diff --git a/src/htsp_server.c b/src/htsp_server.c
index 4c1b3dcb..baee3bbf 100644
--- a/src/htsp_server.c
+++ b/src/htsp_server.c
@@ -1229,6 +1229,39 @@ htsp_method_getEpgObject(htsp_connection_t *htsp, htsmsg_t *in)
   return out;
 }
 
+static const char *
+htsp_dvr_config_name( access_t *perm, const char *config_name )
+{
+  dvr_config_t *cfg = NULL, *cfg2;
+  htsmsg_field_t *f;
+  const char *uuid;
+
+  lock_assert(&global_lock);
+
+  if (config_name == NULL)
+    return "";
+
+  if (perm->aa_dvrcfgs == NULL)
+    return config_uuid; /* no change */
+
+  config_uuid = config_uuid ?: "";
+  HTSMSG_FOREACH(f, perm->aa_dvrcfgs) {
+    uuid = htsmsg_field_get_str(f) ?: "";
+    if (strcmp(uuid, config_name) == 0)
+      return config_name;
+    cfg2 = dvr_config_entry_find_by_uuid(uuid);
+    if (cfg2 && strcmp(cfg2->dvr_config_name, config_name) == 0)
+      return uuid;
+    if (!cfg)
+      cfg = cfg2;
+  }
+
+  if (!cfg && perm->aa_username)
+    tvhlog(LOG_INFO, "htsp", "User '%s' has no valid dvr config in ACL, using default...", perm->aa_username);
+
+  return cfg ? idnode_uuid_as_str(&cfg->dvr_id) : NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * add a Dvrentry
  */
@@ -1246,8 +1279,7 @@ htsp_method_addDvrEntry(htsp_connection_t *htsp, htsmsg_t *in)
   channel_t *ch = NULL;
 
   /* Options */
-  if(!(dvr_config_name = htsmsg_get_str(in, "configName")))
-    dvr_config_name = "";
+  dvr_config_name = htsp_dvr_config_name(htsmsg_get_str(in, "configName")))
   if(htsmsg_get_s64(in, "startExtra", &start_extra))
     start_extra = 0;
   if(htsmsg_get_s64(in, "stopExtra", &stop_extra))
@@ -1435,8 +1467,7 @@ htsp_method_addAutorecEntry(htsp_connection_t *htsp, htsmsg_t *in)
   /* Options */
   if(!(title = htsmsg_get_str(in, "title")))
     return htsp_error("Invalid arguments");
-  if(!(dvr_config_name = htsmsg_get_str(in, "configName")))
-    dvr_config_name = "";
+  dvr_config_name = htsp_dvr_config_name(htsmsg_get_str(in, "configName")))
   if(!htsmsg_get_u32(in, "channelId", &u32))
     ch = channel_find_by_id(u32);
   if(htsmsg_get_u32(in, "maxDuration", &max_duration))