diff --git a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/changelog.txt b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/changelog.txt
index 94d2624b81..027b32aa58 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/changelog.txt
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/changelog.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 - cleanup epgsources handling
 - * support for multiple epgsources
 - * support user defined epgsources
+- fixed epgsearch plugin not working without streamdev-server
 
 3.0.6
 - fix startup error in vnsiserver / 32bit
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/config/settings.xml b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/config/settings.xml
index 8b2ae20244..6ea9720a3a 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/config/settings.xml
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/config/settings.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     <setting id="ENABLE_CONTROL" value="false" />
     <setting id="CONTROL_PORT" value="2002" />
     <setting id="ENABLE_ROTORNG" value="false" />
+    <setting id="ENABLE_SVDRP" value="false" />
     <setting id="ENABLE_EPGSEARCH" value="false" />
     <setting id="ENABLE_XMLTV2VDR" value="false" />
     <setting id="SOFTCAM_PLUGIN" value="sc" />
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 01a3b9e3da..dc7007701a 100755
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.start
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.start
@@ -62,7 +62,14 @@ done
 . /var/config/vdr.conf.default
 . /var/config/vdr.conf
 
-VDR_ARG="-g /tmp --no-kbd --log=3 --port=0"
+VDR_ARG="-g /tmp --no-kbd --log=3"
+
+if [ "$ENABLE_SVDRP" == "true" ] ; then
+  VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG --port=6419"
+else
+  VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG --port=0"
+fi
+
 VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG --config=$ADDON_CONFIG_DIR"
 VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG --resdir=$ADDON_DIR/res"
 VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG --cachedir=$ADDON_CACHE_DIR"
@@ -99,8 +106,10 @@ fi
 if [ "$ENABLE_CONTROL" == "true" ] ; then
   VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG -P 'control -p $CONTROL_PORT'"
 fi
-if [ "$ENABLE_EPGSEARCH" == "true" ] ; then
-  VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG -P epgsearch"
+if [ "$ENABLE_SVDRP" == "true" ] ; then
+  if [ "$ENABLE_EPGSEARCH" == "true" ] ; then
+    VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG -P epgsearch"
+  fi
 fi
 if [ "$ENABLE_XMLTV2VDR" == "true" ] ; then
   VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG -P xmltv2vdr"
@@ -125,7 +134,7 @@ fi
     sed -i -e '/^epgsearch.SVDRPPort.*$/d' $ADDON_CONFIG_DIR/setup.conf
   fi
   cat >>$ADDON_CONFIG_DIR/setup.conf << MYDATA
-epgsearch.SVDRPPort = 2004
+epgsearch.SVDRPPort = 6419
 MYDATA
 
 )
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 8a11574686..d51af3c3ee 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
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@
 	<string id="1053">PVR plugin</string>
 	<string id="1054">Enable dvb(sd|hd)device plugin</string>
 	<string id="1055">plugin</string>
+	<string id="1056">Enable SVDRP</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 36020ce737..498e8cdb94 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/settings.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 		<setting id="ENABLE_CONTROL" type="bool" label="1042" default="false" />
 		<setting id="CONTROL_PORT" type="number" label="1043" values="" enable="!eq(-1,false)"  default="2002"/>
 		<setting id="ENABLE_ROTORNG" type="bool" label="1041" default="false" />
-		<setting id="ENABLE_EPGSEARCH" type="bool" label="1044" default="false" />
+		<setting id="ENABLE_SVDRP" type="bool" label="1056" default="false" />
+		<setting id="ENABLE_EPGSEARCH" type="bool" label="1044" default="false" enable="!eq(-1,false)" />
 		<setting id="ENABLE_XMLTV2VDR" type="bool" label="1045" default="false" />
 		<setting type="sep" />
 		<setting id="ENABLE_SOFTCAM" type="bool" label="1036" default="true" />