diff --git a/model/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/model/feed/FeedPreferences.java b/model/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/model/feed/FeedPreferences.java
index 04c3849a2..a5fe60fb2 100644
--- a/model/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/model/feed/FeedPreferences.java
+++ b/model/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/model/feed/FeedPreferences.java
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ public class FeedPreferences implements Serializable {
     }
 
     public SkipSilence getFeedSkipSilence() {
+        if (feedPlaybackSpeed == SPEED_USE_GLOBAL) {
+            return SkipSilence.GLOBAL;
+        }
         return feedSkipSilence;
     }
 
diff --git a/storage/database/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/DBUpgrader.java b/storage/database/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/DBUpgrader.java
index b7aec5b39..5285010c3 100644
--- a/storage/database/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/DBUpgrader.java
+++ b/storage/database/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/database/DBUpgrader.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import android.media.MediaMetadataRetriever;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.FeedItem;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.FeedPreferences;
 
 import static de.danoeh.antennapod.model.feed.FeedPreferences.SPEED_USE_GLOBAL;
 
@@ -336,7 +337,8 @@ class DBUpgrader {
         }
         if (oldVersion < 3040000) {
             db.execSQL("ALTER TABLE " + PodDBAdapter.TABLE_NAME_FEEDS
-                    + " ADD COLUMN " + PodDBAdapter.KEY_FEED_SKIP_SILENCE + " INTEGER");
+                    + " ADD COLUMN " + PodDBAdapter.KEY_FEED_SKIP_SILENCE
+                    + " INTEGER DEFAULT " + FeedPreferences.SkipSilence.GLOBAL.code);
         }
     }