diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs
index b4ba31d723..f15986bbbf 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/Playback/BaseStreamingService.cs
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.Playback
                 return VideoCodecs.H264;
             }
 
-            return null;
+            return VideoCodecs.Copy;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Dto/StreamOptions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Dto/StreamOptions.cs
index d9c34f9b1a..b9f2dbe4a8 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Dto/StreamOptions.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Dto/StreamOptions.cs
@@ -155,7 +155,11 @@
         /// <summary>
         /// The wma
         /// </summary>
-        Wma
+        Wma,
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The copy
+        /// </summary>
+        Copy
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -188,6 +192,10 @@
         /// <summary>
         /// The WMV
         /// </summary>
-        Wmv
+        Wmv,
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The copy
+        /// </summary>
+        Copy
     }
 }