diff --git a/src/neutrino.cpp b/src/neutrino.cpp
index b44a2370e..7ff9586fa 100644
--- a/src/neutrino.cpp
+++ b/src/neutrino.cpp
@@ -2729,6 +2729,15 @@ TIMER_STOP("################################## after all #######################
 	xmltv_xml_readepg();
 	xmltv_xml_auto_readepg();
 
+#if ENABLE_PIP && BOXMODEL_E4HDULTRA
+	if (g_info.hw_caps->can_pip)
+	{
+		CZapit::getInstance()->OpenPip(0);
+		usleep(100);
+		CZapit::getInstance()->StopPip(0);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	RealRun();
 	ExitRun(CNeutrinoApp::EXIT_REBOOT);
 
diff --git a/src/zapit/include/zapit/zapit.h b/src/zapit/include/zapit/zapit.h
index b292efbce..e588884b6 100644
--- a/src/zapit/include/zapit/zapit.h
+++ b/src/zapit/include/zapit/zapit.h
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ class CZapit : public OpenThreads::Thread
 		int SetVolumePercent(int percent);
 		void SetVolumePercent(int default_ac3, int default_pcm);
 #ifdef ENABLE_PIP
+		bool OpenPip(int pip = 0);
 		bool StartPip(const t_channel_id channel_id, int pip = 0);
 		bool StopPip(int pip = 0);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp b/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp
index 90d3cc596..22f0117a0 100644
--- a/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp
+++ b/src/zapit/src/zapit.cpp
@@ -651,6 +651,20 @@ bool CZapit::ZapIt(const t_channel_id channel_id, bool forupdate, bool startplay
 }
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_PIP
+bool CZapit::OpenPip(int pip)
+{
+	if (!g_info.hw_caps->can_pip)
+		return false;
+
+	pipVideoDecoder[pip] = new cVideo(0, NULL, NULL, pip+1);
+	pipVideoDecoder[pip]->ShowPig(0);
+	pipVideoDemux[pip] = new cDemux(pip+1);
+	pipVideoDemux[pip]->Open(DMX_VIDEO_CHANNEL);
+	pipAudioDecoder[pip] = new cAudio(0, NULL, NULL, pip+1);
+	pipAudioDemux[pip] = new cDemux(pip+1);
+	pipAudioDemux[pip]->Open(DMX_AUDIO_CHANNEL);
+}
+
 bool CZapit::StopPip(int pip)
 {
 	if (!g_info.hw_caps->can_pip)