diff --git a/config/hyperion.config.json b/config/hyperion.config.json
index a6f7ff8d..9ec5ae49 100644
--- a/config/hyperion.config.json
+++ b/config/hyperion.config.json
@@ -319,6 +319,13 @@
         }
     ],
 
+    /// The black border configuration, contains the following items:
+    ///  * enable : true if the detector should be activated
+    "blackborderdetector" :
+    {
+        "enable" : true
+    },
+
     /// The boot-sequence configuration, contains the following items:
     ///  * type        : The type of the boot-sequence ('rainbow', 'knight_rider', 'none')
     ///  * duration_ms : The length of the boot-sequence [ms]
diff --git a/deploy/hyperiond.REMOVED.git-id b/deploy/hyperiond.REMOVED.git-id
index 665b1468..c26545c9 100644
--- a/deploy/hyperiond.REMOVED.git-id
+++ b/deploy/hyperiond.REMOVED.git-id
@@ -1 +1 @@
-26cfdb6da8079e91839e80a45e15486504df6eb3
\ No newline at end of file
+71c14781ce343776ab00db70f9d2493e3e2feead
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/hyperion/ImageProcessor.h b/include/hyperion/ImageProcessor.h
index 4a64bbff..b1b03de3 100644
--- a/include/hyperion/ImageProcessor.h
+++ b/include/hyperion/ImageProcessor.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ private:
 	///
 	/// @param[in] ledString  The led-string specification
 	///
-	ImageProcessor(const LedString &ledString);
+	ImageProcessor(const LedString &ledString, bool enableBlackBorderDetector);
 
 	///
 	/// Performs black-border detection (if enabled) on the given image
diff --git a/include/hyperion/ImageProcessorFactory.h b/include/hyperion/ImageProcessorFactory.h
index 3431065b..a377bafa 100644
--- a/include/hyperion/ImageProcessorFactory.h
+++ b/include/hyperion/ImageProcessorFactory.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public:
 	///
 	/// @param[in] ledString  The led configuration
 	///
-	void init(const LedString& ledString);
+	void init(const LedString& ledString, bool enableBlackBorderDetector);
 
 	///
 	/// Creates a new ImageProcessor. The onwership of the processor is transferred to the caller.
@@ -43,4 +43,7 @@ public:
 private:
 	/// The Led-string specification
 	LedString _ledString;
+
+	/// Flag indicating if the black border detector should be used
+	bool _enableBlackBorderDetector;
 };
diff --git a/libsrc/hyperion/Hyperion.cpp b/libsrc/hyperion/Hyperion.cpp
index e8963de3..a5af70f6 100644
--- a/libsrc/hyperion/Hyperion.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/hyperion/Hyperion.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Hyperion::Hyperion(const Json::Value &jsonConfig) :
 	_device(constructDevice(jsonConfig["device"])),
 	_timer()
 {
-	ImageProcessorFactory::getInstance().init(_ledString);
+	ImageProcessorFactory::getInstance().init(_ledString, jsonConfig["blackborderdetector"].get("enable", true).asBool());
 
 	_timer.setSingleShot(true);
 	QObject::connect(&_timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(update()));
diff --git a/libsrc/hyperion/ImageProcessor.cpp b/libsrc/hyperion/ImageProcessor.cpp
index 4df8301d..8e78cb6a 100644
--- a/libsrc/hyperion/ImageProcessor.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/hyperion/ImageProcessor.cpp
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 
 using namespace hyperion;
 
-ImageProcessor::ImageProcessor(const LedString& ledString) :
+ImageProcessor::ImageProcessor(const LedString& ledString, bool enableBlackBorderDetector) :
 	mLedString(ledString),
-	_enableBlackBorderRemoval(true),
+	_enableBlackBorderRemoval(enableBlackBorderDetector),
 	_borderProcessor(new BlackBorderProcessor(600, 50, 1)),
 	mImageToLeds(nullptr)
 {
diff --git a/libsrc/hyperion/ImageProcessorFactory.cpp b/libsrc/hyperion/ImageProcessorFactory.cpp
index 52837c6a..a5a7fb06 100644
--- a/libsrc/hyperion/ImageProcessorFactory.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/hyperion/ImageProcessorFactory.cpp
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ ImageProcessorFactory& ImageProcessorFactory::getInstance()
 	return instance;
 }
 
-void ImageProcessorFactory::init(const LedString& ledString)
+void ImageProcessorFactory::init(const LedString& ledString, bool enableBlackBorderDetector)
 {
 	_ledString = ledString;
+	_enableBlackBorderDetector = enableBlackBorderDetector;
 }
 
 ImageProcessor* ImageProcessorFactory::newImageProcessor() const
 {
-	return new ImageProcessor(_ledString);
+	return new ImageProcessor(_ledString, _enableBlackBorderDetector);
 }
diff --git a/libsrc/hyperion/hyperion.schema.json b/libsrc/hyperion/hyperion.schema.json
index 7924961e..443287da 100644
--- a/libsrc/hyperion/hyperion.schema.json
+++ b/libsrc/hyperion/hyperion.schema.json
@@ -169,6 +169,18 @@
                 "additionalProperties" : false
             }
         },
+        "blackborderdetector" :
+        {
+            "type" : "object",
+            "required" : false,
+            "properties" : {
+                "enable" : {
+                    "type" : "boolean",
+                    "required" : true
+                }
+            },
+            "additionalProperties" : false
+        },
         "xbmcVideoChecker" :
         {
             "type" : "object",