diff --git a/src/dvb/dvb_support.h b/src/dvb/dvb_support.h
index 055cfdd0..2cdf474b 100644
--- a/src/dvb/dvb_support.h
+++ b/src/dvb/dvb_support.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #define DVB_DESC_TELETEXT     0x56
 #define DVB_DESC_SUBTITLE     0x59
 #define DVB_DESC_AC3          0x6a
+#define DVB_DESC_EAC3         0x7a
 #define DVB_DESC_AAC          0x7c
 #define DVB_DESC_LOCAL_CHAN   0x83
 
diff --git a/src/dvr/mkmux.c b/src/dvr/mkmux.c
index 35829b26..c8ad8751 100644
--- a/src/dvr/mkmux.c
+++ b/src/dvr/mkmux.c
@@ -208,6 +208,11 @@ mk_build_tracks(mk_mux_t *mkm, const struct streaming_start *ss)
       codec_id = "A_AC3";
       break;
 
+    case SCT_EAC3:
+      tracktype = 2;
+      codec_id = "A_EAC3";
+      break;
+
     case SCT_AAC:
       tracktype = 2;
       codec_id = "A_AAC";
diff --git a/src/parsers.c b/src/parsers.c
index 82052472..e7a0442d 100644
--- a/src/parsers.c
+++ b/src/parsers.c
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ static int parse_mpa2(th_transport_t *t, th_stream_t *st);
 static int parse_ac3(th_transport_t *t, th_stream_t *st, size_t len,
 		     uint32_t next_startcode, int sc_offset);
 
+static int parse_eac3(th_transport_t *t, th_stream_t *st, size_t len,
+		      uint32_t next_startcode, int sc_offset);
+
 static void parser_deliver(th_transport_t *t, th_stream_t *st, th_pkt_t *pkt);
 
 static int parse_pes_header(th_transport_t *t, th_stream_t *st,
@@ -143,6 +146,10 @@ parse_mpeg_ts(th_transport_t *t, th_stream_t *st, const uint8_t *data,
     parse_sc(t, st, data, len, parse_ac3);
     break;
 
+  case SCT_EAC3:
+    parse_sc(t, st, data, len, parse_eac3);
+    break;
+
   case SCT_DVBSUB:
     parse_subtitles(t, st, data, len, start);
     break;
@@ -625,6 +632,76 @@ parse_ac3(th_transport_t *t, th_stream_t *st, size_t ilen,
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * EAC3 audio parser
+ */
+
+
+static int
+eac3_valid_frame(const uint8_t *buf)
+{
+  if(buf[0] != 0x0b || buf[1] != 0x77 || buf[5] >> 3 <= 10)
+    return 0;
+  return (buf[4] & 0xc0) != 0xc0;
+}
+
+static int 
+parse_eac3(th_transport_t *t, th_stream_t *st, size_t ilen,
+	   uint32_t next_startcode, int sc_offset)
+{
+  int i, len;
+  const uint8_t *buf;
+
+  if((i = depacketize(t, st, ilen, next_startcode, sc_offset)) != 0)
+    return i;
+
+ again:
+  buf = st->st_buf_a.sb_data;
+  len = st->st_buf_a.sb_ptr;
+
+  for(i = 0; i < len - 6; i++) {
+    const uint8_t *p = buf + i;
+    if(eac3_valid_frame(p)) {
+
+      int fsize = ((((p[2] & 0x7) << 8) + p[3]) + 1) * 2;
+
+      int sr = p[4] >> 6;
+      int rate;
+      if(sr == 3) {
+	int sr2 = (p[4] >> 4) & 0x3;
+	if(sr2 == 3)
+	  continue;
+	rate = ac3_freq_tab[sr2] / 2;
+      } else {
+	rate = ac3_freq_tab[sr];
+      }
+
+
+      int64_t dts = st->st_curdts;
+      int sri = rate_to_sri(rate);
+	
+      int acmod = (p[4] >> 1) & 0x7;
+      int lfeon = p[4] & 1;
+
+      int channels = acmodtab[acmod] + lfeon;
+      int duration = 90000 * 1536 / rate;
+
+      if(dts == PTS_UNSET)
+	dts = st->st_nextdts;
+
+      if(dts != PTS_UNSET && len >= i + fsize + 6 &&
+	 eac3_valid_frame(p + fsize)) {
+	makeapkt(t, st, p, fsize, dts, duration, channels, sri);
+	sbuf_cut(&st->st_buf_a, i + fsize);
+	goto again;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return 1;
+}
+
+
+
 
 /**
  * PES header parser
diff --git a/src/psi.c b/src/psi.c
index 1dbe9f8e..ba30d89e 100644
--- a/src/psi.c
+++ b/src/psi.c
@@ -580,6 +580,11 @@ psi_parse_pmt(th_transport_t *t, const uint8_t *ptr, int len, int chksvcid,
 	hts_stream_type = SCT_DVBSUB;
 	break;
 
+      case DVB_DESC_EAC3:
+	if(estype == 0x06 || estype == 0x81)
+	  hts_stream_type = SCT_EAC3;
+	break;
+
       default:
 	break;
       }
@@ -845,6 +850,7 @@ static struct strtab streamtypetab[] = {
   { "AAC",        SCT_AAC },
   { "MPEGTS",     SCT_MPEGTS },
   { "TEXTSUB",    SCT_TEXTSUB },
+  { "EAC3",       SCT_EAC3 },
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/tvhead.h b/src/tvhead.h
index a125e622..e3f26838 100644
--- a/src/tvhead.h
+++ b/src/tvhead.h
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ typedef enum {
   SCT_AAC,
   SCT_MPEGTS,
   SCT_TEXTSUB,
+  SCT_EAC3,
 } streaming_component_type_t;
 
 #define SCT_ISVIDEO(t) ((t) == SCT_MPEG2VIDEO || (t) == SCT_H264)