diff --git a/DllAvUtil.h b/DllAvUtil.h
index add11662..b75bcf7c 100644
--- a/DllAvUtil.h
+++ b/DllAvUtil.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ class DllAvUtilInterface
   virtual int av_get_bytes_per_sample(enum AVSampleFormat p1) = 0;
   virtual AVDictionaryEntry *av_dict_get(AVDictionary *m, const char *key, const AVDictionaryEntry *prev, int flags) = 0;
   virtual int av_dict_set(AVDictionary **pm, const char *key, const char *value, int flags)=0;
+  virtual int av_dict_parse_string(AVDictionary **pm, const char *str, const char *key_val_sep, const char *pairs_sep, int flags)=0;
   virtual void av_dict_free(AVDictionary **pm) = 0;
   virtual int av_samples_get_buffer_size (int *linesize, int nb_channels, int nb_samples, enum AVSampleFormat sample_fmt, int align) = 0;
   virtual int64_t av_get_default_channel_layout(int nb_channels)=0;
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ class DllAvUtilBase : public DllDynamic, DllAvUtilInterface
     { return ::av_get_bytes_per_sample(p1); }
   virtual AVDictionaryEntry *av_dict_get(AVDictionary *m, const char *key, const AVDictionaryEntry *prev, int flags){ return ::av_dict_get(m, key, prev, flags); }
   virtual int av_dict_set(AVDictionary **pm, const char *key, const char *value, int flags) { return ::av_dict_set(pm, key, value, flags); }
+  virtual int av_dict_parse_string(AVDictionary **pm, const char *str, const char *key_val_sep, const char *pairs_sep, int flags) { return ::av_dict_parse_string(pm, str, key_val_sep, pairs_sep, flags); }
   virtual void av_dict_free(AVDictionary **pm) { ::av_dict_free(pm); }
   virtual int av_samples_get_buffer_size (int *linesize, int nb_channels, int nb_samples, enum AVSampleFormat sample_fmt, int align)
     { return ::av_samples_get_buffer_size(linesize, nb_channels, nb_samples, sample_fmt, align); }
@@ -224,6 +226,7 @@ class DllAvUtilBase : public DllDynamic, DllAvUtilInterface
   DEFINE_METHOD1(int, av_get_bytes_per_sample, (enum AVSampleFormat p1))
   DEFINE_METHOD4(AVDictionaryEntry *, av_dict_get, (AVDictionary *p1, const char *p2, const AVDictionaryEntry *p3, int p4))
   DEFINE_METHOD4(int, av_dict_set, (AVDictionary **p1, const char *p2, const char *p3, int p4));
+  DEFINE_METHOD5(int, av_dict_parse_string, (AVDictionary **p1, const char *p2, const char *p3, const char *p4, int p5));
   DEFINE_METHOD1(void, av_dict_free, (AVDictionary **p1));
   DEFINE_METHOD5(int, av_samples_get_buffer_size, (int *p1, int p2, int p3, enum AVSampleFormat p4, int p5))
   DEFINE_METHOD1(int64_t, av_get_default_channel_layout, (int p1))
@@ -266,6 +269,7 @@ class DllAvUtilBase : public DllDynamic, DllAvUtilInterface
     RESOLVE_METHOD(av_get_bytes_per_sample)
     RESOLVE_METHOD(av_dict_get)
     RESOLVE_METHOD(av_dict_set)
+    RESOLVE_METHOD(av_dict_parse_string)
     RESOLVE_METHOD(av_dict_free)
     RESOLVE_METHOD(av_samples_get_buffer_size)
     RESOLVE_METHOD(av_get_default_channel_layout)
diff --git a/OMXReader.cpp b/OMXReader.cpp
index 72eeebb6..121f5379 100644
--- a/OMXReader.cpp
+++ b/OMXReader.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static offset_t dvd_file_seek(void *h, offset_t pos, int whence)
     return pFile->Seek(pos, whence & ~AVSEEK_FORCE);
 }
 
-bool OMXReader::Open(std::string filename, bool dump_format, bool live /* =false */, float timeout /* = 0.0f */, std::string cookie /* = "" */, std::string user_agent /* = "" */, std::string lavfdopts /* = "" */)
+bool OMXReader::Open(std::string filename, bool dump_format, bool live /* =false */, float timeout /* = 0.0f */, std::string cookie /* = "" */, std::string user_agent /* = "" */, std::string lavfdopts /* = "" */, std::string avdict /* = "" */)
 {
   if (!m_dllAvUtil.Load() || !m_dllAvCodec.Load() || !m_dllAvFormat.Load())
     return false;
@@ -169,6 +169,16 @@ bool OMXReader::Open(std::string filename, bool dump_format, bool live /* =false
     return false;
   }
 
+  AVDictionary *d = NULL;
+  result = m_dllAvUtil.av_dict_parse_string(&d, avdict.c_str(), ":", ",", 0);
+
+  if (result < 0)
+  {
+    CLog::Log(LOGERROR, "COMXPlayer::OpenFile - invalid avdict %s ", avdict.c_str());
+    Close();
+    return false;
+  }
+
   // set the interrupt callback, appeared in libavformat 53.15.0
   m_pFormatContext->interrupt_callback = int_cb;
 
@@ -195,7 +205,6 @@ bool OMXReader::Open(std::string filename, bool dump_format, bool live /* =false
     if(idx != string::npos)
       m_filename = m_filename.substr(0, idx);
 
-    AVDictionary *d = NULL;
     // Enable seeking if http, ftp
     if(!live && (m_filename.substr(0,7) == "http://" || m_filename.substr(0,6) == "ftp://" ||
        m_filename.substr(0,7) == "sftp://" || m_filename.substr(0,6) == "smb://"))
@@ -256,7 +265,8 @@ bool OMXReader::Open(std::string filename, bool dump_format, bool live /* =false
     }
 
     m_pFormatContext->pb = m_ioContext;
-    result = m_dllAvFormat.avformat_open_input(&m_pFormatContext, m_filename.c_str(), iformat, NULL);
+    result = m_dllAvFormat.avformat_open_input(&m_pFormatContext, m_filename.c_str(), iformat, &d);
+    av_dict_free(&d);
     if(result < 0)
     {
       Close();
diff --git a/OMXReader.h b/OMXReader.h
index 9ebf6acb..6aa2d032 100644
--- a/OMXReader.h
+++ b/OMXReader.h
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class OMXReader
 public:
   OMXReader();
   ~OMXReader();
-  bool Open(std::string filename, bool dump_format, bool live = false, float timeout = 0.0f, std::string cookie = "", std::string user_agent = "", std::string lavfdopts = "");
+  bool Open(std::string filename, bool dump_format, bool live = false, float timeout = 0.0f, std::string cookie = "", std::string user_agent = "", std::string lavfdopts = "", std::string avdict = "");
   void ClearStreams();
   bool Close();
   //void FlushRead();
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6962552e..eba8a4d3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ Usage: omxplayer [OPTIONS] [FILE]
         --cookie 'cookie'       Send specified cookie as part of HTTP requests
         --user-agent 'ua'       Send specified User-Agent as part of HTTP requests
         --lavfdopts 'opts'      Options passed to libavformat, e.g. 'probesize:250000,...'
+        --avdict 'opts'         Options passed to demuxer, e.g., 'rtsp_transport:tcp,...'
 
 For example:
 
diff --git a/omxplayer.cpp b/omxplayer.cpp
index 0626e2e7..69529534 100644
--- a/omxplayer.cpp
+++ b/omxplayer.cpp
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   std::string            m_cookie              = "";
   std::string            m_user_agent          = "";
   std::string            m_lavfdopts           = "";
+  std::string            m_avdict              = "";
 
   const int font_opt        = 0x100;
   const int italic_font_opt = 0x201;
@@ -567,6 +568,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   const int http_cookie_opt = 0x300;
   const int http_user_agent_opt = 0x301;
   const int lavfdopts_opt   = 0x400;
+  const int avdict_opt      = 0x401;
 
   struct option longopts[] = {
     { "info",         no_argument,        NULL,          'i' },
@@ -628,6 +630,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     { "cookie",       required_argument,  NULL,          http_cookie_opt },
     { "user-agent",   required_argument,  NULL,          http_user_agent_opt },
     { "lavfdopts",    required_argument,  NULL,          lavfdopts_opt },
+    { "avdict",       required_argument,  NULL,          avdict_opt },
     { 0, 0, 0, 0 }
   };
 
@@ -882,9 +885,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       case http_user_agent_opt:
         m_user_agent = optarg;
         break;    
-    case lavfdopts_opt:
+      case lavfdopts_opt:
         m_lavfdopts = optarg;
         break;
+      case avdict_opt:
+        m_avdict = optarg;
+        break;
       case 0:
         break;
       case 'h':
@@ -1004,7 +1010,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     m_keyboard->setDbusName(m_dbus_name);
   }
 
-  if(!m_omx_reader.Open(m_filename.c_str(), m_dump_format, m_config_audio.is_live, m_timeout, m_cookie.c_str(), m_user_agent.c_str(), m_lavfdopts.c_str()))
+  if(!m_omx_reader.Open(m_filename.c_str(), m_dump_format, m_config_audio.is_live, m_timeout, m_cookie.c_str(), m_user_agent.c_str(), m_lavfdopts.c_str(), m_avdict.c_str()))
     goto do_exit;
 
   if (m_dump_format_exit)