diff --git a/src/controllers/useredit.js b/src/controllers/useredit.js
index fb6a3f94cd..f6a5aaf000 100644
--- a/src/controllers/useredit.js
+++ b/src/controllers/useredit.js
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ define(["jQuery", "loading", "libraryMenu", "fnchecked"], function ($, loading,
         $("#chkEnableAudioPlaybackTranscoding", page).checked(user.Policy.EnableAudioPlaybackTranscoding);
         $("#chkEnableVideoPlaybackTranscoding", page).checked(user.Policy.EnableVideoPlaybackTranscoding);
         $("#chkEnableVideoPlaybackRemuxing", page).checked(user.Policy.EnablePlaybackRemuxing);
+        $("#chkForceRemoteSourceTranscoding", page).checked(user.Policy.ForceRemoteSourceTranscoding);
         $("#chkRemoteAccess", page).checked(null == user.Policy.EnableRemoteAccess || user.Policy.EnableRemoteAccess);
         $("#chkEnableSyncTranscoding", page).checked(user.Policy.EnableSyncTranscoding);
         $("#chkEnableConversion", page).checked(user.Policy.EnableMediaConversion || false);
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ define(["jQuery", "loading", "libraryMenu", "fnchecked"], function ($, loading,
         user.Policy.EnableAudioPlaybackTranscoding = $("#chkEnableAudioPlaybackTranscoding", page).checked();
         user.Policy.EnableVideoPlaybackTranscoding = $("#chkEnableVideoPlaybackTranscoding", page).checked();
         user.Policy.EnablePlaybackRemuxing = $("#chkEnableVideoPlaybackRemuxing", page).checked();
+        user.Policy.ForceRemoteSourceTranscoding = $("#chkForceRemoteSourceTranscoding", page).checked();
         user.Policy.EnableContentDownloading = $("#chkEnableDownloading", page).checked();
         user.Policy.EnableSyncTranscoding = $("#chkEnableSyncTranscoding", page).checked();
         user.Policy.EnableMediaConversion = $("#chkEnableConversion", page).checked();
diff --git a/src/strings/en-us.json b/src/strings/en-us.json
index c8df7b69db..c3be766f42 100644
--- a/src/strings/en-us.json
+++ b/src/strings/en-us.json
@@ -1052,6 +1052,7 @@
     "OptionAlbumArtist": "Album Artist",
     "OptionAllUsers": "All users",
     "OptionAllowAudioPlaybackTranscoding": "Allow audio playback that requires transcoding",
+    "OptionForceRemoteSourceTranscoding": "Force transcoding of remote media sources (like LiveTV)",
     "OptionAllowBrowsingLiveTv": "Allow Live TV access",
     "OptionAllowContentDownloading": "Allow media downloading and syncing",
     "OptionAllowLinkSharing": "Allow social media sharing",
diff --git a/src/useredit.html b/src/useredit.html
index 201901744f..0de3069dc7 100644
--- a/src/useredit.html
+++ b/src/useredit.html
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@
                             <input type="checkbox" is="emby-checkbox" id="chkEnableVideoPlaybackRemuxing" />
                             <span>${OptionAllowVideoPlaybackRemuxing}</span>
                         </label>
+                        <label>
+                            <input type="checkbox" is="emby-checkbox" id="chkForceRemoteSourceTranscoding" />
+                            <span>${OptionForceRemoteSourceTranscoding}</span>
+                        </label>
                     </div>
                     <div class="fieldDescription">${OptionAllowMediaPlaybackTranscodingHelp}</div>
                 </div>