diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/androidtv/di/PlaybackModule.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/androidtv/di/PlaybackModule.kt
index 57ff01cfb3..670fa28a44 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/androidtv/di/PlaybackModule.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/androidtv/di/PlaybackModule.kt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.milliseconds
 import org.jellyfin.androidtv.ui.playback.PlaybackManager as LegacyPlaybackManager
 
 val playbackModule = module {
-	single { LegacyPlaybackManager(get()) }
+	single { LegacyPlaybackManager(get(), get()) }
 	single { VideoQueueManager() }
 	single<MediaManager> { RewriteMediaManager(get(), get(), get(), get()) }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/androidtv/preference/UserPreferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/androidtv/preference/UserPreferences.kt
index 7e39d2e662..eba3c1b8db 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/androidtv/preference/UserPreferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/androidtv/preference/UserPreferences.kt
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@ class UserPreferences(context: Context) : SharedPreferenceStore(
 		 */
 		var subtitlesTextSize = floatPreference("subtitles_text_size", 1f)
 
+		/**
+		 * Always burn in subtitles when transcoding
+		 */
+		var alwaysBurnInSubtitleWhenTranscoding = booleanPreference("always_burn_in_subtitle_when_transcoding", false)
+
 		/**
 		 * Show screensaver in app
 		 */
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/androidtv/ui/playback/PlaybackController.java b/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/androidtv/ui/playback/PlaybackController.java
index c63a8577c6..0129b8b196 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/androidtv/ui/playback/PlaybackController.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/androidtv/ui/playback/PlaybackController.java
@@ -546,7 +546,14 @@ public void onResponse(StreamInfo internalResponse) {
                     if (mVideoManager == null)
                         return;
                     mCurrentOptions = internalOptions;
-                    if (internalOptions.getSubtitleStreamIndex() == null) burningSubs = internalResponse.getSubtitleDeliveryMethod() == SubtitleDeliveryMethod.ENCODE;
+
+                    if (internalOptions.getSubtitleStreamIndex() == null) {
+                        boolean alwaysBurnTranscode = userPreferences.getValue().get(UserPreferences.Companion.getAlwaysBurnInSubtitleWhenTranscoding());
+                        boolean transcoding = internalResponse.getPlayMethod().equals(PlayMethod.TRANSCODE);
+                        boolean encodedSubs =internalResponse.getSubtitleDeliveryMethod() == SubtitleDeliveryMethod.ENCODE;
+                        burningSubs = encodedSubs || (transcoding && alwaysBurnTranscode);
+                    }
+
                     startItem(item, position, internalResponse);
                 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/androidtv/ui/playback/PlaybackManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/androidtv/ui/playback/PlaybackManager.kt
index 7883901f05..b2314c436b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/androidtv/ui/playback/PlaybackManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/androidtv/ui/playback/PlaybackManager.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import org.jellyfin.androidtv.data.compat.PlaybackException
 import org.jellyfin.androidtv.data.compat.StreamInfo
 import org.jellyfin.androidtv.data.compat.VideoOptions
+import org.jellyfin.androidtv.preference.UserPreferences
 import org.jellyfin.androidtv.util.apiclient.Response
 import org.jellyfin.sdk.api.client.ApiClient
 import org.jellyfin.sdk.api.client.extensions.hlsSegmentApi
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ private fun createStreamInfo(
 }
 
 class PlaybackManager(
-	private val api: ApiClient
+	private val api: ApiClient,
+	private val userPreferences: UserPreferences
 ) {
 	fun getVideoStreamInfo(
 		lifecycleOwner: LifecycleOwner,
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ class PlaybackManager(
 				allowVideoStreamCopy = true,
 				allowAudioStreamCopy = true,
 				autoOpenLiveStream = true,
+				alwaysBurnInSubtitleWhenTranscoding = userPreferences[UserPreferences.alwaysBurnInSubtitleWhenTranscoding]
 			)
 		)
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/androidtv/ui/preference/screen/PlaybackPreferencesScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/androidtv/ui/preference/screen/PlaybackPreferencesScreen.kt
index b57c30538f..9cce67e327 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/androidtv/ui/preference/screen/PlaybackPreferencesScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/androidtv/ui/preference/screen/PlaybackPreferencesScreen.kt
@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ class PlaybackPreferencesScreen : OptionsFragment() {
 					default { (UserPreferences.subtitlesTextSize.defaultValue * 100f).roundToInt() }
 				}
 			}
+
+			checkbox {
+				setTitle(R.string.lbl_always_burn_in_subtitle_when_transcoding)
+				setContent(R.string.sum_always_burn_in_subtitle_when_transcoding)
+				bind(userPreferences, UserPreferences.alwaysBurnInSubtitleWhenTranscoding)
+			}
 		}
 
 		category {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 84ab1f7be7..7e9ed33efa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -526,6 +526,8 @@
     <string name="segment_type_unknown">Unknown segments</string>
     <string name="skip_forward_length">Skip forward length</string>
     <string name="preference_enable_trickplay">Enable trickplay in video player</string>
+    <string name="lbl_always_burn_in_subtitle_when_transcoding">Always burn in subtitle when transcoding</string>
+    <string name="sum_always_burn_in_subtitle_when_transcoding">Burn in all subtitles when transcoding is triggered. This ensures subtitle synchronisation after transcoding at the cost of reduced transcoding speed.</string>
     <plurals name="seconds">
         <item quantity="one">%1$s second</item>
         <item quantity="other">%1$s seconds</item>