diff --git a/admin-root/Makefile.am b/admin-root/Makefile.am
index cac3cc3b..050dff27 100644
--- a/admin-root/Makefile.am
+++ b/admin-root/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ adminroot_DATA = ftr.html linkOpaque.gif status.html aspl-license.txt \
 	gpl-license.html aspl-license.html thanks.html feedback.html \
 	playlist.html playlist.js smart.html smart.js DAAPApplet-0.1.jar \
 	smartpopup.html applet.html mt-daapd.js CREDITS status.js \
-	config.js config.xml spinner.gif util.js
+	config.js config.xml spinner.gif util.js pngfix.js
 
 EXTRA_DIST = ftr.html linkOpaque.gif status.html aspl-license.txt \
 	gpl-license.txt linkTransparent.gif config-update.html hdr.html \
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ EXTRA_DIST = ftr.html linkOpaque.gif status.html aspl-license.txt \
 	gpl-license.html aspl-license.html thanks.html feedback.html \
 	playlist.html playlist.js smart.html smart.js DAAPApplet-0.1.jar \
 	smartpopup.html applet.html mt-daapd.js CREDITS status.js \
-	config.js config.xml spinner.gif util.js
+	config.js config.xml spinner.gif util.js pngfix.js
 
diff --git a/admin-root/hdr.html b/admin-root/hdr.html
index 9a520ce4..8817ca87 100644
--- a/admin-root/hdr.html
+++ b/admin-root/hdr.html
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
   @ispage playlist.html:<script type="text/javascript" src="lib-js/rico.js"></script>:@
   @ispage playlist.html:<script type="text/javascript" src="playlist.js"></script>:@
   <script type="text/javascript" src="mt-daapd.js"></script>
+  <!--[if lt IE 7.]>
+  <script defer type="text/javascript" src="pngfix.js"></script>
+  <![endif]-->
 </head>
 <body @ispage smart.html:onload="init()":@>
 
@@ -57,4 +60,4 @@
 
 <div id="session_count" class="ministatus">@session-count@ Connected Users</div>
 
-</td><td class="main">
\ No newline at end of file
+</td><td class="main">
diff --git a/admin-root/pngfix.js b/admin-root/pngfix.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..920f7700
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin-root/pngfix.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ 
+Correctly handle PNG transparency in Win IE 5.5 & 6.
+http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bobosola. Updated 18-Jan-2006.
+
+Use in <HEAD> with DEFER keyword wrapped in conditional comments:
+<!--[if lt IE 7]>
+<script defer type="text/javascript" src="pngfix.js"></script>
+<![endif]-->
+
+*/
+
+var arVersion = navigator.appVersion.split("MSIE")
+var version = parseFloat(arVersion[1])
+
+if ((version >= 5.5) && (document.body.filters)) 
+{
+   for(var i=0; i<document.images.length; i++)
+   {
+      var img = document.images[i]
+      var imgName = img.src.toUpperCase()
+      if (imgName.substring(imgName.length-3, imgName.length) == "PNG")
+      {
+         var imgID = (img.id) ? "id='" + img.id + "' " : ""
+         var imgClass = (img.className) ? "class='" + img.className + "' " : ""
+         var imgTitle = (img.title) ? "title='" + img.title + "' " : "title='" + img.alt + "' "
+         var imgStyle = "display:inline-block;" + img.style.cssText 
+         if (img.align == "left") imgStyle = "float:left;" + imgStyle
+         if (img.align == "right") imgStyle = "float:right;" + imgStyle
+         if (img.parentElement.href) imgStyle = "cursor:hand;" + imgStyle
+         var strNewHTML = "<span " + imgID + imgClass + imgTitle
+         + " style=\"" + "width:" + img.width + "px; height:" + img.height + "px;" + imgStyle + ";"
+         + "filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader"
+         + "(src=\'" + img.src + "\', sizingMethod='scale');\"></span>" 
+         img.outerHTML = strNewHTML
+         i = i-1
+      }
+   }
+}
