diff --git a/cfg-mplayer.h b/cfg-mplayer.h
index 7ae9992d30..c547639ffb 100644
--- a/cfg-mplayer.h
+++ b/cfg-mplayer.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ extern int vo_gamma_hue;
 extern int vo_gamma_red_intensity;
 extern int vo_gamma_green_intensity;
 extern int vo_gamma_blue_intensity;
+extern int vaa_use_dr;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_SUB
@@ -254,6 +255,8 @@ static config_t mplayer_opts[]={
 	{"red_intensity",&vo_gamma_red_intensity, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, -1000, 1000, NULL},
 	{"green_intensity",&vo_gamma_green_intensity, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, -1000, 1000, NULL},
 	{"blue_intensity",&vo_gamma_blue_intensity, CONF_TYPE_INT, CONF_RANGE, -1000, 1000, NULL},
+        {"vaa_dr", &vaa_use_dr, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 0, 1, NULL},
+        {"vaa_nodr", &vaa_use_dr, CONF_TYPE_FLAG, 0, 1, 0, NULL},
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_AA
diff --git a/dec_video.c b/dec_video.c
index f47204d983..d521724dc0 100644
--- a/dec_video.c
+++ b/dec_video.c
@@ -747,6 +747,7 @@ if ((sh_video->codec->driver == VFM_QTRLE) && (sh_video->bih->biBitCount != 24))
   return 1;
 }
 
+extern int vaa_use_dr;
 #ifdef USE_LIBVO2
 int decode_video(vo2_handle_t *video_out,sh_video_t *sh_video,unsigned char *start,int in_size,int drop_frame){
 #else
@@ -776,6 +777,7 @@ painted = 0;
   use_dr = 0;
   if(vo_vaa.query_bes_da)
     use_dr = vo_vaa.query_bes_da(&bda) ? 0 : 1;
+  if(!vaa_use_dr) use_dr = 0;
 #ifdef USE_MP_IMAGE
 if(mpi->type!=MP_IMGTYPE_EXPORT)
 if( !(mpi->flags&MP_IMGFLAG_ALLOCATED) && !(mpi->flags&MP_IMGFLAG_DIRECT) ){
diff --git a/libvo/video_out.c b/libvo/video_out.c
index fee4b188b6..1b4c22402d 100644
--- a/libvo/video_out.c
+++ b/libvo/video_out.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ int vo_pts=0; // for hw decoding
 float vo_fps=0; // for mp1e rte
 
 char *vo_subdevice = NULL;
+int vaa_use_dr=1;
 /****************************************
 *	GAMMA CORRECTION		*
 ****************************************/
diff --git a/mencoder.c b/mencoder.c
index 946cb2d496..61381c48c7 100644
--- a/mencoder.c
+++ b/mencoder.c
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ int lavc_param_keyint = -1;
 **************************************************************************/
 vo_vaa_t vo_vaa;
 int vo_doublebuffering;
+int vaa_use_dr;
 
 //--------------------------