diff --git a/fhem/CHANGED b/fhem/CHANGED
index d5110ebfd..7ed8c09e7 100644
--- a/fhem/CHANGED
+++ b/fhem/CHANGED
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Add changes at the top of the list. Keep it in ASCII
 - SVN
+  - feature: setreading command added
   - change:  DbLog: by using DbLog a new Attribute DbLogExclude will be propagated
              to all Devices. DbLogExclue will work as regexp to exclude 
              defined readings to log
diff --git a/fhem/docs/commandref_frame.html b/fhem/docs/commandref_frame.html
index d7ab55d91..5973018a3 100644
--- a/fhem/docs/commandref_frame.html
+++ b/fhem/docs/commandref_frame.html
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
       <a href="#save">save</a> &nbsp;
       <a href="#set">set</a> &nbsp;
       <a href="#setdefaultattr">setdefaultattr</a> &nbsp;
+      <a href="#setreading">setreading</a> &nbsp;
       <a href="#setstate">setstate</a> &nbsp;
       <a href="#shutdown">shutdown</a> &nbsp;
       <a href="#sleep">sleep</a> &nbsp;
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@ A line ending with \ will be concatenated with the next one, so long lines
     <a href="#get">get</a>,
     <a href="#list">list</a>,
     <a href="#set">set</a>,
+    <a href="#setreading">setreading</a>,
     <a href="#setstate">setstate</a>,
     <a href="#trigger">trigger</a>
   can take a more complex device specification as argument, which will be
@@ -936,15 +938,31 @@ A line ending with \ will be concatenated with the next one, so long lines
 </ul>
 
 
+<a name="setreading"></a>
+<h3>setreading</h3>
+<ul>
+  <code>setreading &lt;devspec&gt; &lt;reading&gt; &lt;value&gt;</code>
+  <br><br>
+  Set the reading &lt;reading&gt; for the device <code>&lt;name&gt;</code> to
+  &lt;value&gt; without sending out commands to the device, but triggering
+  events and eventMap/stateFormat transformations as usual.
+  <br><br>
+  Examples:
+  <ul>
+    setreading lamp state on
+  </ul>
+</ul>
+
 <a name="setstate"></a>
 <h3>setstate</h3>
 <ul>
   <code>setstate &lt;devspec&gt; &lt;value&gt;</code>
   <br><br>
-  Set the "STATE" for <code>&lt;name&gt;</code> as shown in paranthesis in the
-  <a href="#list">list</a> command
-  to <code>&lt;value&gt;</code> without sending any signals to the device
-  itself. This command is also used in the <a href="#statefile">statefile</a>.
+  Set the STATE entry for the device specified by <code>&lt;devspec&gt;</code>,
+  which is used for displaying the device state in different frontends.
+  No signals will be sent to the device, no events will be generated, and no
+  eventMap or stateFormat translation will be done either.
+  This command is also used in the <a href="#statefile">statefile</a>.
   See the <a href="#devspec">Device specification</a> section for details on
   &lt;devspec&gt;.
   <br><br>
@@ -952,11 +970,6 @@ A line ending with \ will be concatenated with the next one, so long lines
   <ul>
     setstate lamp on
   </ul>
-  Note:
-  <ul>
-    <li>The statefile uses another version of this command, don't be surprised.
-    </li>
-  </ul>
 </ul>
 
 
diff --git a/fhem/docs/commandref_frame_DE.html b/fhem/docs/commandref_frame_DE.html
index a5845d3df..96acc4853 100644
--- a/fhem/docs/commandref_frame_DE.html
+++ b/fhem/docs/commandref_frame_DE.html
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
       <a href="#save">save</a> &nbsp;
       <a href="#set">set</a> &nbsp;
       <a href="#setdefaultattr">setdefaultattr</a> &nbsp;
+      <a href="#setreading">setreading</a> &nbsp;
       <a href="#setstate">setstate</a> &nbsp;
       <a href="#shutdown">shutdown</a> &nbsp;
       <a href="#sleep">sleep</a> &nbsp;
@@ -981,26 +982,40 @@ Zeilen erstreckende Befehle, indem man keine \ am Zeilenende eingeben muss.</p>
 </ul>
 
 
+<a name="setreading"></a>
+<h3>setreading</h3>
+<ul>
+  <code>setstate &lt;devspec&gt; &lt;reading&gt; &lt;value&gt;</code>
+  <br><br>
+  Der Befehl setzt das Reading &lt;reading&gt; auf den Wert &lt;value&gt; ohne
+  Signale an das betroffene Ger&auml;t zu senden, generiert aber Ereignisse und
+  die &uuml;bliche eventMap und stateFormat Umwandlung wird auch
+  durchgef&uuml;hrt.
+  <br>
+  Siehe den Abschnitt &uuml;ber <a href="#devspec">Ger&auml;te-Spezifikation</a>
+  f&uuml;r Details der &lt;devspec&gt;.<br>
+  <br>
+  Beispiel:
+  <ul>
+    setreading lampe state on
+  </ul>
+</ul>
+
 <a name="setstate"></a>
 <h3>setstate</h3>
 <ul>
   <code>setstate &lt;devspec&gt; &lt;value&gt;</code>
   <br><br>
-  Der Befehl setzt den "STATUS&quot; f&uuml;r <code>&lt;name&gt;</code> , wie im Befehl
-  <a href="#list">list</a> beschrieben, auf den Wert <code>&lt;value&gt;</code> 
-  ohne an das Ger&auml;t ein Signal zu senden. Dieser Befehl wird auch im <a href="#statefile">statefile</a> 
-  benutzt.<br>
+  Der Befehl setzt den STATE Eintrag des Ger&aauml;tes direkt, ohne Ereignisse zu
+  generieren oder ein Signal an das Ger&auml;t zu senden. Dieser Eintrag ist
+  ma&szlig;gebend f&uuml;r die Status-Anzeige in diversen Frontends.
+  Dieser Befehl wird auch im <a href="#statefile">statefile</a> benutzt.<br>
   Siehe den Abschnitt &uuml;ber <a href="#devspec">Ger&auml;te-Spezifikation</a>
   f&uuml;r Details der &lt;devspec&gt;.<br>
   <br>
-  Examples:
+  Beispiel:
   <ul>
-    setstate lamp on
-  </ul>
-  Note:
-  <ul>
-    <li>The statefile uses another version of this command, don't be surprised.
-    </li>
+    setstate lampe An
   </ul>
 </ul>
 
@@ -1025,9 +1040,11 @@ Zeilen erstreckende Befehle, indem man keine \ am Zeilenende eingeben muss.</p>
 <a name="trigger"></a>
 <h3>trigger</h3>
 <ul>
-  <code>trigger &lt;devspec&gt; &lt;state&gt;</code>
+  <code>trigger &lt;devspec&gt; &lt;event&gt;</code>
   <br><br>
-  Triggert eine <a href="#notify">notify</a> Definition.<br>
+  Generiert das Ereignis &lt;event&gt;, was z.Bsp. ein <a
+  href="#notify">notify</a> ansto&szlig;en kann, oder den FileLog zum
+  protokollieren dieser Zeile bewegen kann.<br>
   Siehe den Abschnitt &uuml;ber <a href="#devspec">Ger&auml;te-Spezifikation</a>
   f&uuml;r Details der &lt;devspec&gt;.<br>
   <br>
diff --git a/fhem/fhem.pl b/fhem/fhem.pl
index 164c56586..1e101b35f 100755
--- a/fhem/fhem.pl
+++ b/fhem/fhem.pl
@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ $readingFnAttributes = "event-on-change-reading event-on-update-reading ".
 	    Hlp=>"[configfile],write the configfile and the statefile" },
   "set"     => { Fn=>"CommandSet",
 	    Hlp=>"<devspec> <type dependent>,transmit code for <devspec>" },
+  "setreading" => { Fn=>"CommandSetReading",
+	    Hlp=>"<devspec> <reading> <value>,set reading for <devspec>" },
   "setstate"=> { Fn=>"CommandSetstate",
 	    Hlp=>"<devspec> <state>,set the state shown in the command list" },
   "setdefaultattr" => { Fn=>"CommandDefaultAttr",
@@ -1595,6 +1597,27 @@ CommandDeleteReading($$)
   return join("\n", @rets);
 }
 
+sub
+CommandSetReading($$)
+{
+  my ($cl, $def) = @_;
+
+  my @a = split(" ", $def, 3);
+  return "Usage: setreading <name> <reading> <value>\n$namedef" if(@a != 3);
+
+  my @rets;
+  foreach my $sdev (devspec2array($a[0])) {
+
+    if(!defined($defs{$sdev})) {
+      push @rets, "Please define $sdev first";
+      next;
+    }
+    readingsSingleUpdate($defs{$sdev}, $a[1], $a[2], 1);
+  }
+  return undef;
+}
+
+
 #############
 sub
 PrintHash($$)