diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/ITunerHost.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/ITunerHost.cs
index 498602ddf9..1e7aa3de5a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/ITunerHost.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/ITunerHost.cs
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv
         /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
         /// <returns>Task&lt;List&lt;MediaSourceInfo&gt;&gt;.</returns>
         Task<List<MediaSourceInfo>> GetChannelStreamMediaSources(string channelId, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+
+        string ApplyDuration(string streamPath, TimeSpan duration);
     }
     public interface IConfigurableTunerHost
     {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/DirectRecorder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/DirectRecorder.cs
index 3c7ee55b7d..98249f5ac9 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/DirectRecorder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/DirectRecorder.cs
@@ -42,10 +42,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
 
                     _logger.Info("Copying recording stream to file {0}", targetFile);
 
-                    var durationToken = new CancellationTokenSource(duration);
-                    var linkedToken = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationToken, durationToken.Token).Token;
+                    if (!mediaSource.RunTimeTicks.HasValue)
+                    {
+                        var durationToken = new CancellationTokenSource(duration);
+                        cancellationToken = CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(cancellationToken, durationToken.Token).Token;
+                    }
 
-                    await response.Content.CopyToAsync(output, StreamDefaults.DefaultCopyToBufferSize, linkedToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    await response.Content.CopyToAsync(output, StreamDefaults.DefaultCopyToBufferSize, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
index 60ff23b04b..d85e8ba3f9 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
             throw new ApplicationException("Tuner not found.");
         }
 
-        private async Task<Tuple<MediaSourceInfo, SemaphoreSlim>> GetChannelStreamInternal(string channelId, string streamId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        private async Task<Tuple<MediaSourceInfo, ITunerHost, SemaphoreSlim>> GetChannelStreamInternal(string channelId, string streamId, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             _logger.Info("Streaming Channel " + channelId);
 
@@ -599,7 +599,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    return await hostInstance.GetChannelStream(channelId, streamId, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    var result = await hostInstance.GetChannelStream(channelId, streamId, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+                    return new Tuple<MediaSourceInfo, ITunerHost, SemaphoreSlim>(result.Item1, hostInstance, result.Item2);
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
@@ -797,8 +799,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
                     // HDHR doesn't seem to release the tuner right away after first probing with ffmpeg
                     //await Task.Delay(3000, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-                    var duration = recordingEndDate - DateTime.UtcNow;
-
                     var recorder = await GetRecorder().ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                     if (recorder is EncodedRecorder)
@@ -816,6 +816,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
                     recording.DateLastUpdated = DateTime.UtcNow;
                     _recordingProvider.AddOrUpdate(recording);
 
+                    var duration = recordingEndDate - DateTime.UtcNow;
+
                     _logger.Info("Beginning recording. Will record for {0} minutes.", duration.TotalMinutes.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
 
                     _logger.Info("Writing file to path: " + recordPath);
@@ -823,10 +825,19 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
 
                     Action onStarted = () =>
                     {
-                        result.Item2.Release();
+                        result.Item3.Release();
                         isResourceOpen = false;
                     };
 
+                    var pathWithDuration = result.Item2.ApplyDuration(mediaStreamInfo.Path, duration);
+
+                    // If it supports supplying duration via url
+                    if (!string.Equals(pathWithDuration, mediaStreamInfo.Path, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    {
+                        mediaStreamInfo.Path = pathWithDuration;
+                        mediaStreamInfo.RunTimeTicks = duration.Ticks;
+                    }
+
                     await recorder.Record(mediaStreamInfo, recordPath, duration, onStarted, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                     recording.Status = RecordingStatus.Completed;
@@ -836,7 +847,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
                 {
                     if (isResourceOpen)
                     {
-                        result.Item2.Release();
+                        result.Item3.Release();
                     }
 
                     _libraryMonitor.ReportFileSystemChangeComplete(recordPath, false);
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
index 469767c658..a3e5589e88 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
             return id;
         }
 
+        public string ApplyDuration(string streamPath, TimeSpan duration)
+        {
+            streamPath += streamPath.IndexOf('?') == -1 ? "?" : "&";
+            streamPath += "duration=" + Convert.ToInt32(duration.TotalSeconds).ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+
+            return streamPath;
+        }
+
         private async Task<IEnumerable<Channels>> GetLineup(TunerHostInfo info, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             var options = new HttpRequestOptions
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3UTunerHost.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3UTunerHost.cs
index 523f14dfc8..c874e51b61 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3UTunerHost.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3UTunerHost.cs
@@ -146,5 +146,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts
         {
             return Task.FromResult(true);
         }
+
+        public string ApplyDuration(string streamPath, TimeSpan duration)
+        {
+            return streamPath;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/SatIp/SatIpHost.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/SatIp/SatIpHost.cs
index ffd85fd18a..1e571c84fb 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/SatIp/SatIpHost.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/SatIp/SatIpHost.cs
@@ -164,5 +164,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.SatIp
 
             return list;
         }
+
+        public string ApplyDuration(string streamPath, TimeSpan duration)
+        {
+            return streamPath;
+        }
     }
 }