diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/LiveTv/LiveTvService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/LiveTv/LiveTvService.cs
index 48f7cd62e7..074dba7c58 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/LiveTv/LiveTvService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/LiveTv/LiveTvService.cs
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.LiveTv
 
         [ApiMember(Name = "SeriesTimerId", Description = "Optional filter by timers belonging to a series timer", IsRequired = false, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "GET")]
         public string SeriesTimerId { get; set; }
+
+        public bool? IsActive { get; set; }
     }
 
     [Route("/LiveTv/Programs", "GET,POST", Summary = "Gets available live tv epgs..")]
@@ -927,7 +929,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.LiveTv
             var result = await _liveTvManager.GetTimers(new TimerQuery
             {
                 ChannelId = request.ChannelId,
-                SeriesTimerId = request.SeriesTimerId
+                SeriesTimerId = request.SeriesTimerId,
+                IsActive = request.IsActive
 
             }, CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/TimerQuery.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/TimerQuery.cs
index e6ceff5300..87b6b89acd 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/TimerQuery.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/TimerQuery.cs
@@ -13,5 +13,7 @@
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The series timer identifier.</value>
         public string SeriesTimerId { get; set; }
+
+        public bool? IsActive { get; set; }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
index d38e9ad321..1b43ff7c19 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
@@ -1010,6 +1010,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
 
                     Action onStarted = () =>
                     {
+                        timer.Status = RecordingStatus.InProgress;
+                        _timerProvider.AddOrUpdate(timer);
+
                         result.Item3.Release();
                         isResourceOpen = false;
                     };
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
index 552139b4ac..9f80877f63 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
@@ -1665,6 +1665,18 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
             var results = await Task.WhenAll(tasks).ConfigureAwait(false);
             var timers = results.SelectMany(i => i.ToList());
 
+            if (query.IsActive.HasValue)
+            {
+                if (query.IsActive.Value)
+                {
+                    timers = timers.Where(i => i.Item1.Status == RecordingStatus.InProgress);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    timers = timers.Where(i => i.Item1.Status != RecordingStatus.InProgress);
+                }
+            }
+
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(query.ChannelId))
             {
                 var guid = new Guid(query.ChannelId);