2 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index c15482fd05..ba251f6216 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@ const m_option_t mp_opts[] = {
 
     OPT_FLAG("demuxer-mkv-subtitle-preroll", mkv_subtitle_preroll, 0),
     OPT_FLAG("mkv-subtitle-preroll", mkv_subtitle_preroll, 0), // old alias
+    OPT_DOUBLE("demuxer-mkv-subtitle-preroll-secs", mkv_subtitle_preroll_secs,
+               M_OPT_MIN, .min = 0),
 
 // ------------------------- subtitles options --------------------
 
@@ -670,6 +672,7 @@ const struct MPOpts mp_default_opts = {
     .use_embedded_fonts = 1,
     .sub_fix_timing = 1,
     .sub_cp = "auto",
+    .mkv_subtitle_preroll_secs = 1.0,
 
     .hwdec_codecs = "h264,vc1,wmv3",
 
diff --git a/options/options.h b/options/options.h
index f67a3a5c95..9284320f40 100644
--- a/options/options.h
+++ b/options/options.h
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ typedef struct MPOpts {
     char *audio_demuxer_name;
     char *sub_demuxer_name;
     int mkv_subtitle_preroll;
+    double mkv_subtitle_preroll_secs;
 
     double demuxer_min_secs_cache;
     int cache_pausing;