diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 851cbae0..3acb8fcf 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -1296,6 +1296,8 @@ Marco Schl
  for fixing handling OSD areas that have invalid sizes
  for removing unused variables in skinclassic.c and skinsttng.c
  for removing leftover 'needsBufferReserve' variable from cTransfer
+ for adding an 'Id' parameter to cDevice::PlayAudio() to allow plugins to easier
+ process the audio data
 
 Jürgen Schmitz <j.schmitz@web.de>
  for reporting a bug in displaying the current channel when switching via the SVDRP
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 0904a204..eba8fb7b 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -4271,7 +4271,7 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Separated the 'install' target into several individual targets; renamed the
   'plugins-install' target to 'install-plugins' (thanks to Helmut Auer).
 
-2006-02-03: Version 1.3.42
+2006-02-04: Version 1.3.42
 
 - Removed leftover 'needsBufferReserve' variable from cTransfer (thanks to Marco
   Schlüßler).
@@ -4281,3 +4281,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Fixed handling "pending" timers that blocked others that actually could record
   (reported by Thomas Koch).
 - Speeded up cVideoRepacker (thanks to Reinhard Nissl).
+- Added an 'Id' parameter to cDevice::PlayAudio() to allow plugins to easier
+  process the audio data (thanks to Marco Schlüßler).
diff --git a/device.c b/device.c
index 0f19e3b1..faa59fd3 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 1.121 2006/01/08 11:39:37 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: device.c 1.122 2006/02/04 10:21:51 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "device.h"
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ int cDevice::PlayVideo(const uchar *Data, int Length)
   return -1;
 }
 
-int cDevice::PlayAudio(const uchar *Data, int Length)
+int cDevice::PlayAudio(const uchar *Data, int Length, uchar Id)
 {
   return -1;
 }
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ int cDevice::PlayPesPacket(const uchar *Data, int Length, bool VideoOnly)
           case 0xC0 ... 0xDF: // audio
                SetAvailableTrack(ttAudio, c - 0xC0, c);
                if (!VideoOnly && c == availableTracks[currentAudioTrack].id) {
-                  w = PlayAudio(Start, d);
+                  w = PlayAudio(Start, d, c);
                   if (FirstLoop)
                      Audios.PlayAudio(Data, Length, c);
                   }
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ pre_1_3_19_PrivateStreamDeteced:
                       if (Setup.UseDolbyDigital) {
                          SetAvailableTrack(ttDolby, SubStreamIndex, SubStreamId);
                          if (!VideoOnly && SubStreamId == availableTracks[currentAudioTrack].id) {
-                            w = PlayAudio(Start, d);
+                            w = PlayAudio(Start, d, SubStreamId);
                             if (FirstLoop)
                                Audios.PlayAudio(Data, Length, SubStreamId);
                             }
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ pre_1_3_19_PrivateStreamDeteced:
                  case 0xA0: // LPCM
                       SetAvailableTrack(ttAudio, SubStreamIndex, SubStreamId);
                       if (!VideoOnly && SubStreamId == availableTracks[currentAudioTrack].id) {
-                         w = PlayAudio(Start, d);
+                         w = PlayAudio(Start, d, SubStreamId);
                          if (FirstLoop)
                             Audios.PlayAudio(Data, Length, SubStreamId);
                          }
diff --git a/device.h b/device.h
index eb409f9c..f250ec1e 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 1.70 2006/01/08 10:10:26 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: device.h 1.71 2006/02/04 10:22:54 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __DEVICE_H
@@ -424,9 +424,10 @@ protected:
        ///< Length) or not at all (returning 0 or -1 and setting 'errno' to EAGAIN).
        ///< \return Returns the number of bytes actually taken from Data, or -1
        ///< in case of an error.
-  virtual int PlayAudio(const uchar *Data, int Length);
+  virtual int PlayAudio(const uchar *Data, int Length, uchar Id);
        ///< Plays the given data block as audio.
        ///< Data points to exactly one complete PES packet of the given Length.
+       ///< Id indicates the type of audio data this packet holds.
        ///< PlayAudio() shall process the packet either as a whole (returning
        ///< Length) or not at all (returning 0 or -1 and setting 'errno' to EAGAIN).
        ///< \return Returns the number of bytes actually taken from Data, or -1
diff --git a/dvbdevice.c b/dvbdevice.c
index ee8c6235..f5f5f4e2 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 1.151 2006/01/28 15:37:01 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: dvbdevice.c 1.152 2006/02/04 10:21:51 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "dvbdevice.h"
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ int cDvbDevice::PlayVideo(const uchar *Data, int Length)
   return WriteAllOrNothing(fd_video, Data, Length, 1000, 10);
 }
 
-int cDvbDevice::PlayAudio(const uchar *Data, int Length)
+int cDvbDevice::PlayAudio(const uchar *Data, int Length, uchar Id)
 {
   return WriteAllOrNothing(fd_audio, Data, Length, 1000, 10);
 }
diff --git a/dvbdevice.h b/dvbdevice.h
index cc9d126a..ac84a946 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 1.37 2005/12/29 13:33:12 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: dvbdevice.h 1.38 2006/02/04 10:21:51 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __DVBDEVICE_H
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ protected:
   virtual bool CanReplay(void) const;
   virtual bool SetPlayMode(ePlayMode PlayMode);
   virtual int PlayVideo(const uchar *Data, int Length);
-  virtual int PlayAudio(const uchar *Data, int Length);
+  virtual int PlayAudio(const uchar *Data, int Length, uchar Id);
 public:
   virtual int64_t GetSTC(void);
   virtual void TrickSpeed(int Speed);