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diff --git a/Plex/source/GridScreen.brs b/Plex/source/GridScreen.brs
index 24d95708..5ac4991b 100644
--- a/Plex/source/GridScreen.brs
+++ b/Plex/source/GridScreen.brs
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ Function showGridScreen() As Integer
         end for
     end if
 
+    m.isDescriptionVisible = true
     if RegRead("rf_grid_description_"+isType, "preferences", "enabled") <> "enabled" then
+        m.isDescriptionVisible = false
         m.screen.SetDescriptionVisible(false)
     end if
     Debug("isType: " + tostr(isType))
@@ -229,6 +231,8 @@ Function gridHandleMessage(msg) As Boolean
             if context <> invalid then item = context[index]
 
             if item <> invalid then
+                ' ignore spacers
+                if item <> invalid and tostr(item.key) = "_invalid_spacer_" then return true
 
                 ' user entered a section - remeber the last section to focus when launching the channel again
                 vc = GetViewController()
@@ -278,6 +282,16 @@ Function gridHandleMessage(msg) As Boolean
                 item = m.contentArray[m.selectedRow][m.focusedIndex]
             end if
 
+            ' if the full grid spacer is enabled, check if we need to hid or show the description 
+            if RegRead("rf_fullgrid_spacer", "preferences", "disabled") = "enabled" then 
+                if item <> invalid and tostr(item.key) = "_invalid_spacer_" then 
+                    m.screen.SetDescriptionVisible(false)
+                    return true
+                else if m.isDescriptionVisible = true then 
+                    m.screen.SetDescriptionVisible(true)
+                end if
+            end if
+
             vc = GetViewController()
             if vc.Home <> invalid AND m.screenid <> vc.Home.ScreenID then 
                 if item <> invalid and tostr(item.type) = "photo" and tostr(item.nodename) <> "Directory" then
@@ -398,6 +412,9 @@ Function gridHandleMessage(msg) As Boolean
 
                 context = m.contentArray[m.selectedRow]
                 item = context[m.focusedIndex]
+
+                ' ignore spacers
+                if item <> invalid and tostr(item.key) = "_invalid_spacer_" then return true
                 
                 itype = item.contenttype
                 if itype = invalid then itype = item.type
@@ -424,6 +441,12 @@ Function gridHandleMessage(msg) As Boolean
                     Debug("--- Not showing prefs on ctype:" + tostr(item.contenttype) + " itype:" + tostr(item.type) )
                 end if 
         else if msg.isRemoteKeyPressed() then
+            context = m.contentArray[m.selectedRow]
+            item = context[m.focusedIndex]
+
+            ' ignore spacers
+            if item <> invalid and item.key = "_invalid_spacer_" then return true
+
             if msg.GetIndex() = 13 then
                 sec_metadata = getSectionType() ' sometimes we don't know the item is photo ( appClips )
                 'if tostr(sec_metadata.type) = "photo" and m.item <> invalid and m.item.contenttype <> "section" then
@@ -484,6 +507,19 @@ Sub gridOnDataLoaded(row As Integer, data As Object, startItem As Integer, count
         end if
     end if
 
+    ' Add a spacer item between the 1st and last item - exclude the full gred header row
+    if RegRead("rf_fullgrid_spacer", "preferences", "disabled") = "enabled" then 
+        if m.gridrowsize <> invalid and data.Count() = m.gridrowsize and m.isfullgrid = true and (NOT(m.loader.hasHeaderRow = true) or row > 0) then 
+            imageDir = GetGlobalAA().Lookup("rf_theme_dir")
+            spacer = {}
+            spacer.title = ""
+            spacer.key = "_invalid_spacer_"
+            spacer.SDPosterURL = imageDir + "grid-spacer.png"
+            spacer.HDPosterURL = imageDir + "grid-spacer.png"
+            data[m.gridrowsize] = spacer
+        end if
+    end if
+
     m.contentArray[row] = data
 
     ' Don't bother showing empty rows
diff --git a/Plex/source/PaginatedDataLoader.brs b/Plex/source/PaginatedDataLoader.brs
index 7c8a704d..d711f0fc 100644
--- a/Plex/source/PaginatedDataLoader.brs
+++ b/Plex/source/PaginatedDataLoader.brs
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ Function createPaginatedLoader(container, initialLoadSize, pageSize, item = inva
             header_row = CreateObject("roAssociativeArray")
             header_row.content = subsecItems
             header_row.loadStatus = 0 ' 0:Not loaded, 1:Partially loaded, 2:Fully loaded
-            header_row.key = "_subsec_"
+            header_row.key = "_invalid_headerrow_"
             header_row.name = firstof(item.title,"Sub Sections")
             header_row.pendingRequests = 0
             header_row.countLoaded = 0
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ Function createPaginatedLoader(container, initialLoadSize, pageSize, item = inva
     for index = 0 to loader.contentArray.Count() - 1
         status = loader.contentArray[index]
         loader.names[index] = status.name
-        if status.key = "_search_"  or status.key = "_subsec_" then
+        if status.key = "_search_"  or status.key = "_invalid_headerrow_" then
             status.key = invalid
         end if
     next
diff --git a/Plex/source/PreferenceScreen.brs b/Plex/source/PreferenceScreen.brs
index df251cb8..9d2f8175 100644
--- a/Plex/source/PreferenceScreen.brs
+++ b/Plex/source/PreferenceScreen.brs
@@ -2224,6 +2224,17 @@ Function createSectionDisplayPrefsScreen(viewController) As Object
         default: "disabled"
     }
 
+    values = [
+        { title: "Enabled", EnumValue: "enabled"  },
+        { title: "Disabled", EnumValue: "disabled"  },
+
+    ]
+    obj.Prefs["rf_fullgrid_spacer"] = {
+        values: values
+        heading: "Insert a blank poster between the first and last item in a row",
+        default: "disabled"
+    }
+
     ' Display Mode for Grid or Poster views
     ' { title: "Zoom", EnumValue: "zoom-to-fill", ShortDescriptionLine2: "zoom image to fill boundary" }, again, no one wants this
     display_modes = [
@@ -2292,7 +2303,8 @@ Function createSectionDisplayPrefsScreen(viewController) As Object
     obj.AddItem({title: "Grid Style/Size", ShortDescriptionLine2: "Size of Grid"}, "rf_grid_style", obj.GetEnumValue("rf_grid_style"))
     obj.AddItem({title: "Grid Display Mode", ShortDescriptionLine2: "Stretch or Fit images to fill the focus box"}, "rf_grid_displaymode", obj.GetEnumValue("rf_grid_displaymode"))
     obj.AddItem({title: "Grid Pop Out", ShortDescriptionLine2: "Description on bottom right"}, "rf_grid_description")
-    obj.AddItem({title: "Full Grid - hide text", ShortDescriptionLine2: "Hide text on top of each row"}, "rf_fullgrid_hidetext", obj.GetEnumValue("rf_fullgrid_hidetext"))
+    obj.AddItem({title: "Full Grid Hide Header", ShortDescriptionLine2: "Hide text on top of each row"}, "rf_fullgrid_hidetext", obj.GetEnumValue("rf_fullgrid_hidetext"))
+    obj.AddItem({title: "Full Grid Spacer", ShortDescriptionLine2: "Hide text on top of each row"}, "rf_fullgrid_spacer", obj.GetEnumValue("rf_fullgrid_spacer"))
     'we can add this.. but it doesn't do much yet.. let's not totally confuse people.. yet.
     'obj.AddItem({title: "Poster Display Mode", ShortDescriptionLine2: "Stretch or Fit images to fill the focus box"}, "rf_poster_displaymode", obj.GetEnumValue("rf_poster_displaymode"))
     obj.AddItem({title: "Close"}, "close")
@@ -2310,7 +2322,7 @@ Function prefsSectionDisplayHandleMessage(msg) As Boolean
             m.ViewController.PopScreen(m)
         else if msg.isListItemSelected() then
             command = m.GetSelectedCommand(msg.GetIndex())
-            if command = "use_grid_for_series" or command = "rf_poster_grid" or command = "rf_grid_style" or command = "rf_grid_displaymode" or command = "rf_poster_displaymode" or command = "rf_fullgrid_hidetext" or command = "rf_episode_episodic_style" or command = "section_sort" then 
+            if command = "use_grid_for_series" or command = "rf_poster_grid" or command = "rf_grid_style" or command = "rf_grid_displaymode" or command = "rf_poster_displaymode" or command = "rf_fullgrid_hidetext" or command = "rf_episode_episodic_style" or command = "section_sort" or command = "rf_fullgrid_spacer" then
                 m.HandleEnumPreference(command, msg.GetIndex())
             else if command = "rf_grid_description" then
                 screen = createGridDescriptionPrefsScreen(m.ViewController)
diff --git a/Plex/source/rarflix_fullgrid.brs b/Plex/source/rarflix_fullgrid.brs
index 289e5792..104ad6bc 100644
--- a/Plex/source/rarflix_fullgrid.brs
+++ b/Plex/source/rarflix_fullgrid.brs
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ Function createFULLgridPaginatedLoader(container, initialLoadSize, pageSize, ite
         header_row = CreateObject("roAssociativeArray")
         header_row.content = headerRow
         header_row.loadStatus = 0 ' 0:Not loaded, 1:Partially loaded, 2:Fully loaded
-        header_row.key = "_subsec_"
+        header_row.key = "_invalid_headerrow_"
         header_row.name = firstof(item.title,"Sub Sections")
         header_row.pendingRequests = 0
         header_row.countLoaded = 0
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ Function createFULLgridPaginatedLoader(container, initialLoadSize, pageSize, ite
     for index = 0 to loader.contentArray.Count() - 1
         status = loader.contentArray[index]
         loader.names[index] = status.name
-        if status.key = "_search_"  or status.key = "_subsec_" then
+        if status.key = "_search_"  or status.key = "_invalid_headerrow_" then
             status.key = invalid
         end if
     next