diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS b/CONTRIBUTORS
index 1809dddb..a4ac7e4b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS
@@ -618,6 +618,8 @@ Helmut Auer <vdr@helmutauer.de>
  for suggesting to read the epg.data file in a separate thread
  for some improvements to allowing the parameters PATH and NAME to the --dirnames
  command line option to be left empty to use the default values if only ENC shall be set
+ for reporting an inconsistent behavior between opening the Recordings menu manually
+ via the main menu and by pressing the Recordings key
 
 Jeremy Hall <jhall@UU.NET>
  for fixing an incomplete initialization of the filter parameters in eit.c
diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index ac9c162b..003d2bc0 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -7832,7 +7832,7 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Fixed cleaning up old EPG events in case no epg data file is given (reported by
   Dave Pickles).
 
-2013-10-13: Version 2.0.4
+2013-10-16: Version 2.0.4
 
 - Unified the internal sequence of actions when pressing the Blue and the Back key,
   respectively, during replay (reported by Thomas Maass).
@@ -7849,3 +7849,9 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   while a recording is active (reported by Torsten Lang).
 - Added maximum signal strength value for TechniSat SkyStar 2 DVB-S rev 2.3P (thanks
   to Guido Cordaro).
+- Fixed an inconsistent behavior between opening the Recordings menu manually via the
+  main menu and by pressing the Recordings key. In the latter case it automatically
+  opened all sub folders to position the cursor to the last replayed recording, which
+  is unexpected at this point (reported by Helmut Auer). You can still navigate to
+  the last replayed recording (if any) by pressing Ok repeatedly in the Recordings
+  menu.
diff --git a/menu.c b/menu.c
index e0b2438a..44f00550 100644
--- a/menu.c
+++ b/menu.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: menu.c 2.82.1.4 2013/09/07 12:53:34 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: menu.c 2.82.1.5 2013/10/16 09:46:24 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "menu.h"
@@ -3364,7 +3364,7 @@ cMenuPluginItem::cMenuPluginItem(const char *Name, int Index)
 
 cOsdObject *cMenuMain::pluginOsdObject = NULL;
 
-cMenuMain::cMenuMain(eOSState State)
+cMenuMain::cMenuMain(eOSState State, bool OpenSubMenus)
 :cOsdMenu("")
 {
   SetMenuCategory(mcMain);
@@ -3381,7 +3381,7 @@ cMenuMain::cMenuMain(eOSState State)
     case osSchedule:   AddSubMenu(new cMenuSchedule); break;
     case osChannels:   AddSubMenu(new cMenuChannels); break;
     case osTimers:     AddSubMenu(new cMenuTimers); break;
-    case osRecordings: AddSubMenu(new cMenuRecordings(NULL, 0, true)); break;
+    case osRecordings: AddSubMenu(new cMenuRecordings(NULL, 0, OpenSubMenus)); break;
     case osSetup:      AddSubMenu(new cMenuSetup); break;
     case osCommands:   AddSubMenu(new cMenuCommands(tr("Commands"), &Commands)); break;
     default: break;
diff --git a/menu.h b/menu.h
index 196c0385..1a76b414 100644
--- a/menu.h
+++ b/menu.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: menu.h 2.13 2012/12/07 13:44:13 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: menu.h 2.13.1.1 2013/10/16 09:46:15 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __MENU_H
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ private:
   void Set(void);
   bool Update(bool Force = false);
 public:
-  cMenuMain(eOSState State = osUnknown);
+  cMenuMain(eOSState State = osUnknown, bool OpenSubMenus = false);
   virtual eOSState ProcessKey(eKeys Key);
   static cOsdObject *PluginOsdObject(void);
   };
diff --git a/vdr.c b/vdr.c
index c63eecaa..dceabbdf 100644
--- a/vdr.c
+++ b/vdr.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  * The project's page is at http://www.tvdr.de
  *
- * $Id: vdr.c 2.57 2013/03/15 10:44:54 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: vdr.c 2.57.1.1 2013/10/16 09:46:36 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <getopt.h>
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
              case osRecordings:
                             DELETE_MENU;
                             cControl::Shutdown();
-                            Menu = new cMenuMain(osRecordings);
+                            Menu = new cMenuMain(osRecordings, true);
                             break;
              case osReplay: DELETE_MENU;
                             cControl::Shutdown();