diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/playutils.py b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/playutils.py
index fa43bc4e..a40e6f2b 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/playutils.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/playutils.py
@@ -480,6 +480,21 @@ class PlayUtils(object):
                 }
             )
 
+        if settings('transcode_h265_rext.bool'):
+            profile['CodecProfiles'].append(
+                {
+                    'Type': 'Video',
+                    'codec': 'h265,hevc',
+                    'Conditions': [
+                        {
+                            'Condition': "EqualsAny",
+                            'Property': "VideoProfile",
+                            'Value': "main|main 10"
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            )
+
         if self.info['ForceTranscode']:
             profile['DirectPlayProfiles'] = []
 
diff --git a/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po b/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
index 7d86542b..63a2b915 100644
--- a/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
+++ b/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
@@ -988,3 +988,7 @@ msgstr "Select the libraries to remove"
 msgctxt "#33201"
 msgid "Max artwork resolution"
 msgstr "Max artwork resolution"
+
+msgctxt "#33202"
+msgid "Transcode H265/HEVC RExt"
+msgstr "Transcode H265/HEVC RExt"
diff --git a/resources/settings.xml b/resources/settings.xml
index ad337517..046481eb 100644
--- a/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/resources/settings.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 		<setting label="33115" type="lsep" />
 	    <setting label="30537" id="transcodeHi10P" type="bool" default="false" visible="true" />
 	    <setting label="30522" id="transcode_h265" type="bool" default="false" visible="true" />
+	    <setting label="33202" id="transcode_h265_rext" type="bool" default="false" visible="eq(-1,false)" />
 	    <setting label="30523" id="transcode_mpeg2" type="bool" default="false" visible="true" />
 	    <setting label="30524" id="transcode_vc1" type="bool" default="false" visible="true" />
 	    <setting label="30525" id="transcode_vp9" type="bool" default="false" visible="true" />