diff --git a/src/driver/record.cpp b/src/driver/record.cpp
index 91a86c661..8492dc6bc 100644
--- a/src/driver/record.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/record.cpp
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ bool CRecordManager::StopAutoRecord(bool lock)
 
 	g_RCInput->killTimer (shift_timer);
 
-	if(!autoshift)
+	if (!autoshift)
 		return false;
 
 	if (lock)
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ bool CRecordManager::StopAutoRecord(bool lock)
 	if (inst)
 	{
 		StopInstance(inst);
-		CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().timeshift = TSHIFT_MODE_OFF;
+		CMoviePlayerGui::getInstance().stopTimeshift();
 	}
 
 	if (lock)
diff --git a/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp b/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
index 20a479e79..d87685169 100644
--- a/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/movieplayer.cpp
@@ -1253,6 +1253,16 @@ void CMoviePlayerGui::stopPlayBack(void)
 	printf("%s: stopped\n", __func__);
 }
 
+void CMoviePlayerGui::stopTimeshift(void)
+{
+	if (timeshift && playback)
+	{
+		printf("%s: stopping timeshift...\n", __func__);
+		playback->RequestAbort();
+		timeshift = TSHIFT_MODE_OFF;
+	}
+}
+
 void CMoviePlayerGui::Pause(bool b)
 {
 	if (b && (playstate == CMoviePlayerGui::PAUSE))
diff --git a/src/gui/movieplayer.h b/src/gui/movieplayer.h
index 11a1ce813..3f4e2ae44 100644
--- a/src/gui/movieplayer.h
+++ b/src/gui/movieplayer.h
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ class CMoviePlayerGui : public CMenuTarget
 	void SetFile(std::string &name, std::string &file, std::string info1="", std::string info2="") { pretty_name = name; file_name = file; info_1 = info1; info_2 = info2; }
 	bool PlayBackgroundStart(const std::string &file, const std::string &name, t_channel_id chan, const std::string &script="");
 	void stopPlayBack(void);
+	void stopTimeshift(void);
 	void setLastMode(int m) { m_LastMode = m; }
 	void Pause(bool b = true);
 	void selectAudioPid(void);