diff --git a/cfg-common.h b/cfg-common.h
index abc186adf3..941d9b8348 100644
--- a/cfg-common.h
+++ b/cfg-common.h
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ struct config tvopts_conf[]={
 	{"treble", &tv_param_treble, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 0, 65535, NULL},
 	{"balance", &tv_param_balance, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 0, 65535, NULL},
 	{"forcechan", &tv_param_forcechan, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, 1, 2, NULL},
+	{"forceaudio", &tv_param_force_audio, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 1, NULL},
 #ifdef HAVE_ALSA9
 	{"alsa", &tv_param_alsa, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 1, NULL},
 #endif
diff --git a/libmpdemux/tv.c b/libmpdemux/tv.c
index e0f78c906c..7ecd6339e9 100644
--- a/libmpdemux/tv.c
+++ b/libmpdemux/tv.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ int tv_param_bass = -1;
 int tv_param_treble = -1;
 int tv_param_balance = -1;
 int tv_param_forcechan = -1;
+int tv_param_force_audio = 0;
 #ifdef HAVE_ALSA9
 int tv_param_alsa = 0;
 #endif
diff --git a/libmpdemux/tv.h b/libmpdemux/tv.h
index ce622ea8f9..d780f68083 100644
--- a/libmpdemux/tv.h
+++ b/libmpdemux/tv.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ extern int tv_param_bass;
 extern int tv_param_treble;
 extern int tv_param_balance;
 extern int tv_param_forcechan;
+extern int tv_param_force_audio;
 #ifdef HAVE_ALSA9
 extern int tv_param_alsa;
 #endif
diff --git a/libmpdemux/tvi_v4l.c b/libmpdemux/tvi_v4l.c
index 22d801f6a3..0602f5286a 100644
--- a/libmpdemux/tvi_v4l.c
+++ b/libmpdemux/tvi_v4l.c
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ static int init(priv_t *priv)
     /* init v4l audio even when we don't capture */
     init_v4l_audio(priv);
 
-    if (!priv->capability.audios) tv_param_noaudio = 1;
+    if (!priv->capability.audios && !tv_param_force_audio) tv_param_noaudio = 1;
 
     /* audio init */
     if (!tv_param_noaudio) {