diff --git a/src/plexTranscoder.js b/src/plexTranscoder.js
index a88f6d7..47caba5 100644
--- a/src/plexTranscoder.js
+++ b/src/plexTranscoder.js
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ class PlexTranscoder {
         this.log(`  deinterlace:     ${deinterlace}`)
         this.log(`  streamPath:      ${this.settings.streamPath}`)
 
-
-
         if (this.settings.streamPath === 'direct' || this.settings.forceDirectPlay) {
+            if (this.settings.enableSubtitles) {
+                console.log("Direct play is forced, so subtitles are forcibly disabled.");
+                this.settings.enableSubtitles = false;
+            }
             stream = {directPlay: true}
         } else {
             try {
diff --git a/web/directives/plex-settings.js b/web/directives/plex-settings.js
index 3b7abca..353962c 100644
--- a/web/directives/plex-settings.js
+++ b/web/directives/plex-settings.js
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ module.exports = function (plex, dizquetv, $timeout) {
                 return r;
             }
 
+            scope.shouldDisableSubtitles = () => {
+                return scope.settings.forceDirectPlay || (scope.settings.streamPath === "direct" );
+            }
 
             scope.addPlexServer = async () => {
                 scope.isProcessing = true;
diff --git a/web/public/templates/plex-settings.html b/web/public/templates/plex-settings.html
index f51c7b6..a28803d 100644
--- a/web/public/templates/plex-settings.html
+++ b/web/public/templates/plex-settings.html
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@
             <input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm" ng-model="settings.subtitleSize" />
         </div>
         <div class="form-group">
-            <input id="enableSubtitles" type="checkbox" ng-model="settings.enableSubtitles"/>
-            <label for="enableSubtitles">Enable Subtitles (Requires Transcoding)</label>
+            <input class="form-check-input" id="enableSubtitles" type="checkbox" ng-model="settings.enableSubtitles" ng-disabled="shouldDisableSubtitles()"  />
+            <label class="form-check-label" for="enableSubtitles">Enable Subtitles (Requires Transcoding)</label>
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>