diff --git a/menu.c b/menu.c
index 91a86d95..6fe8bbfa 100644
--- a/menu.c
+++ b/menu.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: menu.c 2.48 2012/04/15 10:15:16 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: menu.c 2.49 2012/04/22 10:44:20 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "menu.h"
@@ -4395,6 +4395,15 @@ cRecordControl *cRecordControls::GetRecordControl(const char *FileName)
   return NULL;
 }
 
+cRecordControl *cRecordControls::GetRecordControl(const cTimer *Timer)
+{
+  for (int i = 0; i < MAXRECORDCONTROLS; i++) {
+      if (RecordControls[i] && RecordControls[i]->Timer() == Timer)
+         return RecordControls[i];
+      }
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 void cRecordControls::Process(time_t t)
 {
   for (int i = 0; i < MAXRECORDCONTROLS; i++) {
diff --git a/menu.h b/menu.h
index bb05b3b3..2baf75a0 100644
--- a/menu.h
+++ b/menu.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: menu.h 2.5 2012/03/08 13:11:40 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: menu.h 2.6 2012/04/19 14:28:37 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __MENU_H
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ public:
   static bool PauseLiveVideo(void);
   static const char *GetInstantId(const char *LastInstantId);
   static cRecordControl *GetRecordControl(const char *FileName);
+  static cRecordControl *GetRecordControl(const cTimer *Timer);
+         ///< Returns the cRecordControl for the given Timer.
+         ///< If there is no cRecordControl for Timer, NULL is returned.
   static void Process(time_t t);
   static void ChannelDataModified(cChannel *Channel);
   static bool Active(void);