diff --git a/src/hooks/useSettings.ts b/src/hooks/useSettings.ts
index 3f55f4ec..aa63dce1 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSettings.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSettings.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export interface AppSettings {
   selectedHeroCatalogs: string[]; // Array of catalog IDs to display in hero section
   logoSourcePreference: 'metahub' | 'tmdb'; // Preferred source for title logos
   tmdbLanguagePreference: string; // Preferred language for TMDB logos (ISO 639-1 code)
+  enableInternalProviders: boolean; // Toggle for internal providers like HDRezka
 }
 
 export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: AppSettings = {
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: AppSettings = {
   selectedHeroCatalogs: [], // Empty array means all catalogs are selected
   logoSourcePreference: 'metahub', // Default to Metahub as first source
   tmdbLanguagePreference: 'en', // Default to English
+  enableInternalProviders: true, // Enable internal providers by default
 };
 
 const SETTINGS_STORAGE_KEY = 'app_settings';
diff --git a/src/screens/SettingsScreen.tsx b/src/screens/SettingsScreen.tsx
index c21e6fe9..9dbe1026 100644
--- a/src/screens/SettingsScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/SettingsScreen.tsx
@@ -406,6 +406,17 @@ const SettingsScreen: React.FC = () => {
                 onPress={() => navigation.navigate('CatalogSettings')}
                 badge={catalogCount}
               />
+              <SettingItem
+                title="Internal Providers"
+                description="Enable or disable built-in providers like HDRezka"
+                icon="source"
+                renderControl={() => (
+                  <CustomSwitch
+                    value={settings.enableInternalProviders}
+                    onValueChange={(value) => updateSetting('enableInternalProviders', value)}
+                  />
+                )}
+              />
               <SettingItem
                 title="Home Screen"
                 description="Customize layout and content"
diff --git a/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx b/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx
index 456e3fc2..eddfc1b8 100644
--- a/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx
@@ -318,6 +318,13 @@ export const StreamsScreen = () => {
       logger.log("🏁 Stream loading finished. Processing results.");
       
       const currentStreamsData = type === 'series' ? episodeStreams : groupedStreams;
+      
+      // Find all providers that returned streams
+      const providersWithStreams = Object.entries(currentStreamsData)
+        .filter(([_, data]) => data.streams && data.streams.length > 0)
+        .map(([providerId]) => providerId);
+      
+      logger.log(`📊 Providers with streams: ${providersWithStreams.join(', ')}`);
 
       // Update simple loading flag: all expected providers are no longer loading
       setLoadingProviders(prevLoading => {
@@ -334,8 +341,8 @@ export const StreamsScreen = () => {
         expectedProviders.forEach(providerId => {
           if (newStatus[providerId]) { // Ensure the provider entry exists
             const providerHasStreams = currentStreamsData[providerId] && 
-                                       currentStreamsData[providerId].streams && 
-                                       currentStreamsData[providerId].streams.length > 0;
+                                      currentStreamsData[providerId].streams && 
+                                      currentStreamsData[providerId].streams.length > 0;
             
             newStatus[providerId] = {
               ...newStatus[providerId], // Preserve timeStarted
@@ -362,14 +369,33 @@ export const StreamsScreen = () => {
       });
 
       // Update the set of available providers based on what actually loaded streams
-      const providersWithStreams = new Set(Object.keys(currentStreamsData));
-      setAvailableProviders(providersWithStreams);
+      const providersWithStreamsSet = new Set(providersWithStreams);
+      setAvailableProviders(providersWithStreamsSet);
 
       // Reset loadStartTime to signify the end of this loading cycle
-      setLoadStartTime(0); 
+      setLoadStartTime(0);
     }
   }, [loadingStreams, loadingEpisodeStreams, groupedStreams, episodeStreams, type /* loadStartTime is intentionally omitted from deps here */]);
 
+  // Add useEffect to update availableProviders whenever streams change
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!loadingStreams && !loadingEpisodeStreams) {
+      const streams = type === 'series' ? episodeStreams : groupedStreams;
+      // Only include providers that actually have streams
+      const providers = new Set(
+        Object.entries(streams)
+          .filter(([_, data]) => data.streams && data.streams.length > 0)
+          .map(([providerId]) => providerId)
+      );
+      setAvailableProviders(providers);
+      
+      // Also reset the selected provider to 'all' if the current selection is no longer available
+      if (selectedProvider !== 'all' && !providers.has(selectedProvider)) {
+        setSelectedProvider('all');
+      }
+    }
+  }, [type, groupedStreams, episodeStreams, loadingStreams, loadingEpisodeStreams, selectedProvider]);
+
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (type === 'series' && episodeId) {
       logger.log(`🎬 Loading episode streams for: ${episodeId}`);
@@ -628,10 +654,20 @@ export const StreamsScreen = () => {
   const filterItems = useMemo(() => {
     const installedAddons = stremioService.getInstalledAddons();
     const streams = type === 'series' ? episodeStreams : groupedStreams;
+    
+    // Make sure we include all providers with streams, not just those in availableProviders
+    const allProviders = new Set([
+      ...availableProviders,
+      ...Object.keys(streams).filter(key => 
+        streams[key] && 
+        streams[key].streams && 
+        streams[key].streams.length > 0
+      )
+    ]);
 
     return [
       { id: 'all', name: 'All Providers' },
-      ...Array.from(availableProviders)
+      ...Array.from(allProviders)
         .sort((a, b) => {
           // Always put HDRezka at the top
           if (a === 'hdrezka') return -1;
diff --git a/src/services/hdrezkaService.ts b/src/services/hdrezkaService.ts
index eb3dd6c6..98b39e3a 100644
--- a/src/services/hdrezkaService.ts
+++ b/src/services/hdrezkaService.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { logger } from '../utils/logger';
 import { Stream } from '../types/metadata';
 import { tmdbService } from './tmdbService';
 import axios from 'axios';
+import { settingsEmitter } from '../hooks/useSettings';
+import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-async-storage/async-storage';
 
 // Use node-fetch if available, otherwise fallback to global fetch
 let fetchImpl: typeof fetch;
@@ -418,6 +420,16 @@ class HDRezkaService {
     try {
       logger.log(`[HDRezka] Getting streams for ${mediaType} with ID: ${mediaId}`);
       
+      // First check if internal providers are enabled
+      const settingsJson = await AsyncStorage.getItem('app_settings');
+      if (settingsJson) {
+        const settings = JSON.parse(settingsJson);
+        if (settings.enableInternalProviders === false) {
+          logger.log('[HDRezka] Internal providers are disabled in settings, skipping HDRezka');
+          return [];
+        }
+      }
+      
       // First, extract the actual title from TMDB if this is an ID
       let title = mediaId;
       let year: number | undefined = undefined;