diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/LiveTv/LiveTvService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/LiveTv/LiveTvService.cs
index e55103230c..c1f8ac3ea1 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/LiveTv/LiveTvService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/LiveTv/LiveTvService.cs
@@ -456,6 +456,20 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.LiveTv
     {
     }
 
+    [Route("/LiveTv/Registration", "GET")]
+    [Authenticated]
+    public class GetLiveTvRegistrationInfo : IReturn<MBRegistrationRecord>
+    {
+        [ApiMember(Name = "ChannelId", IsRequired = false, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "GET")]
+        public string ChannelId { get; set; }
+
+        [ApiMember(Name = "ProgramId", IsRequired = false, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "GET")]
+        public string ProgramId { get; set; }
+
+        [ApiMember(Name = "Feature", IsRequired = false, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "GET")]
+        public string Feature { get; set; }
+    }
+    
     public class LiveTvService : BaseApiService
     {
         private readonly ILiveTvManager _liveTvManager;
@@ -471,6 +485,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.LiveTv
             _httpClient = httpClient;
         }
 
+        public async Task<object> Get(GetLiveTvRegistrationInfo request)
+        {
+            var result = await _liveTvManager.GetRegistrationInfo(request.ChannelId, request.ProgramId, request.Feature).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            return ToOptimizedResult(result);
+        }
+
         public async Task<object> Get(GetSchedulesDirectCountries request)
         {
             // https://json.schedulesdirect.org/20141201/available/countries
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/IHasRegistrationInfo.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/IHasRegistrationInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3626c18e54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/IHasRegistrationInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv
+{
+    public interface IHasRegistrationInfo
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the registration information.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="feature">The feature.</param>
+        /// <returns>Task&lt;MBRegistrationRecord&gt;.</returns>
+        Task<MBRegistrationRecord> GetRegistrationInfo(string feature);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/ILiveTvManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/ILiveTvManager.cs
index df09d39b26..2b121eeeb5 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/ILiveTvManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/LiveTv/ILiveTvManager.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Dto;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Dto;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.LiveTv;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Querying;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -362,5 +363,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv
         /// <param name="location">The location.</param>
         /// <returns>Task&lt;List&lt;NameIdPair&gt;&gt;.</returns>
         Task<List<NameIdPair>> GetLineups(string providerType, string providerId, string country, string location);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the registration information.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="channelId">The channel identifier.</param>
+        /// <param name="programId">The program identifier.</param>
+        /// <param name="feature">The feature.</param>
+        /// <returns>Task&lt;MBRegistrationRecord&gt;.</returns>
+        Task<MBRegistrationRecord> GetRegistrationInfo(string channelId, string programId, string feature);
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
index b84fe3c712..24309734f8 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaBrowser.Controller.csproj
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Library\NameExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Library\PlaybackStopEventArgs.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Library\UserDataSaveEventArgs.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="LiveTv\IHasRegistrationInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="LiveTv\IListingsProvider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="LiveTv\ILiveTvItem.cs" />
     <Compile Include="LiveTv\ITunerHost.cs" />
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
index 200c6c9a6e..708828d479 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/EmbyTV/EmbyTV.cs
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.IO;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Security;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Drawing;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.LiveTv;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Dto;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Events;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.LiveTv;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Logging;
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
 {
-    public class EmbyTV : ILiveTvService, IDisposable
+    public class EmbyTV : ILiveTvService, IHasRegistrationInfo, IDisposable
     {
         private readonly IApplicationHost _appHpst;
         private readonly ILogger _logger;
@@ -33,10 +35,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
 
         private readonly LiveTvManager _liveTvManager;
         private readonly IFileSystem _fileSystem;
+        private readonly ISecurityManager _security;
 
         public static EmbyTV Current;
 
-        public EmbyTV(IApplicationHost appHost, ILogger logger, IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer, IHttpClient httpClient, IConfigurationManager config, ILiveTvManager liveTvManager, IFileSystem fileSystem)
+        public EmbyTV(IApplicationHost appHost, ILogger logger, IJsonSerializer jsonSerializer, IHttpClient httpClient, IConfigurationManager config, ILiveTvManager liveTvManager, IFileSystem fileSystem, ISecurityManager security)
         {
             Current = this;
 
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
             _httpClient = httpClient;
             _config = config;
             _fileSystem = fileSystem;
+            _security = security;
             _liveTvManager = (LiveTvManager)liveTvManager;
             _jsonSerializer = jsonSerializer;
 
@@ -629,9 +633,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
                 .Where(i => string.Equals(i.SeriesTimerId, seriesTimer.Id, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 .ToList();
 
-            foreach (var timer in newTimers)
+            var registration = await GetRegistrationInfo("seriesrecordings").ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            if (registration.IsValid)
             {
-                _timerProvider.AddOrUpdate(timer);
+                foreach (var timer in newTimers)
+                {
+                    _timerProvider.AddOrUpdate(timer);
+                }
             }
 
             var newTimerIds = newTimers.Select(i => i.Id).ToList();
@@ -728,5 +737,19 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.EmbyTV
                 pair.Value.Cancel();
             }
         }
+
+        public Task<MBRegistrationRecord> GetRegistrationInfo(string feature)
+        {
+            if (string.Equals(feature, "seriesrecordings", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                return _security.GetRegistrationStatus("embytvseriesrecordings");
+            }
+
+            return Task.FromResult(new MBRegistrationRecord
+            {
+                IsValid = true,
+                IsRegistered = true
+            });
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
index cabe04f0fb..4109617dbb 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
@@ -2286,5 +2286,34 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
                 return provider.GetLineups(info, country, location);
             }
         }
+
+        public Task<MBRegistrationRecord> GetRegistrationInfo(string channelId, string programId, string feature)
+        {
+            ILiveTvService service;
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(programId))
+            {
+                var channel = GetInternalChannel(channelId);
+                service = GetService(channel);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var program = GetInternalProgram(programId);
+                service = GetService(program);
+            }
+
+            var hasRegistration = service as IHasRegistrationInfo;
+
+            if (hasRegistration != null)
+            {
+                return hasRegistration.GetRegistrationInfo(feature);
+            }
+
+            return Task.FromResult(new MBRegistrationRecord
+            {
+                IsValid = true,
+                IsRegistered = true
+            });
+        }
     }
 }