diff --git a/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_frontend.c b/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_frontend.c
index d7b01b00..b6e017d4 100644
--- a/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_frontend.c
+++ b/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_frontend.c
@@ -454,6 +454,8 @@ linuxdvb_frontend_monitor ( void *aux )
   mpegts_pid_t *mp;
   fe_status_t fe_status;
   signal_state_t status;
+  struct dtv_property fe_properties[6];
+  struct dtv_properties dtv_prop;
 
   lfe->mi_display_name((mpegts_input_t*)lfe, buf, sizeof(buf));
   tvhtrace("linuxdvb", "%s - checking FE status", buf);
@@ -536,14 +538,69 @@ linuxdvb_frontend_monitor ( void *aux )
   }
 
   /* Statistics */
-  if (!ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH, &u16))
-    mmi->mmi_stats.signal = u16;
-  if (!ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_READ_BER, &u32))
-    mmi->mmi_stats.ber = u32;
-  if (!ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_READ_SNR, &u16))
-    mmi->mmi_stats.snr = u16;
-  if (!ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS, &u32))
-    mmi->mmi_stats.unc = u32;
+  /* try the v5 API first */
+  fe_properties[0].cmd = DTV_STAT_SIGNAL_STRENGTH;
+  /* BER */
+  fe_properties[1].cmd = DTV_STAT_PRE_ERROR_BIT_COUNT;
+  fe_properties[2].cmd = DTV_STAT_PRE_TOTAL_BIT_COUNT;
+  fe_properties[3].cmd = DTV_STAT_CNR;
+  /* PER */
+  fe_properties[4].cmd = DTV_STAT_ERROR_BLOCK_COUNT;
+  fe_properties[5].cmd = DTV_STAT_TOTAL_BLOCK_COUNT;
+  dtv_prop.num = 6;
+  dtv_prop.props = fe_properties;
+
+  if(!ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_GET_PROPERTY, &dtv_prop)) {
+    /* use v5 API */
+    if(fe_properties[0].u.st.len > 0) {
+      if(fe_properties[0].u.st.stat[0].scale == FE_SCALE_RELATIVE)
+        mmi->mmi_stats.signal = (fe_properties[0].u.st.stat[0].uvalue * 100) / 0xffff;
+      /* TODO: handle other scales */
+    }
+    /* Calculate BER from PRE_ERROR and TOTAL_BIT_COUNT */
+    if(fe_properties[1].u.st.len > 0) {
+      if(fe_properties[1].u.st.stat[0].scale == FE_SCALE_COUNTER)
+        u16 = fe_properties[1].u.st.stat[0].uvalue;
+    }
+    if(fe_properties[2].u.st.len > 0) {
+      if(fe_properties[2].u.st.stat[0].scale == FE_SCALE_COUNTER) {
+        if(fe_properties[2].u.st.stat[0].uvalue > 0 )
+          mmi->mmi_stats.ber = u16 / fe_properties[2].u.st.stat[0].uvalue;
+        else
+          mmi->mmi_stats.ber = 0;
+      }
+    }
+    if(fe_properties[3].u.st.len > 0) {
+      /* note that decibel scale means 1 = 0.0001 dB units here */
+      if(fe_properties[3].u.st.stat[0].scale == FE_SCALE_DECIBEL)
+        mmi->mmi_stats.snr = fe_properties[3].u.st.stat[0].svalue * 0.0001;
+      /* TODO: handle other scales */
+    }
+    /* Calculate PER from PRE_ERROR and TOTAL_BIT_COUNT */
+    if(fe_properties[4].u.st.len > 0) {
+      if(fe_properties[4].u.st.stat[0].scale == FE_SCALE_COUNTER)
+        u16 = fe_properties[4].u.st.stat[0].uvalue;
+    }
+    if(fe_properties[5].u.st.len > 0) {
+      if(fe_properties[5].u.st.stat[0].scale == FE_SCALE_COUNTER) {
+        if(fe_properties[5].u.st.stat[0].uvalue > 0 )
+          mmi->mmi_stats.unc = u16 / fe_properties[5].u.st.stat[0].uvalue;
+        else
+          mmi->mmi_stats.unc = 0;
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    /* use old v3 API */
+    if (!ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH, &u16))
+      mmi->mmi_stats.signal = u16;
+    if (!ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_READ_BER, &u32))
+      mmi->mmi_stats.ber = u32;
+    if (!ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_READ_SNR, &u16))
+      mmi->mmi_stats.snr = u16;
+    if (!ioctl(lfe->lfe_fe_fd, FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS, &u32))
+      mmi->mmi_stats.unc = u32;
+  }
+
 }
 
 static void *