diff --git a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/config/settings.xml b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/config/settings.xml
index bacfd254f4..2d4c1fbb49 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/config/settings.xml
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/config/settings.xml
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@
     <setting id="ENABLE_EPGSEARCH" value="false" />
     <setting id="ENABLE_XMLTV2VDR" value="false" />
     <setting id="SOFTCAM_PLUGIN" value="sc" />
+    <setting id="ENABLE_EXTERNAL_RECCMD" value="false" />
+    <setting id="EXTERNAL_RECCMD_PATH" value="" />
 </settings>
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 d737061b93..1408ca1094 100755
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.start
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/bin/vdr.start
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG --cachedir=$ADDON_CACHE_DIR"
 VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG --lib=$ADDON_PLUGIN_DIR"
 VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG --video=\"$VDR_VIDEO_DIR\""
 
+if [ "$ENABLE_EXTERNAL_RECCMD" == "true" ] ; then
+  if [ ! -z "$EXTERNAL_RECCMD_PATH" -a -x "$EXTERNAL_RECCMD_PATH" ] ; then
+    VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG -r \"$EXTERNAL_RECCMD_PATH\""
+  fi
+fi
+
 VDR_ARG="$VDR_ARG -P $PVR_PLUGIN"
 
 if [ "$ENABLE_SOFTCAM" == "true" ] ; then
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 7c1087978f..568f515bed 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
@@ -26,4 +26,6 @@
 	<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 external recdmd</string>
+        <string id="1057">External recdmd path</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 f7384ac93c..a03e466466 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/packages/addons/service/multimedia/vdr-addon/source/resources/settings.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 		<setting label="1051" type="lsep"/>
 		<setting type="sep" />
                 <setting id="VDR_VIDEO_DIR" type="folder" label="1052" value="" default="/storage/videos" />
+                <setting type="sep" />
+                <setting id="ENABLE_EXTERNAL_RECCMD" type="bool" label="1056" default="false" />
+                <setting id="EXTERNAL_RECCMD_PATH" type="file" label="1057" enable="!eq(-1,false)" default="" />
     </category>
     <category label="1001">
 		<setting label="1030" type="lsep"/>