diff --git a/dist-scripts/dist-cores.sh b/dist-scripts/dist-cores.sh
index 8e403ce8c7..308a5f9cf7 100755
--- a/dist-scripts/dist-cores.sh
+++ b/dist-scripts/dist-cores.sh
@@ -207,9 +207,15 @@ for f in `ls -v *_${platform}.${EXT}`; do
       COUNTER=$((COUNTER + 1))
       COUNTER_ID=`printf  "%05d" ${COUNTER}`
       mkdir -p ../pkg/${platform}/${name}_libretro.vpk/vpk/sce_sys/
+      mkdir -p ../pkg/${platform}/${name}_libretro.vpk/vpk/sce_sys/livearea
+      mkdir -p ../pkg/${platform}/${name}_libretro.vpk/vpk/sce_sys/livearea/contents
       vita-make-fself ../retroarch_${platform}.velf ../pkg/${platform}/${name}_libretro.vpk/vpk/eboot.bin
       vita-mksfoex -s TITLE_ID=RETR${COUNTER_ID} "RetroArch ${name}" ../pkg/${platform}/${name}_libretro.vpk/vpk/sce_sys/param.sfo
       cp ../pkg/${platform}/assets/ICON0.PNG ../pkg/${platform}/${name}_libretro.vpk/vpk/sce_sys/icon0.png
+      cp ../pkg/${platform}/assets/livearea/contents/bg.png ../pkg/${platform}/${name}_libretro.vpk/vpk/sce_sys/livearea/contents/bg.png
+      cp ../pkg/${platform}/assets/livearea/contents/startup.png ../pkg/${platform}/${name}_libretro.vpk/vpk/sce_sys/livearea/contents/startup.png
+      cp ../pkg/${platform}/assets/livearea/contents/website.png ../pkg/${platform}/${name}_libretro.vpk/vpk/sce_sys/livearea/contents/website.png
+      cp ../pkg/${platform}/assets/livearea/contents/template.xml ../pkg/${platform}/${name}_libretro.vpk/vpk/sce_sys/livearea/contents/template.xml
    elif [ $PLATFORM = "ctr" ] ; then
       mv -f ../retroarch_3ds.cia ../pkg/3ds/cia/${name}_libretro.cia
       mv -f ../retroarch_3ds.3ds ../pkg/3ds/rom/${name}_libretro.3ds
diff --git a/pkg/vita/assets/livearea/contents/bg.png b/pkg/vita/assets/livearea/contents/bg.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af6888e8d1
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diff --git a/pkg/vita/assets/livearea/contents/startup.png b/pkg/vita/assets/livearea/contents/startup.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed2b7fa6a8
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diff --git a/pkg/vita/assets/livearea/contents/template.xml b/pkg/vita/assets/livearea/contents/template.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d847632ff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/vita/assets/livearea/contents/template.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<livearea style="a4" format-ver="01.00" content-rev="1">
+	<livearea-background>
+		<image>bg.png</image>
+	</livearea-background>
+	
+	<gate>
+		<startup-image>startup.png</startup-image>
+	</gate>
+	
+	<frame id="frame1">
+		<liveitem>
+			<target>http://www.libretro.com/</target>
+			<background x="20" y="-10" >website.png</background>
+		</liveitem>
+	</frame>
+</livearea>
+
diff --git a/pkg/vita/assets/livearea/contents/website.png b/pkg/vita/assets/livearea/contents/website.png
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index 0000000000..2493dda785
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