diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index bf6e1a6e3..951914d2e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ver 0.20.3 (not yet released)
 * protocol
   - "playlistadd" creates new playlist if it does not exist, as documented
+* silence surround channels when converting from stereo
 * use shortcuts such as "dsd64" in log messages
 
 ver 0.20.2 (2017/01/15)
diff --git a/src/pcm/PcmChannels.cxx b/src/pcm/PcmChannels.cxx
index 363dde824..1105e7412 100644
--- a/src/pcm/PcmChannels.cxx
+++ b/src/pcm/PcmChannels.cxx
@@ -20,9 +20,14 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "PcmChannels.hxx"
 #include "PcmBuffer.hxx"
+#include "Silence.hxx"
 #include "Traits.hxx"
 #include "AudioFormat.hxx"
 #include "util/ConstBuffer.hxx"
+#include "util/WritableBuffer.hxx"
+
+#include <array>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 #include <assert.h>
 
@@ -90,6 +95,38 @@ NToStereo(typename Traits::pointer_type dest,
 	return dest;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Convert stereo to N channels (where N > 2).  Left and right map to
+ * the first two channels (front left and front right), and the
+ * remaining (surround) channels are filled with silence.
+ */
+template<SampleFormat F, class Traits=SampleTraits<F>>
+static typename Traits::pointer_type
+StereoToN(typename Traits::pointer_type dest,
+	  unsigned dest_channels,
+	  typename Traits::const_pointer_type src,
+	  typename Traits::const_pointer_type end)
+{
+	assert(dest_channels > 2);
+	assert((end - src) % 2 == 0);
+
+	std::array<typename Traits::value_type, MAX_CHANNELS - 2> silence;
+	PcmSilence({&silence.front(), sizeof(silence)}, F);
+
+	while (src != end) {
+		/* copy left/right to front-left/front-right, which is
+		   the first two channels in all multi-channel
+		   configurations **/
+		*dest++ = *src++;
+		*dest++ = *src++;
+
+		/* all other channels are silent */
+		dest = std::copy_n(silence.begin(), dest_channels - 2, dest);
+	}
+
+	return dest;
+}
+
 template<SampleFormat F, class Traits=SampleTraits<F>>
 static typename Traits::pointer_type
 NToM(typename Traits::pointer_type dest,
@@ -133,6 +170,9 @@ ConvertChannels(PcmBuffer &buffer,
 		StereoToMono<F>(dest, src.begin(), src.end());
 	else if (dest_channels == 2)
 		NToStereo<F>(dest, src_channels, src.begin(), src.end());
+	else if (src_channels == 2 && dest_channels > 2)
+		StereoToN<F, Traits>(dest, dest_channels,
+				     src.begin(), src.end());
 	else
 		NToM<F>(dest, dest_channels,
 			src_channels, src.begin(), src.end());
diff --git a/test/test_pcm_channels.cxx b/test/test_pcm_channels.cxx
index d5dacbe43..39f03ab80 100644
--- a/test/test_pcm_channels.cxx
+++ b/test/test_pcm_channels.cxx
@@ -50,6 +50,21 @@ PcmChannelsTest::TestChannels16()
 		CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(src[i], dest[i * 2]);
 		CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(src[i], dest[i * 2 + 1]);
 	}
+
+	/* stereo to 5.1 */
+
+	dest = pcm_convert_channels_16(buffer, 6, 2, { src, N * 2 });
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!dest.IsNull());
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(N * 6, dest.size);
+	constexpr int16_t silence = 0;
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < N; ++i) {
+		CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(src[i * 2], dest[i * 6]);
+		CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(src[i * 2 + 1], dest[i * 6+ 1]);
+		CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(silence, dest[i * 6 + 2]);
+		CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(silence, dest[i * 6 + 3]);
+		CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(silence, dest[i * 6 + 4]);
+		CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(silence, dest[i * 6 + 5]);
+	}
 }
 
 void
@@ -78,4 +93,19 @@ PcmChannelsTest::TestChannels32()
 		CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(src[i], dest[i * 2]);
 		CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(src[i], dest[i * 2 + 1]);
 	}
+
+	/* stereo to 5.1 */
+
+	dest = pcm_convert_channels_32(buffer, 6, 2, { src, N * 2 });
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT(!dest.IsNull());
+	CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(N * 6, dest.size);
+	constexpr int32_t silence = 0;
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < N; ++i) {
+		CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(src[i * 2], dest[i * 6]);
+		CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(src[i * 2 + 1], dest[i * 6+ 1]);
+		CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(silence, dest[i * 6 + 2]);
+		CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(silence, dest[i * 6 + 3]);
+		CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(silence, dest[i * 6 + 4]);
+		CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(silence, dest[i * 6 + 5]);
+	}
 }