diff --git a/config/defaults.js b/config/defaults.js
index 73c49649..a617c264 100644
--- a/config/defaults.js
+++ b/config/defaults.js
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ const defaultConfig = {
 			"saveSize": false,
 			"hotkey": "P"
 		},
+		"captions-selector": {
+			enabled: false,
+			disableCaptions: false
+		}
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/plugins/captions-selector/back.js b/plugins/captions-selector/back.js
index 533cceca..de53d85a 100644
--- a/plugins/captions-selector/back.js
+++ b/plugins/captions-selector/back.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 const { ipcMain, dialog } = require("electron");
 
 module.exports = () => {
-	ipcMain.handle('captionsSelector', async (_, captionLabels, currentIndex) => {
-         return await dialog.showMessageBox({
+    ipcMain.handle('captionsSelector', async (_, captionLabels, currentIndex) => {
+        return await dialog.showMessageBox({
             type: "question",
             buttons: captionLabels,
             defaultId: currentIndex,
diff --git a/plugins/captions-selector/front.js b/plugins/captions-selector/front.js
index f8c83cb9..9ae9dbde 100644
--- a/plugins/captions-selector/front.js
+++ b/plugins/captions-selector/front.js
@@ -1,30 +1,44 @@
 const { ElementFromFile, templatePath } = require("../utils");
 const { ipcRenderer } = require("electron");
 
+function $(selector) { return document.querySelector(selector); }
+
 const captionsSettingsButton = ElementFromFile(
     templatePath(__dirname, "captionsSettingsTemplate.html")
 );
 
-module.exports = () => {
-    document.addEventListener('apiLoaded', setup, { once: true, passive: true });
+module.exports = (options) => {
+    document.addEventListener('apiLoaded', (event) => setup(event, options), { once: true, passive: true });
 }
 
-function setup(event) {
+/**
+ * If captions are disabled by default,
+ * unload "captions" module when video changes.
+ */
+const videoChanged = (api, options) => {
+    if (options.disableCaptions) {
+        setTimeout(() => api.unloadModule("captions"), 100);
+    }
+}
+
+function setup(event, options) {
     const api = event.detail;
 
-    document.querySelector('.right-controls-buttons').append(captionsSettingsButton);
+    $("video").addEventListener("srcChanged", () => videoChanged(api, options));
+
+    $(".right-controls-buttons").append(captionsSettingsButton);
 
     captionsSettingsButton.onclick = function chooseQuality() {
+        api.loadModule("captions");
+
         const captionTrackList = api.getOption("captions", "tracklist");
 
         if (captionTrackList?.length) {
-            api.pauseVideo();
-
             const currentCaptionTrack = api.getOption("captions", "track");
             const currentIndex = captionTrackList.indexOf(captionTrackList.find(track => track.languageCode === currentCaptionTrack.languageCode));
 
             const captionLabels = [
-                ...captionTrackList.map(track => track.displayName), 
+                ...captionTrackList.map(track => track.displayName),
                 'None'
             ];
 
diff --git a/plugins/captions-selector/menu.js b/plugins/captions-selector/menu.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..439ff8b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/captions-selector/menu.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+const { setOptions } = require('../../config/plugins');
+
+module.exports = (_win, options) => [
+    {
+        label: "No captions by default",
+        type: "checkbox",
+        checked: options.disabledCaptions,
+        click: (item) => {
+            setOptions("captions-selector", { disableCaptions: item.checked });
+        },
+    }
+];