diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-pvr/patches/xbmc-pvr-615e173-902-pvr-don-t-stop-the-pvrmanager-when-no-client.patch b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-pvr/patches/xbmc-pvr-615e173-902-pvr-don-t-stop-the-pvrmanager-when-no-client.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..204c07c426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc-pvr/patches/xbmc-pvr-615e173-902-pvr-don-t-stop-the-pvrmanager-when-no-client.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+From 975406b7335fdaa51d5e4d216790ada467a69c2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Lars Op den Kamp <lars@opdenkamp.eu>
+Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:34:25 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 2/3] pvr: don't stop the pvrmanager when no client could be loaded. just keep trying to load clients in the background
+
+---
+ xbmc/pvr/PVRManager.cpp |   66 +++++++++++++---------------------------------
+ xbmc/pvr/PVRManager.h   |    6 ----
+ 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/xbmc/pvr/PVRManager.cpp b/xbmc/pvr/PVRManager.cpp
+index 7f03dc0..4e9ef20 100644
+--- a/xbmc/pvr/PVRManager.cpp
++++ b/xbmc/pvr/PVRManager.cpp
+@@ -139,9 +139,6 @@ bool CPVRManager::StartUpdateThreads(void)
+   StopUpdateThreads();
+   CLog::Log(LOGNOTICE, "PVRManager - starting up");
+ 
+-  /* show the busy dialog while loading */
+-  ShowBusyDialog(true);
+-
+   /* create the pvrmanager thread, which will ensure that all data will be loaded */
+   Create();
+   SetName("XBMC PVRManager");
+@@ -173,39 +170,32 @@ void CPVRManager::Cleanup(void)
+ 
+ bool CPVRManager::Load(void)
+ {
+-  if (m_bLoaded)
+-    return true;
+-
+   /* load at least one client */
+-  while (!m_addons->HasActiveClients())
+-  {
++  while (!m_addons->HasActiveClients() && !m_bStop)
+     m_addons->TryLoadClients(1);
+ 
+-    if (m_addons->HasActiveClients())
+-    {
+-      CLog::Log(LOGDEBUG, "PVRManager - %s - active clients found. continue to start", __FUNCTION__);
++  if (m_addons->HasActiveClients() && !m_bLoaded && !m_bStop)
++  {
++    CLog::Log(LOGDEBUG, "PVRManager - %s - active clients found. continue to start", __FUNCTION__);
++    ShowBusyDialog(true);
+ 
+-      /* load all channels and groups */
++    /* load all channels and groups */
++    if (!m_bStop)
+       m_channelGroups->Load();
+ 
+-      /* get timers from the backends */
++    /* get timers from the backends */
++    if (!m_bStop)
+       m_timers->Load();
+ 
+-      /* get recordings from the backend */
++    /* get recordings from the backend */
++    if (!m_bStop)
+       m_recordings->Load();
+-    }
+ 
+-    /* check if there are (still) any enabled addons */
+-    if (DisableIfNoClients())
+-    {
+-      CLog::Log(LOGDEBUG, "PVRManager - %s - no clients could be found. aborting startup", __FUNCTION__);
+-      return false;
+-    }
++    ShowBusyDialog(false);
++    m_bLoaded = true;
+   }
+ 
+-  m_bLoaded = true;
+-
+-  return true;
++  return m_bLoaded;
+ }
+ 
+ void CPVRManager::ShowBusyDialog(bool bShow)
+@@ -230,8 +220,6 @@ void CPVRManager::Process(void)
+   /* load the pvr data from the db and clients if it's not already loaded */
+   if (!Load())
+   {
+-    /* close the busy dialog */
+-    ShowBusyDialog(false);
+     CLog::Log(LOGERROR, "PVRManager - %s - failed to load PVR data", __FUNCTION__);
+     return;
+   }
+@@ -272,13 +260,15 @@ void CPVRManager::Process(void)
+       m_addons->TryLoadClients(1);
+ 
+     /* execute the next pending jobs if there are any */
+-    ExecutePendingJobs();
++    if (m_addons->HasActiveClients())
++      ExecutePendingJobs();
+ 
+     /* check if the (still) are any enabled addons */
+-    if (DisableIfNoClients())
++    if (!m_addons->HasActiveClients())
+     {
+-      CLog::Log(LOGNOTICE, "PVRManager - %s - no add-ons enabled. disabling PVR functionality", __FUNCTION__);
++      CLog::Log(LOGNOTICE, "PVRManager - %s - no add-ons enabled anymore. restarting the pvrmanager", __FUNCTION__);
+       Stop();
++      Start();
+       return;
+     }
+ 
+@@ -374,24 +364,6 @@ void CPVRManager::ResetProperties(void)
+   m_pendingUpdates.clear();
+ }
+ 
+-bool CPVRManager::DisableIfNoClients(void)
+-{
+-  bool bReturn(false);
+-
+-  if (!m_addons->HasClients())
+-  {
+-    g_guiSettings.SetBool("pvrmanager.enabled", false);
+-    CLog::Log(LOGNOTICE,"PVRManager - no clients enabled. pvrmanager disabled.");
+-
+-    CGUIDialogOK *dialog = (CGUIDialogOK *)g_windowManager.GetWindow(WINDOW_DIALOG_OK);
+-    if (dialog)
+-      dialog->ShowAndGetInput(257,0,19223,0);
+-    bReturn = true;
+-  }
+-
+-  return bReturn;
+-}
+-
+ void CPVRManager::ResetDatabase(bool bShowProgress /* = true */)
+ {
+   CLog::Log(LOGNOTICE,"PVRManager - %s - clearing the PVR database", __FUNCTION__);
+diff --git a/xbmc/pvr/PVRManager.h b/xbmc/pvr/PVRManager.h
+index a2f378a..6fa6bca 100644
+--- a/xbmc/pvr/PVRManager.h
++++ b/xbmc/pvr/PVRManager.h
+@@ -407,12 +407,6 @@ namespace PVR
+      */
+     virtual void Process(void);
+ 
+-    /*!
+-     * @brief Disable the pvrmanager if no clients are enabled or active.
+-     * @return True if no clients are enabled, false otherwise.
+-     */
+-    bool DisableIfNoClients(void);
+-
+   private:
+ 
+     void Cleanup(void);
+-- 
+1.7.4.1
+