diff --git a/plugins/rtmp-services/rtmp-custom.c b/plugins/rtmp-services/rtmp-custom.c
index 921be2fe3..6879eb99c 100644
--- a/plugins/rtmp-services/rtmp-custom.c
+++ b/plugins/rtmp-services/rtmp-custom.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <obs-module.h>
+#include <util/dstr.h>
 
 struct rtmp_custom {
 	char *server, *key;
@@ -109,6 +110,19 @@ static const char *rtmp_custom_password(void *data)
 	return service->password;
 }
 
+#define RTMP_PROTOCOL "rtmp"
+
+static void rtmp_custom_apply_settings(void *data, obs_data_t *video_settings,
+				       obs_data_t *audio_settings)
+{
+	struct rtmp_custom *service = data;
+	if (service->server != NULL && video_settings != NULL &&
+	    strncmp(service->server, RTMP_PROTOCOL, strlen(RTMP_PROTOCOL)) !=
+		    0) {
+		obs_data_set_bool(video_settings, "repeat_headers", true);
+	}
+}
+
 struct obs_service_info rtmp_custom_service = {
 	.id = "rtmp_custom",
 	.get_name = rtmp_custom_name,
@@ -120,4 +134,5 @@ struct obs_service_info rtmp_custom_service = {
 	.get_key = rtmp_custom_key,
 	.get_username = rtmp_custom_username,
 	.get_password = rtmp_custom_password,
+	.apply_encoder_settings = rtmp_custom_apply_settings,
 };