diff --git a/src/kaltura-player.ts b/src/kaltura-player.ts
index dc6f99419..d339bdfab 100644
--- a/src/kaltura-player.ts
+++ b/src/kaltura-player.ts
@@ -1174,7 +1174,9 @@ export class KalturaPlayer extends FakeEventTarget {
   }
 
   public setCachedUrls(urls: string[]): void {
-    this._localPlayer.setCachedUrls(urls);
+    if (this.config.playback.enableCachedUrls) {
+      this._localPlayer.setCachedUrls(urls);
+    }
   }
 
   public get sessionIdCache(): SessionIdCache | null {
diff --git a/src/types/playback-config.ts b/src/types/playback-config.ts
index 114ec2107..73a1d448b 100644
--- a/src/types/playback-config.ts
+++ b/src/types/playback-config.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ import { PKPlaybackConfigObject } from '@playkit-js/playkit-js';
 export interface PlaybackConfig extends PKPlaybackConfigObject {
   autopause: boolean;
   loop: boolean;
+  enableCachedUrls: boolean;
 }