diff --git a/source/utils/deviceCapabilities.brs b/source/utils/deviceCapabilities.brs
index 2501bd87b..ca5442eab 100644
--- a/source/utils/deviceCapabilities.brs
+++ b/source/utils/deviceCapabilities.brs
@@ -797,6 +797,35 @@ function getDeviceProfile() as object
         deviceProfile.CodecProfiles.push(codecProfileArray)
     end if
 
+    ' respect user policy in regards to transcoding permission
+    enableVideoTranscoding = m.global.session.user.policy.EnableVideoPlaybackTranscoding
+    enableAudioTranscoding = m.global.session.user.policy.EnableAudioPlaybackTranscoding
+
+    if isValid(enableVideoTranscoding) and isValid(enableAudioTranscoding)
+        if not enableVideoTranscoding and not enableAudioTranscoding
+            ' no transcoding allowed
+            deviceProfile.TranscodingProfiles = []
+        else if not enableVideoTranscoding and enableAudioTranscoding
+            ' no video transcoding allowed
+            newProfile = []
+            for i = 0 to deviceProfile.TranscodingProfiles.count() - 1
+                if Lcase(deviceProfile.TranscodingProfiles[i].Type) <> "video"
+                    newProfile.push(deviceProfile.TranscodingProfiles[i])
+                end if
+            end for
+            deviceProfile.TranscodingProfiles = newProfile
+        else if enableVideoTranscoding and not enableAudioTranscoding
+            ' no audio transcoding allowed
+            newProfile = []
+            for i = 0 to deviceProfile.TranscodingProfiles.count() - 1
+                if Lcase(deviceProfile.TranscodingProfiles[i].Type) <> "audio"
+                    newProfile.push(deviceProfile.TranscodingProfiles[i])
+                end if
+            end for
+            deviceProfile.TranscodingProfiles = newProfile
+        end if
+    end if
+
     return deviceProfile
 end function