diff --git a/bazarr/api.py b/bazarr/api.py
index cd11e45aa..ffddb5e49 100644
--- a/bazarr/api.py
+++ b/bazarr/api.py
@@ -424,6 +424,10 @@ class Episodes(Resource):
                                "code2": subtitle[0],
                                "code3": alpha3_from_alpha2(subtitle[0]),
                                "forced": True if len(subtitle) > 1 else False}
+
+                if settings.general.getboolean('embedded_subs_show_desired'):
+                    item['subtitles'] = [x for x in item['subtitles'] if
+                                         x[0]['code2'] in ast.literal_eval(desired_languages) or x[1]]
             else:
                 item.update({"subtitles": []})
 
@@ -713,6 +717,11 @@ class Movies(Resource):
                                             "code2": language[0],
                                             "code3": alpha3_from_alpha2(language[0]),
                                             "forced": True if len(language) > 1 else False}
+
+                if settings.general.getboolean('embedded_subs_show_desired'):
+                    item['subtitles'] = [x for x in item['subtitles'] if
+                                         x['code2'] in [y['code2'] for y in item['languages']] or x['path']]
+
                 item['subtitles'] = sorted(item['subtitles'], key=itemgetter('name', 'forced'))
             else:
                 item.update({"subtitles": []})
diff --git a/bazarr/config.py b/bazarr/config.py
index 1ac551e76..b38365d3f 100644
--- a/bazarr/config.py
+++ b/bazarr/config.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ defaults = {
         'page_size_manual_search': '10',
         'minimum_score_movie': '70',
         'use_embedded_subs': 'True',
+        'embedded_subs_show_desired': 'True',
         'utf8_encode': 'True',
         'ignore_pgs_subs': 'False',
         'adaptive_searching': 'False',
diff --git a/views/settingssubtitles.html b/views/settingssubtitles.html
index 4e768e011..34c50c9f0 100644
--- a/views/settingssubtitles.html
+++ b/views/settingssubtitles.html
@@ -208,6 +208,18 @@
                         <label>Ignores PGS Subtitles in Embedded Subtitles detection. Only relevant if 'Use embedded Subtitles' is enabled.</label>
                     </div>
                 </div>
+                <div class="row">
+                    <div class="col-sm-4 text-right">
+                        <b>Show Only Desired Languages</b>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="form-group col-sm-8">
+                        <label class="custom-control custom-checkbox">
+                            <input type="checkbox" class="custom-control-input" id="settings-general-embedded_subs_show_desired" name="settings-general-embedded_subs_show_desired">
+                            <span class="custom-control-label" for="settings-general-embedded_subs_show_desired"></span>
+                        </label>
+                        <label>Hide subtitles for languages that are not currently enabled.</label>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
             </div>
 
             <h4>Post-Processing</h4>
@@ -426,6 +438,7 @@
             $('#settings-general-multithreading').prop('checked', {{'true' if settings.general.getboolean('multithreading') else 'false'}}).trigger('change');
             $('#settings-general-use_embedded_subs').prop('checked', {{'true' if settings.general.getboolean('use_embedded_subs') else 'false'}}).trigger('change');
             $('#settings-general-ignore_pgs_subs').prop('checked', {{'true' if settings.general.getboolean('ignore_pgs_subs') else 'false'}}).trigger('change');
+            $('#settings-general-embedded_subs_show_desired').prop('checked', {{'true' if settings.general.getboolean('embedded_subs_show_desired') else 'false'}}).trigger('change');
             $('#settings-general-utf8_encode').prop('checked', {{'true' if settings.general.getboolean('utf8_encode') else 'false'}}).trigger('change');
             $('#settings-general-chmod_enabled').prop('checked', {{'true' if settings.general.getboolean('chmod_enabled') else 'false'}}).trigger('change');
             $('#settings-general-use_postprocessing').prop('checked', {{'true' if settings.general.getboolean('use_postprocessing') else 'false'}}).trigger('change');