diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/patches/xbmc-990.45-PR2435.patch b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/patches/xbmc-990.45-PR2435.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b68099108
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/patches/xbmc-990.45-PR2435.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+From 2da77839fbf972e8c6f09c56d25f8c7bf999f3fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: dezi <dezi@kappa-mm.de>
+Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:29:27 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] Added hotplug support for Linux input devices.
+
+---
+ xbmc/input/linux/LinuxInputDevices.cpp | 80 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ xbmc/input/linux/LinuxInputDevices.h   |  6 +++
+ 2 files changed, 86 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/xbmc/input/linux/LinuxInputDevices.cpp b/xbmc/input/linux/LinuxInputDevices.cpp
+index 9d253bb..1d3d315 100644
+--- a/xbmc/input/linux/LinuxInputDevices.cpp
++++ b/xbmc/input/linux/LinuxInputDevices.cpp
+@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@
+   m_deviceMinKeyCode = 0;
+   m_deviceMaxKeyCode = 0;
+   m_deviceMaxAxis = 0;
++  m_bUnplugged = false;
+ 
+   Open();
+ }
+@@ -744,7 +745,15 @@ XBMC_Event CLinuxInputDevice::ReadEvent()
+     readlen = read(m_fd, &levt, sizeof(levt));
+ 
+     if (readlen <= 0)
++    {
++      if (errno == ENODEV)
++      {
++        CLog::Log(LOGINFO,"input device was unplugged %s",m_deviceName);
++        m_bUnplugged = true;
++      }
++
+       break;
++    }
+ 
+     //printf("read event readlen = %d device name %s m_fileName %s\n", readlen, m_deviceName, m_fileName.c_str());
+ 
+@@ -963,6 +972,16 @@ void CLinuxInputDevice::GetInfo(int fd)
+   //printf("pref: %d\n", m_devicePreferredId);
+ }
+ 
++char* CLinuxInputDevice::GetDeviceName()
++{
++  return m_deviceName;
++}
++
++bool CLinuxInputDevice::IsUnplugged()
++{
++  return m_bUnplugged;
++}
++
+ bool CLinuxInputDevices::CheckDevice(const char *device)
+ {
+   int fd;
+@@ -1021,6 +1040,41 @@ void CLinuxInputDevices::InitAvailable()
+ }
+ 
+ /*
++ * Check for hot plugged devices.
++ */
++void CLinuxInputDevices::CheckHotplugged()
++{
++  CSingleLock lock(m_devicesListLock);
++
++  int deviceId = m_devices.size();
++
++  /* No devices specified. Try to guess some. */
++  for (int i = 0; i < MAX_LINUX_INPUT_DEVICES; i++)
++  {
++    char buf[32];
++    bool ispresent = false;
++
++    snprintf(buf, 32, "/dev/input/event%d", i);
++
++    for (size_t j = 0; j < m_devices.size(); j++)
++    {
++      if (strcmp(m_devices[j]->GetDeviceName(),buf) == 0)
++      {
++        ispresent = true;
++        break;
++      }
++    }
++
++    if (!ispresent && CheckDevice(buf))
++    {
++      CLog::Log(LOGINFO, "Found input device %s", buf);
++      m_devices.push_back(new CLinuxInputDevice(buf, deviceId));
++      ++deviceId;
++    }
++  }
++}
++
++/*
+  * Open the device, fill out information about it,
+  * allocate and fill private data, start input thread.
+  */
+@@ -1076,6 +1130,9 @@ bool CLinuxInputDevice::Open()
+   {
+     if (m_vt_fd < 0)
+       m_vt_fd = open("/dev/tty0", O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY);
++ 
++    if (m_vt_fd < 0)
++      m_vt_fd = open("/dev/tty1", O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY);
+ 
+     if (m_vt_fd < 0)
+       CLog::Log(LOGWARNING, "no keymap support (requires /dev/tty0 - CONFIG_VT)");
+@@ -1195,6 +1252,23 @@ void CLinuxInputDevice::Close()
+ 
+ XBMC_Event CLinuxInputDevices::ReadEvent()
+ {
++  if (m_bReInitialize)
++  {
++    InitAvailable();
++    m_bReInitialize = false;
++  }
++  else
++  {
++    time_t now;
++    time(&now);
++
++    if ((now - m_lastHotplugCheck) >= 10)
++    {
++      CheckHotplugged();
++      m_lastHotplugCheck = now;
++    }
++  }
++
+   CSingleLock lock(m_devicesListLock);
+ 
+   XBMC_Event event;
+@@ -1207,6 +1281,12 @@ XBMC_Event CLinuxInputDevices::ReadEvent()
+     {
+       break;
+     }
++
++    if (m_devices[i]->IsUnplugged())
++    {
++      m_bReInitialize = true;
++      break;
++    }
+   }
+ 
+   return event;
+diff --git a/xbmc/input/linux/LinuxInputDevices.h b/xbmc/input/linux/LinuxInputDevices.h
+index 18224a9..b7626f4 100644
+--- a/xbmc/input/linux/LinuxInputDevices.h
++++ b/xbmc/input/linux/LinuxInputDevices.h
+@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class CLinuxInputDevice
+   CLinuxInputDevice(const std::string fileName, int index);
+   ~CLinuxInputDevice();
+   XBMC_Event ReadEvent();
++  char* GetDeviceName();
++  bool IsUnplugged();
+  
+ private:
+   void SetupKeyboardAutoRepeat(int fd);
+@@ -76,12 +78,14 @@ class CLinuxInputDevice
+   int m_deviceMaxKeyCode;
+   int m_deviceMaxAxis;
+   bool m_bSkipNonKeyEvents;
++  bool m_bUnplugged;
+ };
+ 
+ class CLinuxInputDevices
+ {
+ public:
+   void InitAvailable();
++  void CheckHotplugged();
+   XBMC_Event ReadEvent();
+   bool IsRemoteLowBattery();
+   bool IsRemoteNotPaired();
+@@ -89,6 +93,8 @@ class CLinuxInputDevices
+   CCriticalSection m_devicesListLock;
+   bool CheckDevice(const char *device);
+   std::vector<CLinuxInputDevice*> m_devices;
++  bool m_bReInitialize;
++  time_t m_lastHotplugCheck;
+ };
+ 
+ #endif /* LINUXINPUTDEVICES_H_ */
+-- 
+1.8.1.5
+