diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/playback/PlaybackViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/playback/PlaybackViewModel.kt
index 1951d1d9..931ac551 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/playback/PlaybackViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/playback/PlaybackViewModel.kt
@@ -207,7 +207,11 @@ class PlaybackViewModel
             jobs.forEach { it.cancel() }
         }
 
-        private suspend fun createPlayer(isHdr: Boolean) {
+        private suspend fun createPlayer(
+            isHdr: Boolean,
+            is4k: Boolean,
+        ) {
+            val softwareDecoding = !preferences.appPreferences.playbackPreferences.mpvOptions.enableHardwareDecoding
             val playerBackend =
                 when (preferences.appPreferences.playbackPreferences.playerBackend) {
                     PlayerBackend.UNRECOGNIZED,
@@ -216,7 +220,7 @@ class PlaybackViewModel
 
                     PlayerBackend.MPV -> PlayerBackend.MPV
 
-                    PlayerBackend.PREFER_MPV -> if (isHdr) PlayerBackend.EXO_PLAYER else PlayerBackend.MPV
+                    PlayerBackend.PREFER_MPV -> if (isHdr || (is4k && softwareDecoding)) PlayerBackend.EXO_PLAYER else PlayerBackend.MPV
                 }
 
             Timber.d("Selected backend: %s", playerBackend)
@@ -428,11 +432,13 @@ class PlaybackViewModel
                             val isHdr =
                                 it.videoRange == VideoRange.HDR ||
                                     (it.videoRangeType != VideoRangeType.SDR && it.videoRangeType != VideoRangeType.UNKNOWN)
-                            SimpleVideoStream(it.index, isHdr)
+                            // Often times 4k movies have a wider aspect ratio so the height is lower even though the width is still 3840
+                            val is4k = (it.width ?: 0) > 2560 || (it.height ?: 0) > 1440
+                            SimpleVideoStream(it.index, isHdr, is4k)
                         }
 
                 // Create the correct player for the media
-                createPlayer(videoStream?.hdr == true)
+                createPlayer(videoStream?.hdr == true, videoStream?.is4k == true)
 
                 val subtitleStreams =
                     mediaSource.mediaStreams
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/playback/SimpleMediaStream.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/playback/SimpleMediaStream.kt
index f63e91b2..6444a268 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/playback/SimpleMediaStream.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/damontecres/wholphin/ui/playback/SimpleMediaStream.kt
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ data class SimpleMediaStream(
 data class SimpleVideoStream(
     val index: Int,
     val hdr: Boolean,
+    val is4k: Boolean,
 )