diff --git a/sdrdaemon/channel/sdrdaemonchannelsink.cpp b/sdrdaemon/channel/sdrdaemonchannelsink.cpp
index 79a54e0de..149817708 100644
--- a/sdrdaemon/channel/sdrdaemonchannelsink.cpp
+++ b/sdrdaemon/channel/sdrdaemonchannelsink.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void SDRDaemonChannelSink::feed(const SampleVector::const_iterator& begin, const
             if (!m_dataBlock) { // on the very first cycle there is no data block allocated
                 m_dataBlock = new SDRDaemonDataBlock();
             }
-            
+
             boost::crc_32_type crc32;
             crc32.process_bytes(&metaData, 20);
             metaData.m_crc32 = crc32.checksum();
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void SDRDaemonChannelSink::feed(const SampleVector::const_iterator& begin, const
             {
                 m_txBlockIndex++;
             }
-        }        
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -191,27 +191,27 @@ void SDRDaemonChannelSink::start()
     qDebug("SDRDaemonChannelSink::start");
 
     memset((void *) &m_currentMetaFEC, 0, sizeof(SDRDaemonMetaDataFEC));
-    
-    if (m_running) { 
-        stop(); 
+
+    if (m_running) {
+        stop();
     }
-    
+
     m_sinkThread = new SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread(&m_dataQueue, m_cm256p);
-    m_sinkThread->startWork();
+    m_sinkThread->startStop(true);
     m_running = true;
 }
 
 void SDRDaemonChannelSink::stop()
 {
     qDebug("SDRDaemonChannelSink::stop");
-    
+
     if (m_sinkThread != 0)
     {
-        m_sinkThread->stopWork();
-        delete m_sinkThread;
+        m_sinkThread->startStop(false);
+        m_sinkThread->deleteLater();
         m_sinkThread = 0;
     }
-    
+
     m_running = false;
 }
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ bool SDRDaemonChannelSink::handleMessage(const Message& cmd __attribute__((unuse
         qDebug() << "SDRDaemonChannelSink::handleMessage: MsgChannelizerNotification:"
                 << " channelSampleRate: " << notif.getSampleRate()
                 << " offsetFrequency: " << notif.getFrequencyOffset();
-        
+
         if (notif.getSampleRate() > 0) {
             setSampleRate(notif.getSampleRate());
         }
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ bool SDRDaemonChannelSink::handleMessage(const Message& cmd __attribute__((unuse
         qDebug() << "SDRDaemonChannelSink::handleMessage: DSPSignalNotification:"
                 << " inputSampleRate: " << notif.getSampleRate()
                 << " centerFrequency: " << notif.getCenterFrequency();
-        
+
         setCenterFrequency(notif.getCenterFrequency());
 
         return true;
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ bool SDRDaemonChannelSink::handleMessage(const Message& cmd __attribute__((unuse
     else
     {
         return false;
-    }    
+    }
 }
 
 QByteArray SDRDaemonChannelSink::serialize() const
diff --git a/sdrdaemon/channel/sdrdaemonchannelsinkthread.cpp b/sdrdaemon/channel/sdrdaemonchannelsinkthread.cpp
index 8241d68f6..4333cd96b 100644
--- a/sdrdaemon/channel/sdrdaemonchannelsinkthread.cpp
+++ b/sdrdaemon/channel/sdrdaemonchannelsinkthread.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 #include "cm256.h"
 
+MESSAGE_CLASS_DEFINITION(SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread::MsgStartStop, Message)
+
 SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread::SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread(SDRDaemonDataQueue *dataQueue, CM256 *cm256, QObject* parent) :
     QThread(parent),
     m_running(false),
@@ -36,20 +38,26 @@ SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread::SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread(SDRDaemonDataQueue *dataQ
     m_address(QHostAddress::LocalHost),
     m_port(9090)
 {
-    m_socket = new QUdpSocket(this);
+    connect(&m_inputMessageQueue, SIGNAL(messageEnqueued()), this, SLOT(handleInputMessages()), Qt::QueuedConnection);
     connect(m_dataQueue, SIGNAL(dataBlockEnqueued()), this, SLOT(handleData()), Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
 
 SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread::~SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread()
 {
-    stopWork();
-    delete m_socket;
+    qDebug("SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread::~SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread");
+}
+
+void SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread::startStop(bool start)
+{
+    MsgStartStop *msg = MsgStartStop::create(start);
+    m_inputMessageQueue.push(msg);
 }
 
 void SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread::startWork()
 {
     qDebug("SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread::startWork");
 	m_startWaitMutex.lock();
+	m_socket = new QUdpSocket(this);
 	start();
 	while(!m_running)
 		m_startWaiter.wait(&m_startWaitMutex, 100);
@@ -59,6 +67,7 @@ void SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread::startWork()
 void SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread::stopWork()
 {
 	qDebug("SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread::stopWork");
+    delete m_socket;
 	m_running = false;
 	wait();
 }
@@ -156,3 +165,25 @@ void SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread::handleData()
         }
     }
 }
+
+void SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread::handleInputMessages()
+{
+    Message* message;
+
+    while ((message = m_inputMessageQueue.pop()) != 0)
+    {
+        if (MsgStartStop::match(*message))
+        {
+            MsgStartStop* notif = (MsgStartStop*) message;
+            qDebug("SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread::handleInputMessages: MsgStartStop: %s", notif->getStartStop() ? "start" : "stop");
+
+            if (notif->getStartStop()) {
+                startWork();
+            } else {
+                stopWork();
+            }
+
+            delete message;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sdrdaemon/channel/sdrdaemonchannelsinkthread.h b/sdrdaemon/channel/sdrdaemonchannelsinkthread.h
index a64115363..375dda954 100644
--- a/sdrdaemon/channel/sdrdaemonchannelsinkthread.h
+++ b/sdrdaemon/channel/sdrdaemonchannelsinkthread.h
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 #include <QWaitCondition>
 #include <QHostAddress>
 
+#include "util/message.h"
+#include "util/messagequeue.h"
+
 class SDRDaemonDataQueue;
 class SDRDaemonDataBlock;
 class CM256;
@@ -34,11 +37,29 @@ class SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread : public QThread {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
+    class MsgStartStop : public Message {
+        MESSAGE_CLASS_DECLARATION
+
+    public:
+        bool getStartStop() const { return m_startStop; }
+
+        static MsgStartStop* create(bool startStop) {
+            return new MsgStartStop(startStop);
+        }
+
+    protected:
+        bool m_startStop;
+
+        MsgStartStop(bool startStop) :
+            Message(),
+            m_startStop(startStop)
+        { }
+    };
+
     SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread(SDRDaemonDataQueue *dataQueue, CM256 *cm256, QObject* parent = 0);
     ~SDRDaemonChannelSinkThread();
 
-    void startWork();
-	void stopWork();
+    void startStop(bool start);
 
     void setAddress(QString& address) { m_address.setAddress(address); }
     void setPort(unsigned int port) { m_port = port; }
@@ -55,9 +76,15 @@ private:
     unsigned int m_port;
     QUdpSocket *m_socket;
 
+    MessageQueue m_inputMessageQueue;
+
+    void startWork();
+    void stopWork();
+
     void run();
     bool handleDataBlock(SDRDaemonDataBlock& dataBlock);
 
 private slots:
     void handleData();
+    void handleInputMessages();
 };