diff --git a/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsStorage.android.kt b/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsStorage.android.kt
index 9bc61d7f1..7fcb7d815 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsStorage.android.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsStorage.android.kt
@@ -1149,6 +1149,9 @@ actual object PlayerSettingsStorage {
             ?.apply()
     }
 
+    actual fun loadWindowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled(): Boolean? = null
+
+    actual fun saveWindowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled(enabled: Boolean) = Unit
 
     actual fun exportToSyncPayload(): JsonObject = buildJsonObject {
         loadShowLoadingOverlay()?.let { put(showLoadingOverlayKey, encodeSyncBoolean(it)) }
diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/composeResources/values/strings.xml b/composeApp/src/commonMain/composeResources/values/strings.xml
index 6d6cb1443..214b0728b 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/composeResources/values/strings.xml
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/composeResources/values/strings.xml
@@ -1952,6 +1952,10 @@
     <string name="player_ios_preset_custom_label">Custom</string>
     <string name="player_ios_preset_custom_desc">Use your advanced values below.</string>
     <string name="player_ios_hardware_decoder_off">Off</string>
+    <!-- Playback settings Windows audio -->
+    <string name="settings_playback_windows_audio_section">Windows audio</string>
+    <string name="settings_playback_hdmi_passthrough">HDMI audio passthrough</string>
+    <string name="settings_playback_hdmi_passthrough_desc">Send Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus/Atmos, TrueHD/Atmos, DTS, DTS-HD, and DTS:X unchanged to the Windows default HDMI receiver. The receiver controls volume; unsupported audio plays as decoded PCM.</string>
     <!-- Playback settings Windows NVIDIA RTX Video -->
     <string name="settings_playback_nvidia_rtx_video_section">NVIDIA RTX Video</string>
     <string name="settings_playback_nvidia_rtx_super_resolution">RTX Video Super Resolution</string>
diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsRepository.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsRepository.kt
index df6e40cc0..4be9929d3 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsRepository.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsRepository.kt
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ data class PlayerSettingsUiState(
     val iosSaturation: Int = 0,
     val iosGamma: Int = 0,
     val nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled: Boolean = false,
+    val windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled: Boolean = false,
 )
 
 object PlayerSettingsRepository {
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ object PlayerSettingsRepository {
     private var iosSaturation = 0
     private var iosGamma = 0
     private var nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled = false
+    private var windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled = false
 
     fun ensureLoaded() {
         if (hasLoaded) return
@@ -238,6 +240,7 @@ object PlayerSettingsRepository {
         iosSaturation = 0
         iosGamma = 0
         nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled = false
+        windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled = false
         publish()
     }
 
@@ -389,6 +392,7 @@ object PlayerSettingsRepository {
         iosSaturation = PlayerSettingsStorage.loadIosSaturation() ?: 0
         iosGamma = PlayerSettingsStorage.loadIosGamma() ?: 0
         nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled = PlayerSettingsStorage.loadNvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled() ?: false
+        windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled = PlayerSettingsStorage.loadWindowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled() ?: false
         publish()
     }
 
@@ -794,6 +798,14 @@ object PlayerSettingsRepository {
         PlayerSettingsStorage.saveNvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled(enabled)
     }
 
+    fun setWindowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled(enabled: Boolean) {
+        ensureLoaded()
+        if (windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled == enabled) return
+        windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled = enabled
+        publish()
+        PlayerSettingsStorage.saveWindowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled(enabled)
+    }
+
     fun setLibassRenderType(renderType: String) {
         ensureLoaded()
         if (libassRenderType == renderType) return
@@ -1031,6 +1043,7 @@ object PlayerSettingsRepository {
             iosSaturation = iosSaturation,
             iosGamma = iosGamma,
             nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled = nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled,
+            windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled = windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled,
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsStorage.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsStorage.kt
index 108fa1da5..ac22d381c 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsStorage.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsStorage.kt
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ internal expect object PlayerSettingsStorage {
     fun saveIosGamma(value: Int)
     fun loadNvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled(): Boolean?
     fun saveNvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled(enabled: Boolean)
+    fun loadWindowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled(): Boolean?
+    fun saveWindowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled(enabled: Boolean)
     fun exportToSyncPayload(): JsonObject
     fun replaceFromSyncPayload(payload: JsonObject)
 }
diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/settings/PlaybackSettingsPage.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/settings/PlaybackSettingsPage.kt
index 0c63b92b6..12b59594b 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/settings/PlaybackSettingsPage.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/settings/PlaybackSettingsPage.kt
@@ -986,6 +986,21 @@ private fun PlaybackSettingsSection(
         }
 
         if (isWindows) {
+            SettingsSection(
+                title = stringResource(Res.string.settings_playback_windows_audio_section),
+                isTablet = isTablet,
+            ) {
+                SettingsGroup(isTablet = isTablet) {
+                    SettingsSwitchRow(
+                        title = stringResource(Res.string.settings_playback_hdmi_passthrough),
+                        description = stringResource(Res.string.settings_playback_hdmi_passthrough_desc),
+                        checked = autoPlayPlayerSettings.windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled,
+                        isTablet = isTablet,
+                        onCheckedChange = PlayerSettingsRepository::setWindowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled,
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+
             SettingsSection(
                 title = stringResource(Res.string.settings_playback_nvidia_rtx_video_section),
                 isTablet = isTablet,
diff --git a/composeApp/src/desktopMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerEngine.desktop.kt b/composeApp/src/desktopMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerEngine.desktop.kt
index 89cb42fba..205e278e5 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/desktopMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerEngine.desktop.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/desktopMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerEngine.desktop.kt
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ private fun NativePlayerSurface(
     val playerSettings by PlayerSettingsRepository.uiState.collectAsState()
     val decoderPriority = playerSettings.decoderPriority
     val nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled = playerSettings.nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled
+    val windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled =
+        DesktopHostOs.current == DesktopHostOs.WINDOWS && playerSettings.windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled
 
     SideEffect {
         onControllerReady(controller)
@@ -188,6 +190,7 @@ private fun NativePlayerSurface(
         playbackHeaders,
         decoderPriority,
         nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled,
+        windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled,
         hostFirstFullSizePaintComplete.value,
         initialPositionMs,
         initialPositionRequestKey,
@@ -203,6 +206,7 @@ private fun NativePlayerSurface(
             initialPositionMs = initialPositionMs,
             decoderPriority = decoderPriority,
             nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled = nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled,
+            windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled = windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled,
             onError = { message -> latestOnError.value(message) },
         )
         initialPositionRequestKey?.let { key ->
diff --git a/composeApp/src/desktopMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsStorage.desktop.kt b/composeApp/src/desktopMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsStorage.desktop.kt
index 401e31fb7..fe04c0c48 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/desktopMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsStorage.desktop.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/desktopMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsStorage.desktop.kt
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ internal actual object PlayerSettingsStorage {
     private const val iosSaturationKey = "ios_saturation"
     private const val iosGammaKey = "ios_gamma"
     private const val nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabledKey = "nvidia_rtx_super_resolution_enabled"
+    private const val windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabledKey = "windows_hdmi_passthrough_enabled"
     private val syncKeys = listOf(
         showLoadingOverlayKey,
         showParentalGuideKey,
@@ -312,6 +313,9 @@ internal actual object PlayerSettingsStorage {
 
     actual fun loadNvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled(): Boolean? = loadBoolean(nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabledKey)
     actual fun saveNvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled(enabled: Boolean) = saveBoolean(nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabledKey, enabled)
+    actual fun loadWindowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled(): Boolean? = loadBoolean(windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabledKey)
+    actual fun saveWindowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled(enabled: Boolean) =
+        saveBoolean(windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabledKey, enabled)
 
     private fun scoped(key: String): String = ProfileScopedKey.of(key)
     private fun loadString(key: String): String? = store.getString(scoped(key))
diff --git a/composeApp/src/desktopMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/desktop/NativePlayerBridge.kt b/composeApp/src/desktopMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/desktop/NativePlayerBridge.kt
index 9d78dea90..061a9a95e 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/desktopMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/desktop/NativePlayerBridge.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/desktopMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/desktop/NativePlayerBridge.kt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ internal object NativePlayerBridge {
         controlsPageUrl: String,
         decoderPriority: Int,
         nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled: Boolean,
+        windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled: Boolean,
         eventSink: NativePlayerEventSink,
     ): Long
 
diff --git a/composeApp/src/desktopMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/desktop/NativePlayerController.kt b/composeApp/src/desktopMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/desktop/NativePlayerController.kt
index b108d3f59..c54a99f09 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/desktopMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/desktop/NativePlayerController.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/desktopMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/desktop/NativePlayerController.kt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ internal typealias NativePlayerCreate = (
     String,
     Int,
     Boolean,
+    Boolean,
     NativePlayerEventSink,
 ) -> Long
 
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ internal class NativePlayerController(
         initialPositionMs: Long,
         decoderPriority: Int,
         nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled: Boolean,
+        windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled: Boolean,
         onError: (String?) -> Unit,
     ) {
         val pending = PendingSource(
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@ internal class NativePlayerController(
             initialPositionMs = initialPositionMs.coerceAtLeast(0L),
             decoderPriority = decoderPriority,
             nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled = nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled,
+            windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled = windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled,
             onError = onError,
         )
         var terminalFailure: String? = null
@@ -144,7 +147,8 @@ internal class NativePlayerController(
         }
         log.d {
             "attach requested source=${sourceUrl.toPlaybackLogKey()} headers=${sourceHeaders.size} " +
-                "playWhenReady=$playWhenReady initialPositionMs=$initialPositionMs decoderPriority=$decoderPriority"
+                "playWhenReady=$playWhenReady initialPositionMs=$initialPositionMs decoderPriority=$decoderPriority " +
+                "hdmiPassthrough=$windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled"
         }
         host.onPeerReady = { attachPending() }
         if (isHostDisplayable()) {
@@ -296,6 +300,7 @@ internal class NativePlayerController(
                         NativePlayerBridge.controlsPageUrl,
                         pending.decoderPriority,
                         pending.nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled,
+                        pending.windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled,
                         eventSink,
                     ).also { if (it == 0L) error("Native player did not return a handle.") }
                 }.onSuccess { created ->
@@ -546,6 +551,7 @@ internal class NativePlayerController(
     }
 
     private fun setFallbackVolume(level: Float) {
+        if (pendingSource?.windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled == true) return
         val current = handle
         if (current != 0L) {
             val nextLevel = level.coerceIn(0f, 1f)
@@ -570,6 +576,10 @@ internal class NativePlayerController(
     private fun applyRememberedVolume() {
         val current = handle
         if (current == 0L) return
+        if (pendingSource?.windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled == true) {
+            controlsState = controlsState.copy(volumeLevel = 1f)
+            return
+        }
         val level = rememberedVolumeLevel.coerceIn(0f, 1f)
         NativePlayerBridge.setVolume(current, level)
         controlsState = controlsState.copy(volumeLevel = level)
@@ -584,6 +594,7 @@ internal class NativePlayerController(
     }
 
     private fun cycleFallbackSpeed() {
+        if (pendingSource?.windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled == true) return
         val current = handle
         if (current == 0L) return
         val speeds = listOf(1f, 1.25f, 1.5f, 2f)
@@ -873,12 +884,14 @@ internal class NativePlayerController(
             initialPositionMs = pending.initialPositionMs,
             decoderPriority = pending.decoderPriority,
             nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled = pending.nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled,
+            windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled = pending.windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled,
             onError = pending.onError,
         )
     }
 
     override fun setPlaybackSpeed(speed: Float) {
         log.d { "setPlaybackSpeed speed=$speed handle=$handle" }
+        if (pendingSource?.windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled == true) return
         handle.takeIf { it != 0L }?.let { NativePlayerBridge.setSpeed(it, speed) }
     }
 
@@ -1089,6 +1102,7 @@ private data class PendingSource(
     val initialPositionMs: Long,
     val decoderPriority: Int,
     val nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled: Boolean,
+    val windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled: Boolean,
     val onError: (String?) -> Unit,
 )
 
diff --git a/composeApp/src/desktopMain/native/linux/player_bridge.cpp b/composeApp/src/desktopMain/native/linux/player_bridge.cpp
index 5c3d47f11..97ab84f04 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/desktopMain/native/linux/player_bridge.cpp
+++ b/composeApp/src/desktopMain/native/linux/player_bridge.cpp
@@ -1457,7 +1457,8 @@ JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL NP(create)(
     JNIEnv *env, jobject /*thiz*/, jlong hostViewPtr, jstring sourceUrl,
     jobjectArray headerLines, jboolean playWhenReady, jlong initialPositionMs,
     jstring controlsPageUrl, jint decoderPriority,
-    jboolean /*nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled*/, jobject eventSink) {
+    jboolean /*nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled*/,
+    jboolean /*windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled*/, jobject eventSink) {
 
     // libmpv requires LC_NUMERIC=C (e.g. non-"C" locales with comma
     // decimals make mpv_create fail); the JVM uses java.util.Locale, so
diff --git a/composeApp/src/desktopMain/native/macos/player_bridge.mm b/composeApp/src/desktopMain/native/macos/player_bridge.mm
index dee7cc7e7..1138268e5 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/desktopMain/native/macos/player_bridge.mm
+++ b/composeApp/src/desktopMain/native/macos/player_bridge.mm
@@ -2543,6 +2543,7 @@ static void throwJavaError(JNIEnv *env, NSString *message) {
     jstring controlsPageUrl,
     jint decoderPriority,
     jboolean nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled,
+    jboolean /* windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled */,
     jobject eventSink
 ) {
     NSView *hostView = (__bridge NSView *)(void *)(intptr_t)hostViewPtr;
diff --git a/composeApp/src/desktopMain/native/windows/player_bridge.cpp b/composeApp/src/desktopMain/native/windows/player_bridge.cpp
index a97bccd9e..1b6925364 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/desktopMain/native/windows/player_bridge.cpp
+++ b/composeApp/src/desktopMain/native/windows/player_bridge.cpp
@@ -849,6 +849,7 @@ class WindowsMpvWebPlayer : public std::enable_shared_from_this<WindowsMpvWebPla
         JavaVM *vm,
         int decoderPriority,
         bool nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled,
+        bool windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled,
         jobject sink,
         jmethodID method
     ) {
@@ -864,8 +865,8 @@ class WindowsMpvWebPlayer : public std::enable_shared_from_this<WindowsMpvWebPla
         auto initState = std::make_shared<InitializationState>();
         auto self = shared_from_this();
         uiThread = std::thread(
-            [self, sourceUrl, headerLines, playWhenReady, initialPositionMs, controlsUrl, decoderPriority, nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled, initState]() {
-                self->runNativeUiThread(sourceUrl, headerLines, playWhenReady, initialPositionMs, controlsUrl, decoderPriority, nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled, initState);
+            [self, sourceUrl, headerLines, playWhenReady, initialPositionMs, controlsUrl, decoderPriority, nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled, windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled, initState]() {
+                self->runNativeUiThread(sourceUrl, headerLines, playWhenReady, initialPositionMs, controlsUrl, decoderPriority, nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled, windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled, initState);
             }
         );
 
@@ -1302,11 +1303,12 @@ class WindowsMpvWebPlayer : public std::enable_shared_from_this<WindowsMpvWebPla
         std::string controlsUrl,
         int decoderPriority,
         bool nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled,
+        bool windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled,
         std::shared_ptr<InitializationState> initState
     ) {
         std::string failure;
         try {
-            initializeOnNativeUiThread(sourceUrl, headerLines, playWhenReady, initialPositionMs, controlsUrl, decoderPriority, nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled);
+            initializeOnNativeUiThread(sourceUrl, headerLines, playWhenReady, initialPositionMs, controlsUrl, decoderPriority, nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled, windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled);
         } catch (const std::exception &error) {
             failure = error.what();
             cleanupUiResources();
@@ -1337,7 +1339,8 @@ class WindowsMpvWebPlayer : public std::enable_shared_from_this<WindowsMpvWebPla
         long long initialPositionMs,
         const std::string &controlsUrl,
         int decoderPriority,
-        bool nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled
+        bool nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled,
+        bool windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled
     ) {
         registerWindowClasses();
         uiThreadId = GetCurrentThreadId();
@@ -1389,7 +1392,7 @@ class WindowsMpvWebPlayer : public std::enable_shared_from_this<WindowsMpvWebPla
         }
 
         startWebView(controlsUrl);
-        startMpv(sourceUrl, headerLines, playWhenReady, initialPositionMs, decoderPriority, nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled);
+        startMpv(sourceUrl, headerLines, playWhenReady, initialPositionMs, decoderPriority, nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled, windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled);
         layoutNativeSubviews();
         if (!SetTimer(messageHwnd, NUVIO_TIMER_ID, 500, nullptr)) {
             throw std::runtime_error("Unable to start native player timer.");
@@ -1584,7 +1587,8 @@ class WindowsMpvWebPlayer : public std::enable_shared_from_this<WindowsMpvWebPla
         bool playWhenReady,
         long long initialPositionMs,
         int decoderPriority,
-        bool nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled
+        bool nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled,
+        bool windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled
     ) {
         MpvApi &api = mpvApi();
         {
@@ -1601,6 +1605,16 @@ class WindowsMpvWebPlayer : public std::enable_shared_from_this<WindowsMpvWebPla
             setMpvOptionStringLocked("input-vo-keyboard", "no");
             setMpvOptionStringLocked("keep-open", "yes");
             setMpvOptionStringLocked("vo", "gpu-next");
+            if (windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled) {
+                // mpv falls back to PCM decoding when the active WASAPI endpoint
+                // rejects a requested IEC 61937 bitstream format.
+                setMpvOptionStringLocked("ao", "wasapi");
+                setMpvOptionStringLocked("audio-exclusive", "yes");
+                setMpvOptionStringLocked("audio-spdif", "ac3,eac3,dts,dts-hd,truehd");
+                setMpvOptionStringLocked("audio-channels", "auto-safe");
+                setMpvOptionStringLocked("speed", "1");
+                setMpvOptionStringLocked("volume", "100");
+            }
             if (nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled) {
                 setMpvOptionStringLocked("gpu-api", "d3d11");
                 setMpvOptionStringLocked("hwdec", "d3d11va");
@@ -2224,6 +2238,7 @@ Java_com_nuvio_app_features_player_desktop_NativePlayerBridge_create(
     jstring controlsPageUrl,
     jint decoderPriority,
     jboolean nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled,
+    jboolean windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled,
     jobject eventSink
 ) {
     HWND hostHwnd = (HWND)(intptr_t)hostViewPtr;
@@ -2259,6 +2274,7 @@ Java_com_nuvio_app_features_player_desktop_NativePlayerBridge_create(
             javaVm,
             decoderPriority,
             nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled == JNI_TRUE,
+            windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled == JNI_TRUE,
             eventSinkRef,
             eventMethod
         );
diff --git a/composeApp/src/desktopTest/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/desktop/NativePlayerControllerTeardownTest.kt b/composeApp/src/desktopTest/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/desktop/NativePlayerControllerTeardownTest.kt
index b209dbd00..6c09cf43b 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/desktopTest/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/desktop/NativePlayerControllerTeardownTest.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/desktopTest/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/desktop/NativePlayerControllerTeardownTest.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import kotlin.test.assertNotNull
 import kotlin.test.assertNull
 import kotlin.test.assertTrue
 
-private val failNativeCreate: NativePlayerCreate = { _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _ ->
+private val failNativeCreate: NativePlayerCreate = { _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _ ->
     error("native create must not run in lifecycle unit tests")
 }
 
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class NativePlayerControllerTeardownTest {
             initialPositionMs = 0L,
             decoderPriority = 0,
             nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled = false,
+            windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled = false,
             onError = {},
         )
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ class NativePlayerControllerTeardownTest {
         val disposedHandles = Collections.synchronizedList(mutableListOf<Long>())
         val controller = NativePlayerController(
             host = NativePlayerHost(),
-            nativeCreate = { _, source, _, _, _, _, _, _, _ ->
+            nativeCreate = { _, source, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _ ->
                 createdSources += source
                 when (source) {
                     sourceA -> {
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ class NativePlayerControllerTeardownTest {
             initialPositionMs = 0L,
             decoderPriority = 0,
             nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled = false,
+            windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled = false,
             onError = {},
         )
         assertTrue(createAStarted.await(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS))
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ class NativePlayerControllerTeardownTest {
             initialPositionMs = 0L,
             decoderPriority = 0,
             nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled = false,
+            windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled = false,
             onError = {},
         )
 
@@ -174,6 +177,7 @@ class NativePlayerControllerTeardownTest {
             initialPositionMs = 0L,
             decoderPriority = 0,
             nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled = false,
+            windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled = false,
             onError = { errors.incrementAndGet() },
         )
         SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait {}
@@ -234,6 +238,7 @@ class NativePlayerControllerTeardownTest {
             initialPositionMs = 0L,
             decoderPriority = 0,
             nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled = false,
+            windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled = false,
             onError = {},
         )
         SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait {}
@@ -251,6 +256,7 @@ class NativePlayerControllerTeardownTest {
             initialPositionMs = 0L,
             decoderPriority = 0,
             nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled = false,
+            windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled = false,
             onError = { replacementErrors.incrementAndGet() },
         )
         allowEdt.countDown()
@@ -293,6 +299,7 @@ class NativePlayerControllerTeardownTest {
             initialPositionMs = 0L,
             decoderPriority = 0,
             nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled = false,
+            windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled = false,
             onError = { errors.incrementAndGet() },
         )
         SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait {}
@@ -330,6 +337,7 @@ class NativePlayerControllerTeardownTest {
             initialPositionMs = 0L,
             decoderPriority = 0,
             nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled = false,
+            windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled = false,
             onError = { errors.incrementAndGet() },
         )
 
@@ -356,6 +364,7 @@ class NativePlayerControllerTeardownTest {
             initialPositionMs = 0L,
             decoderPriority = 0,
             nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled = false,
+            windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled = false,
             onError = {},
         )
 
@@ -425,6 +434,7 @@ class NativePlayerControllerTeardownTest {
             initialPositionMs = 0L,
             decoderPriority = 0,
             nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled = false,
+            windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled = false,
             onError = { retryError.countDown() },
         )
         controller.startTrackedDisposeForTest(42L)
@@ -471,6 +481,7 @@ class NativePlayerControllerTeardownTest {
             initialPositionMs = 0L,
             decoderPriority = 0,
             nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabled = false,
+            windowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled = false,
             onError = { replacementError.countDown() },
         )
         SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait {}
diff --git a/composeApp/src/iosMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsStorage.ios.kt b/composeApp/src/iosMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsStorage.ios.kt
index aef697c46..0ca9f839f 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/iosMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsStorage.ios.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/iosMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsStorage.ios.kt
@@ -947,6 +947,10 @@ actual object PlayerSettingsStorage {
         NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults.setBool(enabled, forKey = ProfileScopedKey.of(nvidiaRtxSuperResolutionEnabledKey))
     }
 
+    actual fun loadWindowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled(): Boolean? = null
+
+    actual fun saveWindowsHdmiPassthroughEnabled(enabled: Boolean) = Unit
+
     actual fun exportToSyncPayload(): JsonObject = buildJsonObject {
         loadShowLoadingOverlay()?.let { put(showLoadingOverlayKey, encodeSyncBoolean(it)) }
         loadShowParentalGuide()?.let { put(showParentalGuideKey, encodeSyncBoolean(it)) }