diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/detail/ActionBarHandler.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/detail/ActionBarHandler.java
index eccfc0919..5b3c68c2e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/detail/ActionBarHandler.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/detail/ActionBarHandler.java
@@ -119,15 +119,32 @@ class ActionBarHandler {
                 .getString(activity.getString(R.string.default_resolution_key),
                         activity.getString(R.string.default_resolution_value));
 
+        String preferedFormat = defaultPreferences
+                .getString(activity.getString(R.string.preferred_video_format_key),
+                        activity.getString(R.string.preferred_video_format_default));
+
+        // first try to find the one with the right resolution
+        int selectedFormat = 0;
         for (int i = 0; i < videoStreams.size(); i++) {
             VideoStream item = videoStreams.get(i);
             if (defaultResolution.equals(item.resolution)) {
-                return i;
+                selectedFormat = i;
             }
         }
+
+        // than try to find the one with the right resolution and format
+        for (int i = 0; i < videoStreams.size(); i++) {
+            VideoStream item = videoStreams.get(i);
+            if (defaultResolution.equals(item.resolution)
+                    && preferedFormat.equals(MediaFormat.getNameById(item.format))) {
+                selectedFormat = i;
+            }
+        }
+
+
         // this is actually an error,
         // but maybe there is really no stream fitting to the default value.
-        return 0;
+        return selectedFormat;
     }
 
     public void setupMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/SettingsFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/SettingsFragment.java
index d6af888fb..b30b2af48 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/SettingsFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/SettingsFragment.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.MainActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import info.guardianproject.netcipher.proxy.OrbotHelper;
 
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ public class SettingsFragment  extends PreferenceFragment
     SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener prefListener;
     // get keys
     String DEFAULT_RESOLUTION_PREFERENCE;
+    String PREFERRED_VIDEO_FORMAT_PREFERENCE;
     String DEFAULT_AUDIO_FORMAT_PREFERENCE;
     String SEARCH_LANGUAGE_PREFERENCE;
     String DOWNLOAD_PATH_PREFERENCE;
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ public class SettingsFragment  extends PreferenceFragment
     String USE_TOR_KEY;
     String THEME;
     private ListPreference defaultResolutionPreference;
+    private ListPreference preferredVideoFormatPreference;
     private ListPreference defaultAudioFormatPreference;
     private ListPreference searchLanguagePreference;
     private Preference downloadPathPreference;
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ public class SettingsFragment  extends PreferenceFragment
 
         // get keys
         DEFAULT_RESOLUTION_PREFERENCE = getString(R.string.default_resolution_key);
+        PREFERRED_VIDEO_FORMAT_PREFERENCE = getString(R.string.preferred_video_format_key);
         DEFAULT_AUDIO_FORMAT_PREFERENCE = getString(R.string.default_audio_format_key);
         SEARCH_LANGUAGE_PREFERENCE = getString(R.string.search_language_key);
         DOWNLOAD_PATH_PREFERENCE = getString(R.string.download_path_key);
@@ -87,6 +91,8 @@ public class SettingsFragment  extends PreferenceFragment
         // get pref objects
         defaultResolutionPreference =
                 (ListPreference) findPreference(DEFAULT_RESOLUTION_PREFERENCE);
+        preferredVideoFormatPreference =
+                (ListPreference) findPreference(PREFERRED_VIDEO_FORMAT_PREFERENCE);
         defaultAudioFormatPreference =
                 (ListPreference) findPreference(DEFAULT_AUDIO_FORMAT_PREFERENCE);
         searchLanguagePreference =
@@ -254,6 +260,9 @@ public class SettingsFragment  extends PreferenceFragment
         defaultResolutionPreference.setSummary(
                 defaultPreferences.getString(DEFAULT_RESOLUTION_PREFERENCE,
                         getString(R.string.default_resolution_value)));
+        preferredVideoFormatPreference.setSummary(
+                defaultPreferences.getString(PREFERRED_VIDEO_FORMAT_PREFERENCE,
+                        getString(R.string.preferred_video_format_default)));
         defaultAudioFormatPreference.setSummary(
                 defaultPreferences.getString(DEFAULT_AUDIO_FORMAT_PREFERENCE,
                         getString(R.string.default_audio_format_value)));
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
index 99dd0f390..27cd19554 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/settings_keys.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@
         <item>144p</item>
     </string-array>
 
+    <string name="preferred_video_format_key" translatable="false">preferrfed_video_format</string>
+    <string name="preferred_video_format_default" translatable="false">WebM</string>
+    <string-array name="video_format_list">
+        <item>WebM</item>
+        <item>MPEG-4</item>
+        <item>3GPP</item>
+    </string-array>
+
     <string name="show_play_with_kodi_key" translatable="false">show_play_with_kodi</string>
 
     <string name="theme_key" translatable="false">theme</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 730d06187..cdf20f441 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     <string name="show_play_with_kodi_summary">Display an option to play a video via Kodi media center.</string>
     <string name="play_audio">Audio</string>
     <string name="default_audio_format_title">Default audio format</string>
+    <string name="preferred_video_format_title">Preferred video format</string>
     <string name="webm_description">WebM — free format</string>
     <string name="m4a_description">m4a — better quality</string>
     <string name="theme_title">Theme</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml
index 88dc06e10..ee462ff35 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@
             android:entryValues="@array/resolution_list"
             android:defaultValue="@string/default_resolution_value"/>
 
+        <ListPreference
+            android:key="@string/preferred_video_format_key"
+            android:title="@string/preferred_video_format_title"
+            android:entries="@array/video_format_list"
+            android:entryValues="@array/video_format_list"
+            android:defaultValue="@string/preferred_video_format_default"/>
+
         <ListPreference
             android:key="@string/default_audio_format_key"
             android:title="@string/default_audio_format_title"