diff --git a/data/locale/english.locale b/data/locale/english.locale
index fac97418a..bf3dac459 100644
--- a/data/locale/english.locale
+++ b/data/locale/english.locale
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ menu.hint_epg_max_events Maximum events to cache. After reaching limit\nEPG cach
 menu.hint_epg_old_events Hours after event end time to consider\nevent old and remove it from cache
 menu.hint_epg_save Save cached EPG to harddisk or usb flash\nand load it after boot
 menu.hint_epg_save_standby Save EPG on soft standby mode
+menu.hint_epg_scan Enable background epg scan using free tuner
 menu.hint_event_textcolor Change event color for colored-event options\nin channel list and infobar
 menu.hint_eventlist_additional Show additional informations\nin main box
 menu.hint_eventlist_fonts Change event list font sizes
@@ -1157,6 +1158,7 @@ miscsettings.epg_old_events_hint1 How long will EPG-Data be stored after they ti
 miscsettings.epg_old_events_hint2 Set in hours
 miscsettings.epg_save Save/Restore epg on reboot
 miscsettings.epg_save_standby Save epg on soft standby
+miscsettings.epg_scan EPG scan
 miscsettings.general General
 miscsettings.head Extended settings
 miscsettings.infobar Infobar
diff --git a/src/system/locals.h b/src/system/locals.h
index 646edf3b9..2295e6655 100644
--- a/src/system/locals.h
+++ b/src/system/locals.h
@@ -809,6 +809,7 @@ typedef enum
 	LOCALE_MENU_HINT_EPG_OLD_EVENTS,
 	LOCALE_MENU_HINT_EPG_SAVE,
 	LOCALE_MENU_HINT_EPG_SAVE_STANDBY,
+	LOCALE_MENU_HINT_EPG_SCAN,
 	LOCALE_MENU_HINT_EVENT_TEXTCOLOR,
 	LOCALE_MENU_HINT_EVENTLIST_ADDITIONAL,
 	LOCALE_MENU_HINT_EVENTLIST_FONTS,
@@ -1184,6 +1185,7 @@ typedef enum
 	LOCALE_MISCSETTINGS_EPG_OLD_EVENTS_HINT2,
 	LOCALE_MISCSETTINGS_EPG_SAVE,
 	LOCALE_MISCSETTINGS_EPG_SAVE_STANDBY,
+	LOCALE_MISCSETTINGS_EPG_SCAN,
 	LOCALE_MISCSETTINGS_GENERAL,
 	LOCALE_MISCSETTINGS_HEAD,
 	LOCALE_MISCSETTINGS_INFOBAR,
diff --git a/src/system/locals_intern.h b/src/system/locals_intern.h
index a51053452..32c918e88 100644
--- a/src/system/locals_intern.h
+++ b/src/system/locals_intern.h
@@ -809,6 +809,7 @@ const char * locale_real_names[] =
 	"menu.hint_epg_old_events",
 	"menu.hint_epg_save",
 	"menu.hint_epg_save_standby",
+	"menu.hint_epg_scan",
 	"menu.hint_event_textcolor",
 	"menu.hint_eventlist_additional",
 	"menu.hint_eventlist_fonts",
@@ -1184,6 +1185,7 @@ const char * locale_real_names[] =
 	"miscsettings.epg_old_events_hint2",
 	"miscsettings.epg_save",
 	"miscsettings.epg_save_standby",
+	"miscsettings.epg_scan",
 	"miscsettings.general",
 	"miscsettings.head",
 	"miscsettings.infobar",