diff --git a/bazarr/app/config.py b/bazarr/app/config.py
index 37da0f744..476640db8 100644
--- a/bazarr/app/config.py
+++ b/bazarr/app/config.py
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ defaults = {
         'embedded_subtitles_parser': 'ffprobe',
         'default_und_audio_lang': '',
         'default_und_embedded_subtitles_lang': '',
-        'parse_embedded_audio_track': 'False'
+        'parse_embedded_audio_track': 'False',
+        'skip_hashing': 'False'
     },
     'auth': {
         'type': 'None',
diff --git a/bazarr/subtitles/utils.py b/bazarr/subtitles/utils.py
index dbeeaf3e3..4f0ee2cd2 100644
--- a/bazarr/subtitles/utils.py
+++ b/bazarr/subtitles/utils.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import os
 from subzero.language import Language
 from subzero.video import parse_video
 
+from app.config import settings
 from languages.custom_lang import CustomLanguage
 from app.database import get_profiles_list
 from subtitles.tools.score import movie_score, series_score
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ def get_video(path, title, sceneName, providers=None, media_type="movie"):
         hash_from = original_path
 
     try:
-        video = parse_video(path, hints=hints, providers=providers, dry_run=used_scene_name,
+        skip_hashing = settings.general.getboolean('skip_hashing')
+        video = parse_video(path, hints=hints, skip_hashing=skip_hashing, dry_run=used_scene_name, providers=providers,
                             hash_from=hash_from)
         video.used_scene_name = used_scene_name
         video.original_name = original_name
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Settings/Subtitles/index.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Settings/Subtitles/index.tsx
index 80fc03695..ffd3e2774 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Settings/Subtitles/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Settings/Subtitles/index.tsx
@@ -288,6 +288,15 @@ const SettingsSubtitlesView: FunctionComponent = () => {
           ></Selector>
           <Message>Embedded subtitles video parser</Message>
         </CollapseBox>
+        <Check
+          label="Skip video file hash calculation"
+          settingKey="settings-general-skip_hashing"
+        ></Check>
+        <Message>
+          Skip video file hashing during search process to prevent sleeping hard
+          disk drive from waking-up. On the other hand, this may decrease your
+          search results scores.
+        </Message>
       </Section>
       <Section header="Post-Processing">
         <Check