diff --git a/Dockers/self-hosted-iptv/README.md b/Dockers/self-hosted-iptv/README.md
index 728943d..eff12e0 100644
--- a/Dockers/self-hosted-iptv/README.md
+++ b/Dockers/self-hosted-iptv/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Each channel in the M3U points to a **continuous live stream** (`/live/<id>`): F
 - `GET /epg.xml` or `GET /xmltv.xml` — XMLTV EPG (duration set by `EPG_TIMESPAN`, UTC)
 - `GET /live/<channel_id>` — continuous MPEG-TS stream for that channel (for tuning/recording)
 - `GET /channel/<id>/playlist.m3u` — single channel M3U (list of individual video URLs)
-- `GET /stream?path=movies/...` or `path=series/...` — stream a single video file
+- `GET /stream?path=movies/...` or `path=series/...` — stream a single video file (audio track is auto-selected: Dutch/Flemish → English → default)
 
 ## Shuffle behaviour
 
diff --git a/Dockers/self-hosted-iptv/main.py b/Dockers/self-hosted-iptv/main.py
index 087329a..6861aa6 100644
--- a/Dockers/self-hosted-iptv/main.py
+++ b/Dockers/self-hosted-iptv/main.py
@@ -243,6 +243,96 @@ def build_playlist(path_keys: list[str], base_url: str) -> list[tuple[str, str]]
     return playlist
 
 
+# Preferred audio languages for streaming: Dutch/Flemish first, then English, then default (first audio).
+PREFERRED_AUDIO_LANGUAGES = ("nld", "dut", "eng")  # ISO 639-2: nld/dut = Dutch, eng = English
+
+
+def get_preferred_audio_stream_index(path: Path) -> int | None:
+    """
+    Probe the file with ffprobe and return the 0-based audio stream index to use:
+    first Dutch/Flemish (nld/dut), else first English (eng), else first audio stream.
+    Returns None on probe failure or no audio streams.
+    """
+    try:
+        out = subprocess.run(
+            [
+                "ffprobe",
+                "-v", "quiet",
+                "-print_format", "json",
+                "-show_entries", "stream=index,codec_type",
+                "-show_entries", "stream_tags=language",
+                str(path),
+            ],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            timeout=10,
+        )
+        if out.returncode != 0 or not out.stdout:
+            return None
+        data = json.loads(out.stdout)
+        streams = data.get("streams") or []
+        audio_streams = []  # (index, language or "")
+        for s in streams:
+            if s.get("codec_type") != "audio":
+                continue
+            idx = s.get("index")
+            if idx is None:
+                continue
+            tags = s.get("tags") or {}
+            lang = (tags.get("language") or "").strip().lower()[:3]
+            audio_streams.append((idx, lang))
+        if not audio_streams:
+            return None
+        for pref in PREFERRED_AUDIO_LANGUAGES:
+            for idx, lang in audio_streams:
+                if lang == pref:
+                    return idx
+        return audio_streams[0][0]
+    except (subprocess.TimeoutExpired, ValueError, FileNotFoundError, json.JSONDecodeError):
+        return None
+
+
+def stream_file_with_preferred_audio(path: Path, wfile) -> bool:
+    """
+    Stream the file via FFmpeg with only video and the preferred audio track (Dutch/Flemish, else English, else first).
+    Returns True if streaming was started, False if caller should fall back to raw file.
+    """
+    audio_idx = get_preferred_audio_stream_index(path)
+    if audio_idx is None:
+        return False
+    try:
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(
+            [
+                "ffmpeg",
+                "-i", str(path),
+                "-map", "0:v",
+                "-map", f"0:{audio_idx}",
+                "-c", "copy",
+                "-f", "mp4",
+                "-movflags", "frag_keyframe+empty_moov+default_base_moof",
+                "-",
+            ],
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+            start_new_session=True,
+        )
+        while True:
+            chunk = proc.stdout.read(65536)
+            if not chunk:
+                break
+            wfile.write(chunk)
+            wfile.flush()
+        proc.wait(timeout=1)
+    except (OSError, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
+        try:
+            proc.terminate()
+            proc.wait(timeout=2)
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+        return False
+    return True
+
+
 def path_to_absolute(path_param: str) -> Path | None:
     """
     Convert a path query parameter to an absolute Path under /movies or /series.
@@ -914,11 +1004,19 @@ class IPTVHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         stream_live_channel(paths, self.wfile, durations)
 
     def send_stream(self, path_param: str):
-        """Stream a video file. path is relative to /movies or /series."""
+        """Stream a video file. path is relative to /movies or /series. Prefers Dutch/Flemish audio, then English, then default."""
         abs_path = path_to_absolute(path_param)
         if abs_path is None:
             self.send_error(404, "File not found")
             return
+        audio_idx = get_preferred_audio_stream_index(abs_path)
+        if audio_idx is not None:
+            self.send_response(200)
+            self.send_header("Content-Type", "video/mp4")
+            self.send_header("Cache-Control", "no-cache")
+            self.end_headers()
+            stream_file_with_preferred_audio(abs_path, self.wfile)
+            return
         content_type, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(str(abs_path))
         content_type = content_type or "video/mp4"
         size = abs_path.stat().st_size