diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 97090265..3736be43 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ Gerhard Steiner <steiner@mail.austria.com>
 
 Jaakko Hyvätti <jaakko@hyvatti.iki.fi>
  for translating OSD texts to the Finnish language
+ for adding a check if there is a connection to the keyboard
 
 Dennis Noordsij <dennis.noordsij@wiral.com>
  for reporting a small glitch when switching channels
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 3ef96589..1fc8421d 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -1862,3 +1862,8 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   (Thanks to Thomas Sailer for pointing out how to set the terminal parameters to
   read from the keyboard).
 - The 'ncurses' library is now only necessary when compiling VDR with DEBUG_OSD=1.
+
+2002-12-13: Version 1.1.20
+
+- Now checking if there is a connection to the keyboard (thanks to Jaakko Hyvätti)
+  and only creating the KBD remote control if VDR is running in the foreground.
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 50e31564..d09729e7 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: config.h 1.143 2002/12/06 14:17:55 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: config.h 1.144 2002/12/13 13:41:55 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __CONFIG_H
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "device.h"
 #include "tools.h"
 
-#define VDRVERSION "1.1.19"
+#define VDRVERSION "1.1.20"
 
 #define MAXPRIORITY 99
 #define MAXLIFETIME 99
diff --git a/vdr.c b/vdr.c
index 8f22f11b..e253b792 100644
--- a/vdr.c
+++ b/vdr.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  * The project's page is at http://www.cadsoft.de/people/kls/vdr
  *
- * $Id: vdr.c 1.137 2002/12/08 13:34:39 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: vdr.c 1.138 2002/12/13 13:37:28 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <getopt.h>
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   // Save terminal settings:
 
   struct termios savedTm;
-  tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &savedTm);
+  bool HasStdin = tcgetpgrp(STDIN_FILENO) == getpid() && tcgetattr(STDIN_FILENO, &savedTm) == 0;
 
   // Initiate locale:
 
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   new cLircRemote("/dev/lircd");
 #endif
 #if defined(REMOTE_KBD)
-  if (!DaemonMode)
+  if (!DaemonMode && HasStdin)
      new cKbdRemote;
 #endif
   Interface->LearnKeys();
@@ -724,7 +724,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   isyslog("exiting");
   if (SysLogLevel > 0)
      closelog();
-  tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &savedTm);
+  if (HasStdin)
+     tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &savedTm);
   if (cThread::EmergencyExit()) {
      esyslog("emergency exit!");
      return 1;