diff --git a/data/locale/deutsch.locale b/data/locale/deutsch.locale
index 527921fed..988a670f1 100644
--- a/data/locale/deutsch.locale
+++ b/data/locale/deutsch.locale
@@ -1741,6 +1741,7 @@ messagebox.no Nein
 messagebox.ok OK
 messagebox.yes Ja
 miscsettings.channellist Kanalliste
+miscsettings.channellist_enablesdt Transponder Hintergrundaktualisierung
 miscsettings.channellist_epgtext_align Event-Text ausrichten
 miscsettings.channellogos Senderlogos
 miscsettings.colored_events Sendung hervorheben
diff --git a/data/locale/english.locale b/data/locale/english.locale
index b6de7caa0..80f1f8648 100644
--- a/data/locale/english.locale
+++ b/data/locale/english.locale
@@ -1741,6 +1741,7 @@ messagebox.no No
 messagebox.ok Ok
 messagebox.yes Yes
 miscsettings.channellist Channellist
+miscsettings.channellist_enablesdt Transponder Backgroundupdate
 miscsettings.channellist_epgtext_align Programtext Align
 miscsettings.channellogos Channellogos
 miscsettings.colored_events Program colored
diff --git a/src/gui/miscsettings_menu.cpp b/src/gui/miscsettings_menu.cpp
index fdc96ecbf..a9012f37c 100644
--- a/src/gui/miscsettings_menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/miscsettings_menu.cpp
@@ -574,6 +574,10 @@ int CMiscMenue::showMiscSettingsMenuChanlist()
 	mc->setHint("", LOCALE_MENU_HINT_CHANNELLIST_SHOW_EMPTY_FAVS);
 	ms_chanlist->addItem(mc);
 
+	mc = new CMenuOptionChooser(LOCALE_MISCSETTINGS_CHANNELLIST_ENABLESDT, &g_settings.enable_sdt,  OPTIONS_OFF0_ON1_OPTIONS, OPTIONS_OFF0_ON1_OPTION_COUNT, true, this);
+	mc->setHint("", LOCALE_MENU_HINT_CHANNELLIST_ENABLESDT);
+	ms_chanlist->addItem(mc);
+
 	int res = ms_chanlist->exec(NULL, "");
 	delete ms_chanlist;
 	if (make_hd_list != g_settings.make_hd_list || make_webtv_list != g_settings.make_webtv_list || show_empty_favorites != g_settings.show_empty_favorites)
@@ -706,6 +710,12 @@ bool CMiscMenue::changeNotify(const neutrino_locale_t OptionName, void * /*data*
 		videoDecoder->SetCECAutoView(g_settings.hdmi_cec_view_on == 1);
 		videoDecoder->SetCECMode((VIDEO_HDMI_CEC_MODE)g_settings.hdmi_cec_mode);
 	}
+	else if (ARE_LOCALES_EQUAL(OptionName, LOCALE_MISCSETTINGS_CHANNELLIST_ENABLESDT))
+	{
+		CZapit::getInstance()->SetScanSDT(g_settings.enable_sdt);
+
+		ret = menu_return::RETURN_REPAINT;
+	}
 	else if (ARE_LOCALES_EQUAL(OptionName, LOCALE_MISCSETTINGS_EPG_SAVE))
 	{
 		if (g_settings.epg_save)
diff --git a/src/neutrino.cpp b/src/neutrino.cpp
index 2f5490608..74aa69288 100644
--- a/src/neutrino.cpp
+++ b/src/neutrino.cpp
@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@ int CNeutrinoApp::loadSetup(const char * fname)
 	}
 	g_settings.epg_scan_rescan = configfile.getInt32("epg_scan_rescan", 24);
 	g_settings.epg_save_mode = configfile.getInt32("epg_save_mode", 0);
+	g_settings.enable_sdt = configfile.getInt32("enable_sdt",0);
 	//widget settings
 	g_settings.widget_fade = false;
 	g_settings.widget_fade           = configfile.getBool("widget_fade"          , false );
@@ -1508,6 +1509,7 @@ void CNeutrinoApp::saveSetup(const char * fname)
 	configfile.setInt32("epg_old_events"           ,g_settings.epg_old_events );
 	configfile.setInt32("epg_max_events"           ,g_settings.epg_max_events );
 	configfile.setString("epg_dir"                  ,g_settings.epg_dir);
+	configfile.setInt32("enable_sdt", g_settings.enable_sdt);
 
 	// NTP-Server for sectionsd
 	configfile.setString( "network_ntpserver", g_settings.network_ntpserver);
@@ -2792,6 +2794,8 @@ TIMER_START();
 	if(g_settings.lcd4l_support)
 		LCD4l->StartLCD4l();
 
+	CZapit::getInstance()->SetScanSDT(g_settings.enable_sdt);
+
 	cSysLoad::getInstance();
 	cHddStat::getInstance();
 
diff --git a/src/system/locals.h b/src/system/locals.h
index 1397c2b07..804fd4725 100644
--- a/src/system/locals.h
+++ b/src/system/locals.h
@@ -1214,6 +1214,7 @@ typedef enum
 	LOCALE_MENU_HINT_CEC_STANDBY,
 	LOCALE_MENU_HINT_CEC_VIEW_ON,
 	LOCALE_MENU_HINT_CHANNELLIST_ADDITIONAL,
+	LOCALE_MENU_HINT_CHANNELLIST_ENABLESDT,
 	LOCALE_MENU_HINT_CHANNELLIST_EPG_ALIGN,
 	LOCALE_MENU_HINT_CHANNELLIST_EXTENDED,
 	LOCALE_MENU_HINT_CHANNELLIST_FONTS,
@@ -1768,6 +1769,7 @@ typedef enum
 	LOCALE_MESSAGEBOX_OK,
 	LOCALE_MESSAGEBOX_YES,
 	LOCALE_MISCSETTINGS_CHANNELLIST,
+	LOCALE_MISCSETTINGS_CHANNELLIST_ENABLESDT,
 	LOCALE_MISCSETTINGS_CHANNELLIST_EPGTEXT_ALIGN,
 	LOCALE_MISCSETTINGS_CHANNELLOGOS,
 	LOCALE_MISCSETTINGS_COLORED_EVENTS,
diff --git a/src/system/locals_intern.h b/src/system/locals_intern.h
index 2f1024a25..dc83bd412 100644
--- a/src/system/locals_intern.h
+++ b/src/system/locals_intern.h
@@ -1214,6 +1214,7 @@ const char * locale_real_names[] =
 	"menu.hint_cec_standby",
 	"menu.hint_cec_view_on",
 	"menu.hint_channellist_additional",
+	"menu.hint_channellist_enablesdt",
 	"menu.hint_channellist_epg_align",
 	"menu.hint_channellist_extended",
 	"menu.hint_channellist_fonts",
@@ -1768,6 +1769,7 @@ const char * locale_real_names[] =
 	"messagebox.ok",
 	"messagebox.yes",
 	"miscsettings.channellist",
+	"miscsettings.channellist_enablesdt",
 	"miscsettings.channellist_epgtext_align",
 	"miscsettings.channellogos",
 	"miscsettings.colored_events",
diff --git a/src/system/settings.h b/src/system/settings.h
index b858262a1..9f366221f 100644
--- a/src/system/settings.h
+++ b/src/system/settings.h
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ struct SNeutrinoSettings
 	int epg_scan_mode;
 	int epg_scan_rescan;
 	int epg_save_mode;
+	int enable_sdt;
 
 	int epg_search_history_size;
 	int epg_search_history_max;
diff --git a/src/zapit/include/zapit/zapit.h b/src/zapit/include/zapit/zapit.h
index 2e6ea1f4c..3c34da355 100644
--- a/src/zapit/include/zapit/zapit.h
+++ b/src/zapit/include/zapit/zapit.h
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ class CZapit : public OpenThreads::Thread
 		void Abort() { abort_zapit = 1; };
 		bool Recording() { return currentMode & RECORD_MODE; };
 		bool makeRemainingChannelsBouquet() { return config.makeRemainingChannelsBouquet; };
-		bool scanSDT() { return config.scanSDT; };
+		bool GetScanSDT() { return config.scanSDT; };
+		void SetScanSDT(int _scanSDT) { config.scanSDT = _scanSDT; };
 		bool scanPids() { return config.scanPids; };
 		void scanPids(bool enable) { config.scanPids = enable; };
 
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp b/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp
index 904e734ef..f5422ff80 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/getservices.cpp
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ bool CServiceManager::LoadServices(bool only_current)
 do_current:
 #if 0
 	DBG("Loading current..\n");
-	if (CZapit::getInstance()->scanSDT() && (parser = parseXmlFile(CURRENTSERVICES_XML))) {
+	if (CZapit::getInstance()->GetScanSDT() && (parser = parseXmlFile(CURRENTSERVICES_XML))) {
 		newfound = 0;
 		printf("[getservices] " CURRENTSERVICES_XML "  found.\n");
 		FindTransponder(xmlChildrenNode(xmlDocGetRootElement(parser)));
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp b/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp
index a147361d0..beebb846a 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp
@@ -2877,7 +2877,7 @@ void CZapitSdtMonitor::run()
 				tpid = channel->getTransponderId();
 			}
 		}
-		if(!CZapit::getInstance()->scanSDT())
+		if(!CZapit::getInstance()->GetScanSDT())
 			continue;
 
 		tcur = time(0);
@@ -2919,7 +2919,7 @@ void CZapitSdtMonitor::run()
 			bool updated = CServiceManager::getInstance()->SaveCurrentServices(tpid);
 			CServiceManager::getInstance()->CopyCurrentServices(tpid);
 
-			if(updated && (CZapit::getInstance()->scanSDT() == 1))
+			if(updated && (CZapit::getInstance()->GetScanSDT() == 1))
 				CZapit::getInstance()->SendEvent(CZapitClient::EVT_SDT_CHANGED);
 			if(!updated)
 				printf("[sdt monitor] no changes.\n");