diff --git a/deps/media-playback/media-playback/media.c b/deps/media-playback/media-playback/media.c
index f6459e6ea..aaa34397a 100644
--- a/deps/media-playback/media-playback/media.c
+++ b/deps/media-playback/media-playback/media.c
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static void mp_media_next_video(mp_media_t *m, bool preload)
 	frame->height = f->height;
 	frame->flip = flip;
 
-	if (m->is_network && !d->got_first_keyframe) {
+	if (!m->is_local_file && !d->got_first_keyframe) {
 		if (!f->key_frame)
 			return;
 
@@ -407,18 +407,17 @@ static bool mp_media_reset(mp_media_t *m)
 		? av_rescale_q(seek_pos, AV_TIME_BASE_Q, stream->time_base)
 		: seek_pos;
 
-	if (!m->is_network && !m->is_concat) {
+	if (m->is_local_file) {
 		int ret = av_seek_frame(m->fmt, 0, seek_target, seek_flags);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			blog(LOG_WARNING, "MP: Failed to seek: %s",
 					av_err2str(ret));
-			return false;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (m->has_video && !m->is_network)
+	if (m->has_video && m->is_local_file)
 		mp_decode_flush(&m->v);
-	if (m->has_audio && !m->is_network)
+	if (m->has_audio && m->is_local_file)
 		mp_decode_flush(&m->a);
 
 	int64_t next_ts = mp_media_get_base_pts(m);
@@ -448,7 +447,7 @@ static bool mp_media_reset(mp_media_t *m)
 		m->next_ns = 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!active && !m->is_network && m->v_preload_cb)
+	if (!active && m->is_local_file && m->v_preload_cb)
 		mp_media_next_video(m, true);
 	if (stopping && m->stop_cb)
 		m->stop_cb(m->opaque);
@@ -528,7 +527,7 @@ static bool init_avformat(mp_media_t *m)
 	}
 
 	AVDictionary *opts = NULL;
-	if (m->buffering && m->is_network)
+	if (m->buffering && !m->is_local_file)
 		av_dict_set_int(&opts, "buffer_size", m->buffering, 0);
 
 	m->fmt = avformat_alloc_context();
@@ -674,6 +673,7 @@ bool mp_media_init(mp_media_t *media,
 		mp_stop_cb stop_cb,
 		mp_video_cb v_preload_cb,
 		bool hw_decoding,
+		bool is_local_file,
 		enum video_range_type force_range)
 {
 	memset(media, 0, sizeof(*media));
@@ -685,12 +685,7 @@ bool mp_media_init(mp_media_t *media,
 	media->v_preload_cb = v_preload_cb;
 	media->force_range = force_range;
 	media->buffering = buffering;
-
-	if (path && *path)
-		media->is_network = !!strstr(path, "://");
-
-	if (format && *format)
-		media->is_concat = strcmp(format, "concat") == 0;
+	media->is_local_file = is_local_file;
 
 	static bool initialized = false;
 	if (!initialized) {
diff --git a/deps/media-playback/media-playback/media.h b/deps/media-playback/media-playback/media.h
index 9c53d56f7..d72c9820a 100644
--- a/deps/media-playback/media-playback/media.h
+++ b/deps/media-playback/media-playback/media.h
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ struct mp_media {
 
 	struct mp_decode v;
 	struct mp_decode a;
-	bool is_network;
-	bool is_concat;
+	bool is_local_file;
 	bool has_video;
 	bool has_audio;
 	bool is_file;
@@ -107,6 +106,7 @@ extern bool mp_media_init(mp_media_t *media,
 		mp_stop_cb stop_cb,
 		mp_video_cb v_preload_cb,
 		bool hardware_decoding,
+		bool is_local_file,
 		enum video_range_type force_range);
 extern void mp_media_free(mp_media_t *media);
 
diff --git a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/data/locale/en-US.ini b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/data/locale/en-US.ini
index 5a5ecf763..d315cfcec 100644
--- a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/data/locale/en-US.ini
+++ b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/data/locale/en-US.ini
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ ColorRange.Auto="Auto"
 ColorRange.Partial="Partial"
 ColorRange.Full="Full"
 RestartMedia="Restart Media"
+Seekable="Seekable"
 
 MediaFileFilter.AllMediaFiles="All Media Files"
 MediaFileFilter.VideoFiles="Video Files"
diff --git a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-source.c b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-source.c
index 753a4e504..7c89ae3a5 100644
--- a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-source.c
+++ b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-ffmpeg-source.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct ffmpeg_source {
 	bool is_clear_on_media_end;
 	bool restart_on_activate;
 	bool close_when_inactive;
+	bool seekable;
 };
 
 static bool is_local_file_modified(obs_properties_t *props,
@@ -73,12 +74,14 @@ static bool is_local_file_modified(obs_properties_t *props,
 	obs_property_t *looping = obs_properties_get(props, "looping");
 	obs_property_t *buffering = obs_properties_get(props, "buffering_mb");
 	obs_property_t *close = obs_properties_get(props, "close_when_inactive");
+	obs_property_t *seekable = obs_properties_get(props, "seekable");
 	obs_property_set_visible(input, !enabled);
 	obs_property_set_visible(input_format, !enabled);
 	obs_property_set_visible(buffering, !enabled);
 	obs_property_set_visible(close, enabled);
 	obs_property_set_visible(local_file, enabled);
 	obs_property_set_visible(looping, enabled);
+	obs_property_set_visible(seekable, !enabled);
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -181,6 +184,8 @@ static obs_properties_t *ffmpeg_source_getproperties(void *data)
 	obs_property_list_add_int(prop, obs_module_text("ColorRange.Full"),
 			VIDEO_RANGE_FULL);
 
+	obs_properties_add_bool(props, "seekable", obs_module_text("Seekable"));
+
 	return props;
 }
 
@@ -244,7 +249,10 @@ static void ffmpeg_source_open(struct ffmpeg_source *s)
 				s->input, s->input_format,
 				s->buffering_mb * 1024 * 1024,
 				s, get_frame, get_audio, media_stopped,
-				preload_frame, s->is_hw_decoding, s->range);
+				preload_frame,
+				s->is_hw_decoding,
+				s->is_local_file || s->seekable,
+				s->range);
 }
 
 static void ffmpeg_source_tick(void *data, float seconds)
@@ -316,6 +324,7 @@ static void ffmpeg_source_update(void *data, obs_data_t *settings)
 			"color_range");
 	s->buffering_mb = (int)obs_data_get_int(settings, "buffering_mb");
 	s->is_local_file = is_local_file;
+	s->seekable = obs_data_get_bool(settings, "seekable");
 
 	if (s->media_valid) {
 		mp_media_free(&s->media);