diff --git a/src/stremio_app/stremio_player/communication.rs b/src/stremio_app/stremio_player/communication.rs
index 2378f47..e6d68e5 100644
--- a/src/stremio_app/stremio_player/communication.rs
+++ b/src/stremio_app/stremio_player/communication.rs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ pub enum StrProp {
     SubColor,
     TrackList,
     VideoParams,
-    // Vo,
+    Vo,
 }
 stringable!(StrProp);
 
diff --git a/src/stremio_app/stremio_player/player.rs b/src/stremio_app/stremio_player/player.rs
index 83f89fb..06501b5 100644
--- a/src/stremio_app/stremio_player/player.rs
+++ b/src/stremio_app/stremio_player/player.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ fn create_shareable_mpv(window_handle: HWND) -> Arc<Mpv> {
         set_property!("msg-level", "all=no");
         set_property!("quiet", "yes");
         set_property!("hwdec", "auto");
+        // set_property!("vo", "gpu-next,");
         Ok(())
     });
     Arc::new(mpv.expect("cannot build MPV"))
@@ -228,6 +229,16 @@ fn create_message_thread(
                     set_property(name, value, &mpv);
                 }
                 InMsg(InMsgFn::MpvSetProp, InMsgArgs::StProp(name, PropVal::Str(value))) => {
+                    let value = if name.to_string() == "vo" {
+                        let mut value = value;
+                        if !value.is_empty() && !value.ends_with(',') {
+                            value.push(',');
+                        }
+                        value.push_str("gpu-next,");
+                        value
+                    } else {
+                        value
+                    };
                     set_property(name, value, &mpv);
                 }
                 InMsg(InMsgFn::MpvCommand, InMsgArgs::Cmd(cmd)) => {