diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index cf4315ff..cdb8f7b6 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -2652,6 +2652,8 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   actual CAM type as reported by the CAM. The 'ca.conf' file has been stripped
   down to the values 0..4.
 
-2004-02-09: Version 1.3.5
+2004-02-13: Version 1.3.5
 
 - Fixed reading the EPG preferred language parameter from 'setup.conf'.
+- Fixed switching to a visible programme in case the current channel has neither
+  a video nor an audio PID.
diff --git a/vdr.c b/vdr.c
index 91673079..20315507 100644
--- a/vdr.c
+++ b/vdr.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  * The project's page is at http://www.cadsoft.de/vdr
  *
- * $Id: vdr.c 1.175 2004/02/08 11:23:29 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: vdr.c 1.176 2004/02/13 13:13:13 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <getopt.h>
@@ -496,11 +496,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         if (!EITScanner.Active() && cDevice::PrimaryDevice()->HasDecoder() && !cDevice::PrimaryDevice()->HasProgramme()) {
            static time_t lastTime = 0;
            if (time(NULL) - lastTime > MINCHANNELWAIT) {
-              if (!Channels.SwitchTo(cDevice::CurrentChannel()) // try to switch to the original channel...
-                  && !(LastTimerChannel > 0 && Channels.SwitchTo(LastTimerChannel)) // ...or the one used by the last timer...
-                  && !cDevice::SwitchChannel(1) // ...or the next higher available one...
-                  && !cDevice::SwitchChannel(-1)) // ...or the next lower available one
-                 lastTime = time(NULL); // don't do this too often
+              cChannel *Channel = Channels.GetByNumber(cDevice::CurrentChannel());
+              if (Channel && (Channel->Vpid() || Channel->Apid1())) {
+                 if (!Channels.SwitchTo(cDevice::CurrentChannel()) // try to switch to the original channel...
+                     && !(LastTimerChannel > 0 && Channels.SwitchTo(LastTimerChannel)) // ...or the one used by the last timer...
+                     && !cDevice::SwitchChannel(1) // ...or the next higher available one...
+                     && !cDevice::SwitchChannel(-1)) // ...or the next lower available one
+                    ; 
+                 }   
+              lastTime = time(NULL); // don't do this too often
               LastTimerChannel = -1;
               }
            }