diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index b35eb7fd..70cb1cc3 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -7417,8 +7417,9 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   plugins to display these items in a more elaborate way than just a simple line of
   text.
 
-2012-12-11: Version 1.7.34
+2012-12-15: Version 1.7.34
 
 - Changed the type of the TimerMatch parameter in cSkinDisplayMenu::SetItemEvent() from
   'int' to 'eTimerEvent' (reported by Christoph Haubrich).
 - Updated the Estonian OSD texts (thanks to Arthur Konovalov).
+- Fixed cOsd::GetBitmap() to always return NULL if a non-exising area is requested.
diff --git a/osd.c b/osd.c
index d82a27bc..75f13f4b 100644
--- a/osd.c
+++ b/osd.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: osd.c 2.32 2012/06/09 14:37:24 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: osd.c 2.33 2012/12/15 11:16:41 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "osd.h"
@@ -1683,9 +1683,7 @@ void cOsd::SetAntiAliasGranularity(uint FixedColors, uint BlendColors)
 
 cBitmap *cOsd::GetBitmap(int Area)
 {
-  if (isTrueColor)
-     Area = 0; // returns the dummy bitmap
-  return Area < numBitmaps ? bitmaps[Area] : NULL;
+  return Area < numBitmaps ? (isTrueColor ? bitmaps[0] : bitmaps[Area]) : NULL;
 }
 
 cPixmap *cOsd::CreatePixmap(int Layer, const cRect &ViewPort, const cRect &DrawPort)