diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index bd2abc8..477a5f2 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 VDR Plugin 'streamdev' Revision History
 ---------------------------------------
  
+- streamdev-client returns true in its AvoidRecording() method introduced
+  with VDR 1.7.19. Note however that the impact of NumProvidedSystems is
+  higher.
 - updated device selection to code of VDR 1.7.19
 - adaption to VDR 1.7.12 cReceiver API change
 - increased WRITERBUFSIZE. Has been reported to fix some ringbuffer
diff --git a/client/device.h b/client/device.h
index 186ae89..6c64df0 100644
--- a/client/device.h
+++ b/client/device.h
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ public:
 			bool *NeedsDetachReceivers = NULL) const;
 #if APIVERSNUM >= 10700
 	virtual int NumProvidedSystems(void) const;
+#endif
+#if APIVERSNUM >= 10719
+	virtual bool AvoidRecording(void) const { return true; }
 #endif
 	virtual bool IsTunedToTransponder(const cChannel *Channel);
 	virtual int SignalStrength(void) const;