diff --git a/DSP_API/SmartSDR_Interface/sched_waveform.c b/DSP_API/SmartSDR_Interface/sched_waveform.c
index 3675b55..b8df951 100644
--- a/DSP_API/SmartSDR_Interface/sched_waveform.c
+++ b/DSP_API/SmartSDR_Interface/sched_waveform.c
@@ -343,6 +343,12 @@ void sched_waveform_setEndOfTX( BOOL end_of_transmission ) {
     _end_of_transmission = TRUE;
 }
 
+void sched_waveform_setDSTARSlice( uint32 slice )
+{
+    if ( _dstar != NULL ) {
+        _dstar->slice = slice;
+    }
+}
 
 static void * _sched_waveform_thread( void * param ) {
     int 	nout;
diff --git a/DSP_API/SmartSDR_Interface/sched_waveform.h b/DSP_API/SmartSDR_Interface/sched_waveform.h
index adb614f..95c0d08 100644
--- a/DSP_API/SmartSDR_Interface/sched_waveform.h
+++ b/DSP_API/SmartSDR_Interface/sched_waveform.h
@@ -50,4 +50,5 @@ void sched_waveform_setOwnCall2(uint32 slice , const char * owncall2 );
 void sched_waveform_sendStatus(uint32 slice);
 void sched_waveform_setFD(int fd);
 void sched_waveform_setEndOfTX(BOOL end_of_transmission);
+void sched_waveform_setDSTARSlice( uint32 slice );
 #endif /* SCHED_WAVEFORM_H_ */
diff --git a/DSP_API/SmartSDR_Interface/status_processor.c b/DSP_API/SmartSDR_Interface/status_processor.c
index 62d63e9..c072849 100644
--- a/DSP_API/SmartSDR_Interface/status_processor.c
+++ b/DSP_API/SmartSDR_Interface/status_processor.c
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ static void _handle_status(char* string)
                     char cmd[512] = {0};
                     sprintf(cmd, "slice s %d fm_deviation=1250 post_demod_low=0 post_demod_high=6000 dfm_pre_de_emphasis=0 post_demod_bypass=1 squelch=0", slc);
                     tc_sendSmartSDRcommand(cmd,FALSE, NULL);
+
+                    sched_waveform_setDSTARSlice(slc);
+
                 }
                 else
                 {
diff --git a/DSP_API/ThumbDV/dstar.c b/DSP_API/ThumbDV/dstar.c
index 08b0918..07fe1fa 100644
--- a/DSP_API/ThumbDV/dstar.c
+++ b/DSP_API/ThumbDV/dstar.c
@@ -506,6 +506,8 @@ DSTAR_MACHINE dstar_createMachine( void ) {
 
     machine->slow_decoder = safe_malloc(sizeof(slow_data_decoder));
 
+    machine->slice = 0;
+
     return machine;
 }
 
@@ -712,7 +714,7 @@ BOOL dstar_stateMachine( DSTAR_MACHINE machine, BOOL in_bit, unsigned char * amb
 
                 dstar_processHeader( bytes, &machine->incoming_header );
 
-                dstar_updateStatus( machine, 0, STATUS_RX );
+                dstar_updateStatus( machine, machine->slice, STATUS_RX );
 
 
             } else {
diff --git a/DSP_API/ThumbDV/dstar.h b/DSP_API/ThumbDV/dstar.h
index ae5f0b9..737de8e 100644
--- a/DSP_API/ThumbDV/dstar.h
+++ b/DSP_API/ThumbDV/dstar.h
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ typedef struct _dstar_machine {
 
     SLOW_DATA_DECODER slow_decoder;
 
+    uint32 slice;
+
 } dstar_machine, * DSTAR_MACHINE;
 
 typedef struct _dstar_fec {