Smart playlists not honoring “Show empty TV shows” setting

Hi!

Are there any plans to fix the problem with (empty) smart playlists before Kodi 17 is released?

There is a fix available here – but it has not been merged yet. User montellese explains that the available fix is more of a “hack” (if i understand him right). Still it would be great if Kodi 17 would somehow add the (full) playlist capability again.
I’d love to help, but I’m lacking the coding abilities Sad
Maybe someone could tackle this problem, please?