diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index ed4a4904..0db5f2ab 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -1199,6 +1199,8 @@ Rolf Ahrenberg <Rolf.Ahrenberg@sci.fi>
  for the "binary skip" patch
  for adding support for LCN (Logical Channel Numbers)
  for suggesting to change the naming of "binary skip mode" to "adaptive skip mode"
+ for adding a Status parameter to the interface of cDevice::SignalStats() and
+ cDvbDevice::SignalStats()
 
 Ralf Klueber <ralf.klueber@vodafone.com>
  for reporting a bug in cutting a recording if there is only a single editing mark
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 79d170a7..5472efdb 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -9019,3 +9019,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   Jessich).
 - Changed the legacy delivery system name "DMBTH" to "DTMB", and added names for
   DVBC_ANNEX_C and DVBC2.
+- Added a Status parameter to the interface of cDevice::SignalStats() and
+  cDvbDevice::SignalStats() (thanks to Rolf Ahrenberg).
diff --git a/device.c b/device.c
index 4a7a88e2..6a3ad6e7 100644
--- a/device.c
+++ b/device.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: device.c 4.18 2017/05/09 09:03:14 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: device.c 4.19 2017/05/09 11:24:47 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "device.h"
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ const cPositioner *cDevice::Positioner(void) const
   return NULL;
 }
 
-bool cDevice::SignalStats(int &Valid, double *Strength, double *Cnr, double *BerPre, double *BerPost, double *Per) const
+bool cDevice::SignalStats(int &Valid, double *Strength, double *Cnr, double *BerPre, double *BerPost, double *Per, int *Status) const
 {
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/device.h b/device.h
index 4796258b..f6aee4e9 100644
--- a/device.h
+++ b/device.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: device.h 4.8 2017/04/17 14:46:57 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: device.h 4.9 2017/05/09 11:24:47 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __DEVICE_H
@@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ public:
 #define DTV_STAT_VALID_BERPRE    0x0004
 #define DTV_STAT_VALID_BERPOST   0x0008
 #define DTV_STAT_VALID_PER       0x0010
+#define DTV_STAT_VALID_STATUS    0x0020
+
+#define DTV_STAT_HAS_NONE        0x0000
+#define DTV_STAT_HAS_SIGNAL      0x0001
+#define DTV_STAT_HAS_CARRIER     0x0002
+#define DTV_STAT_HAS_VITERBI     0x0004
+#define DTV_STAT_HAS_SYNC        0x0008
+#define DTV_STAT_HAS_LOCK        0x0010
 
 class cDevice : public cThread {
   friend class cLiveSubtitle;
@@ -291,13 +299,14 @@ public:
          ///< move the satellite dish to the requested position (only applies to DVB-S
          ///< devices). If no positioner is involved, or this is not a DVB-S device,
          ///< NULL will be returned.
-  virtual bool SignalStats(int &Valid, double *Strength = NULL, double *Cnr = NULL, double *BerPre = NULL, double *BerPost = NULL, double *Per = NULL) const;
+  virtual bool SignalStats(int &Valid, double *Strength = NULL, double *Cnr = NULL, double *BerPre = NULL, double *BerPost = NULL, double *Per = NULL, int *Status = NULL) const;
          ///< Returns statistics about the currently received signal (if available).
          ///< Strength is the signal strength in dBm (typical range -100dBm...0dBm).
          ///< Cnr is the carrier to noise ratio in dB (typical range 0dB...40dB).
          ///< BerPre is the bit error rate before the forward error correction (FEC).
          ///< BerPost is the bit error rate after the forward error correction (FEC).
          ///< Per is the block error rate after the forward error correction (FEC).
+         ///< Status is the masked frontend status (signal/carrier/viterbi/sync/lock).
          ///< Typical range for BerPre, BerPost and Per is 0...1.
          ///< If any of the given pointers is not NULL, the value of the respective signal
          ///< statistic is returned in it. Upon return, Valid holds a combination of
diff --git a/dvbdevice.c b/dvbdevice.c
index 489ac3cb..9e071067 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 4.12 2017/05/09 09:44:10 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: dvbdevice.c 4.13 2017/05/09 11:50:38 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "dvbdevice.h"
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ public:
   void SetChannel(const cChannel *Channel);
   bool Locked(int TimeoutMs = 0);
   const cPositioner *Positioner(void) const { return positioner; }
-  bool GetSignalStats(int &Valid, double *Strength = NULL, double *Cnr = NULL, double *BerPre = NULL, double *BerPost = NULL, double *Per = NULL) const;
+  bool GetSignalStats(int &Valid, double *Strength = NULL, double *Cnr = NULL, double *BerPre = NULL, double *BerPost = NULL, double *Per = NULL, int *Status = NULL) const;
   int GetSignalStrength(void) const;
   int GetSignalQuality(void) const;
   };
@@ -574,14 +574,29 @@ bool cDvbTuner::GetFrontendStatus(fe_status_t &Status) const
                           }\
                      }
 
-bool cDvbTuner::GetSignalStats(int &Valid, double *Strength, double *Cnr, double *BerPre, double *BerPost, double *Per) const
+bool cDvbTuner::GetSignalStats(int &Valid, double *Strength, double *Cnr, double *BerPre, double *BerPost, double *Per, int *Status) const
 {
   ClearEventQueue();
+  fe_status_t FeStatus;
   dtv_property Props[MAXFRONTENDCMDS];
   dtv_properties CmdSeq;
   memset(&Props, 0, sizeof(Props));
   memset(&CmdSeq, 0, sizeof(CmdSeq));
   CmdSeq.props = Props;
+  Valid = DTV_STAT_VALID_NONE;
+  if (ioctl(fd_frontend, FE_READ_STATUS, &FeStatus) != 0) {
+     esyslog("ERROR: frontend %d/%d: %m", adapter, frontend);
+     return false;
+     }
+  if (Status) {
+     *Status = DTV_STAT_HAS_NONE;
+     if (FeStatus & FE_HAS_SIGNAL)  *Status |= DTV_STAT_HAS_SIGNAL;
+     if (FeStatus & FE_HAS_CARRIER) *Status |= DTV_STAT_HAS_CARRIER;
+     if (FeStatus & FE_HAS_VITERBI) *Status |= DTV_STAT_HAS_VITERBI;
+     if (FeStatus & FE_HAS_SYNC)    *Status |= DTV_STAT_HAS_SYNC;
+     if (FeStatus & FE_HAS_LOCK)    *Status |= DTV_STAT_HAS_LOCK;
+     Valid |= DTV_STAT_VALID_STATUS;
+     }
   if (Strength)   SETCMD(DTV_STAT_SIGNAL_STRENGTH, 0);
   if (Cnr)        SETCMD(DTV_STAT_CNR, 0);
   if (BerPre)   { SETCMD(DTV_STAT_PRE_ERROR_BIT_COUNT, 0);
@@ -594,7 +609,6 @@ bool cDvbTuner::GetSignalStats(int &Valid, double *Strength, double *Cnr, double
      esyslog("ERROR: frontend %d/%d: %m", adapter, frontend);
      return false;
      }
-  Valid = DTV_STAT_VALID_NONE;
   int i = 0;
   if (Strength) {
      if (Props[i].u.st.len > 0) {
@@ -659,6 +673,7 @@ bool cDvbTuner::GetSignalStats(int &Valid, double *Strength, double *Cnr, double
      }
 #ifdef DEBUG_SIGNALSTATS
   fprintf(stderr, "FE %d/%d: API5 %04X", adapter, frontend, Valid);
+  if ((Valid & DTV_STAT_VALID_STATUS)   != 0) fprintf(stderr, " STAT=%04X",     *Status);
   if ((Valid & DTV_STAT_VALID_STRENGTH) != 0) fprintf(stderr, " STR=%1.1fdBm",  *Strength);
   if ((Valid & DTV_STAT_VALID_CNR)      != 0) fprintf(stderr, " CNR=%1.1fdB",   *Cnr);
   if ((Valid & DTV_STAT_VALID_BERPRE)   != 0) fprintf(stderr, " BERPRE=%1.1e",  *BerPre);
@@ -1841,9 +1856,9 @@ const cPositioner *cDvbDevice::Positioner(void) const
   return dvbTuner ? dvbTuner->Positioner() : NULL;
 }
 
-bool cDvbDevice::SignalStats(int &Valid, double *Strength, double *Cnr, double *BerPre, double *BerPost, double *Per) const
+bool cDvbDevice::SignalStats(int &Valid, double *Strength, double *Cnr, double *BerPre, double *BerPost, double *Per, int *Status) const
 {
-  return dvbTuner ? dvbTuner->GetSignalStats(Valid, Strength, Cnr, BerPre, BerPost, Per) : false;
+  return dvbTuner ? dvbTuner->GetSignalStats(Valid, Strength, Cnr, BerPre, BerPost, Per, Status) : false;
 }
 
 int cDvbDevice::SignalStrength(void) const
diff --git a/dvbdevice.h b/dvbdevice.h
index edc94608..0490a44f 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 4.3 2017/04/17 14:44:43 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: dvbdevice.h 4.4 2017/05/09 11:24:47 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __DVBDEVICE_H
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public:
   virtual bool ProvidesEIT(void) const;
   virtual int NumProvidedSystems(void) const;
   virtual const cPositioner *Positioner(void) const;
-  virtual bool SignalStats(int &Valid, double *Strength = NULL, double *Cnr = NULL, double *BerPre = NULL, double *BerPost = NULL, double *Per = NULL) const;
+  virtual bool SignalStats(int &Valid, double *Strength = NULL, double *Cnr = NULL, double *BerPre = NULL, double *BerPost = NULL, double *Per = NULL, int *Status = NULL) const;
   virtual int SignalStrength(void) const;
   virtual int SignalQuality(void) const;
   virtual const cChannel *GetCurrentlyTunedTransponder(void) const;