diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/mobile/bridge/ExternalPlayer.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/mobile/bridge/ExternalPlayer.kt
index 4259b46d4..7a30ac94f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/mobile/bridge/ExternalPlayer.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/mobile/bridge/ExternalPlayer.kt
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ class ExternalPlayer(
                 startTimeTicks = playOptions.startPositionTicks,
                 audioStreamIndex = playOptions.audioStreamIndex,
                 subtitleStreamIndex = playOptions.subtitleStreamIndex,
+                maxStreamingBitrate = playOptions.maxBitrate,
             ).onSuccess { jellyfinMediaSource ->
                 playMediaSource(playOptions, jellyfinMediaSource)
             }.onFailure { error ->
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/mobile/player/deviceprofile/DeviceProfileBuilder.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/mobile/player/deviceprofile/DeviceProfileBuilder.kt
index f7172c192..aba7a9a19 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/mobile/player/deviceprofile/DeviceProfileBuilder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/jellyfin/mobile/player/deviceprofile/DeviceProfileBuilder.kt
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ class DeviceProfileBuilder(
         containerProfiles = emptyList(),
         codecProfiles = emptyList(),
         subtitleProfiles = getSubtitleProfiles(EXTERNAL_PLAYER_SUBTITLES, EXTERNAL_PLAYER_SUBTITLES),
+        maxStreamingBitrate = MAX_STREAMING_BITRATE,
 
         // TODO: remove redundant defaults after API/SDK is fixed
         timelineOffsetSeconds = 0,