diff --git a/Model/Player/PlayerModel.swift b/Model/Player/PlayerModel.swift
index 33dbfdd5..521fe410 100644
--- a/Model/Player/PlayerModel.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/PlayerModel.swift
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ final class PlayerModel: ObservableObject {
     }}
 
     @Default(.qualityProfiles) var qualityProfiles
+    @Default(.forceAVPlayerForLiveStreams) var forceAVPlayerForLiveStreams
     @Default(.pauseOnHidingPlayer) private var pauseOnHidingPlayer
     @Default(.closePiPOnNavigation) var closePiPOnNavigation
     @Default(.closePiPOnOpeningPlayer) var closePiPOnOpeningPlayer
@@ -344,9 +345,10 @@ final class PlayerModel: ObservableObject {
 
         var changeBackendHandler: (() -> Void)?
 
-        if let backend = qualityProfile?.backend ?? QualityProfilesModel.shared.automaticProfile?.backend,
-           activeBackend != backend,
-           backend == .appleAVPlayer || !avPlayerBackend.startPictureInPictureOnPlay
+        if let backend = (live && forceAVPlayerForLiveStreams) ? PlayerBackendType.appleAVPlayer :
+            (qualityProfile?.backend ?? QualityProfilesModel.shared.automaticProfile?.backend),
+            activeBackend != backend,
+            backend == .appleAVPlayer || !avPlayerBackend.startPictureInPictureOnPlay
         {
             changeBackendHandler = { [weak self] in
                 guard let self = self else { return }
@@ -446,10 +448,11 @@ final class PlayerModel: ObservableObject {
             return
         }
 
-        if let qualityProfileBackend = qualityProfile?.backend, qualityProfileBackend != activeBackend,
-           qualityProfileBackend == .appleAVPlayer || !(avPlayerBackend.startPictureInPictureOnPlay || playingInPictureInPicture)
+        if let backend = (live && forceAVPlayerForLiveStreams) ? PlayerBackendType.appleAVPlayer : qualityProfile?.backend,
+           backend != activeBackend,
+           backend == .appleAVPlayer || !(avPlayerBackend.startPictureInPictureOnPlay || playingInPictureInPicture)
         {
-            changeActiveBackend(from: activeBackend, to: qualityProfileBackend)
+            changeActiveBackend(from: activeBackend, to: backend)
         }
 
         guard let stream = streamByQualityProfile else {
@@ -502,6 +505,8 @@ final class PlayerModel: ObservableObject {
             return
         }
 
+        logger.info("changing backend from \(from.rawValue) to \(to.rawValue)")
+
         pause()
 
         if to == .mpv {
diff --git a/Shared/Defaults.swift b/Shared/Defaults.swift
index 746e8042..1be2b1a1 100644
--- a/Shared/Defaults.swift
+++ b/Shared/Defaults.swift
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ extension Defaults.Keys {
     static let batteryNonCellularProfile = Key<QualityProfile.ID>("batteryNonCellularProfile", default: batteryNonCellularProfileDefault)
     static let chargingCellularProfile = Key<QualityProfile.ID>("chargingCellularProfile", default: chargingCellularProfileDefault)
     static let chargingNonCellularProfile = Key<QualityProfile.ID>("chargingNonCellularProfile", default: chargingNonCellularProfileDefault)
+    static let forceAVPlayerForLiveStreams = Key<Bool>("forceAVPlayerForLiveStreams", default: true)
 
     static let playerSidebar = Key<PlayerSidebarSetting>("playerSidebar", default: PlayerSidebarSetting.defaultValue)
     static let playerInstanceID = Key<Instance.ID?>("playerInstance")
diff --git a/Shared/Settings/QualitySettings.swift b/Shared/Settings/QualitySettings.swift
index 014d785f..afe0d3f2 100644
--- a/Shared/Settings/QualitySettings.swift
+++ b/Shared/Settings/QualitySettings.swift
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ struct QualitySettings: View {
     @Default(.batteryNonCellularProfile) private var batteryNonCellularProfile
     @Default(.chargingCellularProfile) private var chargingCellularProfile
     @Default(.chargingNonCellularProfile) private var chargingNonCellularProfile
+    @Default(.forceAVPlayerForLiveStreams) private var forceAVPlayerForLiveStreams
 
     var body: some View {
-        VStack {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading) {
             #if os(macOS)
                 sections
 
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ struct QualitySettings: View {
                         Picker("Default", selection: $chargingNonCellularProfile) { profilePickerOptions }
                     }
                 #endif
+
+                forceAVPlayerForLiveStreamsToggle
             }
             .disabled(qualityProfiles.isEmpty)
             Section(header: SettingsHeader(text: "Profiles"), footer: profilesFooter) {
@@ -103,6 +106,10 @@ struct QualitySettings: View {
         Picker("Charging", selection: $chargingNonCellularProfile) { profilePickerOptions }
     }
 
+    @ViewBuilder var forceAVPlayerForLiveStreamsToggle: some View {
+        Toggle("Always use AVPlayer for live videos", isOn: $forceAVPlayerForLiveStreams)
+    }
+
     @ViewBuilder func profileControl(_ qualityProfile: QualityProfile) -> some View {
         #if os(tvOS)
             Button {