diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 29a0fce67..7ff7d2bda 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+###
+
+- Added a `enableTHEOlive` flag to `PlayerConfiguration` to enable play-out of THEOlive sources.
+
 ## [8.9.0] - 24-11-29
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/example/src/App.tsx b/example/src/App.tsx
index 17696e5d5..e2dbdc75e 100644
--- a/example/src/App.tsx
+++ b/example/src/App.tsx
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ const playerConfig: PlayerConfiguration = {
     skipBackwardInterval: 10,
     convertSkipToSeek: true,
   },
+  enableTHEOlive: true,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/example/web/webpack.config.js b/example/web/webpack.config.js
index 45592a5cb..b38e16288 100644
--- a/example/web/webpack.config.js
+++ b/example/web/webpack.config.js
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ const CopyWebpackPluginConfig = new CopyWebpackPlugin({
       from: path.resolve(projectDirectory, './node_modules/theoplayer/THEOplayer.transmux.*').replace(/\\/g, '/'),
       to: `${libraryLocation}/[name][ext]`,
     },
+    {
+      // Copy service worker
+      // THEOplayer will find them by setting `libraryLocation` in the playerConfiguration.
+      from: path.resolve(projectDirectory, './node_modules/theoplayer/theoplayer.sw.js').replace(/\\/g, '/'),
+      to: `${libraryLocation}/[name][ext]`,
+    },
     {
       // Copy CSS files
       from: path.resolve(appDirectory, './web/public/*.css').replace(/\\/g, '/'),
diff --git a/src/api/config/PlayerConfiguration.ts b/src/api/config/PlayerConfiguration.ts
index 26cbd5eb3..499be2ab7 100644
--- a/src/api/config/PlayerConfiguration.ts
+++ b/src/api/config/PlayerConfiguration.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ export interface PlayerConfiguration {
    * @defaultValue `false`.
    */
   useMedia3?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Sets whether support for THEOlive sources should be enabled.
+   *
+   * @defaultValue `false`.
+   */
+  enableTHEOlive?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/internal/THEOplayerView.web.tsx b/src/internal/THEOplayerView.web.tsx
index 9dd386814..7412292b0 100644
--- a/src/internal/THEOplayerView.web.tsx
+++ b/src/internal/THEOplayerView.web.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import type { THEOplayerViewProps } from 'react-native-theoplayer';
 import { Player, ChromelessPlayer, PlayerConfiguration } from 'theoplayer';
 import { THEOplayerWebAdapter } from './adapter/THEOplayerWebAdapter';
+import { registerServiceWorker, browserCanPlayHLSAndHasNoMSE } from './utils/ServiceWorkerUtils';
 
 export function THEOplayerView(props: React.PropsWithChildren<THEOplayerViewProps>) {
   const { config, children } = props;
@@ -9,6 +10,15 @@ export function THEOplayerView(props: React.PropsWithChildren<THEOplayerViewProp
   const adapter = useRef<THEOplayerWebAdapter | null>(null);
   const container = useRef<null | HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
+  const preparePlayer = async (adapter: THEOplayerWebAdapter) => {
+    if (config?.enableTHEOlive == true && browserCanPlayHLSAndHasNoMSE()) {
+      await registerServiceWorker(props.config?.libraryLocation);
+    }
+
+    // Notify the player is ready
+    props.onPlayerReady?.(adapter);
+  };
+
   useEffect(() => {
     // Create player inside container.
     if (container.current) {
@@ -49,8 +59,8 @@ export function THEOplayerView(props: React.PropsWithChildren<THEOplayerViewProp
       // @ts-ignore
       window.nativePlayer = player;
 
-      // Notify the player is ready
-      props.onPlayerReady?.(adapter.current);
+      // Prepare & notify
+      void preparePlayer(adapter.current);
     }
 
     // Clean-up
diff --git a/src/internal/utils/ServiceWorkerUtils.ts b/src/internal/utils/ServiceWorkerUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebf0b6019
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/internal/utils/ServiceWorkerUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+export function browserCanPlayHLSAndHasNoMSE() {
+  const videoElement = document.createElement('video');
+  const canPlayHls = videoElement && videoElement.canPlayType && videoElement.canPlayType('application/vnd.apple.mpegURL') !== '';
+  // @ts-ignore
+  const canPlayMse = Boolean(window.MediaSource || window.WebKitMediaSource || window.ManagedMediaSource);
+  return canPlayHls && !canPlayMse;
+}
+
+export async function registerServiceWorker(libraryLocation?: string): Promise<void> {
+  if ('serviceWorker' in navigator) {
+    try {
+      const serviceWorkerName = 'theoplayer.sw.js';
+      const serviceWorkerPath = libraryLocation
+        ? (libraryLocation.endsWith('/') ? libraryLocation : `${libraryLocation}/`) + serviceWorkerName
+        : serviceWorkerName;
+      const serviceWorkerScope = libraryLocation ? (libraryLocation.endsWith('/') ? libraryLocation : `${libraryLocation}/`) : '/';
+
+      // unregister beforehand to solve an issue when doing a hard reload of the page causing the service worker to not intercept the manifests.
+      await maybeUnregisterServiceWorker(serviceWorkerPath);
+      await navigator.serviceWorker.register(serviceWorkerPath, {
+        scope: serviceWorkerScope,
+      });
+      //console.log('Successfully registered server worker');
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`Service worker registration failed: ${error}`);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export async function maybeUnregisterServiceWorker(serviceWorkerPath?: string): Promise<void> {
+  if ('serviceWorker' in navigator) {
+    try {
+      const registration = await navigator.serviceWorker.getRegistration(serviceWorkerPath);
+      await registration?.unregister();
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`Service worker unregistration failed: ${error}`);
+    }
+  }
+}