diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/subtitles/SubtitlesFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/subtitles/SubtitlesFragment.kt
index ff0e0e82..d06ab90c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/subtitles/SubtitlesFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/subtitles/SubtitlesFragment.kt
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import java.io.File
 const val SUBTITLE_KEY = "subtitle_settings"
 const val SUBTITLE_AUTO_SELECT_KEY = "subs_auto_select"
 const val SUBTITLE_DOWNLOAD_KEY = "subs_auto_download"
+const val PRIOR_SUB_LANGUAGE = "prior_sub_language"
 
 data class SaveCaptionStyle(
     @JsonProperty("foregroundColor") var foregroundColor: Int,
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ data class SaveCaptionStyle(
     @JsonProperty("fixedTextSize") var fixedTextSize: Float?,
     @JsonProperty("removeCaptions") var removeCaptions: Boolean = false,
     @JsonProperty("removeBloat") var removeBloat: Boolean = true,
+    @JsonProperty("removeSubs") var removeSubs: Boolean = false,
     /** Apply caps lock to the text **/
     @JsonProperty("upperCase") var upperCase: Boolean = false,
 )
@@ -415,6 +417,23 @@ class SubtitlesFragment : Fragment() {
             }
         }
 
+        subtitles_disable_subs?.isChecked = state.removeSubs
+        subtitles_disable_subs?.setOnCheckedChangeListener { _, b ->
+            state.removeSubs = b
+            if (b) {
+                setKey(
+                    PRIOR_SUB_LANGUAGE,
+                    getKey(SUBTITLE_AUTO_SELECT_KEY) ?: "en"
+                )
+                setKey(SUBTITLE_AUTO_SELECT_KEY, "")
+            } else {
+                setKey(
+                    SUBTITLE_AUTO_SELECT_KEY,
+                    getKey(PRIOR_SUB_LANGUAGE) ?: "en"
+                )
+            }
+        }
+
         subtitles_remove_bloat?.isChecked = state.removeBloat
         subtitles_remove_bloat?.setOnCheckedChangeListener { _, b ->
             state.removeBloat = b
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/subtitle_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/subtitle_settings.xml
index 2491b254..c5fa9f6e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/subtitle_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/subtitle_settings.xml
@@ -140,9 +140,22 @@
             android:nextFocusRight="@id/cancel_btt"
 
             android:nextFocusUp="@id/subs_auto_select_language"
-            android:nextFocusDown="@id/subtitles_remove_bloat"
+            android:nextFocusDown="@id/subtitles_disable_subs"
             android:text="@string/subs_download_languages" />
 
+        <com.google.android.material.switchmaterial.SwitchMaterial
+            android:id="@+id/subtitles_disable_subs"
+            style="@style/SettingsItem"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:fontFamily="@font/google_sans"
+            android:nextFocusLeft="@id/apply_btt"
+            android:nextFocusRight="@id/cancel_btt"
+            android:nextFocusUp="@id/subs_download_languages"
+            android:nextFocusDown="@id/subtitles_remove_bloat"
+            android:text="@string/subtitles_disable_subs"
+            app:drawableEndCompat="@null" />
+
         <com.google.android.material.switchmaterial.SwitchMaterial
             android:id="@+id/subtitles_remove_bloat"
             style="@style/SettingsItem"
@@ -151,7 +164,7 @@
             android:fontFamily="@font/google_sans"
             android:nextFocusLeft="@id/apply_btt"
             android:nextFocusRight="@id/cancel_btt"
-            android:nextFocusUp="@id/subs_download_languages"
+            android:nextFocusUp="@id/subtitles_disable_subs"
             android:nextFocusDown="@id/subtitles_remove_captions"
             android:text="@string/subtitles_remove_bloat"
             app:drawableEndCompat="@null" />
@@ -245,4 +258,4 @@
                 android:text="@string/sort_cancel" />
         </LinearLayout>
     </LinearLayout>
-</ScrollView>
\ No newline at end of file
+</ScrollView>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index e30abea3..a309057e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@
     <string name="error_invalid_url">Invalid URL</string>
     <string name="error">Error</string>
     <string name="subtitles_remove_captions">Remove closed captions from subtitles</string>
+    <string name="subtitles_disable_subs">Disable subtitles</string>
     <string name="subtitles_remove_bloat">Remove bloat from subtitles</string>
     <string name="subtitles_filter_lang">Filter by preferred media language</string>
     <string name="extras">Extras</string>