diff --git a/inputstream.ffmpegdirect/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po b/inputstream.ffmpegdirect/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
index 36ce1395..47e5659c 100644
--- a/inputstream.ffmpegdirect/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
+++ b/inputstream.ffmpegdirect/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
@@ -133,8 +133,12 @@ msgctxt "#30046"
 msgid "For catchup streams report stream is not realtime"
 msgstr ""
 
-#empty strings from id 30047 to 30599
+#. help: Advanced - disableStrictHLSfileExtensionCheck
+msgctxt "#30047"
+msgid "Disable strict HLS file extension check"
+msgstr ""
 
+# empty strings from id 30048 to 30599
 #. ############
 #. help info #
 #. ############
@@ -233,3 +237,8 @@ msgstr ""
 msgctxt "#30645"
 msgid "For certain catchup streams such as HLS reporting that a live stream is not live can improve stream open times. If testing this option works for a catchup stream/provider, then add a [I]\"#KODIPROP=inputstream.ffmpegdirect.is_realtime_stream=false\"[/I] to the M3U entry in question. This setting should not be left enabled for all streams."
 msgstr ""
+
+#. help: Advanced - disableStrictHLSfileExtensionCheck
+msgctxt "#30646"
+msgid "Allows playing HLS streams without file extension or with unsuported file extension. This lowers the security requirements in ffmpeg."
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/inputstream.ffmpegdirect/resources/settings.xml b/inputstream.ffmpegdirect/resources/settings.xml
index bcde0be9..5fafa74e 100644
--- a/inputstream.ffmpegdirect/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/inputstream.ffmpegdirect/resources/settings.xml
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@
           <default>false</default>
           <control type="toggle" />
         </setting>
+        <setting id="disableStrictHLSfileExtensionCheck" type="boolean" label="30047" help="30646">
+          <level>2</level>
+          <default>false</default>
+          <control type="toggle" />
+        </setting>
       </group>
     </category>
   </section>
diff --git a/src/stream/FFmpegStream.cpp b/src/stream/FFmpegStream.cpp
index c77e09dd..b7bb7c6c 100644
--- a/src/stream/FFmpegStream.cpp
+++ b/src/stream/FFmpegStream.cpp
@@ -2287,6 +2287,10 @@ AVDictionary* FFmpegStream::GetFFMpegOptionsFromInput()
   if (url.GetProtocol().empty() || url.IsProtocol("file"))
     av_dict_set(&options, "protocol_whitelist", "file,http,https,tcp,tls,crypto", 0);
 
+  // Disable strict HLS file extension check
+  if (kodi::addon::GetSettingBoolean("disableStrictHLSfileExtensionCheck"))
+    av_dict_set(&options, "extension_picky", "0", 0);
+
   if (url.IsProtocol("http") || url.IsProtocol("https"))
   {
     std::map<std::string, std::string> protocolOptions;