diff --git a/src/channel.cpp b/src/channel.cpp
index 581f635029..d0afcab64e 100644
--- a/src/channel.cpp
+++ b/src/channel.cpp
@@ -357,15 +357,33 @@ float CChannel::GetPan ( const int iChanID )
     }
 }
 
+void CChannel::ResetInfo()
+{
+    QMutexLocker locker ( &Mutex );
+
+    bIsIdentified = false;
+    ChannelInfo   = CChannelCoreInfo();
+}
+
 void CChannel::SetChanInfo ( const CChannelCoreInfo& NChanInf )
 {
-    // apply value (if a new channel or different from previous one)
-    if ( !bIsIdentified || ChannelInfo != NChanInf )
+    bool bChanged = false;
+
     {
-        bIsIdentified = true; // Indicate we have received channel info
+        QMutexLocker locker ( &Mutex );
 
-        ChannelInfo = NChanInf;
+        // apply value (if a new channel or different from previous one)
+        if ( !bIsIdentified || ChannelInfo != NChanInf )
+        {
+            bIsIdentified = true; // Indicate we have received channel info
 
+            ChannelInfo = NChanInf;
+            bChanged    = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ( bChanged )
+    {
         // fire message that the channel info has changed
         emit ChanInfoHasChanged();
     }
@@ -380,6 +398,15 @@ QString CChannel::GetName()
     return ChannelInfo.strName;
 }
 
+CChannelCoreInfo CChannel::GetChanInfo()
+{
+    // make sure the struct is not written at the same time when it is
+    // read here -> use mutex to secure access
+    QMutexLocker locker ( &Mutex );
+
+    return ChannelInfo;
+}
+
 void CChannel::OnSendProtMessage ( CVector<uint8_t> vecMessage )
 {
     // only send messages if protocol is enabled, otherwise delete complete
diff --git a/src/channel.h b/src/channel.h
index 946eae007a..f924daa034 100644
--- a/src/channel.h
+++ b/src/channel.h
@@ -109,14 +109,10 @@ class CChannel : public QObject
     void                SetAddress ( const CHostAddress& NAddr ) { InetAddr = NAddr; }
     const CHostAddress& GetAddress() const { return InetAddr; }
 
-    void ResetInfo()
-    {
-        bIsIdentified = false;
-        ChannelInfo   = CChannelCoreInfo();
-    } // reset does not emit a message
-    QString           GetName();
-    void              SetChanInfo ( const CChannelCoreInfo& NChanInf );
-    CChannelCoreInfo& GetChanInfo() { return ChannelInfo; }
+    void             ResetInfo(); // reset does not emit a message
+    QString          GetName();
+    void             SetChanInfo ( const CChannelCoreInfo& NChanInf );
+    CChannelCoreInfo GetChanInfo();
 
     void SetRemoteInfo ( const CChannelCoreInfo ChInfo ) { Protocol.CreateChanInfoMes ( ChInfo ); }
 
@@ -239,7 +235,7 @@ class CChannel : public QObject
 
     std::atomic<bool> bIsEnabled;
     bool              bIsServer;
-    bool              bIsIdentified;
+    std::atomic<bool> bIsIdentified;
 
     int iNetwFrameSizeFact;
     int iNetwFrameSize;