diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index b9ce9a62..f47507f7 100644
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ void Thread::search() {
       mainThread->bestMoveChanges = 0;
   }
 
-  size_t multiPV = Options["MultiPV"];
+  multiPV = Options["MultiPV"];
   Skill skill(Options["Skill Level"]);
 
   // When playing with strength handicap enable MultiPV search that we will
@@ -802,12 +802,20 @@ moves_loop: // When in check search starts from here
       if (move == excludedMove)
           continue;
 
-      // At root obey the "searchmoves" option and skip moves not listed in Root
-      // Move List. As a consequence any illegal move is also skipped. In MultiPV
-      // mode we also skip PV moves which have been already searched.
-      if (rootNode && !std::count(thisThread->rootMoves.begin() + thisThread->PVIdx,
-                                  thisThread->rootMoves.end(), move))
-          continue;
+      if (rootNode)
+      {
+          // At root obey the "searchmoves" option and skip moves not listed in Root
+          // Move List. As a consequence any illegal move is also skipped.
+          if (!std::count(thisThread->rootMoves.begin() + thisThread->PVIdx,
+                          thisThread->rootMoves.end(), move))
+              continue;
+
+          // In MultiPV mode we not only skip PV moves which have already been searched,
+          // but also any other move except we have reached the last PV line.
+          if (   thisThread->PVIdx + 1 < thisThread->multiPV
+              && move != ttMove)
+              continue;
+      }
 
       ss->moveCount = ++moveCount;
 
@@ -1527,7 +1535,7 @@ string UCI::pv(const Position& pos, Depth depth, Value alpha, Value beta) {
   int elapsed = Time.elapsed() + 1;
   const RootMoves& rootMoves = pos.this_thread()->rootMoves;
   size_t PVIdx = pos.this_thread()->PVIdx;
-  size_t multiPV = std::min((size_t)Options["MultiPV"], rootMoves.size());
+  size_t multiPV = pos.this_thread()->multiPV;
   uint64_t nodesSearched = Threads.nodes_searched();
   uint64_t tbHits = Threads.tb_hits() + (TB::RootInTB ? rootMoves.size() : 0);
 
diff --git a/src/thread.h b/src/thread.h
index 13974497..494fdb15 100644
--- a/src/thread.h
+++ b/src/thread.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public:
   Pawns::Table pawnsTable;
   Material::Table materialTable;
   Endgames endgames;
-  size_t PVIdx;
+  size_t PVIdx, multiPV;
   int selDepth, nmp_ply, nmp_odd;
   std::atomic<uint64_t> nodes, tbHits;