diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 5f88d74f..494feeee 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -2973,6 +2973,8 @@ S
  for reporting that cCuttingThread::GetPendingPackets() should get only non-video
  packets
  for pointing out that the name H264 should be used instead of MPEG4
+ for pointing out that the cutter should only increment the TS continuity counter for
+ packets that have a payload
 
 Peter Münster <pmlists@free.fr>
  for fixing 'make install' to not overwrite existing configuration files
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index dff65f53..29be42dd 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -7339,7 +7339,7 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Modified editing marks are now written to disk whenever the replay progress display
   gets hidden (thanks to Christoph Haubrich).
 
-2012-11-26: Version 1.7.33
+2012-11-27: Version 1.7.33
 
 - In order to be able to play TS recordings from other sources, in which there is
   more than one PMT PID in the PAT, 'int cPatPmtParser::PatPmt(void)' has been changed
@@ -7351,3 +7351,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Changed all occurrences of MPEG4 to H264 (pointed out by Sören Moch).
 - Fixed getting the number of editing sequences in case the last sequence has no actual
   end mark.
+- The cutter now only increments the TS continuity counter for packets that have a
+  payload (pointed out by Sören Moch).
diff --git a/cutter.c b/cutter.c
index e6de47ea..21f91560 100644
--- a/cutter.c
+++ b/cutter.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: cutter.c 2.18 2012/11/25 13:59:07 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: cutter.c 2.19 2012/11/26 17:21:14 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "cutter.h"
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@ void cPtsFixer::Fix(uchar *Data, int Length, bool CutIn)
            }
         // Adjust the TS continuity counter:
         if (fixCounters) {
-           counter[Pid] = (counter[Pid] + 1) & TS_CONT_CNT_MASK;
+           if (TsHasPayload(p))
+              counter[Pid] = (counter[Pid] + 1) & TS_CONT_CNT_MASK;
            TsSetContinuityCounter(p, counter[Pid]);
            }
         else