diff --git a/src/components/Player.vue b/src/components/Player.vue
index 92e2fdc..4dd1481 100644
--- a/src/components/Player.vue
+++ b/src/components/Player.vue
@@ -110,12 +110,16 @@ export default {
         }
         mime = 'application/dash+xml'
       } else if (lbry) {
-        const contentType = await fetch(uri, {
+        uri = lbry.url
+        if (this.$store.getters['prefs/getPreferenceBoolean']('proxyLBRY', true)) {
+          const url = new URL(uri)
+          url.searchParams.set('host', url.host)
+          url.host = new URL(this.video.proxyUrl).host
+          uri = url.toString()
+        }
+        mime = await fetch(uri, {
           method: 'HEAD'
         }).then(response => response.headers.get('Content-Type'))
-
-        mime = contentType
-        uri = lbry.uri
       } else if (this.video.hls) {
         uri = this.video.hls
         mime = 'application/x-mpegURL'
diff --git a/src/routes/Preferences.vue b/src/routes/Preferences.vue
index a71759d..158259d 100644
--- a/src/routes/Preferences.vue
+++ b/src/routes/Preferences.vue
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ export default {
           type: 'bool',
           default: false
         },
+        {
+          id: 'proxyLBRY',
+          type: 'bool',
+          default: true
+        },
         {
           id: 'homepage',
           type: 'select',
diff --git a/src/store/prefs-store.js b/src/store/prefs-store.js
index d3ddef3..d062a88 100644
--- a/src/store/prefs-store.js
+++ b/src/store/prefs-store.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ const PrefsStore = {
     prefs: {
       playerAutoplay: true,
       autoplay: false,
-      listen: false
+      listen: false,
+      proxyLBRY: true
     }
   }),
   mutations: {
diff --git a/src/translations/en.json b/src/translations/en.json
index 0021055..81b0dd7 100644
--- a/src/translations/en.json
+++ b/src/translations/en.json
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
         "enabled_codecs": "Enabled Codecs (Multiple)"
     },
     "preferences": {
+        "proxyLBRY": "Proxy LBRY videos",
         "playerAutoplay": "Autoplay Video",
         "bufferGoal": "Buffering Goal",
         "listen": "Audio Only",