diff --git a/api/cm_current.txt b/api/cm_current.txt
index 9ca1fcf..810935a 100644
--- a/api/cm_current.txt
+++ b/api/cm_current.txt
@@ -435,11 +435,13 @@ package cyanogenmod.externalviews {
     method protected void onDetach();
     method protected abstract void onKeyguardDismissed();
     method protected abstract void onKeyguardShowing(boolean);
+    method protected void onLockscreenSlideOffsetChanged(float);
     method protected abstract void onScreenTurnedOff();
     method protected abstract void onScreenTurnedOn();
     method protected final boolean requestDismiss();
     method protected final boolean requestDismissAndStartActivity(android.content.Intent);
     method protected final void setInteractivity(boolean);
+    method protected final void slideLockscreenIn();
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/samples/externalviews/keyguardviewprovider/src/org/cyanogenmod/samples/keyguardextview/SampleKeyguardProviderService.java b/samples/externalviews/keyguardviewprovider/src/org/cyanogenmod/samples/keyguardextview/SampleKeyguardProviderService.java
index dc742d1..194173a 100644
--- a/samples/externalviews/keyguardviewprovider/src/org/cyanogenmod/samples/keyguardextview/SampleKeyguardProviderService.java
+++ b/samples/externalviews/keyguardviewprovider/src/org/cyanogenmod/samples/keyguardextview/SampleKeyguardProviderService.java
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ public class SampleKeyguardProviderService extends KeyguardExternalViewProviderS
             mImageView.clearAnimation();
         }
 
+        @Override
+        protected void onLockscreenSlideOffsetChanged(float slideProgress) {
+
+        }
+
         /**
          * Called when the view has been attached to a window
          */
diff --git a/src/java/cyanogenmod/externalviews/IKeyguardExternalViewCallbacks.aidl b/src/java/cyanogenmod/externalviews/IKeyguardExternalViewCallbacks.aidl
index 3e0ed9f..c9d75e2 100644
--- a/src/java/cyanogenmod/externalviews/IKeyguardExternalViewCallbacks.aidl
+++ b/src/java/cyanogenmod/externalviews/IKeyguardExternalViewCallbacks.aidl
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ interface IKeyguardExternalViewCallbacks {
     oneway void setInteractivity(boolean isInteractive);
     oneway void onAttachedToWindow();
     oneway void onDetachedFromWindow();
+    oneway void slideLockscreenIn();
 }
diff --git a/src/java/cyanogenmod/externalviews/IKeyguardExternalViewProvider.aidl b/src/java/cyanogenmod/externalviews/IKeyguardExternalViewProvider.aidl
index 7405763..a708984 100644
--- a/src/java/cyanogenmod/externalviews/IKeyguardExternalViewProvider.aidl
+++ b/src/java/cyanogenmod/externalviews/IKeyguardExternalViewProvider.aidl
@@ -38,4 +38,5 @@ interface IKeyguardExternalViewProvider
 
     void alterWindow(in int x, in int y, in int width, in int height, in boolean visible,
             in Rect clipRect);
+    oneway void onLockscreenSlideOffsetChanged(float swipeProgress);
 }
diff --git a/src/java/cyanogenmod/externalviews/KeyguardExternalView.java b/src/java/cyanogenmod/externalviews/KeyguardExternalView.java
index 0c464d3..9f4059a 100644
--- a/src/java/cyanogenmod/externalviews/KeyguardExternalView.java
+++ b/src/java/cyanogenmod/externalviews/KeyguardExternalView.java
@@ -198,6 +198,13 @@ public class KeyguardExternalView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPre
                 mWindowAttachmentListener.onDetachedFromWindow();
             }
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public void slideLockscreenIn() {
+            if (mCallback != null) {
+                mCallback.slideLockscreenIn();
+            }
+        }
     };
 
     private void executeQueue() {
@@ -376,6 +383,24 @@ public class KeyguardExternalView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPre
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Called from the host when the user is swiping the lockscreen
+     * to transition into the live lock screen
+     *
+     * @param swipeProgress [0-1] represents the progress of the swipe
+     */
+    public void onLockscreenSlideOffsetChanged(final float swipeProgress) {
+        performAction(new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                try {
+                    mExternalViewProvider.onLockscreenSlideOffsetChanged(swipeProgress);
+                } catch (RemoteException e) {
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * External views provided by a
      * {@link cyanogenmod.externalviews.KeyguardExternalViewProviderService} can be either
@@ -453,6 +478,7 @@ public class KeyguardExternalView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPre
         boolean requestDismissAndStartActivity(Intent intent);
         void collapseNotificationPanel();
         void providerDied();
+        void slideLockscreenIn();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/java/cyanogenmod/externalviews/KeyguardExternalViewProviderService.java b/src/java/cyanogenmod/externalviews/KeyguardExternalViewProviderService.java
index 540e58d..4c69a0a 100644
--- a/src/java/cyanogenmod/externalviews/KeyguardExternalViewProviderService.java
+++ b/src/java/cyanogenmod/externalviews/KeyguardExternalViewProviderService.java
@@ -227,6 +227,17 @@ public abstract class KeyguardExternalViewProviderService extends Service {
                 });
             }
 
+            @Override
+            public void onLockscreenSlideOffsetChanged(final float swipeProgress)
+                    throws RemoteException {
+                mHandler.post(new Runnable() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void run() {
+                        Provider.this.onLockscreenSlideOffsetChanged(swipeProgress);
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+
             @Override
             public void alterWindow(final int x, final int y, final int width, final int height,
                                     final boolean visible, final Rect clipRect) {
@@ -324,6 +335,18 @@ public abstract class KeyguardExternalViewProviderService extends Service {
                 mCallbacks.finishBroadcast();
             }
 
+            public void slideLockscreenIn() {
+                int N = mCallbacks.beginBroadcast();
+                for(int i=0; i < N; i++) {
+                    IKeyguardExternalViewCallbacks callback = mCallbacks.getBroadcastItem(0);
+                    try {
+                        callback.slideLockscreenIn();
+                    } catch(RemoteException e) {
+                    }
+                }
+                mCallbacks.finishBroadcast();
+            }
+
             // region Window callbacks
             @Override
             public boolean dispatchKeyEvent(KeyEvent event) {
@@ -522,6 +545,14 @@ public abstract class KeyguardExternalViewProviderService extends Service {
          */
         protected abstract void onScreenTurnedOff();
 
+        /**
+         * Called from the host when the user is swiping the lockscreen
+         * to transition into the live lock screen
+         *
+         * @param swipeProgress [0-1] represents the progress of the swipe
+         */
+        protected void onLockscreenSlideOffsetChanged(float swipeProgress) {}
+
         // callbacks from provider to host
 
         /**
@@ -581,6 +612,15 @@ public abstract class KeyguardExternalViewProviderService extends Service {
             mImpl.setInteractivity(isInteractive);
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Call this method when you like to slide in the lockscreen on top of
+         * your live lockscreen. Only relevant if you use
+         * {@link KeyguardExternalViewProviderService.Provider#setInteractivity(boolean)}
+         */
+        protected final void slideLockscreenIn() {
+            mImpl.slideLockscreenIn();
+        }
+
         /*package*/ final int getWindowType() {
             return WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_KEYGUARD_PANEL;
         }
diff --git a/system-api/cm_system-current.txt b/system-api/cm_system-current.txt
index 9ca1fcf..810935a 100644
--- a/system-api/cm_system-current.txt
+++ b/system-api/cm_system-current.txt
@@ -435,11 +435,13 @@ package cyanogenmod.externalviews {
     method protected void onDetach();
     method protected abstract void onKeyguardDismissed();
     method protected abstract void onKeyguardShowing(boolean);
+    method protected void onLockscreenSlideOffsetChanged(float);
     method protected abstract void onScreenTurnedOff();
     method protected abstract void onScreenTurnedOn();
     method protected final boolean requestDismiss();
     method protected final boolean requestDismissAndStartActivity(android.content.Intent);
     method protected final void setInteractivity(boolean);
+    method protected final void slideLockscreenIn();
   }
 
 }