diff --git a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/package.mk
index 10d12ebe32..33f2c882e0 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/package.mk
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ addon() {
   cp -PR $(get_build_dir vdr-control)/libvdr*.so.* $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/plugin
   cp -PR $(get_build_dir vdr-epgsearch)/libvdr*.so.* $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/plugin
   cp -PR $VDR_PLUGIN_XMLTV2VDR/libvdr*.so.* $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/plugin
+  cp -PR $(get_build_dir vdr-dummydevice)/libvdr*.so.* $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/plugin
 
   mkdir -p $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/config/plugins/eepg
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.start b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.start
index 758c43f0d0..f034a4b7ce 100755
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.start
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.start
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ fi
 if [ "$ENABLE_EPGSEARCH" == "true" ] ; then
   VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG -P epgsearch"
 fi
+if [ "$ENABLE_DUMMYDEVICE" == "true" ] ; then
+  VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG -P dummydevice"
+fi
 if [ "$ENABLE_XMLTV2VDR" == "true" ] ; then
   VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG -P 'xmltv2vdr --epgfile=$ADDON_CACHE_DIR/epg.db'"
   # xmltv2vdr needs /var/run/vdr
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/language/English/strings.xml b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/language/English/strings.xml
index 8e22b4f71b..33d3e76178 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/language/English/strings.xml
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/language/English/strings.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 	<string id="1044">Enable plugin: epgsearch</string>
 	<string id="1045">Enable plugin: xmltv2vdr</string>
 	<string id="1046">Enable plugin: extended EPG</string>
+	<string id="1047">Enable plugin: dummydevice</string>
 	<string id="1051">VDR Configuration</string>
 	<string id="1052">VDR Video Dir</string>
 	<string id="1053">PVR plugin</string>
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/settings.xml b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/settings.xml
index 73c6f5b9ba..412deaa5b5 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/settings.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 		<setting id="ENABLE_EEPG" type="bool" label="1046" default="false" />
 		<setting id="ENABLE_EPGSEARCH" type="bool" label="1044" default="false" />
 		<setting id="ENABLE_XMLTV2VDR" type="bool" label="1045" default="false" />
+		<setting id="ENABLE_DUMMYDEVICE" type="bool" label="1047" default="false" />
 		<setting type="sep" />
 		<setting id="ENABLE_SOFTCAM" type="bool" label="1036" default="true" />
                 <setting id="SOFTCAM_PLUGIN" type="labelenum" label="1037" values="sc|dvbapi" enable="!eq(-1,false)" default="sc" />
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/settings-default.xml b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/settings-default.xml
index ba70d43b8c..18c29e3722 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/settings-default.xml
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/settings-default.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     <setting id="ENABLE_EEPG" value="false" />
     <setting id="ENABLE_EPGSEARCH" value="false" />
     <setting id="ENABLE_XMLTV2VDR" value="false" />
+    <setting id="ENABLE_DUMMYDEVICE" value="false" />
     <setting id="SOFTCAM_PLUGIN" value="sc" />
     <setting id="ENABLE_EXTERNAL_RECCMD" value="false" />
     <setting id="EXTERNAL_RECCMD_PATH" value="" />