diff --git a/xbmc/epg/EpgInfoTag.cpp b/xbmc/epg/EpgInfoTag.cpp
index 6e69ad9da076c..3d459e4db0cce 100644
--- a/xbmc/epg/EpgInfoTag.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/epg/EpgInfoTag.cpp
@@ -233,9 +233,14 @@ void CEpgInfoTag::SetPlotOutline(const CStdString &strPlotOutline)
 
 void CEpgInfoTag::SetPlot(const CStdString &strPlot)
 {
-  if (m_strPlot != strPlot)
+
+  CStdString strPlotClean = (m_strPlotOutline.length() > 0 && strPlot.Left(m_strPlotOutline.length()).Equals(m_strPlotOutline)) ?
+    strPlot.Right(strPlot.length() - m_strPlotOutline.length()) :
+    strPlot;
+
+  if (m_strPlot != strPlotClean)
   {
-    m_strPlot = strPlot;
+    m_strPlot = strPlotClean;
     m_bChanged = true;
     UpdatePath();
   }