diff --git a/src/epggrab/channel.c b/src/epggrab/channel.c
index afc23c04..7f9c6816 100644
--- a/src/epggrab/channel.c
+++ b/src/epggrab/channel.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ int epggrab_channel_match ( epggrab_channel_t *ec, channel_t *ch )
   if (LIST_FIRST(&ec->channels)) return 0; // ignore already paired
 
   if (ec->name && !strcmp(ec->name, channel_get_name(ch))) return 1;
+  int64_t number = channel_get_number(ch);
+  if ((ec->major || ec->minor) && ec->major == channel_get_major(number) && ec->minor == channel_get_minor(number)) return 1;
   return 0;
 }