diff --git a/player/agent/internal/app/app.go b/player/agent/internal/app/app.go
index 2c9c5ec..f045fdc 100644
--- a/player/agent/internal/app/app.go
+++ b/player/agent/internal/app/app.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"git.az-it.net/az/morz-infoboard/player/agent/internal/config"
+	"git.az-it.net/az/morz-infoboard/player/agent/internal/displaycontroller"
 	"git.az-it.net/az/morz-infoboard/player/agent/internal/mqttheartbeat"
 	"git.az-it.net/az/morz-infoboard/player/agent/internal/mqttsubscriber"
 	"git.az-it.net/az/morz-infoboard/player/agent/internal/playerserver"
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ type App struct {
 
 	// screenshotFn is kept so that applyMQTTConfig can pass it to the new subscriber.
 	screenshotFn func()
+
+	displayCtrl *displaycontroller.Controller
 }
 
 // mqttCloser is implemented by mqttsubscriber.Subscriber.
@@ -222,6 +225,21 @@ func (a *App) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 		go ss.TakeAndSendOnce(ctx)
 	}
 
+	xDisplay := os.Getenv("DISPLAY")
+	if xDisplay == "" {
+		xDisplay = ":0"
+	}
+	a.displayCtrl = displaycontroller.New(xDisplay, a.Config.ScreenID, func(slug, state string) {
+		a.mqttMu.Lock()
+		pub := a.mqttPub
+		a.mqttMu.Unlock()
+		if pub != nil {
+			if err := pub.SendDisplayState(slug, state); err != nil {
+				a.logger.Printf("event=display_state_publish_error err=%v", err)
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
 	// Subscribe to playlist-changed and screenshot-request MQTT notifications (optional; fallback = polling).
 	sub := mqttsubscriber.New(
 		a.Config.MQTTBroker,
@@ -237,6 +255,10 @@ func (a *App) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 			a.logger.Printf("event=mqtt_playlist_notification screen_id=%s", a.Config.ScreenID)
 		},
 		a.screenshotFn,
+		func(action string) {
+			a.logger.Printf("event=display_command_received action=%s screen_id=%s", action, a.Config.ScreenID)
+			a.displayCtrl.Execute(action)
+		},
 	)
 	a.mqttMu.Lock()
 	a.mqttSub = sub
@@ -435,6 +457,11 @@ func (a *App) reportStatus(ctx context.Context) {
 		payloadConnectivity = ConnectivityOnline
 	}
 
+	var displayState string
+	if a.displayCtrl != nil {
+		displayState = a.displayCtrl.State()
+	}
+
 	mqttCfg, err := a.reporter.Send(ctx, statusreporter.Snapshot{
 		Status:                string(snapshot.Status),
 		ServerConnectivity:    string(payloadConnectivity),
@@ -444,6 +471,7 @@ func (a *App) reportStatus(ctx context.Context) {
 		HeartbeatEverySeconds: snapshot.HeartbeatEvery,
 		StartedAt:             snapshot.StartedAt,
 		LastHeartbeatAt:       snapshot.LastHeartbeatAt,
+		DisplayState:          displayState,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		a.mu.Lock()
@@ -511,7 +539,12 @@ func (a *App) applyMQTTConfig(broker, username, password string) {
 		}
 		a.logger.Printf("event=mqtt_playlist_notification screen_id=%s", a.Config.ScreenID)
 	}
-	sub := mqttsubscriber.New(broker, a.Config.ScreenID, username, password, playlistChangedFn, a.screenshotFn)
+	sub := mqttsubscriber.New(broker, a.Config.ScreenID, username, password, playlistChangedFn, a.screenshotFn,
+		func(action string) {
+			a.logger.Printf("event=display_command_received action=%s screen_id=%s", action, a.Config.ScreenID)
+			a.displayCtrl.Execute(action)
+		},
+	)
 	a.mqttSub = sub
 	if sub != nil {
 		a.logger.Printf("event=mqtt_subscriber_restarted screen_id=%s broker=%s", a.Config.ScreenID, broker)
diff --git a/player/agent/internal/app/app_test.go b/player/agent/internal/app/app_test.go
index 06d8145..5e3da21 100644
--- a/player/agent/internal/app/app_test.go
+++ b/player/agent/internal/app/app_test.go
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@ func (r *recordingMQTTSender) SendHeartbeat(status, connectivity string, _ time.
 	return r.err
 }
 
+func (r *recordingMQTTSender) SendDisplayState(_, _ string) error { return nil }
+
 func (r *recordingMQTTSender) Close() {}
 
 func TestEmitHeartbeatCallsMQTTPublisher(t *testing.T) {