diff --git a/resources/lib/playutils.py b/resources/lib/playutils.py
index 81bd5c42..cc04d3b2 100644
--- a/resources/lib/playutils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/playutils.py
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ class PlayUtils():
             self.logMsg("Option to transcode 1080P/H265 enabled.", 1)
             return False
 
+        elif (utils.settings('transcode720H265') == "true" and
+                item['MediaSources'][0]['Name'].startswith(("720P/HEVC","720P/H265"))):
+            # Avoid H265 720p
+            self.logMsg("Option to transcode 720P/H265 enabled.", 1)
+            return False
+
         canDirectPlay = item['MediaSources'][0]['SupportsDirectPlay']
         # Make sure direct play is supported by the server
         if not canDirectPlay:
@@ -197,6 +203,12 @@ class PlayUtils():
             self.logMsg("Option to transcode 1080P/H265 enabled.", 1)
             return False
 
+        elif (utils.settings('transcode720H265') == "true" and
+                item['MediaSources'][0]['Name'].startswith(("720P/HEVC","720P/H265"))):
+            # Avoid H265 720p
+            self.logMsg("Option to transcode 720P/H265 enabled.", 1)
+            return False
+
         # Requirement: BitRate, supported encoding
         canDirectStream = item['MediaSources'][0]['SupportsDirectStream']
         # Make sure the server supports it
diff --git a/resources/settings.xml b/resources/settings.xml
index 53063d1a..5293dc61 100644
--- a/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/resources/settings.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 	    <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="eq(-1,true)" default="17" />
 	    <setting id="transcodeH265" type="bool" label="Force transcode 1080p/H265" default="false" />
+	    <setting id="transcode720H265" type="bool" label="Force transcode 720p/H265" 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="" />