diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 1c1da690..4ab11a85 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -2526,6 +2526,8 @@ Valdemaras Pipiras <valdemaras@ambernet.lt>
 
 Manuel Reimer <Manuel.Reimer@gmx.de>
  for fixing saving terminal settings when running in background
+ for making the SVDRP port open only for the local host if svdrphosts.conf
+ contains only the address of the local host
 
 Rene van den Braken <rene@vandenbraken.name>
  for reporting a bug in writing the PCR pid into the PMT in
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 02ca3df3..9ab71fb3 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -6283,3 +6283,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - The "Edit timer" menu can now set the folder for the recording from a list of
   folders stored in "folders.conf".
 - Updated the Italian OSD texts (thanks to Diego Pierotto).
+- If svdrphosts.conf contains only the address of the local host, the SVDRP port
+  is opened only for the local host (thanks to Manuel Reimer).
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 1605902d..9c73e872 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: config.c 2.7 2010/01/16 14:27:29 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: config.c 2.8 2010/01/17 12:22:56 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "config.h"
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ bool cSVDRPhost::Parse(const char *s)
   return result != 0 && (mask != 0 || addr.s_addr == 0);
 }
 
+bool cSVDRPhost::IsLocalhost(void)
+{
+  return addr.s_addr == htonl(INADDR_LOOPBACK);
+}
+
 bool cSVDRPhost::Accepts(in_addr_t Address)
 {
   return (Address & mask) == (addr.s_addr & mask);
@@ -276,6 +281,17 @@ cCommands RecordingCommands;
 
 cSVDRPhosts SVDRPhosts;
 
+bool cSVDRPhosts::LocalhostOnly(void)
+{
+  cSVDRPhost *h = First();
+  while (h) {
+        if (!h->IsLocalhost())
+           return false;
+        h = (cSVDRPhost *)h->Next();
+        }
+  return true;
+}
+
 bool cSVDRPhosts::Acceptable(in_addr_t Address)
 {
   cSVDRPhost *h = First();
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 651e9ae7..68354b80 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 2.18 2010/01/16 13:33:10 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: config.h 2.19 2010/01/17 12:22:21 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __CONFIG_H
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ private:
 public:
   cSVDRPhost(void);
   bool Parse(const char *s);
+  bool IsLocalhost(void);
   bool Accepts(in_addr_t Address);
   };
 
@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@ class cCommands : public cConfig<cCommand> {};
 
 class cSVDRPhosts : public cConfig<cSVDRPhost> {
 public:
+  bool LocalhostOnly(void);
   bool Acceptable(in_addr_t Address);
   };
 
diff --git a/svdrp.c b/svdrp.c
index b181fcd5..cb9a9351 100644
--- a/svdrp.c
+++ b/svdrp.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * and interact with the Video Disk Recorder - or write a full featured
  * graphical interface that sits on top of an SVDRP connection.
  *
- * $Id: svdrp.c 2.7 2010/01/03 15:41:26 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: svdrp.c 2.8 2010/01/17 12:23:31 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "svdrp.h"
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ bool cSocket::Open(void)
      struct sockaddr_in name;
      name.sin_family = AF_INET;
      name.sin_port = htons(port);
-     name.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_ANY);
+     name.sin_addr.s_addr = SVDRPhosts.LocalhostOnly() ? htonl(INADDR_LOOPBACK) : htonl(INADDR_ANY);
      if (bind(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&name, sizeof(name)) < 0) {
         LOG_ERROR;
         Close();