diff --git a/bazarr/config.py b/bazarr/config.py
index 1b2a3c655..bbc795a02 100644
--- a/bazarr/config.py
+++ b/bazarr/config.py
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ defaults = {
         'series_sync': '60',
         'episodes_sync': '60',
         'excluded_tags': '[]',
-        'excluded_series_types': '[]'
+        'excluded_series_types': '[]',
+        'use_ffprobe_cache': 'True'
     },
     'radarr': {
         'ip': '127.0.0.1',
@@ -104,7 +105,8 @@ defaults = {
         'full_update_hour': '5',
         'only_monitored': 'False',
         'movies_sync': '60',
-        'excluded_tags': '[]'
+        'excluded_tags': '[]',
+        'use_ffprobe_cache': 'True'
     },
     'proxy': {
         'type': 'None',
diff --git a/bazarr/list_subtitles.py b/bazarr/list_subtitles.py
index 7d4c31e81..2248f904d 100644
--- a/bazarr/list_subtitles.py
+++ b/bazarr/list_subtitles.py
@@ -446,6 +446,8 @@ def list_missing_subtitles_movies(no=None, send_event=True):
 
 
 def series_full_scan_subtitles():
+    use_ffprobe_cache = settings.sonarr.getboolean('use_ffprobe_cache')
+
     episodes = TableEpisodes.select(TableEpisodes.path).dicts()
     
     count_episodes = len(episodes)
@@ -456,7 +458,7 @@ def series_full_scan_subtitles():
                       name='Episodes subtitles',
                       value=i,
                       count=count_episodes)
-        store_subtitles(episode['path'], path_mappings.path_replace(episode['path']))
+        store_subtitles(episode['path'], path_mappings.path_replace(episode['path']), use_cache=use_ffprobe_cache)
 
     hide_progress(id='episodes_disk_scan')
     
@@ -464,6 +466,8 @@ def series_full_scan_subtitles():
 
 
 def movies_full_scan_subtitles():
+    use_ffprobe_cache = settings.radarr.getboolean('use_ffprobe_cache')
+
     movies = TableMovies.select(TableMovies.path).dicts()
     
     count_movies = len(movies)
@@ -474,7 +478,8 @@ def movies_full_scan_subtitles():
                       name='Movies subtitles',
                       value=i,
                       count=count_movies)
-        store_subtitles_movie(movie['path'], path_mappings.path_replace_movie(movie['path']))
+        store_subtitles_movie(movie['path'], path_mappings.path_replace_movie(movie['path']),
+                              use_cache=use_ffprobe_cache)
 
     hide_progress(id='movies_disk_scan')
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/Scheduler/index.tsx b/frontend/src/Settings/Scheduler/index.tsx
index b56dfc492..728727fbd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/Scheduler/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/Scheduler/index.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import React, { FunctionComponent, useMemo } from "react";
 import {
+  Check,
   CollapseBox,
   Group,
   Input,
+  Message,
   Selector,
   SettingsProvider,
 } from "../components";
@@ -73,6 +75,16 @@ const SettingsSchedulerView: FunctionComponent = () => {
               ></Selector>
             </Input>
           </CollapseBox.Content>
+          <Input>
+            <Check
+              label="Use cached ffprobe results"
+              settingKey="settings-sonarr-use_ffprobe_cache"
+            ></Check>
+            <Message>
+              If disabled, Bazarr will use ffprobe to index video file
+              properties on each run. This will result in higher disk I/O.
+            </Message>
+          </Input>
         </CollapseBox>
         <CollapseBox>
           <CollapseBox.Control>
@@ -99,6 +111,16 @@ const SettingsSchedulerView: FunctionComponent = () => {
               ></Selector>
             </Input>
           </CollapseBox.Content>
+          <Input>
+            <Check
+              label="Use cached ffprobe results"
+              settingKey="settings-radarr-use_ffprobe_cache"
+            ></Check>
+            <Message>
+              If disabled, Bazarr will use ffprobe to index video file
+              properties on each run. This will result in higher disk I/O.
+            </Message>
+          </Input>
         </CollapseBox>
       </Group>
       <Group header="Search and Upgrade Subtitles">