diff --git a/resources/language/resource.language.de/strings.po b/resources/language/resource.language.de/strings.po
index 49e1786..e1d6c6f 100644
--- a/resources/language/resource.language.de/strings.po
+++ b/resources/language/resource.language.de/strings.po
@@ -1329,3 +1329,19 @@ msgstr "Abspielen mit Track-Auswahl"
 msgctxt "#30702"
 msgid "Nur Forced-Untertitel auswählen (keine normalen)"
 msgstr "Nur Forced-Untertitel auswählen (keine normalen)"
+
+msgctxt "#30703"
+msgid "Untertitel-Codec-Präferenz"
+msgstr "Untertitel-Codec-Präferenz"
+
+msgctxt "#30704"
+msgid "PGS bevorzugt (bessere Qualität beim Brennen)"
+msgstr "PGS bevorzugt (bessere Qualität beim Brennen)"
+
+msgctxt "#30705"
+msgid "SRT bevorzugt (flexibel, kann gestreamt werden)"
+msgstr "SRT bevorzugt (flexibel, kann gestreamt werden)"
+
+msgctxt "#30706"
+msgid "Keine Präferenz"
+msgstr "Keine Präferenz"
diff --git a/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po b/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
index 64abb6b..2a5a170 100644
--- a/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
+++ b/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
@@ -1320,3 +1320,19 @@ msgstr "Play with track selection"
 msgctxt "#30702"
 msgid "Only select forced subtitles (no regular subs)"
 msgstr "Only select forced subtitles (no regular subs)"
+
+msgctxt "#30703"
+msgid "Subtitle codec preference"
+msgstr "Subtitle codec preference"
+
+msgctxt "#30704"
+msgid "Prefer PGS (better quality when burned)"
+msgstr "Prefer PGS (better quality when burned)"
+
+msgctxt "#30705"
+msgid "Prefer SRT (flexible, can be streamed)"
+msgstr "Prefer SRT (flexible, can be streamed)"
+
+msgctxt "#30706"
+msgid "No preference"
+msgstr "No preference"
diff --git a/resources/lib/play_utils.py b/resources/lib/play_utils.py
index 0d9cb72..38fa283 100644
--- a/resources/lib/play_utils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/play_utils.py
@@ -811,7 +811,13 @@ def audio_subs_pref(url, list_item, media_source, item_id, audio_stream_index, s
 
     prefer_forced = settings.getSetting("prefer_forced_subtitles") == "true"
     only_forced = settings.getSetting("only_forced_subtitles") == "true"
-    prefer_srt = settings.getSetting("prefer_srt_over_pgs") == "true"
+
+    # Subtitle codec preference: 0=PGS, 1=SRT, 2=No preference
+    codec_pref_index = int(settings.getSetting("subtitle_codec_preference") or "0")
+    prefer_pgs = codec_pref_index == 0
+    prefer_srt = codec_pref_index == 1
+    # codec_pref_index == 2 means no preference (both prefer_pgs and prefer_srt are False)
+
     auto_no_subs = settings.getSetting("auto_no_subtitles_if_no_match") == "true"
 
     # Language code mapping for better matching
@@ -966,8 +972,8 @@ def audio_subs_pref(url, list_item, media_source, item_id, audio_stream_index, s
         auto_selected = None
         best_score = -1
 
-        log.debug("Auto-selecting subtitle: preferred_lang={0}, prefer_forced={1}, only_forced={2}, prefer_srt={3}".format(
-            preferred_sub_lang, prefer_forced, only_forced, prefer_srt))
+        log.debug("Auto-selecting subtitle: preferred_lang={0}, prefer_forced={1}, only_forced={2}, prefer_pgs={3}, prefer_srt={4}".format(
+            preferred_sub_lang, prefer_forced, only_forced, prefer_pgs, prefer_srt))
 
         for stream in subtitle_streams_data:
             score = 0
@@ -990,10 +996,10 @@ def audio_subs_pref(url, list_item, media_source, item_id, audio_stream_index, s
             if prefer_forced and is_forced:
                 score += 50
 
-            # Bonus for SRT if preferred
-            if prefer_srt and codec in ['subrip', 'srt']:
+            # Bonus for codec preference
+            if prefer_pgs and codec in ['hdmv_pgs_subtitle', 'pgs']:
                 score += 30
-            elif not prefer_srt and codec in ['hdmv_pgs_subtitle', 'pgs']:
+            elif prefer_srt and codec in ['subrip', 'srt']:
                 score += 30
 
             # Small bonus for default
diff --git a/resources/settings.xml b/resources/settings.xml
index 1abe36f..f289cce 100644
--- a/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/resources/settings.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 		<setting id="preferred_subtitle_language" type="select" label="30688" lvalues="30699|30691|30692|30693|30694|30695|30696|30697|30698" default="1" visible="true"/>
 		<setting id="prefer_forced_subtitles" type="bool" label="30689" default="true" visible="true"/>
 		<setting id="only_forced_subtitles" type="bool" label="30702" default="true" visible="true"/>
-		<setting id="prefer_srt_over_pgs" type="bool" label="30690" default="false" visible="true"/>
+		<setting id="subtitle_codec_preference" type="select" label="30703" lvalues="30704|30705|30706" default="0" visible="true"/>
 		<setting id="auto_no_subtitles_if_no_match" type="bool" label="30700" default="true" visible="true"/>
                 <setting id="max_play_queue" type="slider" label="30447" default="200" range="20, 10, 1000" option="int" visible="true"/>