diff --git a/lib/sectionsdclient/sectionsdcontrol.cpp b/lib/sectionsdclient/sectionsdcontrol.cpp
index 505dd80f5..f6b338b63 100644
--- a/lib/sectionsdclient/sectionsdcontrol.cpp
+++ b/lib/sectionsdclient/sectionsdcontrol.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 			}
 		}
 		else
+		if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--readxmltvepg")) {
+			if(argv[i+1]) {
+				char url[255];
+				sprintf(url, "%s", argv[i+1]);
+				printf("Reading xmltv epg from %s....\n", url);
+				client.readSIfromXMLTV(url);
+			}
+		}
+		else
 		if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--dump")) {
 			client.dumpStatus();
 		}