diff --git a/src/controllers/dashboard/encodingsettings.html b/src/controllers/dashboard/encodingsettings.html
index d6e29a492..979bc8bbb 100644
--- a/src/controllers/dashboard/encodingsettings.html
+++ b/src/controllers/dashboard/encodingsettings.html
@@ -253,6 +253,13 @@
                     </label>
                     <div class="fieldDescription checkboxFieldDescription">${EnableFallbackFontHelp}</div>
                 </div>
+                <div class="checkboxContainer checkboxContainer-withDescription">
+                    <label>
+                        <input is="emby-checkbox" type="checkbox" id="chkEnableAudioVbr" />
+                        <span>${LabelEnableAudioVbr}</span>
+                    </label>
+                    <div class="fieldDescription checkboxFieldDescription">${LabelEnableAudioVbrHelp}</div>
+                </div>
                 <div class="inputContainer">
                     <input is="emby-input" type="number" id="txtDownMixAudioBoost" pattern="[0-9]*" required="required" min=".5" max="3" step=".1" label="${LabelDownMixAudioScale}" />
                     <div class="fieldDescription">${LabelDownMixAudioScaleHelp}</div>
diff --git a/src/controllers/dashboard/encodingsettings.js b/src/controllers/dashboard/encodingsettings.js
index 044fb1eb3..9c8ac8447 100644
--- a/src/controllers/dashboard/encodingsettings.js
+++ b/src/controllers/dashboard/encodingsettings.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import alert from '../../components/alert';
         page.querySelector('#chkAllowHevcEncoding').checked = config.AllowHevcEncoding;
         $('#selectVideoDecoder', page).val(config.HardwareAccelerationType);
         $('#selectThreadCount', page).val(config.EncodingThreadCount);
+        page.querySelector('#chkEnableAudioVbr').checked = config.EnableAudioVbr;
         $('#txtDownMixAudioBoost', page).val(config.DownMixAudioBoost);
         page.querySelector('#txtMaxMuxingQueueSize').value = config.MaxMuxingQueueSize || '';
         page.querySelector('.txtEncoderPath').value = config.EncoderAppPathDisplay || '';
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ import alert from '../../components/alert';
         const onDecoderConfirmed = function () {
             loading.show();
             ApiClient.getNamedConfiguration('encoding').then(function (config) {
+                config.EnableAudioVbr = form.querySelector('#chkEnableAudioVbr').checked;
                 config.DownMixAudioBoost = $('#txtDownMixAudioBoost', form).val();
                 config.MaxMuxingQueueSize = form.querySelector('#txtMaxMuxingQueueSize').value;
                 config.TranscodingTempPath = $('#txtTranscodingTempPath', form).val();
diff --git a/src/strings/en-us.json b/src/strings/en-us.json
index 1487f8bf2..9591f1ca1 100644
--- a/src/strings/en-us.json
+++ b/src/strings/en-us.json
@@ -627,6 +627,8 @@
     "LabelEasyPinCode": "Easy PIN code:",
     "LabelEmbedAlbumArtDidl": "Embed album art in DIDL",
     "LabelEmbedAlbumArtDidlHelp": "Some devices prefer this method for getting the album art. Others may fail to play with this option enabled.",
+    "LabelEnableAudioVbr": "Enable VBR audio encoding",
+    "LabelEnableAudioVbrHelp": "Variable bitrate offers better quality to average bitrate ratio, but in some rare cases may cause buffering and compatibility issues.",
     "LabelEnableAutomaticPortMap": "Enable automatic port mapping",
     "LabelEnableAutomaticPortMapHelp": "Automatically forward public ports on your router to local ports on your server via UPnP. This may not work with some router models or network configurations. Changes will not apply until after a server restart.",
     "LabelEnableBlastAliveMessages": "Blast alive messages",