diff --git a/src/descrambler/capmt.c b/src/descrambler/capmt.c
index e4fb7e90..5b505230 100644
--- a/src/descrambler/capmt.c
+++ b/src/descrambler/capmt.c
@@ -1585,7 +1585,8 @@ capmt_caid_change(th_descrambler_t *td)
       /* search ecmpid in list */
       LIST_FOREACH(cce, &ct->ct_caid_ecm, cce_link)
         if (c->use && cce->cce_caid == c->caid && cce->cce_providerid == c->providerid)
-          break;
+          if (!t->s_dvb_forcecaid || t->s_dvb_forcecaid == cce->cce_caid)
+            break;
       if (cce)
         continue;
       tvhlog(LOG_DEBUG, "capmt",
@@ -1867,6 +1868,8 @@ capmt_service_start(caclient_t *cac, service_t *s)
     LIST_FOREACH(c, &st->es_caids, link) {
       if(c == NULL || c->use == 0)
         continue;
+      if (t->s_dvb_forcecaid && t->s_dvb_forcecaid != c->caid)
+        continue;
 
       tvhlog(LOG_DEBUG, "capmt",
         "%s: New caid 0x%04X for service \"%s\"", capmt_name(capmt), c->caid, t->s_dvb_svcname);
diff --git a/src/descrambler/constcw.c b/src/descrambler/constcw.c
index 6ac6e0df..731751a5 100644
--- a/src/descrambler/constcw.c
+++ b/src/descrambler/constcw.c
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ constcw_service_start(caclient_t *cac, service_t *t)
     return;
   mt = (mpegts_service_t *)t;
 
+  if (mt->s_dvb_forcecaid && mt->s_dvb_forcecaid != ccw->ccw_caid)
+    return;
+
   if (mt->s_dvb_service_id != ccw->ccw_sid)
     return;
 
@@ -122,18 +125,20 @@ constcw_service_start(caclient_t *cac, service_t *t)
   if (ct)
     return;
 
-  pthread_mutex_lock(&t->s_stream_mutex);
-  TAILQ_FOREACH(st, &t->s_filt_components, es_filt_link) {
-    LIST_FOREACH(c, &st->es_caids, link) {
-      if (c->use && c->caid == ccw->ccw_caid &&
-          c->providerid == ccw->ccw_providerid)
-        break;
+  if (!mt->s_dvb_forcecaid) {
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&t->s_stream_mutex);
+    TAILQ_FOREACH(st, &t->s_filt_components, es_filt_link) {
+      LIST_FOREACH(c, &st->es_caids, link) {
+        if (c->use && c->caid == ccw->ccw_caid &&
+            c->providerid == ccw->ccw_providerid)
+          break;
+      }
+      if (c) break;
     }
-    if (c) break;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&t->s_stream_mutex);
+    if (st == NULL)
+      return;
   }
-  pthread_mutex_unlock(&t->s_stream_mutex);
-  if (st == NULL)
-    return;
 
   ct                   = calloc(1, sizeof(constcw_service_t));
   td                   = (th_descrambler_t *)ct;
diff --git a/src/descrambler/cwc.c b/src/descrambler/cwc.c
index 0dc61502..cf26c11a 100755
--- a/src/descrambler/cwc.c
+++ b/src/descrambler/cwc.c
@@ -2008,7 +2008,9 @@ cwc_service_start(caclient_t *cac, service_t *t)
         continue;
       LIST_FOREACH(c, &st->es_caids, link) {
         if (c->use && c->caid == pcard->cwc_caid)
-          break;
+          if (!((mpegts_service_t *)t)->s_dvb_forcecaid ||
+               ((mpegts_service_t *)t)->s_dvb_forcecaid == c->caid)
+            break;
       }
       if (c) break;
     }
diff --git a/src/descrambler/descrambler.c b/src/descrambler/descrambler.c
index 330ffdc4..225b74b5 100755
--- a/src/descrambler/descrambler.c
+++ b/src/descrambler/descrambler.c
@@ -102,13 +102,17 @@ descrambler_service_start ( service_t *t )
   th_descrambler_runtime_t *dr;
   elementary_stream_t *st;
 
-  TAILQ_FOREACH(st, &t->s_filt_components, es_filt_link)
-    if (LIST_FIRST(&st->es_caids))
-      break;
+  if (!((mpegts_service_t *)t)->s_dvb_forcecaid) {
 
-  /* Do not run descrambler on FTA channels */
-  if (!st)
-    return;
+    TAILQ_FOREACH(st, &t->s_filt_components, es_filt_link)
+      if (LIST_FIRST(&st->es_caids))
+        break;
+
+    /* Do not run descrambler on FTA channels */
+    if (!st)
+      return;
+
+  }
 
   ((mpegts_service_t *)t)->s_dvb_mux->mm_descrambler_flush = 0;
   if (t->s_descramble == NULL) {
diff --git a/src/input/mpegts.h b/src/input/mpegts.h
index addb8f9a..acbf49db 100644
--- a/src/input/mpegts.h
+++ b/src/input/mpegts.h
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ struct mpegts_service
   char    *s_dvb_charset;
   uint16_t s_dvb_prefcapid;
   int      s_dvb_prefcapid_lock;
+  uint16_t s_dvb_forcecaid;
 
   /*
    * EIT/EPG control
diff --git a/src/input/mpegts/mpegts_service.c b/src/input/mpegts/mpegts_service.c
index 0e29edc1..321268da 100644
--- a/src/input/mpegts/mpegts_service.c
+++ b/src/input/mpegts/mpegts_service.c
@@ -168,6 +168,13 @@ const idclass_t mpegts_service_class =
       .opts     = PO_ADVANCED,
       .list     = mpegts_service_pref_capid_lock_list,
     },
+    {
+      .type     = PT_U16,
+      .id       = "force_caid",
+      .name     = "Force CA ID (e.g. 0x2600)",
+      .off      = offsetof(mpegts_service_t, s_dvb_forcecaid),
+      .opts     = PO_ADVANCED | PO_HEXA,
+    },
     {},
   }
 };