diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/DynamicHlsHelper.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/DynamicHlsHelper.cs
index 4abe4c5d57..02af2e4353 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/DynamicHlsHelper.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/DynamicHlsHelper.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -462,6 +462,11 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
 
         private void AddSubtitles(StreamState state, IEnumerable<MediaStream> subtitles, StringBuilder builder, ClaimsPrincipal user)
         {
+            if (state.SubtitleDeliveryMethod == SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Drop)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
             var selectedIndex = state.SubtitleStream == null || state.SubtitleDeliveryMethod != SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Hls ? (int?)null : state.SubtitleStream.Index;
             const string Format = "#EXT-X-MEDIA:TYPE=SUBTITLES,GROUP-ID=\"subs\",NAME=\"{0}\",DEFAULT={1},FORCED={2},AUTOSELECT=YES,URI=\"{3}\",LANGUAGE=\"{4}\"";
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Dlna/StreamBuilder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Dlna/StreamBuilder.cs
index 322cc367b6..31a6ac05a2 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Dlna/StreamBuilder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Dlna/StreamBuilder.cs
@@ -1220,7 +1220,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Dlna
             {
                 var subtitleProfile = GetSubtitleProfile(item, subtitleStream, options.Profile.SubtitleProfiles, playMethod, _transcoderSupport, item.Container, null);
 
-                if (subtitleProfile.Method != SubtitleDeliveryMethod.External && subtitleProfile.Method != SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Embed)
+                if (subtitleProfile.Method != SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Drop
+                    && subtitleProfile.Method != SubtitleDeliveryMethod.External
+                    && subtitleProfile.Method != SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Embed)
                 {
                     _logger.LogDebug("Not eligible for {0} due to unsupported subtitles", playMethod);
                     return (false, TranscodeReason.SubtitleCodecNotSupported);
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Dlna/SubtitleDeliveryMethod.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Dlna/SubtitleDeliveryMethod.cs
index 9b39f9e11a..69bda2d911 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Dlna/SubtitleDeliveryMethod.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Dlna/SubtitleDeliveryMethod.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Dlna
         /// <summary>
         /// Serve the subtitles as a separate HLS stream.
         /// </summary>
-        Hls = 3
+        Hls = 3,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Drop the subtitle.
+        /// </summary>
+        Drop = 4
     }
 }