diff --git a/Emby.Common.Implementations/IO/ManagedFileSystem.cs b/Emby.Common.Implementations/IO/ManagedFileSystem.cs
index 2c9388a414..0c1c02cd59 100644
--- a/Emby.Common.Implementations/IO/ManagedFileSystem.cs
+++ b/Emby.Common.Implementations/IO/ManagedFileSystem.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ namespace Emby.Common.Implementations.IO
             Logger = logger;
             _supportsAsyncFileStreams = true;
             _tempPath = tempPath;
-            EnableFileSystemRequestConcat = false;
+
+            // On Linux, this needs to be true or symbolic links are ignored
+            EnableFileSystemRequestConcat = environmentInfo.OperatingSystem != MediaBrowser.Model.System.OperatingSystem.Windows &&
+                environmentInfo.OperatingSystem != MediaBrowser.Model.System.OperatingSystem.OSX;
+
             SetInvalidFileNameChars(environmentInfo.OperatingSystem == MediaBrowser.Model.System.OperatingSystem.Windows);
         }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Dlna/StreamBuilder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Dlna/StreamBuilder.cs
index bfb65ed425..1c7aa81e5e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Dlna/StreamBuilder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Dlna/StreamBuilder.cs
@@ -1037,6 +1037,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Dlna
 
         private bool IsAudioEligibleForDirectPlay(MediaSourceInfo item, long? maxBitrate)
         {
+            // Don't restrict by bitrate if coming from an external domain
+            if (item.IsRemote)
+            {
+                return true;    
+            }
+
             if (!maxBitrate.HasValue)
             {
                 _logger.Info("Cannot direct play due to unknown supported bitrate");