diff --git a/resources/language/English/strings.xml b/resources/language/English/strings.xml
index 3a8d7ba4..1a145adc 100644
--- a/resources/language/English/strings.xml
+++ b/resources/language/English/strings.xml
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@
     <string id="30534">Server messages</string>
     <string id="30535">Generate a new device Id</string>
     <string id="30536">Sync when screensaver is deactivated</string>
+    <string id="30537">Force Transcode Hi10P</string>    
 
     <!-- service add-on -->
     <string id="33000">Welcome</string>
diff --git a/resources/lib/playutils.py b/resources/lib/playutils.py
index 622781d2..a1de2948 100644
--- a/resources/lib/playutils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/playutils.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class PlayUtils():
     def __init__(self, item):
 
         self.item = item
-
         self.clientInfo = clientinfo.ClientInfo()
         self.addonName = self.clientInfo.getAddonName()
 
@@ -102,6 +101,11 @@ class PlayUtils():
 
         videotrack = self.item['MediaSources'][0]['Name']
         transcodeH265 = settings('transcodeH265')
+        videoprofiles = [x['Profile'] for x in self.item['MediaSources'][0]['MediaStreams'] if 'Profile' in x]
+        transcodeHi10P = utils.settings('transcodeHi10P')        
+
+        if transcodeHi10P == "true" and "H264" in videotrack and "High 10" in videoprofiles:
+            return False   
 
         if transcodeH265 in ("1", "2", "3") and ("HEVC" in videotrack or "H265" in videotrack):
             # Avoid H265/HEVC depending on the resolution
@@ -207,6 +211,11 @@ class PlayUtils():
 
         videotrack = self.item['MediaSources'][0]['Name']
         transcodeH265 = utils.settings('transcodeH265')
+        videoprofiles = [x['Profile'] for x in self.item['MediaSources'][0]['MediaStreams'] if 'Profile' in x]
+        transcodeHi10P = utils.settings('transcodeHi10P')        
+
+        if transcodeHi10P == "true" and "H264" in videotrack and "High 10" in videoprofiles:
+            return False   
 
         if transcodeH265 in ("1", "2", "3") and ("HEVC" in videotrack or "H265" in videotrack):
             # Avoid H265/HEVC depending on the resolution
@@ -423,4 +432,4 @@ class PlayUtils():
         else:
             playurlprefs += "&AudioBitrate=192000"
 
-        return playurlprefs
\ No newline at end of file
+        return playurlprefs
diff --git a/resources/settings.xml b/resources/settings.xml
index 24458165..77d57a33 100644
--- a/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/resources/settings.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 	    <setting id="playFromStream" type="bool" label="30002" default="false" />
 	    <setting id="videoBitrate" type="enum" label="30160" values="664 Kbps SD|996 Kbps HD|1.3 Mbps HD|2.0 Mbps HD|3.2 Mbps HD|4.7 Mbps HD|6.2 Mbps HD|7.7 Mbps HD|9.2 Mbps HD|10.7 Mbps HD|12.2 Mbps HD|13.7 Mbps HD|15.2 Mbps HD|16.7 Mbps HD|18.2 Mbps HD|20.0 Mbps HD|40.0 Mbps HD|100.0 Mbps HD [default]|1000.0 Mbps HD" visible="true" default="17" subsetting="true" />
 	    <setting id="transcodeH265" type="enum" label="30522" default="0" values="Disabled|480p(and higher)|720p(and higher)|1080p" />
+	    <setting id="transcodeHi10P" type="bool" label="30537" default="false"/>	    
 	    <setting id="markPlayed" type="number" visible="false" default="90" />
 	    <setting id="failedCount" type="number" visible="false" default="0" />
 	    <setting id="networkCreds" type="text" visible="false" default="" />