diff --git a/plugins/channel/demoddsd/dsddemod.cpp b/plugins/channel/demoddsd/dsddemod.cpp
index cda32efb5..4ddebf5eb 100644
--- a/plugins/channel/demoddsd/dsddemod.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channel/demoddsd/dsddemod.cpp
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ void DSDDemod::apply()
 	if (m_config.m_squelchGate != m_running.m_squelchGate)
 	{
 		m_squelchGate = 480 * m_config.m_squelchGate; // gate is given in 10s of ms at 48000 Hz audio sample rate
+		m_squelchCount = 0; // reset squelch open counter
 	}
 
 	if (m_config.m_squelch != m_running.m_squelch)
diff --git a/plugins/channel/demodnfm/nfmdemod.cpp b/plugins/channel/demodnfm/nfmdemod.cpp
index 9b78629c7..a40b5a1a1 100644
--- a/plugins/channel/demodnfm/nfmdemod.cpp
+++ b/plugins/channel/demodnfm/nfmdemod.cpp
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ void NFMDemod::apply()
 	{
 		m_agcAttack = 480 * m_config.m_squelchGate; // gate is given in 10s of ms at 48000 Hz audio sample rate
 		m_AGC.resize(m_agcAttack, m_agcLevel);
+		m_squelchCount = 0; // reset squelch open counter
 	}
 
 	if (m_config.m_squelch != m_running.m_squelch)