diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs
index 9278de3be3..45f1a64c9b 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs
@@ -288,9 +288,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
         {
             if (string.Equals(ApiEntryPoint.Instance.GetEncodingOptions().HardwareAccelerationType, "qsv", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
-                
-                    return "h264_qsv";
-               
+
+                return "h264_qsv";
+
             }
 
             return "libx264";
@@ -1804,6 +1804,15 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
                 }
             }
 
+            if (string.Equals("h264", videoStream.Codec, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                if (videoStream.IsAVC.HasValue && !videoStream.IsAVC.Value)
+                {
+                    Logger.Debug("Cannot stream copy video. Stream is marked as not AVC");
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
             // Source and target codecs must match
             if (!string.Equals(request.VideoCodec, videoStream.Codec, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncodingJobFactory.cs b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncodingJobFactory.cs
index 070aae3a70..ff5a3010e4 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncodingJobFactory.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncodingJobFactory.cs
@@ -575,6 +575,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
                 return false;
             }
 
+            if (string.Equals("h264", videoStream.Codec, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                if (videoStream.IsAVC.HasValue && !videoStream.IsAVC.Value)
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
             // If client is requesting a specific video profile, it must match the source
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(request.Profile))
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Probing/ProbeResultNormalizer.cs b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Probing/ProbeResultNormalizer.cs
index 38528d8456..c7c001cee7 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Probing/ProbeResultNormalizer.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Probing/ProbeResultNormalizer.cs
@@ -411,6 +411,17 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Probing
                 NalLengthSize = streamInfo.nal_length_size
             };
 
+            if (string.Equals(streamInfo.is_avc, "true", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                string.Equals(streamInfo.is_avc, "1", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                stream.IsAVC = true;
+            }
+            else if (string.Equals(streamInfo.is_avc, "false", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                string.Equals(streamInfo.is_avc, "0", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                stream.IsAVC = false;
+            }
+
             // Filter out junk
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(streamInfo.codec_tag_string) && streamInfo.codec_tag_string.IndexOf("[0]", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == -1)
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/MediaStream.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/MediaStream.cs
index fa7a51291c..25252956b2 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/MediaStream.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/MediaStream.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Entities
         /// <value><c>true</c> if this instance is interlaced; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
         public bool IsInterlaced { get; set; }
 
+        public bool? IsAVC { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the channel layout.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/MediaStreamColumns.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/MediaStreamColumns.cs
index debcd054fe..76682c63b8 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/MediaStreamColumns.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/MediaStreamColumns.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,38 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
             AddCodecTagColumn();
             AddCommentColumn();
             AddNalColumn();
+            AddIsAvcColumn();
+        }
+
+        private void AddIsAvcColumn()
+        {
+            using (var cmd = _connection.CreateCommand())
+            {
+                cmd.CommandText = "PRAGMA table_info(mediastreams)";
+
+                using (var reader = cmd.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.SequentialAccess | CommandBehavior.SingleResult))
+                {
+                    while (reader.Read())
+                    {
+                        if (!reader.IsDBNull(1))
+                        {
+                            var name = reader.GetString(1);
+
+                            if (string.Equals(name, "IsAvc", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                            {
+                                return;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            var builder = new StringBuilder();
+
+            builder.AppendLine("alter table mediastreams");
+            builder.AppendLine("add column IsAvc BIT NULL");
+
+            _connection.RunQueries(new[] { builder.ToString() }, _logger);
         }
 
         private void AddNalColumn()
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/SqliteItemRepository.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/SqliteItemRepository.cs
index fcc39deb50..783bd5ff43 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/SqliteItemRepository.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/SqliteItemRepository.cs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
             _connection = await SqliteExtensions.ConnectToDb(dbFile, Logger).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             var createMediaStreamsTableCommand
-               = "create table if not exists mediastreams (ItemId GUID, StreamIndex INT, StreamType TEXT, Codec TEXT, Language TEXT, ChannelLayout TEXT, Profile TEXT, AspectRatio TEXT, Path TEXT, IsInterlaced BIT, BitRate INT NULL, Channels INT NULL, SampleRate INT NULL, IsDefault BIT, IsForced BIT, IsExternal BIT, Height INT NULL, Width INT NULL, AverageFrameRate FLOAT NULL, RealFrameRate FLOAT NULL, Level FLOAT NULL, PixelFormat TEXT, BitDepth INT NULL, IsAnamorphic BIT NULL, RefFrames INT NULL, CodecTag TEXT NULL, Comment TEXT NULL, NalLengthSize TEXT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (ItemId, StreamIndex))";
+               = "create table if not exists mediastreams (ItemId GUID, StreamIndex INT, StreamType TEXT, Codec TEXT, Language TEXT, ChannelLayout TEXT, Profile TEXT, AspectRatio TEXT, Path TEXT, IsInterlaced BIT, BitRate INT NULL, Channels INT NULL, SampleRate INT NULL, IsDefault BIT, IsForced BIT, IsExternal BIT, Height INT NULL, Width INT NULL, AverageFrameRate FLOAT NULL, RealFrameRate FLOAT NULL, Level FLOAT NULL, PixelFormat TEXT, BitDepth INT NULL, IsAnamorphic BIT NULL, RefFrames INT NULL, CodecTag TEXT NULL, Comment TEXT NULL, NalLengthSize TEXT NULL, IsAvc BIT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (ItemId, StreamIndex))";
 
             string[] queries = {
 
@@ -391,7 +391,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
             "RefFrames",
             "CodecTag",
             "Comment",
-            "NalLengthSize"
+            "NalLengthSize",
+            "IsAvc"
         };
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -2897,6 +2898,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
                     _saveStreamCommand.GetParameter(index++).Value = stream.CodecTag;
                     _saveStreamCommand.GetParameter(index++).Value = stream.Comment;
                     _saveStreamCommand.GetParameter(index++).Value = stream.NalLengthSize;
+                    _saveStreamCommand.GetParameter(index++).Value = stream.IsAVC;
 
                     _saveStreamCommand.Transaction = transaction;
                     _saveStreamCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
@@ -3060,6 +3062,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
                 item.NalLengthSize = reader.GetString(27);
             }
 
+            if (!reader.IsDBNull(28))
+            {
+                item.IsAVC = reader.GetBoolean(28);
+            }
+
             return item;
         }