diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index a7f86b5..1b128f3 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -319,3 +319,4 @@ VDR Plugin 'femon' Revision History
 - Added a check for the minimum OSD height.
 - Replaced "Use single area (8bpp)" option with VDR's "Setup/OSD/Anti-alias".
 - Removed the FEMON_NTSC option.
+- Fixed a deadlock in cFemonReceiver.
diff --git a/README b/README
index 201bdcb..2879315 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ See the file COPYING for license information.
 
 Requirements:
 
-VDR & DVB. BMW & Ph.D.. BEER. YARRR!
+VDR and a DVB card.
 
 Description:
 
diff --git a/femonosd.c b/femonosd.c
index e6a4bad..9faa5a9 100644
--- a/femonosd.c
+++ b/femonosd.c
@@ -173,10 +173,12 @@ cFemonOsd::~cFemonOsd(void)
      if (m_SvdrpPlugin)
         m_SvdrpPlugin->Service("SvdrpConnection-v1.0", &m_SvdrpConnection);
      }
-  if (m_Receiver)
-     delete m_Receiver;
+  if (m_Receiver) {
+     m_Receiver->Deactivate();
+     DELETENULL(m_Receiver);
+     }
   if (m_Osd)
-     delete m_Osd;
+     DELETENULL(m_Osd);
   pInstance = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -529,8 +531,10 @@ void cFemonOsd::Show(void)
      OSDCLEARSTATUS();
      OSDCLEARINFO();
      m_Osd->Flush();
-     if (m_Receiver)
-        delete m_Receiver;
+     if (m_Receiver) {
+        m_Receiver->Deactivate();
+        DELETENULL(m_Receiver);
+        }
      if (femonConfig.analyzestream) {
         cChannel *channel = Channels.GetByNumber(cDevice::CurrentChannel());
         if (channel) {
@@ -572,8 +576,10 @@ void cFemonOsd::ChannelSwitch(const cDevice * device, int channelNumber)
      return;
      }
 
-  if (m_Receiver)
-     delete m_Receiver;
+  if (m_Receiver) {
+     m_Receiver->Deactivate();
+     DELETENULL(m_Receiver);
+     }
   if (femonConfig.analyzestream) {
      cChannel *channel = Channels.GetByNumber(cDevice::CurrentChannel());
      if (channel) {
@@ -591,8 +597,10 @@ void cFemonOsd::SetAudioTrack(int Index, const char * const *Tracks)
   int apid[2] = {0, 0};
   int dpid[2] = {0, 0};
   eTrackType track = cDevice::PrimaryDevice()->GetCurrentAudioTrack();
-  if (m_Receiver)
-     delete m_Receiver;
+  if (m_Receiver) {
+     m_Receiver->Deactivate();
+     DELETENULL(m_Receiver);
+     }
   if (femonConfig.analyzestream) {
      cChannel *channel = Channels.GetByNumber(cDevice::CurrentChannel());
      if (channel) {
diff --git a/femonreceiver.c b/femonreceiver.c
index 65cf421..78a6fec 100644
--- a/femonreceiver.c
+++ b/femonreceiver.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 cFemonReceiver::cFemonReceiver(tChannelID ChannelID, int Ca, int Vpid, int Apid[], int Dpid[])
 : cReceiver(ChannelID, -1, Vpid, Apid, Dpid, NULL),
   cThread("femon receiver"),
+  m_Sleep(),
+  m_Active(false),
   m_VideoPid(Vpid),
   m_VideoPacketCount(0),
   m_VideoBitrate(0.0),
@@ -75,10 +77,19 @@ cFemonReceiver::cFemonReceiver(tChannelID ChannelID, int Ca, int Vpid, int Apid[
 cFemonReceiver::~cFemonReceiver(void)
 {
   Dprintf("%s()\n", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
-  m_Sleep.Signal();
-  if (Running())
-     Cancel(3);
-  Detach();
+  Deactivate();
+}
+
+void cFemonReceiver::Deactivate(void)
+{
+  Dprintf("%s()\n", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
+  if (m_Active) {
+     m_Active = false;
+     m_Sleep.Signal();
+     if (Running())
+        Cancel(3);
+     Detach();
+     }
 }
 
 void cFemonReceiver::GetVideoInfo(uint8_t *buf, int len)
@@ -165,7 +176,7 @@ void cFemonReceiver::Activate(bool On)
   if (On)
      Start();
   else
-     Cancel();
+     Deactivate();
 }
 
 void cFemonReceiver::Receive(uchar *Data, int Length)
@@ -214,7 +225,8 @@ void cFemonReceiver::Action(void)
 {
   Dprintf("%s()\n", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
   cTimeMs t;
-  while (Running()) {
+  m_Active = true;
+  while (Running() && m_Active) {
         t.Set(0);
         // TS packet 188 bytes - 4 byte header; MPEG standard defines 1Mbit = 1000000bit
         m_VideoBitrate = (10.0 * 8.0 * 184.0 * m_VideoPacketCount) / femonConfig.calcinterval;
diff --git a/femonreceiver.h b/femonreceiver.h
index b6bdcca..e28c6c1 100644
--- a/femonreceiver.h
+++ b/femonreceiver.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 class cFemonReceiver : public cReceiver, public cThread {
 private:
   cCondWait     m_Sleep;
+  bool          m_Active;
 
   int           m_VideoPid;
   int           m_VideoPacketCount;
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ protected:
 public:
   cFemonReceiver(tChannelID ChannelID, int Ca, int Vpid, int Apid[], int Dpid[]);
   virtual ~cFemonReceiver();
+  void Deactivate(void);
 
   bool   VideoValid(void)           { return m_VideoValid; };                  // boolean
   double VideoBitrate(void)         { return m_VideoBitrate; };                // bit/s