diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index 64b264323e..078f606289 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -212,6 +212,22 @@ const struct m_sub_options vo_sub_opts = {
     },
 };
 
+#undef OPT_BASE_STRUCT
+#define OPT_BASE_STRUCT struct dvd_opts
+
+const struct m_sub_options dvd_conf = {
+    .opts = (const struct m_option[]){
+        OPT_STRING("dvd-device", device, M_OPT_FILE),
+        OPT_INT("dvd-speed", speed, 0),
+        OPT_INTRANGE("dvd-angle", angle, 0, 1, 99),
+        {0}
+    },
+    .size = sizeof(struct dvd_opts),
+    .defaults = &(const struct dvd_opts){
+        .angle = 1,
+    },
+};
+
 #undef OPT_BASE_STRUCT
 #define OPT_BASE_STRUCT struct MPOpts
 
@@ -275,9 +291,7 @@ const m_option_t mp_opts[] = {
     OPT_SUBSTRUCT("", stream_cache, stream_cache_conf, 0),
 
 #if HAVE_DVDREAD || HAVE_DVDNAV
-    OPT_STRING("dvd-device", dvd_device, M_OPT_FILE),
-    OPT_INT("dvd-speed", dvd_speed, 0),
-    OPT_INTRANGE("dvd-angle", dvd_angle, 0, 1, 99),
+    OPT_SUBSTRUCT("", dvd_opts, dvd_conf, 0),
 #endif /* HAVE_DVDREAD */
     OPT_INTPAIR("chapter", chapterrange, 0),
     OPT_CHOICE_OR_INT("edition", edition_id, 0, 0, 8190,
@@ -855,8 +869,6 @@ const struct MPOpts mp_default_opts = {
 
     .index_mode = 1,
 
-    .dvd_angle = 1,
-
     .mf_fps = 1.0,
 
     .display_tags = (char **)(const char*[]){
diff --git a/options/options.h b/options/options.h
index 34ca1f320e..b0871a1d8f 100644
--- a/options/options.h
+++ b/options/options.h
@@ -290,10 +290,6 @@ typedef struct MPOpts {
     struct stream_lavf_params *stream_lavf_opts;
 
     char *cdrom_device;
-    int dvd_title;
-    int dvd_angle;
-    int dvd_speed;
-    char *dvd_device;
     char *bluray_device;
 
     double mf_fps;
@@ -318,11 +314,19 @@ typedef struct MPOpts {
     char *input_file;
 
     struct gl_video_opts *gl_video_opts;
+    struct dvd_opts *dvd_opts;
 } MPOpts;
 
+struct dvd_opts {
+    int angle;
+    int speed;
+    char *device;
+};
+
 extern const m_option_t mp_opts[];
 extern const struct MPOpts mp_default_opts;
 extern const struct m_sub_options vo_sub_opts;
 extern const struct m_sub_options stream_cache_conf;
+extern const struct m_sub_options dvd_conf;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/player/configfiles.c b/player/configfiles.c
index ed53e5882c..3d056d15d3 100644
--- a/player/configfiles.c
+++ b/player/configfiles.c
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ static char *mp_get_playback_resume_config_filename(struct MPContext *mpctx,
             realpath = mp_path_join(tmp, cwd, fname);
         }
     }
-    if (bstr_startswith0(bfname, "dvd://") && opts->dvd_device)
-        realpath = talloc_asprintf(tmp, "%s - %s", realpath, opts->dvd_device);
+    if (bstr_startswith0(bfname, "dvd://") && opts->dvd_opts->device)
+        realpath = talloc_asprintf(tmp, "%s - %s", realpath, opts->dvd_opts->device);
     if ((bstr_startswith0(bfname, "br://") || bstr_startswith0(bfname, "bd://") ||
          bstr_startswith0(bfname, "bluray://")) && opts->bluray_device)
         realpath = talloc_asprintf(tmp, "%s - %s", realpath, opts->bluray_device);
diff --git a/stream/stream.c b/stream/stream.c
index 69772f335a..ed7697e9c6 100644
--- a/stream/stream.c
+++ b/stream/stream.c
@@ -207,18 +207,22 @@ static bstr split_next(bstr *s, char end, const char *delim)
 
 // Parse the stream URL, syntax:
 //  proto://  [<username>@]<hostname>[:<port>][/<filename>]
-// (the proto:// part is already removed from s->path)
+// (the proto:// part is assumed to be already removed from s)
 // This code originates from times when http code used this, but now it's
 // just relict from other stream implementations reusing this code.
+void mp_parse_legacy_url(bstr s, bstr c[4])
+{
+    c[0] = split_next(&s, '@', "@:/");
+    c[1] = split_next(&s, 0, ":/");
+    c[2] = bstr_eatstart0(&s, ":") ? split_next(&s, 0, "/") : (bstr){0};
+    c[3] = bstr_eatstart0(&s, "/") ? s : (bstr){0};
+}
+
 static bool parse_url(struct stream *st, struct m_config *config)
 {
-    bstr s = bstr0(st->path);
-    const char *f_names[4] = {"username", "hostname", "port", "filename"};
     bstr f[4];
-    f[0] = split_next(&s, '@', "@:/");
-    f[1] = split_next(&s, 0, ":/");
-    f[2] = bstr_eatstart0(&s, ":") ? split_next(&s, 0, "/") : (bstr){0};
-    f[3] = bstr_eatstart0(&s, "/") ? s : (bstr){0};
+    mp_parse_legacy_url(bstr0(st->path), f);
+    const char *f_names[4] = {"username", "hostname", "port", "filename"};
     for (int n = 0; n < 4; n++) {
         if (f[n].len) {
             const char *opt = find_url_opt(st, f_names[n]);
diff --git a/stream/stream.h b/stream/stream.h
index 9ee1df25aa..90545da087 100644
--- a/stream/stream.h
+++ b/stream/stream.h
@@ -296,6 +296,13 @@ void mp_setup_av_network_options(struct AVDictionary **dict,
                                  struct mpv_global *global,
                                  struct mp_log *log);
 
+// sort-of legacy handling of options-in-stream-URL
+#define URL_USERNAME 0
+#define URL_HOSTNAME 1
+#define URL_PORT 2
+#define URL_FILENAME 3
+void mp_parse_legacy_url(bstr url, bstr components[4]);
+
 void stream_print_proto_list(struct mp_log *log);
 char **stream_get_proto_list(void);
 bool stream_has_proto(const char *proto);
diff --git a/stream/stream_dvd.c b/stream/stream_dvd.c
index 55cb6dfc7b..4b423de630 100644
--- a/stream/stream_dvd.c
+++ b/stream/stream_dvd.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #define FIRST_PCM_AID 160
 
 #include "stream.h"
-#include "options/m_option.h"
+#include "options/m_config.h"
 #include "options/options.h"
 #include "options/path.h"
 
@@ -109,18 +109,6 @@ typedef struct {
   char *cfg_device;
 } dvd_priv_t;
 
-static const dvd_priv_t stream_priv_dflts = {
-  .cfg_title = 0,
-};
-
-#define OPT_BASE_STRUCT dvd_priv_t
-/// URL definition
-static const m_option_t stream_opts_fields[] = {
-    OPT_INTRANGE("title", cfg_title, 0, 0, 99),
-    OPT_STRING("device", cfg_device, 0),
-    {0}
-};
-
 static int dvd_lang_from_aid(stream_t *stream, int id) {
   dvd_priv_t *d;
   int i;
@@ -657,12 +645,15 @@ static int control(stream_t *stream,int cmd,void* arg)
 }
 
 
-static int open_s(stream_t *stream)
+static int open_s_internal(stream_t *stream)
 {
   int k;
   dvd_priv_t *d = stream->priv;
 
-  d->dvd_angle = stream->opts->dvd_angle;
+  struct dvd_opts *opts =
+    mp_get_config_group(stream, stream->global, &dvd_conf);
+
+  d->dvd_angle = opts->angle;
 
   MP_VERBOSE(stream, "URL: %s\n", stream->url);
   d->dvd_title = d->cfg_title + 1;
@@ -680,11 +671,11 @@ static int open_s(stream_t *stream)
      */
     if(d->cfg_device && d->cfg_device[0])
       d->dvd_device_current = d->cfg_device;
-    else if(stream->opts->dvd_device && stream->opts->dvd_device[0])
-      d->dvd_device_current = talloc_strdup(stream, stream->opts->dvd_device);
+    else if(opts->device && opts->device[0])
+      d->dvd_device_current = talloc_strdup(stream, opts->device);
     else
       d->dvd_device_current = DEFAULT_DVD_DEVICE;
-    d->dvd_speed = stream->opts->dvd_speed;
+    d->dvd_speed = opts->speed;
     dvd_set_speed(stream,d->dvd_device_current, d->dvd_speed);
 #if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__DARWIN__)
     /* Dynamic DVD drive selection on Darwin */
@@ -933,11 +924,32 @@ fail:
   return STREAM_UNSUPPORTED;
 }
 
+static int open_s(stream_t *stream)
+{
+    dvd_priv_t *d = talloc_zero(stream, dvd_priv_t);
+    stream->priv = d;
+
+    bstr title, bdevice;
+    bstr_split_tok(bstr0(stream->path), "/", &title, &bdevice);
+
+    if (title.len) {
+        bstr rest;
+        d->cfg_title = bstrtoll(title, &rest, 10);
+        if (rest.len) {
+            MP_ERR(stream, "number expected: '%.*s'\n", BSTR_P(rest));
+            return STREAM_ERROR;
+        }
+    }
+
+    d->cfg_device = bstrto0(d, bdevice);
+
+    return open_s_internal(stream);
+}
+
 static int ifo_stream_open(stream_t *stream)
 {
-    dvd_priv_t *priv = talloc_ptrtype(stream, priv);
+    dvd_priv_t *priv = talloc_zero(stream, dvd_priv_t);
     stream->priv = priv;
-    *priv = stream_priv_dflts;
 
     char *path = mp_file_get_path(priv, bstr0(stream->url));
     if (!path)
@@ -958,7 +970,7 @@ static int ifo_stream_open(stream_t *stream)
     priv->cfg_device = bstrto0(priv, mp_dirname(path));
 
     MP_INFO(stream, ".IFO detected. Redirecting to dvdread://\n");
-    return open_s(stream);
+    return open_s_internal(stream);
 
 unsupported:
     talloc_free(priv);
@@ -970,14 +982,6 @@ const stream_info_t stream_info_dvd = {
   .name = "dvd",
   .open = open_s,
   .protocols = (const char*const[]){ "dvdread", NULL },
-  .priv_size = sizeof(dvd_priv_t),
-  .priv_defaults = &stream_priv_dflts,
-  .options = stream_opts_fields,
-  .url_options = (const char*const[]){
-        "hostname=title",
-        "filename=device",
-        NULL
-   },
 };
 
 const stream_info_t stream_info_ifo = {
diff --git a/stream/stream_dvdnav.c b/stream/stream_dvdnav.c
index d61ca5c937..ec15c83b20 100644
--- a/stream/stream_dvdnav.c
+++ b/stream/stream_dvdnav.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "options/options.h"
 #include "common/msg.h"
 #include "input/input.h"
-#include "options/m_option.h"
+#include "options/m_config.h"
 #include "options/path.h"
 #include "osdep/timer.h"
 #include "stream.h"
@@ -59,19 +59,8 @@ struct priv {
 
     int track;
     char *device;
-};
 
-static const struct priv stream_priv_dflts = {
-  .track = TITLE_LONGEST,
-};
-
-#define OPT_BASE_STRUCT struct priv
-static const m_option_t stream_opts_fields[] = {
-    OPT_CHOICE_OR_INT("title", track, 0, 0, 99,
-                      ({"menu", TITLE_MENU},
-                       {"longest", TITLE_LONGEST})),
-    OPT_STRING("device", device, 0),
-    {0}
+    struct dvd_opts *opts;
 };
 
 #define DNE(e) [e] = # e
@@ -437,7 +426,7 @@ static struct priv *new_dvdnav_stream(stream_t *stream, char *filename)
     if (!(priv->filename = strdup(filename)))
         return NULL;
 
-    priv->dvd_speed = stream->opts->dvd_speed;
+    priv->dvd_speed = priv->opts->speed;
     dvd_set_speed(stream, priv->filename, priv->dvd_speed);
 
     if (dvdnav_open(&(priv->dvdnav), priv->filename) != DVDNAV_STATUS_OK) {
@@ -458,16 +447,18 @@ static struct priv *new_dvdnav_stream(stream_t *stream, char *filename)
     return priv;
 }
 
-static int open_s(stream_t *stream)
+static int open_s_internal(stream_t *stream)
 {
     struct priv *priv, *p;
     priv = p = stream->priv;
     char *filename;
 
+    p->opts = mp_get_config_group(stream, stream->global, &dvd_conf);
+
     if (p->device && p->device[0])
         filename = p->device;
-    else if (stream->opts->dvd_device && stream->opts->dvd_device[0])
-        filename = stream->opts->dvd_device;
+    else if (p->opts->device && p->opts->device[0])
+        filename = p->opts->device;
     else
         filename = DEFAULT_DVD_DEVICE;
     if (!new_dvdnav_stream(stream, filename)) {
@@ -509,8 +500,8 @@ static int open_s(stream_t *stream)
         MP_FATAL(stream, "DVD menu support has been removed.\n");
         return STREAM_ERROR;
     }
-    if (stream->opts->dvd_angle > 1)
-        dvdnav_angle_change(priv->dvdnav, stream->opts->dvd_angle);
+    if (p->opts->angle > 1)
+        dvdnav_angle_change(priv->dvdnav, p->opts->angle);
 
     stream->sector_size = 2048;
     stream->fill_buffer = fill_buffer;
@@ -524,18 +515,38 @@ static int open_s(stream_t *stream)
     return STREAM_OK;
 }
 
+static int open_s(stream_t *stream)
+{
+    struct priv *priv = talloc_zero(stream, struct priv);
+    stream->priv = priv;
+
+    bstr title, bdevice;
+    bstr_split_tok(bstr0(stream->path), "/", &title, &bdevice);
+
+    priv->track = TITLE_LONGEST;
+
+    if (bstr_equals0(title, "longest") || bstr_equals0(title, "first")) {
+        priv->track = TITLE_LONGEST;
+    } else if (bstr_equals0(title, "menu")) {
+        priv->track = TITLE_MENU;
+    } else if (title.len) {
+        bstr rest;
+        priv->title = bstrtoll(title, &rest, 10);
+        if (rest.len) {
+            MP_ERR(stream, "number expected: '%.*s'\n", BSTR_P(rest));
+            return STREAM_ERROR;
+        }
+    }
+
+    priv->device = bstrto0(priv, bdevice);
+
+    return open_s_internal(stream);
+}
+
 const stream_info_t stream_info_dvdnav = {
     .name = "dvdnav",
     .open = open_s,
     .protocols = (const char*const[]){ "dvd", "dvdnav", NULL },
-    .priv_size = sizeof(struct priv),
-    .priv_defaults = &stream_priv_dflts,
-    .options = stream_opts_fields,
-    .url_options = (const char*const[]){
-        "hostname=title",
-        "filename=device",
-        NULL
-    },
 };
 
 static bool check_ifo(const char *path)
@@ -548,9 +559,10 @@ static bool check_ifo(const char *path)
 
 static int ifo_dvdnav_stream_open(stream_t *stream)
 {
-    struct priv *priv = talloc_ptrtype(stream, priv);
+    struct priv *priv = talloc_zero(stream, struct priv);
     stream->priv = priv;
-    *priv = stream_priv_dflts;
+
+    priv->track = TITLE_LONGEST;
 
     char *path = mp_file_get_path(priv, bstr0(stream->url));
     if (!path)
@@ -572,7 +584,7 @@ static int ifo_dvdnav_stream_open(stream_t *stream)
     priv->device = bstrto0(priv, mp_dirname(path));
 
     MP_INFO(stream, ".IFO detected. Redirecting to dvd://\n");
-    return open_s(stream);
+    return open_s_internal(stream);
 
 unsupported:
     talloc_free(priv);