diff --git a/src/Jellyfin.LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3UTunerHost.cs b/src/Jellyfin.LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3UTunerHost.cs
index fb606be0ef..5ee7ef224c 100644
--- a/src/Jellyfin.LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3UTunerHost.cs
+++ b/src/Jellyfin.LiveTv/TunerHosts/M3UTunerHost.cs
@@ -153,7 +153,15 @@ namespace Jellyfin.LiveTv.TunerHosts
             var isRemote = true;
             if (Uri.TryCreate(path, UriKind.Absolute, out var uri))
             {
-                isRemote = !_networkManager.IsInLocalNetwork(uri.Host);
+                // For HTTP/HTTPS streams, always consider them remote unless explicitly localhost
+                if (protocol == MediaProtocol.Http)
+                {
+                    isRemote = !uri.IsLoopback;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    isRemote = !_networkManager.IsInLocalNetwork(uri.Host);
+                }
             }
 
             var httpHeaders = new Dictionary<string, string>();