diff --git a/lib/screens/video_player_screen.dart b/lib/screens/video_player_screen.dart
index 5bde8b2c..0abb23e8 100644
--- a/lib/screens/video_player_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/video_player_screen.dart
@@ -620,6 +620,9 @@ class VideoPlayerScreenState extends State<VideoPlayerScreen> with WidgetsBindin
         'sub-back-color',
         '#${bgOpacity.toRadixString(16).padLeft(2, '0').toUpperCase()}$bgColor',
       );
+      if (settingsService.getSubtitleBackgroundOpacity() > 0) {
+        await player!.setProperty('sub-border-style', 'background-box');
+      }
       await player!.setProperty('sub-ass-override', settingsService.getSubAssOverride().name);
       await player!.setProperty('sub-ass-video-aspect-override', '1');
       await player!.setProperty('sub-pos', settingsService.getSubtitlePosition().toString());