diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodplugin.cpp b/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodplugin.cpp
index 3c781aa77..c93b20857 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodplugin.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "plugin/pluginapi.h"
 
 #include "amdemodgui.h"
+#include "amdemod.h"
 #include "amdemodplugin.h"
 
 const PluginDescriptor AMDemodPlugin::m_pluginDescriptor = {
@@ -40,6 +41,17 @@ PluginInstanceGUI* AMDemodPlugin::createRxChannelGUI(const QString& channelName,
 		AMDemodGUI* gui = AMDemodGUI::create(m_pluginAPI, deviceUISet);
 		return gui;
 	} else {
-		return NULL;
+		return 0;
 	}
 }
+
+BasebandSampleSink* AMDemodPlugin::createRxChannel(const QString& channelName, DeviceSourceAPI *deviceAPI)
+{
+    if(channelName == AMDemodGUI::m_channelID)
+    {
+        AMDemod* sink = new AMDemod(deviceAPI);
+        return sink;
+    } else {
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodplugin.h b/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodplugin.h
index 0f4e4fca7..baf6352ad 100644
--- a/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodplugin.h
+++ b/plugins/channelrx/demodam/amdemodplugin.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "plugin/plugininterface.h"
 
 class DeviceUISet;
+class BasebandSampleSink;
 
 class AMDemodPlugin : public QObject, PluginInterface {
 	Q_OBJECT
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ public:
 	void initPlugin(PluginAPI* pluginAPI);
 
 	PluginInstanceGUI* createRxChannelGUI(const QString& channelName, DeviceUISet *deviceUISet);
+	BasebandSampleSink* createRxChannel(const QString& channelName, DeviceSourceAPI *deviceAPI);
 
 private:
 	static const PluginDescriptor m_pluginDescriptor;
diff --git a/sdrbase/plugin/plugininterface.h b/sdrbase/plugin/plugininterface.h
index 92ff4409b..44c738209 100644
--- a/sdrbase/plugin/plugininterface.h
+++ b/sdrbase/plugin/plugininterface.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ class PluginInstanceGUI;
 class QWidget;
 class DeviceSampleSource;
 class DeviceSampleSink;
+class BasebandSampleSink;
+class BasebandSampleSource;
 
 class PluginInterface {
 public:
@@ -76,13 +78,23 @@ public:
             DeviceUISet *deviceUISet __attribute__((unused)) )
     { return 0; }
 
-	// channel Tx plugins
+    virtual BasebandSampleSink* createRxChannel(
+            const QString& channelName __attribute__((unused)),
+            DeviceSourceAPI *deviceAPI __attribute__((unused)) )
+    { return 0; }
+
+    // channel Tx plugins
 
 	virtual PluginInstanceGUI* createTxChannelGUI(
 	        const QString& channelName __attribute__((unused)),
 	        DeviceUISet *deviceUISet __attribute__((unused)) )
 	{ return 0; }
 
+    virtual BasebandSampleSource* createTxChannel(
+            const QString& channelName __attribute__((unused)),
+            DeviceSinkAPI *deviceAPI __attribute__((unused)) )
+    { return 0; }
+
 	// device source plugins only
 
 	virtual SamplingDevices enumSampleSources() { return SamplingDevices(); }