diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/StreamingHelpers.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/StreamingHelpers.cs
index 3a5db2f3fb..74ba423e43 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/StreamingHelpers.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/StreamingHelpers.cs
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ public static class StreamingHelpers
                     state.VideoRequest.MaxHeight = resolution.MaxHeight;
                 }
             }
+
+            if (!EncodingHelper.IsCopyCodec(state.OutputAudioCodec) && string.Equals(state.AudioStream.Codec, state.OutputAudioCodec, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && state.OutputAudioBitrate.HasValue)
+            {
+                state.OutputAudioCodec = state.SupportedAudioCodecs.Where(c => !EncodingHelper.LosslessAudioCodecs.Contains(c)).FirstOrDefault(mediaEncoder.CanEncodeToAudioCodec);
+            }
         }
 
         var ext = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(state.OutputContainer)