diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 3d6399de..eb88b196 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -3569,6 +3569,7 @@ Helmut Binder <cco@aon.at>
  for fixing switching through encrypted channels with the Up/Down keys
  for deactivating MTD support if a non MCD capable CAM is inserted after removing
  a previously used CAM that is MCD capable
+ for fixing accessing the actual frontend on multi frontend devices
 
 Ulrich Eckhardt <uli@uli-eckhardt.de>
  for reporting a problem with shutdown after user inactivity in case a plugin is
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 6cd17ad8..6ca76642 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -9373,3 +9373,4 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   manuals of multi frontend DVB cards.
 - Reverted the change "The EIT filter no longer parses data from "other TS"...". It led to
   missing EPG data on channels from Canal Digital Norway (reported by Stian B. Barmen).
+- Fixed accessing the actual frontend on multi frontend devices (thanks to Helmut Binder).
diff --git a/dvbdevice.c b/dvbdevice.c
index c708aef9..9835645b 100644
--- a/dvbdevice.c
+++ b/dvbdevice.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: dvbdevice.c 4.18 2018/10/29 12:22:11 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: dvbdevice.c 4.19 2019/03/10 12:03:20 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "dvbdevice.h"
@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@ public:
   bool ProvidesDeliverySystem(int DeliverySystem) const;
   bool ProvidesModulation(int System, int StreamId, int Modulation) const;
   bool ProvidesFrontend(const cChannel *Channel, bool Activate = false) const;
+  int Frontend(void) const { return frontend; }
   int FrontendType(void) const { return frontendType; }
   const char *FrontendName(void) { return dvbFrontend->FrontendName(); }
   int NumProvidedSystems(void) const { return numDeliverySystems + numModulations; }
@@ -1869,6 +1870,11 @@ int DvbOpen(const char *Name, int Adapter, int Frontend, int Mode, bool ReportEr
   return fd;
 }
 
+int cDvbDevice::Frontend(void) const
+{
+  return dvbTuner ? dvbTuner->Frontend() : frontend;
+}
+
 bool cDvbDevice::Exists(int Adapter, int Frontend)
 {
   cString FileName = DvbName(DEV_DVB_FRONTEND, Adapter, Frontend);
diff --git a/dvbdevice.h b/dvbdevice.h
index 530e8ba7..4e8f82ee 100644
--- a/dvbdevice.h
+++ b/dvbdevice.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: dvbdevice.h 4.5 2018/10/20 11:39:11 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: dvbdevice.h 4.6 2019/03/10 12:01:15 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __DVBDEVICE_H
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public:
   cDvbDevice(int Adapter, int Frontend);
   virtual ~cDvbDevice();
   int Adapter(void) const { return adapter; }
-  int Frontend(void) const { return frontend; }
+  int Frontend(void) const;
   virtual cString DeviceType(void) const;
   virtual cString DeviceName(void) const;
   static bool BondDevices(const char *Bondings);