diff --git a/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po b/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
index c5ea3bb6..8e4966d9 100644
--- a/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
+++ b/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
@@ -250,6 +250,10 @@ msgctxt "#30160"
 msgid "Video Quality if Transcoding necessary"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgctxt "#30161"
+msgid "Auto-adjust transcoding quality (deactivate for Chromecast)"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgctxt "#30165"
 msgid "Direct Play"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/resources/lib/plex_functions.py b/resources/lib/plex_functions.py
index 7a54a240..ea571e90 100644
--- a/resources/lib/plex_functions.py
+++ b/resources/lib/plex_functions.py
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ def transcoding_arguments(path, media, part, playmethod, args=None):
         'partIndex': part,
         # all the rest
         'audioBoost': utils.settings('audioBoost'),
-        'autoAdjustQuality': 1,
+        'autoAdjustQuality': 1 if utils.settings('auto_adjust_transcode_quality') == 'true' else 0,
         'protocol': 'hls',   # seen in the wild: 'http', 'dash', 'http', 'hls'
         'session': v.PKC_MACHINE_IDENTIFIER,  # TODO: create new unique id
         'fastSeek': 1,
diff --git a/resources/settings.xml b/resources/settings.xml
index 4d548290..5a98c653 100644
--- a/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/resources/settings.xml
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
         <setting type="sep" />
         <setting id="playType" type="enum" label="30002" values="Try Direct Path|Direct Play|Direct Stream|Force Transcode" default="0" />
         <setting id="transcoderVideoQualities" type="enum" label="30160" values="420x420, 320kbps|576x320, 720kbps|720x480, 1.5Mbps|1024x768, 2Mbps|720p, 3Mbps|720p, 4Mbps|1080p, 8Mbps|1080p, 10Mbps|1080p, 12Mbps|1080p, 20Mbps|1080p, 40Mbps|4K, 35Mbps|4K, 50Mbps" default="10" /><!-- Video Quality if Transcoding necessary -->
+        <setting id="auto_adjust_transcode_quality" label="30161" type="bool" default="true" /><!-- Auto-adjust transcoding quality (deactivate for Chromecast) -->
         <setting id="maxVideoQualities" type="enum" label="30143" values="320kbps|720kbps|1.5Mbps|2Mbps|3Mbps|4Mbps|8Mbps|10Mbps|12Mbps|20Mbps|40Mbps|deactivated" default="11" /><!-- Always transcode if video bitrate is above -->
         <setting id="transcodeH265" type="enum" label="30522" default="0" values="Disabled (default)|480p (and higher)|720p (and higher)|1080p (and higher)|4K" /><!-- Force transcode h265/HEVC -->
         <setting id="transcodeHi10P" type="bool" label="39063" default="false"/>