diff --git a/dummy/flrig.c b/dummy/flrig.c
index 9f314fa62..25fd22cc9 100644
--- a/dummy/flrig.c
+++ b/dummy/flrig.c
@@ -1156,6 +1156,19 @@ static int flrig_set_vfo(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo)
     rs->tx_vfo = RIG_VFO_B; // always VFOB
     read_transaction(rig, xml, sizeof(xml));
 
+    /* for some rigs FLRig turns off split when VFOA is selected */
+    /* so if we are in split and asked for A we have to turn split back on */
+    if (priv->split && vfo==RIG_VFO_A) {
+        char xml[MAXXMLLEN];
+        char value[MAXCMDLEN];
+        sprintf(value, "<params><param><value><i4>%d</i4></value></param></params>", priv->split);
+        char *pxml = xml_build("rig.set_split", value, xml, sizeof(xml));
+        retval = write_transaction(rig, pxml, strlen(pxml));
+        if (retval < 0) {
+            return retval;
+        }
+        read_transaction(rig, xml, sizeof(xml)); // get response but don't care
+    }
     return RIG_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/dummy/flrig.h b/dummy/flrig.h
index 15bfedc83..0c5153199 100644
--- a/dummy/flrig.h
+++ b/dummy/flrig.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #endif
 
-#define BACKEND_VER "1.3"
+#define BACKEND_VER "1.4"
 
 #define EOM "\r"
 #define TRUE 1