diff --git a/src/service.c b/src/service.c
index 7b76ebfb..5905c9bc 100644
--- a/src/service.c
+++ b/src/service.c
@@ -1110,3 +1110,20 @@ service_get_encryption(service_t *t)
   }
   return 0;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Find the primary EPG service (to stop EPG trying to update
+ * from multiple OTA sources)
+ */
+int
+service_is_primary_epg(service_t *svc)
+{
+  service_t *ret = NULL, *t;
+  if (!svc || !svc->s_ch) return 0;
+  LIST_FOREACH(t, &svc->s_ch->ch_services, s_ch_link) {
+    if (!t->s_enabled || !t->s_dvb_eit_enable) continue;
+    if (!ret || dvb_extra_prio(t->s_dvb_mux_instance->tdmi_adapter) > dvb_extra_prio(ret->s_dvb_mux_instance->tdmi_adapter))
+      ret = t;
+  }
+  return !ret ? 0 : (ret->s_dvb_service_id == svc->s_dvb_service_id);
+}
diff --git a/src/service.h b/src/service.h
index db6213a8..543b8741 100644
--- a/src/service.h
+++ b/src/service.h
@@ -574,4 +574,6 @@ void service_set_dvb_default_charset(service_t *t, const char *dvb_default_chars
 
 void service_set_dvb_eit_enable(service_t *t, int dvb_eit_enable);
 
+int service_is_primary_epg (service_t *t);
+
 #endif // SERVICE_H__