
+    def back(self, offset=60.0):
+        """ Back by (default: 60) seconds """
+        if not self._player:
+            return (None, 'No vlc instance is running')
+
+        media = self._player.get_media()
+        if not media:
+            return (None, 'No media loaded')
+
+        pos = max(0, (self._player.get_time()/1000)-offset)
+        return self.seek(pos)
+
+    @action
+    def forward(self, offset=60.0):
+        """ Forward by (default: 60) seconds """
+        if not self._player:
+            return (None, 'No vlc instance is running')
+
+        media = self._player.get_media()
+        if not media:
+            return (None, 'No media loaded')
+
+        pos = min(media.get_duration()/1000, (self._player.get_time()/1000)+offset)
+        return self.seek(pos)
+
+    @action
+    def toggle_subtitles(self, visibile=None):
+        """ Toggle the subtitles visibility """
+        if not self._player:
+            return (None, 'No vlc instance is running')
+
+        if self._player.video_get_spu_count() == 0:
+            return (None, 'The media file has no subtitles set')
+
+        if self._player.video_get_spu() is None or \
+                self._player.video_get_spu() == -1:
+            self._player.video_set_spu(0)
+        else:
+            self._player.video_set_spu(-1)
+
+    @action
+    def toggle_fullscreen(self):
+        """ Toggle the fullscreen mode """
+        if not self._player:
+            return (None, 'No vlc instance is running')
+        self._player.toggle_fullscreen()
+
+    @action
+    def set_subtitles(self, filename):
+        """ Sets media subtitles from filename """
+        if not self._player:
+            return (None, 'No vlc instance is running')
+        if filename.startswith('file://'):
+            filename = filename[len('file://'):]
+
+        self._player.video_set_subtitle_file(filename)
+
+    @action
+    def remove_subtitles(self):
+        """ Removes (hides) the subtitles """
+        if not self._player:
+            return (None, 'No vlc instance is running')
+        self._player.video_set_spu(-1)
+
+    @action
+    def is_playing(self):
+        """
+        :returns: True if it's playing, False otherwise
+        """
+        if not self._player:
+            return False
+        return self._player.is_playing()
+
+    @action
+    def load(self, resource, **args):
+        """
+        Load/queue a resource/video to the player
+        """
+        if not self._player:
+            return self.play(resource, **args)
+        return self._player.set_media(resource)
+
+    @action
+    def mute(self):
+        """ Toggle mute state """
+        if not self._player:
+            return (None, 'No vlc instance is running')
+        self._player.audio_toggle_mute()
+
+    @action
+    def set_position(self, position):
+        """
+        Seek backward/forward to the specified absolute position (same as ``seek``)
+        """
+        return self.seek(position)
+
+    @action
+    def status(self):
+        """
+        Get the current player state.
+
+        :returns: A dictionary containing the current state.
+
+        Example::
+
+            output = {
+                "filename": "filename or stream URL",
+                "state": "play"  # or "stop" or "pause"
+            }
+        """
+        import vlc
+        if not self._player:
+            return { 'state': PlayerState.STOP.value }
+
+        vlc_state = self._player.get_state()
+        state = PlayerState.STOP.value
+        filename = self._player.get_media().get_mrl() \
+            if self._player.get_media() else None
+
+        if vlc_state == vlc.State.Playing:
+            state = PlayerState.PLAY.value
+        if vlc_state == vlc.State.Paused:
+            state = PlayerState.PAUSE.value
+
+        time = float(self._player.get_time()/1000) if self._player.get_time() \
+            is not None else None
+
+        media = self._player.get_media()
+        duration = media.get_duration()/1000 if media and media.get_duration() \
+            is not None else None
+
+        return {
+            'filename': filename,
+            'state': state,
+            'time': time,
+            'duration': duration,
+        }
+
+    def on_stop(self, callback):
+        self._on_stop_callbacks.append(callback)
+
+    def _get_current_resource(self):
+        if not self._player or not self._player.get_media():
+            return
+        return self._player.get_media().get_mrl()
+
+
+# vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/media/webtorrent.py b/platypush/plugins/media/webtorrent.py
index 0da505e742..921f51874d 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/media/webtorrent.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/media/webtorrent.py
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ class MediaWebtorrentPlugin(MediaPlugin):
             or media.omxplayer)
     """
 
-    _supported_media_plugins = {'media.mplayer', 'media.omxplayer',
-                                'media.mpv', 'media.webtorrent'}
+    _supported_media_plugins = {'media.mplayer', 'media.omxplayer', 'media.mpv',
+                                'media.vlc', 'media.webtorrent'}
 
     # Download at least 15 MBs before starting streaming
     _download_size_before_streaming = 15 * 2**20
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class MediaWebtorrentPlugin(MediaPlugin):
 
             if media_cls == 'MediaMplayerPlugin':
                 stop_evt = player._mplayer_stopped_event
-            elif media_cls == 'MediaMpvPlugin':
+            elif media_cls == 'MediaMpvPlugin' or media_cls == 'MediaVlcPlugin':
                 stop_evt = threading.Event()
                 def stop_callback():
                     stop_evt.set()
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ class MediaWebtorrentPlugin(MediaPlugin):
         :type resource: str
 
         :param player: If set, use this plugin type as a player for the
-            torrent. Supported types: 'mplayer', 'omxplayer', 'chromecast', 'mpv'.
+            torrent. Supported types: 'mplayer', 'vlc', 'omxplayer', 'chromecast', 'mpv'.
             If not set, then the default configured media plugin will be used.
         :type player: str