diff --git a/TvEngine3/TVLibrary/TvPlugin/TvPlugin/TvOSD.cs b/TvEngine3/TVLibrary/TvPlugin/TvPlugin/TvOSD.cs
index 0a9fe50cbc4..399721001b0 100644
--- a/TvEngine3/TVLibrary/TvPlugin/TvPlugin/TvOSD.cs
+++ b/TvEngine3/TVLibrary/TvPlugin/TvPlugin/TvOSD.cs
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ private enum Controls
     private Program previousProgram = null;
     private bool _immediateSeekIsRelative = true;
     private int _immediateSeekValue = 10;
+    private bool _confirmTimeshiftStop = true;
 
     private IList listTvChannels;
 
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ public override bool Init()
       {
         _immediateSeekIsRelative = xmlreader.GetValueAsBool("movieplayer", "immediateskipstepsisrelative", true);
         _immediateSeekValue = xmlreader.GetValueAsInt("movieplayer", "immediateskipstepsize", 10);
+        _confirmTimeshiftStop = xmlreader.GetValueAsBool("mytv", "confirmTimeshiftStop", true);
       }
       bool bResult = Load(GUIGraphicsContext.GetThemedSkinFile(@"\tvOSD.xml"));
       return bResult;
@@ -288,29 +290,15 @@ public override void OnAction(Action action)
 
         case Action.ActionType.ACTION_STOP:
           {
-            if (g_Player.IsTimeShifting)
+            if (g_Player.IsTVRecording)
             {
-              Log.Debug("TvOSD: user request to stop");
-              GUIDialogPlayStop dlgPlayStop =
-                (GUIDialogPlayStop)GUIWindowManager.GetWindow((int)Window.WINDOW_DIALOG_PLAY_STOP);
-              if (dlgPlayStop != null)
-              {
-                dlgPlayStop.SetHeading(GUILocalizeStrings.Get(605));
-                dlgPlayStop.SetLine(1, GUILocalizeStrings.Get(2550));
-                dlgPlayStop.SetLine(2, GUILocalizeStrings.Get(2551));
-                dlgPlayStop.SetDefaultToStop(false);
-                dlgPlayStop.DoModal(GetID);
-                if (dlgPlayStop.IsStopConfirmed)
-                {
-                  Log.Debug("TvOSD: stop confirmed");
-                  g_Player.Stop();
-                }
-              }
+              Log.Debug("TvOSD: stop from recorded TV");
+              g_Player.Stop();
             }
-            if (g_Player.IsTVRecording)
+            if (g_Player.IsTimeShifting && CanStopTimeshifting())
             {
-                Log.Debug("TvOSD: stop from recorded TV");
-                g_Player.Stop();
+              Log.Debug("TvOSD: stop confirmed");
+              g_Player.Stop();
             }
             GUIWindowManager.IsPauseOsdVisible = false;
             return;
@@ -384,6 +372,38 @@ public override void OnAction(Action action)
       base.OnAction(action);
     }
 
+    private bool CanStopTimeshifting()
+    {
+      if (!_confirmTimeshiftStop)
+      {
+        // Can always stop timeshift when confirmation is not required
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      // Get dialog to ask the user for confirmation
+      Log.Debug("TvOSD: user request to stop");
+      GUIDialogPlayStop dlgPlayStop =
+        (GUIDialogPlayStop)GUIWindowManager.GetWindow((int)Window.WINDOW_DIALOG_PLAY_STOP);
+      if (dlgPlayStop == null)
+      {
+        // Return true to avoid dead end on missing dialog
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      dlgPlayStop.SetHeading(GUILocalizeStrings.Get(605));
+      dlgPlayStop.SetLine(1, GUILocalizeStrings.Get(2550));
+      dlgPlayStop.SetLine(2, GUILocalizeStrings.Get(2551));
+      dlgPlayStop.SetDefaultToStop(false);
+      dlgPlayStop.DoModal(GetID);
+      if (dlgPlayStop.IsStopConfirmed)
+      {
+        Log.Debug("TvOSD: stop confirmed");
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      return false;
+    }
+
     public override bool OnMessage(GUIMessage message)
     {
       switch (message.Message)