diff --git a/resources/language/resource.language.de/strings.po b/resources/language/resource.language.de/strings.po
index 558e697..a5ad46d 100644
--- a/resources/language/resource.language.de/strings.po
+++ b/resources/language/resource.language.de/strings.po
@@ -1233,3 +1233,27 @@ msgstr "Alle – Favoriten"
 msgctxt "#30678"
 msgid "TV Shows per page"
 msgstr "Fernsehsendungen pro Seite"
+
+msgctxt "#30679"
+msgid "Transcode Ziel-Video-Codec"
+msgstr "Transcode Ziel-Video-Codec"
+
+msgctxt "#30680"
+msgid "H.264 (Standard)"
+msgstr "H.264 (Standard)"
+
+msgctxt "#30681"
+msgid "H.265 (HEVC)"
+msgstr "H.265 (HEVC)"
+
+msgctxt "#30682"
+msgid "H264 zum Transcoding zwingen"
+msgstr "H264 zum Transcoding zwingen"
+
+msgctxt "#30683"
+msgid "AV1"
+msgstr "AV1"
+
+msgctxt "#30684"
+msgid "Disk-Caching deaktivieren (nur RAM)"
+msgstr "Disk-Caching deaktivieren (nur RAM)"
diff --git a/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po b/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
index 04bb92e..0101da1 100644
--- a/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
+++ b/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
@@ -1224,3 +1224,27 @@ msgstr "Recap Skipper"
 msgctxt "#30678"
 msgid "TV Shows per page"
 msgstr "TV Shows per page"
+
+msgctxt "#30679"
+msgid "Transcode target video codec"
+msgstr "Transcode target video codec"
+
+msgctxt "#30680"
+msgid "H.264 (default)"
+msgstr "H.264 (default)"
+
+msgctxt "#30681"
+msgid "H.265 (HEVC)"
+msgstr "H.265 (HEVC)"
+
+msgctxt "#30682"
+msgid "Force transcode h264"
+msgstr "Force transcode h264"
+
+msgctxt "#30683"
+msgid "AV1"
+msgstr "AV1"
+
+msgctxt "#30684"
+msgid "Disable disk caching (RAM only)"
+msgstr "Disable disk caching (RAM only)"
diff --git a/resources/lib/play_utils.py b/resources/lib/play_utils.py
index a4fa08c..8f0641d 100644
--- a/resources/lib/play_utils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/play_utils.py
@@ -1540,7 +1540,12 @@ class PlaybackService(xbmc.Monitor):
 
 def get_item_playback_info(item_id, force_transcode):
 
+    # Filter codecs that should NEVER be played directly (always force transcoding)
+    # These settings work independently from the target codec setting below
+    # Example: force_transcode_h264=true + target=hevc means: H.264 files will be transcoded to H.265
     filtered_codecs = []
+    if settings.getSetting("force_transcode_h264") == "true":
+        filtered_codecs.append("h264")
     if settings.getSetting("force_transcode_h265") == "true":
         filtered_codecs.append("hevc")
         filtered_codecs.append("h265")
@@ -1564,6 +1569,17 @@ def get_item_playback_info(item_id, force_transcode):
 
     audio_bitrate = int(audio_playback_bitrate) * 1000
 
+    # Determine target video codec for transcoding
+    # Note: force_transcode_* settings filter codecs for DirectPlay independently
+    # This setting only affects what codec the server transcodes TO when transcoding is needed
+    transcode_target_codec_setting = settings.getSetting("transcode_target_video_codec")
+    if transcode_target_codec_setting == "1":
+        transcode_video_codec = "hevc"
+    elif transcode_target_codec_setting == "2":
+        transcode_video_codec = "av1"
+    else:
+        transcode_video_codec = "h264"
+
     profile = {
         "Name": "Kodi",
         "MaxStaticBitrate": bitrate,
@@ -1579,7 +1595,7 @@ def get_item_playback_info(item_id, force_transcode):
                 "Protocol": "hls",
                 "Type": "Video",
                 "AudioCodec": audio_codec,
-                "VideoCodec": "h264",
+                "VideoCodec": transcode_video_codec,
                 "MaxAudioChannels": audio_max_channels
             },
             {
diff --git a/resources/settings.xml b/resources/settings.xml
index fba244a..4bd42cb 100644
--- a/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/resources/settings.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 		<setting type="sep" />
 		<setting id="max_stream_bitrate" type="enum" label="30208" values="0.5 Mbps|1 Mbps|1.5 Mbps|2.0 Mbps|2.5 Mbps|3.0 Mbps|4.0 Mbps|5.0 Mbps|6.0 Mbps|7.0 Mbps|8.0 Mbps|9.0 Mbps|10.0 Mbps|12.0 Mbps|14.0 Mbps|16.0 Mbps|18.0 Mbps|20.0 Mbps|25.0 Mbps|30.0 Mbps|35.0 Mbps|40.0 Mbps|100.0 Mbps|1000.0 Mbps [default]|Maximum" visible="true" default="23" />
 		<setting id="allow_direct_file_play" type="bool" label="30433" default="false" visible="true" enable="true" />
+		<setting id="transcode_target_video_codec" type="select" label="30679" lvalues="30680|30681|30683" default="0" visible="true" enable="true" />
+		<setting id="force_transcode_h264" type="bool" label="30682" default="false" visible="true" enable="true" />
 		<setting id="force_transcode_h265" type="bool" label="30236" default="false" visible="true" enable="true" />
 		<setting id="force_transcode_mpeg2" type="bool" label="30239" default="false" visible="true" enable="true" />
 		<setting id="force_transcode_msmpeg4v3" type="bool" label="30240" default="false" visible="true" enable="true" />
@@ -157,6 +159,7 @@
 		<setting id="profile_count" type="slider" label="30010" default="0" range="0,1,20" option="int" visible="true" />
 		<setting id="log_debug" type="bool" label="30027" default="false" visible="true" enable="true" />
 		<setting id="log_timing" type="bool" label="30015" default="false" visible="true" enable="true" />
+		<setting id="disable_disk_cache" type="bool" label="30684" default="false" visible="true" enable="true" />
 		<setting id="use_cache" type="bool" label="30345" default="true" visible="true" enable="true" />
 		<setting id="use_cached_widget_data" type="bool" label="30441" default="false" visible="true" enable="true" />
 		<setting id="showLoadProgress" type="bool" label="30120" default="false" visible="true" enable="true" />