diff --git a/src/components/playbackSettings/playbackSettings.js b/src/components/playbackSettings/playbackSettings.js
index aa02c1ed22..d351c9e49f 100644
--- a/src/components/playbackSettings/playbackSettings.js
+++ b/src/components/playbackSettings/playbackSettings.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import '../../elements/emby-checkbox/emby-checkbox';
 import ServerConnections from '../ServerConnections';
 import toast from '../toast/toast';
 import template from './playbackSettings.template.html';
+import escapeHTML from 'escape-html';
 
 function fillSkipLengths(select) {
     const options = [5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30];
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ function showHideQualityFields(context, user, apiClient) {
     });
 }
 
-function loadForm(context, user, userSettings, apiClient) {
+function loadForm(context, user, userSettings, systemInfo, apiClient) {
     const loggedInUserId = apiClient.getCurrentUserId();
     const userId = user.Id;
 
@@ -186,7 +187,12 @@ function loadForm(context, user, userSettings, apiClient) {
     fillChromecastQuality(context.querySelector('.selectChromecastVideoQuality'));
 
     const selectChromecastVersion = context.querySelector('.selectChromecastVersion');
-    selectChromecastVersion.value = userSettings.chromecastVersion();
+    let ccAppsHtml = '';
+    for (const app of systemInfo.CastReceiverApplications) {
+        ccAppsHtml += `<option value='${escapeHTML(app.Id)}'>${escapeHTML(app.Name)}</option>`;
+    }
+    selectChromecastVersion.innerHTML = ccAppsHtml;
+    selectChromecastVersion.value = user.Configuration.CastReceiverId;
 
     const selectLabelMaxVideoWidth = context.querySelector('.selectLabelMaxVideoWidth');
     selectLabelMaxVideoWidth.value = appSettings.maxVideoWidth();
@@ -222,7 +228,7 @@ function saveUser(context, user, userSettingsInstance, apiClient) {
     userSettingsInstance.enableNextVideoInfoOverlay(context.querySelector('.chkEnableNextVideoOverlay').checked);
     user.Configuration.RememberAudioSelections = context.querySelector('.chkRememberAudioSelections').checked;
     user.Configuration.RememberSubtitleSelections = context.querySelector('.chkRememberSubtitleSelections').checked;
-    userSettingsInstance.chromecastVersion(context.querySelector('.selectChromecastVersion').value);
+    user.Configuration.CastReceiverId = context.querySelector('.selectChromecastVersion').value;
     userSettingsInstance.skipForwardLength(context.querySelector('.selectSkipForwardLength').value);
     userSettingsInstance.skipBackLength(context.querySelector('.selectSkipBackLength').value);
 
@@ -329,10 +335,12 @@ class PlaybackSettings {
         const userSettings = self.options.userSettings;
 
         apiClient.getUser(userId).then(user => {
-            userSettings.setUserInfo(userId, apiClient).then(() => {
-                self.dataLoaded = true;
+            apiClient.getSystemInfo().then(systemInfo => {
+                userSettings.setUserInfo(userId, apiClient).then(() => {
+                    self.dataLoaded = true;
 
-                loadForm(context, user, userSettings, apiClient);
+                    loadForm(context, user, userSettings, systemInfo, apiClient);
+                });
             });
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/components/playbackSettings/playbackSettings.template.html b/src/components/playbackSettings/playbackSettings.template.html
index 0926737af7..7223b7e7bb 100644
--- a/src/components/playbackSettings/playbackSettings.template.html
+++ b/src/components/playbackSettings/playbackSettings.template.html
@@ -139,10 +139,7 @@
         </div>
 
         <div class="selectContainer">
-            <select is="emby-select" class="selectChromecastVersion" label="${LabelChromecastVersion}">
-                <option value="stable">${LabelStable}</option>
-                <option value="unstable">${LabelUnstable}</option>
-            </select>
+            <select is="emby-select" class="selectChromecastVersion" label="${LabelChromecastVersion}"></select>
         </div>
 
         <div class="selectContainer">
diff --git a/src/plugins/chromecastPlayer/plugin.js b/src/plugins/chromecastPlayer/plugin.js
index c4c90c15bf..59950b60d2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/chromecastPlayer/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/chromecastPlayer/plugin.js
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ const PLAYER_STATE = {
     'ERROR': 'ERROR'
 };
 
-// production version registered with google
-// replace this value if you want to test changes on another instance
-const applicationStable = 'F007D354';
-const applicationUnstable = '6F511C87';
-
 const messageNamespace = 'urn:x-cast:com.connectsdk';
 
 class CastPlayer {
@@ -98,6 +93,7 @@ class CastPlayer {
     initializeCastPlayer() {
         const chrome = window.chrome;
         if (!chrome) {
+            console.warn('Not initializing chromecast: chrome object is missing');
             return;
         }
 
@@ -106,18 +102,25 @@ class CastPlayer {
             return;
         }
 
-        let applicationID = userSettings.chromecastVersion();
-        if (applicationID === 'stable') applicationID = applicationStable;
-        if (applicationID === 'unstable') applicationID = applicationUnstable;
+        const apiClient = ServerConnections.currentApiClient();
+        const userId = apiClient.getCurrentUserId();
 
-        // request session
-        const sessionRequest = new chrome.cast.SessionRequest(applicationID);
-        const apiConfig = new chrome.cast.ApiConfig(sessionRequest,
-            this.sessionListener.bind(this),
-            this.receiverListener.bind(this));
+        apiClient.getUser(userId).then(user => {
+            const applicationID = user.Configuration.CastReceiverId;
+            if (!applicationID) {
+                console.warn(`Not initializing chromecast: CastReceiverId is ${applicationID}`);
+                return;
+            }
 
-        console.debug(`chromecast.initialize (applicationId=${applicationID})`);
-        chrome.cast.initialize(apiConfig, this.onInitSuccess.bind(this), this.errorHandler);
+            // request session
+            const sessionRequest = new chrome.cast.SessionRequest(applicationID);
+            const apiConfig = new chrome.cast.ApiConfig(sessionRequest,
+                this.sessionListener.bind(this),
+                this.receiverListener.bind(this));
+
+            console.debug(`chromecast.initialize (applicationId=${applicationID})`);
+            chrome.cast.initialize(apiConfig, this.onInitSuccess.bind(this), this.errorHandler);
+        });
     }
 
     /**
@@ -584,7 +587,15 @@ class ChromecastPlayer {
         this.isLocalPlayer = false;
         this.lastPlayerData = {};
 
-        new CastSenderApi().load().then(initializeChromecast.bind(this));
+        new CastSenderApi().load().then(() => {
+            Events.on(ServerConnections, 'localusersignedin', () => {
+                initializeChromecast.call(this);
+            });
+
+            if (ServerConnections.currentUserId) {
+                initializeChromecast.call(this);
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     tryPair() {
diff --git a/src/scripts/settings/userSettings.js b/src/scripts/settings/userSettings.js
index f9fa978b7d..d828eec77c 100644
--- a/src/scripts/settings/userSettings.js
+++ b/src/scripts/settings/userSettings.js
@@ -338,19 +338,6 @@ export class UserSettings {
         return this.get('datetimelocale', false);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get or set Chromecast version.
-     * @param {string|undefined} val - Chromecast version.
-     * @return {string} Chromecast version.
-     */
-    chromecastVersion(val) {
-        if (val !== undefined) {
-            return this.set('chromecastVersion', val.toString());
-        }
-
-        return this.get('chromecastVersion') || 'stable';
-    }
-
     /**
      * Get or set amount of rewind.
      * @param {number|undefined} val - Amount of rewind.
@@ -663,7 +650,6 @@ export const detailsBanner = currentSettings.detailsBanner.bind(currentSettings)
 export const useEpisodeImagesInNextUpAndResume = currentSettings.useEpisodeImagesInNextUpAndResume.bind(currentSettings);
 export const language = currentSettings.language.bind(currentSettings);
 export const dateTimeLocale = currentSettings.dateTimeLocale.bind(currentSettings);
-export const chromecastVersion = currentSettings.chromecastVersion.bind(currentSettings);
 export const skipBackLength = currentSettings.skipBackLength.bind(currentSettings);
 export const skipForwardLength = currentSettings.skipForwardLength.bind(currentSettings);
 export const dashboardTheme = currentSettings.dashboardTheme.bind(currentSettings);