diff --git a/lib/sectionsdclient/sectionsdMsg.h b/lib/sectionsdclient/sectionsdMsg.h
index c9d7c88f0..9358e8340 100644
--- a/lib/sectionsdclient/sectionsdMsg.h
+++ b/lib/sectionsdclient/sectionsdMsg.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct sectionsd
                 getIsScanningActive,            // commandGetIsScanningActive
                 getIsTimeSet,                   // commandGetIsTimeSet
                 serviceChanged,                 // commandserviceChanged
+                serviceStopped,                 // commandserviceChanged
                 CMD_registerEvents,             // commandRegisterEventClient
                 CMD_unregisterEvents,           // commandUnRegisterEventClient
                 freeMemory,                     // commandFreeMemory
diff --git a/lib/sectionsdclient/sectionsdclient.cpp b/lib/sectionsdclient/sectionsdclient.cpp
index 2173ea9b5..c50066926 100644
--- a/lib/sectionsdclient/sectionsdclient.cpp
+++ b/lib/sectionsdclient/sectionsdclient.cpp
@@ -161,6 +161,14 @@ void CSectionsdClient::setServiceChanged(const t_channel_id channel_id, const bo
 	close_connection();
 }
 
+void CSectionsdClient::setServiceStopped()
+{
+	send(sectionsd::serviceStopped);
+
+	readResponse();
+	close_connection();
+}
+
 void CSectionsdClient::freeMemory()
 {
 	send(sectionsd::freeMemory);
diff --git a/lib/sectionsdclient/sectionsdclient.h b/lib/sectionsdclient/sectionsdclient.h
index f782b9e16..f202ed94d 100644
--- a/lib/sectionsdclient/sectionsdclient.h
+++ b/lib/sectionsdclient/sectionsdclient.h
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ class CSectionsdClient : private CBasicClient
 	bool getIsTimeSet();
 	void setPauseScanning(const bool doPause);
 	void setServiceChanged(const t_channel_id channel_id, const bool requestEvent, int dnum = 0);
+	void setServiceStopped();
 
 	bool getIsScanningActive();
 
diff --git a/src/daemonc/remotecontrol.cpp b/src/daemonc/remotecontrol.cpp
index c2ecea76b..35149ab9e 100644
--- a/src/daemonc/remotecontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/daemonc/remotecontrol.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ int CRemoteControl::handleMsg(const neutrino_msg_t msg, neutrino_msg_data_t data
 //printf("[neutrino] timeout EVT_ZAP current %llx data %llx\n", current_channel_id, *(t_channel_id *)data);
 			if ((*(t_channel_id *)data) != current_channel_id) {
 				g_InfoViewer->chanready = 0;
+				if (!IS_WEBTV(current_channel_id))
+					g_Sectionsd->setServiceStopped();
 				CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().stopPlayBack();
 				g_Zapit->zapTo_serviceID_NOWAIT(current_channel_id );
 				//g_Sectionsd->setServiceChanged(current_channel_id, false);
@@ -702,6 +704,8 @@ void CRemoteControl::zapTo_ChannelID(const t_channel_id channel_id, const std::s
 		g_RCInput->killTimer(scrambled_timer);
 		//dvbsub_pause(true);
 		CZapit::getInstance()->Abort();
+		if (!IS_WEBTV(channel_id))
+			g_Sectionsd->setServiceStopped();
 		CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().stopPlayBack();
 		g_Zapit->zapTo_serviceID_NOWAIT(channel_id);
 
diff --git a/src/eitd/dmx.cpp b/src/eitd/dmx.cpp
index 3850c3983..007676db1 100644
--- a/src/eitd/dmx.cpp
+++ b/src/eitd/dmx.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ DMX::DMX()
 
 void DMX::init()
 {
-	fd = -1;
 	lastChanged = time_monotonic();
 	filter_index = 0;
 	real_pauseCounter = 0;
@@ -124,7 +123,6 @@ void DMX::closefd(void)
 		//dmx->Stop();
 		delete dmx;
 		dmx = NULL;
-		fd = -1;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -283,6 +281,10 @@ int DMX::getSection(uint8_t *buf, const unsigned timeoutInMSeconds, int &timeout
 	}
 
 	lock();
+	if (!isOpen()) {
+		unlock();
+		return -1;
+	}
 
 	int rc = dmx->Read(buf, MAX_SECTION_LENGTH, timeoutInMSeconds);
 
@@ -492,7 +494,6 @@ int DMX::immediate_start(void)
 		dmx = new cDemux(dmx_num);
 		dmx->Open(DMX_PSI_CHANNEL, NULL, dmxBufferSizeInKB*1024UL);
 	}
-	fd = 1;
 
 	/* setfilter() only if this is no dummy filter... */
 	if (filters[filter_index].filter && filters[filter_index].mask)
diff --git a/src/eitd/dmx.h b/src/eitd/dmx.h
index 38d30a31a..abecc1d7b 100644
--- a/src/eitd/dmx.h
+++ b/src/eitd/dmx.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ class DMX
 {
 protected:
 
-	int		fd;
 	cDemux *	dmx;
 	int		dmx_num;
 	unsigned short  pID;
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ protected:
 	bool		seen_section;
 
 	inline bool isOpen(void) {
-		return (fd != -1);
+		return (dmx != NULL);
 	}
 
 	int immediate_start(void); /* mutex must be locked before and unlocked after this method */
diff --git a/src/eitd/eitd.h b/src/eitd/eitd.h
index c650001ad..81f4b5473 100644
--- a/src/eitd/eitd.h
+++ b/src/eitd/eitd.h
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ class CCNThread : public CEventsThread
 		void sendCNEvent();
 	public:
 		CCNThread();
+		void stopUpdate();
 		bool checkUpdate();
 };
 
diff --git a/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp b/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp
index 2fc063272..c229e77e5 100644
--- a/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp
+++ b/src/eitd/sectionsd.cpp
@@ -968,6 +968,20 @@ static void commandserviceChanged(int connfd, char *data, const unsigned dataLen
 	dprintf("[sectionsd] commandserviceChanged: Service changed to " PRINTF_CHANNEL_ID_TYPE "\n", uniqueServiceKey);
 }
 
+static void commandserviceStopped(int connfd, char * /* data */, const unsigned /* dataLength */)
+{
+	xprintf("[sectionsd] commandserviceStopped\n");
+	sendEmptyResponse(connfd, NULL, 0);
+	threadCN.lock();
+	threadEIT.lock();
+	threadCN.closefd();
+	threadEIT.closefd();
+	threadCN.unlock();
+	threadEIT.unlock();
+	threadCN.stopUpdate();
+	xprintf("[sectionsd] commandserviceStopped done\n");
+}
+
 static void commandGetIsScanningActive(int connfd, char* /*data*/, const unsigned /*dataLength*/)
 {
 	struct sectionsd::msgResponseHeader responseHeader;
@@ -1233,6 +1247,7 @@ static s_cmd_table connectionCommands[sectionsd::numberOfCommands] = {
 	{	commandGetIsScanningActive,             "commandGetIsScanningActive"		},
 	{	commandGetIsTimeSet,                    "commandGetIsTimeSet"			},
 	{	commandserviceChanged,                  "commandserviceChanged"			},
+	{	commandserviceStopped,                  "commandserviceStopped"			},
 	{	commandRegisterEventClient,             "commandRegisterEventClient"		},
 	{	commandUnRegisterEventClient,           "commandUnRegisterEventClient"		},
 	{	commandFreeMemory,			"commandFreeMemory"			},
@@ -1786,7 +1801,7 @@ void CCNThread::beforeWait()
 	update_mutex.unlock();
 }
 
-void CCNThread::afterWait()
+void CCNThread::stopUpdate()
 {
 	xprintf("%s: stop eit update filter (%s)\n", name.c_str(), updating ? "active" : "not active");
 	update_mutex.lock();
@@ -1797,6 +1812,11 @@ void CCNThread::afterWait()
 	update_mutex.unlock();
 }
 
+void CCNThread::afterWait()
+{
+	stopUpdate();
+}
+
 void CCNThread::beforeSleep()
 {
 	if (sendToSleepNow && messaging_have_CN == 0x00) {