diff --git a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
index 46774940e..7a3422cc4 100644
--- a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
+++ b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ int kenwood_set_vfo(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo)
 
     // FR can turn off split on some Kenwood rigs
     // So we'll turn it back on just in case
-    if (priv->split && vfo_function == '0') { strcat(cmdbuf, ";FT1"); }
+    if (priv->split && vfo_function == '0') { strcat(cmdbuf, ";FT1;RX"); }
 
     if (RIG_IS_TS50 || RIG_IS_TS940)
     {
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ int kenwood_set_split_vfo(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, split_t split, vfo_t txvfo)
 
         // FR can turn off split on some Kenwood rigs
         // So we'll turn it back on just in case
-        if (split && vfo_function=='0') { strcat(cmdbuf, ";FT1"); }
+        if (split && vfo_function=='0') { strcat(cmdbuf, ";FT1;RX"); }
 
         retval = kenwood_transaction(rig, cmdbuf, NULL, 0);
 
diff --git a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h
index 0781eea84..a5c0242a3 100644
--- a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h
+++ b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "token.h"
 #include "misc.h"
 
-#define BACKEND_VER "20210826"
+#define BACKEND_VER "20210827"
 
 #define EOM_KEN ';'
 #define EOM_TH '\r'