diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/rpi_ws281x/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/rpi_ws281x/package.mk
index 6b4aa8be38..283674edb2 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/rpi_ws281x/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/rpi_ws281x/package.mk
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 PKG_NAME="rpi_ws281x"
-PKG_VERSION="f580777"
-PKG_SHA256="edc831ff9daac354c54bfab1dad52f282ad44225d5769e6ae2b45160fe21762e"
+PKG_VERSION="6c5ade9"
+PKG_SHA256="e8fb94429edc21cfd894548755a417eb5b2e121329f4b54270cfb3f727696e21"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="BSD-3c"
 PKG_SITE="https://github.com/hyperion-project/rpi_ws281x"
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/hyperion/changelog.txt b/packages/addons/service/hyperion/changelog.txt
index cb5076ee95..99f0d3eb7f 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/hyperion/changelog.txt
+++ b/packages/addons/service/hyperion/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+107
+- Update to version dc6a602
+- Use correct OnAVStart event on Kodi 18
+
 106
 - Update to version 1c21232
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/hyperion/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/hyperion/package.mk
index cbcea91f04..5bea17c74f 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/hyperion/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/hyperion/package.mk
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 PKG_NAME="hyperion"
-PKG_VERSION="1c21232"
-PKG_SHA256="aea69ba3027c0f967880a65f0c39a2cd7f9cf913947b755ac37a2572a77d51c0"
-PKG_REV="106"
+PKG_VERSION="dc6a602"
+PKG_SHA256="d585b4e71aafd49f32ced6e27cc88db3c19278a7f258972c22a4e88cad981b0d"
+PKG_REV="107"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="https://github.com/hyperion-project/hyperion"
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/hyperion/patches/hyperion-0004-fix-gcc7.patch b/packages/addons/service/hyperion/patches/hyperion-0004-fix-gcc7.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5527848d74..0000000000
--- a/packages/addons/service/hyperion/patches/hyperion-0004-fix-gcc7.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-diff -Naur build.LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-9.0-devel/org_hyperion-355a324/include/utils/Image.h build.LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-9.0-devel/hyperion-355a324/include/utils/Image.h
---- org_hyperion-355a324/include/utils/Image.h	2016-09-06 22:58:55.000000000 +0200
-+++ hyperion-355a324/include/utils/Image.h	2017-05-30 18:18:06.043345976 +0200
-@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
- 
- // STL includes
- #include <vector>
-+#include <cassert>
- #include <cstdint>
- #include <cstring>
- #include <algorithm>
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/hyperion/patches/hyperion-0004-fix-kodi18-start-event.patch b/packages/addons/service/hyperion/patches/hyperion-0004-fix-kodi18-start-event.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa3c2e8ee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/addons/service/hyperion/patches/hyperion-0004-fix-kodi18-start-event.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From 1c134f52389f93b94fa6db291b79ba3933a031f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Matthias Reichl <hias@horus.com>
+Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2018 17:19:35 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] XBMCVideoChecker: use OnAVStart event for Kodi 18
+
+Signed-off-by: Matthias Reichl <hias@horus.com>
+---
+ libsrc/xbmcvideochecker/XBMCVideoChecker.cpp | 3 ++-
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/libsrc/xbmcvideochecker/XBMCVideoChecker.cpp b/libsrc/xbmcvideochecker/XBMCVideoChecker.cpp
+index f638888..054e462 100644
+--- a/libsrc/xbmcvideochecker/XBMCVideoChecker.cpp
++++ b/libsrc/xbmcvideochecker/XBMCVideoChecker.cpp
+@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ void XBMCVideoChecker::receiveReply()
+ // silence - no "debug" code should be at the log
+ //	std::cout << "KODICHECK INFO: Kodi Message: " << reply.toStdString() << std::endl;
+ 
+-	if (reply.contains("\"method\":\"Player.OnPlay\""))
++	if ( (_xbmcVersion < 18 && reply.contains("\"method\":\"Player.OnPlay\"")) ||
++	     (_xbmcVersion >= 18 && reply.contains("\"method\":\"Player.OnAVStart\"")) )
+ 	{
+ 		// send a request for the current player state
+ 		_socket.write(_activePlayerRequest.toUtf8());
+-- 
+2.11.0
+