diff --git a/src/input/mpegts/satip/satip.c b/src/input/mpegts/satip/satip.c
index 01506efc..4c2eb903 100644
--- a/src/input/mpegts/satip/satip.c
+++ b/src/input/mpegts/satip/satip.c
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ static struct satip_discovery_queue satip_discoveries;
 static upnp_service_t *satip_discovery_service;
 static gtimer_t satip_discovery_timer;
 static gtimer_t satip_discovery_timerq;
+static gtimer_t satip_discovery_msearch_timer;
 static str_list_t *satip_static_clients;
 
 static void
@@ -862,7 +863,7 @@ satip_discovery_service_destroy(upnp_service_t *us)
 }
 
 static void
-satip_discovery_timer_cb(void *aux)
+satip_discovery_send_msearch(void *aux)
 {
 #define MSG "\
 M-SEARCH * HTTP/1.1\r\n\
@@ -870,6 +871,29 @@ HOST: 239.255.255.250:1900\r\n\
 MAN: \"ssdp:discover\"\r\n\
 MX: 2\r\n\
 ST: urn:ses-com:device:SatIPServer:1\r\n"
+  int attempt = ((intptr_t)aux) % 10;
+  htsbuf_queue_t q;
+
+  /* UDP is not reliable - send this message three times */
+  if (attempt < 1 || attempt > 3)
+    return;
+  if (satip_discovery_service == NULL)
+    return;
+
+  htsbuf_queue_init(&q, 0);
+  htsbuf_append(&q, MSG, sizeof(MSG)-1);
+  htsbuf_qprintf(&q, "USER-AGENT: unix/1.0 UPnP/1.1 TVHeadend/%s\r\n", tvheadend_version);
+  htsbuf_append(&q, "\r\n", 2);
+  upnp_send(&q, NULL);
+  htsbuf_queue_flush(&q);
+
+  gtimer_arm_ms(&satip_discovery_msearch_timer, satip_discovery_send_msearch,
+                (void *)(intptr_t)(attempt + 1), attempt * 11);
+}
+
+static void
+satip_discovery_timer_cb(void *aux)
+{
   int i;
 
   if (!tvheadend_running)
@@ -885,15 +909,8 @@ ST: urn:ses-com:device:SatIPServer:1\r\n"
       satip_discovery_service->us_destroy  = satip_discovery_service_destroy;
     }
   }
-  if (satip_discovery_service) {
-    htsbuf_queue_t q;
-    htsbuf_queue_init(&q, 0);
-    htsbuf_append(&q, MSG, sizeof(MSG)-1);
-    htsbuf_qprintf(&q, "USER-AGENT: unix/1.0 UPnP/1.1 TVHeadend/%s\r\n", tvheadend_version);
-    htsbuf_append(&q, "\r\n", 2);
-    upnp_send(&q, NULL);
-    htsbuf_queue_flush(&q);
-  }
+  if (satip_discovery_service)
+    satip_discovery_send_msearch((void *)1);
   for (i = 0; i < satip_static_clients->num; i++)
     satip_discovery_static(satip_static_clients->str[i]);
   gtimer_arm(&satip_discovery_timer, satip_discovery_timer_cb, NULL, 3600);