diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 6fccfcc5..3d6197e7 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -3458,3 +3458,6 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Fixed cDolbyRepacker to allow recording ProSieben HD broadcasts (thanks to Reinhard
   Nissl).
 - Fixed cDvbDevice::SetVideoDisplayFormat() in case of 16:9 (thanks to Marco Schlüßler).
+- The running status of a VPS event is now only taken seriously if that event has been
+  seen within the last 30 seconds - otherwise recording is done as if no VPS was
+  available.
diff --git a/epg.c b/epg.c
index df267f63..4020e035 100644
--- a/epg.c
+++ b/epg.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Original version (as used in VDR before 1.3.0) written by
  * Robert Schneider <Robert.Schneider@web.de> and Rolf Hakenes <hakenes@hippomi.de>.
  *
- * $Id: epg.c 1.25 2005/02/19 11:35:00 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: epg.c 1.26 2005/03/13 13:19:15 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "epg.h"
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ const cEvent *cSchedule::GetPresentEvent(bool CheckRunningStatus) const
          if (!CheckRunningStatus)
             break;
          }
-      if (CheckRunningStatus && time(NULL) - p->Seen() < 30 && p->RunningStatus() >= SI::RunningStatusPausing)
+      if (CheckRunningStatus && p->SeenWithin(30) && p->RunningStatus() >= SI::RunningStatusPausing)
          return p;
       }
   return pe;
diff --git a/epg.h b/epg.h
index 88e66029..fc062157 100644
--- a/epg.h
+++ b/epg.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Original version (as used in VDR before 1.3.0) written by
  * Robert Schneider <Robert.Schneider@web.de> and Rolf Hakenes <hakenes@hippomi.de>.
  *
- * $Id: epg.h 1.19 2005/01/02 10:44:41 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: epg.h 1.20 2005/03/13 13:19:30 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __EPG_H
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public:
   int Duration(void) const { return duration; }
   time_t Vps(void) const { return vps; }
   time_t Seen(void) const { return seen; }
+  bool SeenWithin(int Seconds) const { return time(NULL) - seen < Seconds; }
   bool HasTimer(void) const;
   bool IsRunning(bool OrAboutToStart = false) const;
   cString GetDateString(void) const;
diff --git a/timers.c b/timers.c
index bcdb2426..63bff33c 100644
--- a/timers.c
+++ b/timers.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: timers.c 1.23 2005/03/13 11:42:59 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: timers.c 1.24 2005/03/13 12:53:51 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "timers.h"
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ bool cTimer::Matches(time_t t, bool Directly) const
      firstday = 0;
 
   if (HasFlags(tfActive)) {
-     if (HasFlags(tfVps) && !Directly && event && event->Vps()) {
+     if (HasFlags(tfVps) && !Directly && event && event->Vps() && event->SeenWithin(30)) {
         startTime = event->StartTime();
         stopTime = event->EndTime();
         return event->IsRunning(true);