diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/data/local/PlayerSettingsDataStore.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/data/local/PlayerSettingsDataStore.kt
index b562623e..952a74d7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/data/local/PlayerSettingsDataStore.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/data/local/PlayerSettingsDataStore.kt
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ data class PlayerSettings(
     val streamAutoPlayRegex: String = "",
     val streamAutoPlayNextEpisodeEnabled: Boolean = false,
     val streamAutoPlayPreferBingeGroupForNextEpisode: Boolean = true,
+    val streamAutoPlayTimeoutSeconds: Int = 3,
     val nextEpisodeThresholdMode: NextEpisodeThresholdMode = NextEpisodeThresholdMode.PERCENTAGE,
     val nextEpisodeThresholdPercent: Float = 99f,
     val nextEpisodeThresholdMinutesBeforeEnd: Float = 2f,
@@ -289,6 +290,7 @@ class PlayerSettingsDataStore @Inject constructor(
     private val streamAutoPlayRegexKey = stringPreferencesKey("stream_auto_play_regex")
     private val streamAutoPlayNextEpisodeEnabledKey = booleanPreferencesKey("stream_auto_play_next_episode_enabled")
     private val streamAutoPlayPreferBingeGroupForNextEpisodeKey = booleanPreferencesKey("stream_auto_play_prefer_bingegroup_next_episode")
+    private val streamAutoPlayTimeoutSecondsKey = intPreferencesKey("stream_auto_play_timeout_seconds")
     private val nextEpisodeThresholdModeKey = stringPreferencesKey("next_episode_threshold_mode")
     private val nextEpisodeThresholdPercentLegacyKey = intPreferencesKey("next_episode_threshold_percent")
     private val nextEpisodeThresholdMinutesBeforeEndLegacyKey = intPreferencesKey("next_episode_threshold_minutes_before_end")
@@ -437,6 +439,7 @@ class PlayerSettingsDataStore @Inject constructor(
                 streamAutoPlayNextEpisodeEnabled = prefs[streamAutoPlayNextEpisodeEnabledKey] ?: false,
                 streamAutoPlayPreferBingeGroupForNextEpisode =
                     prefs[streamAutoPlayPreferBingeGroupForNextEpisodeKey] ?: true,
+                streamAutoPlayTimeoutSeconds = (prefs[streamAutoPlayTimeoutSecondsKey] ?: 3).coerceIn(0, 10),
                 nextEpisodeThresholdMode = prefs[nextEpisodeThresholdModeKey]?.let {
                     runCatching { NextEpisodeThresholdMode.valueOf(it) }.getOrDefault(NextEpisodeThresholdMode.PERCENTAGE)
                 } ?: NextEpisodeThresholdMode.PERCENTAGE,
@@ -641,6 +644,12 @@ class PlayerSettingsDataStore @Inject constructor(
         }
     }
 
+    suspend fun setStreamAutoPlayTimeoutSeconds(seconds: Int) {
+        store().edit { prefs ->
+            prefs[streamAutoPlayTimeoutSecondsKey] = seconds.coerceIn(0, 10)
+        }
+    }
+
     suspend fun setNextEpisodeThresholdMode(mode: NextEpisodeThresholdMode) {
         store().edit { prefs ->
             prefs[nextEpisodeThresholdModeKey] = mode.name
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/player/PlayerRuntimeControllerStreams.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/player/PlayerRuntimeControllerStreams.kt
index e0a6faea..5e2b4144 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/player/PlayerRuntimeControllerStreams.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/player/PlayerRuntimeControllerStreams.kt
@@ -822,7 +822,10 @@ internal fun PlayerRuntimeController.playNextEpisode() {
                 }
             }
 
-            delay(5_000L)
+            val timeoutMs = playerSettings.streamAutoPlayTimeoutSeconds * 1_000L
+            if (timeoutMs > 0L) {
+                delay(timeoutMs)
+            }
             timeoutElapsed = true
             if (!autoSelectTriggered && lastSuccessData != null) {
                 autoSelectTriggered = true
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/settings/PlaybackAutoPlaySettings.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/settings/PlaybackAutoPlaySettings.kt
index 4233ac5c..bd845fa1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/settings/PlaybackAutoPlaySettings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/settings/PlaybackAutoPlaySettings.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Extension
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Language
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.PlayArrow
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.SkipNext
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Timer
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.History
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Tune
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ internal fun LazyListScope.autoPlaySettingsItems(
     onSetStreamAutoPlayPreferBingeGroupForNextEpisode: (Boolean) -> Unit,
     onSetNextEpisodeThresholdPercent: (Float) -> Unit,
     onSetNextEpisodeThresholdMinutesBeforeEnd: (Float) -> Unit,
+    onSetStreamAutoPlayTimeoutSeconds: (Int) -> Unit,
     onSetReuseLastLinkEnabled: (Boolean) -> Unit,
     onItemFocused: () -> Unit = {}
 ) {
@@ -122,6 +124,29 @@ internal fun LazyListScope.autoPlaySettingsItems(
         )
     }
 
+    if (playerSettings.streamAutoPlayMode != StreamAutoPlayMode.MANUAL) {
+        item(key = "autoplay_stream_timeout") {
+            val timeoutSec = playerSettings.streamAutoPlayTimeoutSeconds
+            val valueText = if (timeoutSec == 0) {
+                stringResource(R.string.autoplay_timeout_instant)
+            } else {
+                "${timeoutSec}s"
+            }
+            SliderSettingsItem(
+                icon = Icons.Default.Timer,
+                title = stringResource(R.string.autoplay_timeout_title),
+                subtitle = stringResource(R.string.autoplay_timeout_sub),
+                value = timeoutSec,
+                valueText = valueText,
+                minValue = 0,
+                maxValue = 10,
+                step = 1,
+                onValueChange = { onSetStreamAutoPlayTimeoutSeconds(it) },
+                onFocused = onItemFocused
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
     item(key = "autoplay_next_episode") {
         ToggleSettingsItem(
             icon = Icons.Default.SkipNext,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/settings/PlaybackSettingsScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/settings/PlaybackSettingsScreen.kt
index 2bb6150d..ceb153fa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/settings/PlaybackSettingsScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/settings/PlaybackSettingsScreen.kt
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ fun PlaybackSettingsContent(
                 onSetNextEpisodeThresholdMinutesBeforeEnd = { minutes ->
                     coroutineScope.launch { viewModel.setNextEpisodeThresholdMinutesBeforeEnd(minutes) }
                 },
+                onSetStreamAutoPlayTimeoutSeconds = { seconds ->
+                    coroutineScope.launch { viewModel.setStreamAutoPlayTimeoutSeconds(seconds) }
+                },
                 onSetReuseLastLinkEnabled = { enabled -> coroutineScope.launch { viewModel.setStreamReuseLastLinkEnabled(enabled) } },
                 onSetLoadingOverlayEnabled = { enabled -> coroutineScope.launch { viewModel.setLoadingOverlayEnabled(enabled) } },
                 onSetPauseOverlayEnabled = { enabled -> coroutineScope.launch { viewModel.setPauseOverlayEnabled(enabled) } },
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/settings/PlaybackSettingsSections.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/settings/PlaybackSettingsSections.kt
index 884b495b..42df8014 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/settings/PlaybackSettingsSections.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/settings/PlaybackSettingsSections.kt
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ internal fun PlaybackSettingsSections(
     onSetStreamAutoPlayPreferBingeGroupForNextEpisode: (Boolean) -> Unit,
     onSetNextEpisodeThresholdPercent: (Float) -> Unit,
     onSetNextEpisodeThresholdMinutesBeforeEnd: (Float) -> Unit,
+    onSetStreamAutoPlayTimeoutSeconds: (Int) -> Unit,
     onSetReuseLastLinkEnabled: (Boolean) -> Unit,
     onSetLoadingOverlayEnabled: (Boolean) -> Unit,
     onSetPauseOverlayEnabled: (Boolean) -> Unit,
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ internal fun PlaybackSettingsSections(
                 onSetStreamAutoPlayPreferBingeGroupForNextEpisode = onSetStreamAutoPlayPreferBingeGroupForNextEpisode,
                 onSetNextEpisodeThresholdPercent = onSetNextEpisodeThresholdPercent,
                 onSetNextEpisodeThresholdMinutesBeforeEnd = onSetNextEpisodeThresholdMinutesBeforeEnd,
+                onSetStreamAutoPlayTimeoutSeconds = onSetStreamAutoPlayTimeoutSeconds,
                 onSetReuseLastLinkEnabled = onSetReuseLastLinkEnabled,
                 onItemFocused = { focusedSection = PlaybackSection.STREAM_SELECTION }
             )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/settings/PlaybackSettingsViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/settings/PlaybackSettingsViewModel.kt
index fd3be0ed..b4e94b23 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/settings/PlaybackSettingsViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/settings/PlaybackSettingsViewModel.kt
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@ class PlaybackSettingsViewModel @Inject constructor(
         playerSettingsDataStore.setStreamAutoPlayPreferBingeGroupForNextEpisode(enabled)
     }
 
+    suspend fun setStreamAutoPlayTimeoutSeconds(seconds: Int) {
+        playerSettingsDataStore.setStreamAutoPlayTimeoutSeconds(seconds)
+    }
+
     suspend fun setNextEpisodeThresholdMode(mode: NextEpisodeThresholdMode) {
         playerSettingsDataStore.setNextEpisodeThresholdMode(mode)
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/stream/StreamScreenViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/stream/StreamScreenViewModel.kt
index 35afaf2f..ac8e9af2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/stream/StreamScreenViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nuvio/tv/ui/screens/stream/StreamScreenViewModel.kt
@@ -399,8 +399,11 @@ class StreamScreenViewModel @Inject constructor(
                 }
             }
 
-            // After 5s: if streams arrived, auto-select now; if not, wait for first result from inner job
-            delay(5_000L)
+            // After timeout: if streams arrived, auto-select now; if not, wait for first result from inner job
+            val timeoutMs = playerSettings.streamAutoPlayTimeoutSeconds * 1_000L
+            if (timeoutMs > 0L) {
+                delay(timeoutMs)
+            }
             timeoutElapsed = true
             if (!autoSelectTriggered && lastSuccessData != null) {
                 autoSelectTriggered = true
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml
index ff9a9699..921474aa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-pl/strings.xml
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@
     <string name="autoplay_scope_addons">Tylko zainstalowane dodatki</string>
     <string name="autoplay_scope_plugins">Tylko włączone wtyczki</string>
     <string name="autoplay_scope">Zakres źródeł auto-play</string>
+    <string name="autoplay_timeout_title">Limit czasu wyboru strumienia</string>
+    <string name="autoplay_timeout_sub">Czas oczekiwania na dodatki przed wyborem. 0 = pierwszy wynik wygrywa.</string>
+    <string name="autoplay_timeout_instant">Natychmiast</string>
     <string name="autoplay_allowed_addons">Dozwolone dodatki</string>
     <string name="autoplay_all_addons">Wszystkie zainstalowane dodatki</string>
     <string name="autoplay_allowed_plugins">Dozwolone wtyczki</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 077059f2..6db33005 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -351,6 +351,9 @@
     <string name="autoplay_scope_addons">Installed addons only</string>
     <string name="autoplay_scope_plugins">Enabled plugins only</string>
     <string name="autoplay_scope">Auto-play Source Scope</string>
+    <string name="autoplay_timeout_title">Stream Selection Timeout</string>
+    <string name="autoplay_timeout_sub">Wait time for addons before selecting. 0 = first result wins.</string>
+    <string name="autoplay_timeout_instant">Instant</string>
     <string name="autoplay_allowed_addons">Allowed Addons</string>
     <string name="autoplay_all_addons">All installed addons</string>
     <string name="autoplay_allowed_plugins">Allowed Plugins</string>