diff --git a/bazarr/config.py b/bazarr/config.py
index 216e8fc48..462491710 100644
--- a/bazarr/config.py
+++ b/bazarr/config.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ defaults = {
         'utf8_encode': 'True',
         'ignore_pgs_subs': 'False',
         'ignore_vobsub_subs': 'False',
+        'ignore_ass_subs': 'False',
         'adaptive_searching': 'False',
         'enabled_providers': '[]',
         'multithreading': 'True',
diff --git a/bazarr/list_subtitles.py b/bazarr/list_subtitles.py
index 4a03d0cec..061f86d14 100644
--- a/bazarr/list_subtitles.py
+++ b/bazarr/list_subtitles.py
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ def store_subtitles(original_path, reversed_path):
                     try:
                         if (settings.general.getboolean("ignore_pgs_subs") and subtitle_codec.lower() == "pgs") or \
                                 (settings.general.getboolean("ignore_vobsub_subs") and subtitle_codec.lower() ==
-                                 "vobsub"):
+                                 "vobsub") or \
+                                (settings.general.getboolean("ignore_ass_subs") and subtitle_codec.lower() ==
+                                 "ass"):
                             logging.debug("BAZARR skipping %s sub for language: %s" % (subtitle_codec, alpha2_from_alpha3(subtitle_language)))
                             continue
 
@@ -158,7 +160,9 @@ def store_subtitles_movie(original_path, reversed_path):
                     try:
                         if (settings.general.getboolean("ignore_pgs_subs") and subtitle_codec.lower() == "pgs") or \
                                 (settings.general.getboolean("ignore_vobsub_subs") and subtitle_codec.lower() ==
-                                 "vobsub"):
+                                 "vobsub") or \
+                                (settings.general.getboolean("ignore_ass_subs") and subtitle_codec.lower() ==
+                                 "ass"):
                             logging.debug("BAZARR skipping %s sub for language: %s" % (subtitle_codec, alpha2_from_alpha3(subtitle_language)))
                             continue
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/Subtitles/index.tsx b/frontend/src/Settings/Subtitles/index.tsx
index 25dd2793c..66ddbd2e3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/Subtitles/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/Subtitles/index.tsx
@@ -176,6 +176,15 @@ const SettingsSubtitlesView: FunctionComponent = () => {
                 Ignores VobSub Subtitles in Embedded Subtitles detection.
               </Message>
             </Input>
+            <Input>
+              <Check
+                label="Ignore Embedded ASS Subtitles"
+                settingKey="settings-general-ignore_ass_subs"
+              ></Check>
+              <Message>
+                Ignores ASS Subtitles in Embedded Subtitles detection.
+              </Message>
+            </Input>
             <Input>
               <Check
                 label="Show Only Desired Languages"