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 3ab1097704..a806c7c948 100755
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.start
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.start
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ if [ "$ENABLE_SOFTCAM" == "true" ] ; then
 fi
 VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG -P wirbelscan -P wirbelscancontrol"
 if [ "$ENABLE_IPTV" == "true" ] ; then
-  VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG -P iptv"
+  VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG -P 'iptv -d $IPTV_NUM_DEVICES'"
 fi
 if [ "$ENABLE_STREAMDEV_SERVER" == "true" ] ; then
   VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG -P streamdev-server"
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 bd44b06dc1..385edce289 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
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@
 	<string id="1053">PVR plugin</string>
         <string id="1056">Enable external recdmd</string>
         <string id="1057">External recdmd path</string>
+        <string id="1058">- number of devices</string>
 </strings>
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 9101fe6def..10d29f374a 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/settings.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 		<setting type="sep" />
 		<setting id="PVR_PLUGIN" type="labelenum" label="1053" values="xvdr|vnsiserver" default="vnsiserver" />
 		<setting id="ENABLE_IPTV" type="bool" label="1031" default="false" />
+		<setting id="IPTV_NUM_DEVICES" type="labelenum" label="1058" values="1|2|3|4" visible="!eq(-1,false)" default="1" />
 		<setting id="ENABLE_STREAMDEV_CLIENT" type="bool" label="1032" default="false" />
 		<setting id="ENABLE_STREAMDEV_SERVER" type="bool" label="1033" default="false" />
 		<setting id="ENABLE_LIVE" type="bool" label="1038" default="false" />
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 62a2e4e2b8..5e96d7fa1e 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/settings-default.xml
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/settings-default.xml
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@
     <setting id="EXTERNAL_RECCMD_PATH" value="" />
     <setting id="ENABLE_CHARSET_OVERRIDE" value="false" />
     <setting id="CHARSET_OVERRIDE_STR" value="" />
+    <setting id="IPTV_NUM_DEVICES" value="1" />
 </settings>