diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/api.py b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/api.py
index 0174c3edb..07c35de9a 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/api.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/api.py
@@ -198,6 +198,14 @@ def get_mpaa(self, rating=None):
 
         return mpaa
 
+    def get_native_path_mappings(self):
+        return {
+            replace: replace_with
+            for i in range(1, 6)
+            if (replace := settings(f"directPathReplace{i}"))
+            and (replace_with := settings(f"directPathReplaceWith{i}"))
+        }
+
     def get_file_path(self, path=None):
 
         if path is None:
@@ -206,6 +214,11 @@ def get_file_path(self, path=None):
         if not path:
             return ""
 
+        native_mappings = self.get_native_path_mappings()
+        for replace, replace_with in native_mappings.items():
+            if path.startswith(replace):
+                path = path.replace(replace, replace_with, 1)
+
         if path.startswith("\\\\"):
             path = (
                 path.replace("\\\\", "smb://", 1)
diff --git a/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po b/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
index d44a37b1e..f54fcf1f6 100644
--- a/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
+++ b/resources/language/resource.language.en_gb/strings.po
@@ -996,3 +996,43 @@ msgstr "Max artwork resolution"
 msgctxt "#33202"
 msgid "Transcode H265/HEVC RExt"
 msgstr "Transcode H265/HEVC RExt"
+
+msgctxt "#33203"
+msgid "Native path replace 1"
+msgstr "Native path replace 1"
+
+msgctxt "#33204"
+msgid "Native path replace with 1"
+msgstr "Native path replace with 1"
+
+msgctxt "#33205"
+msgid "Native path replace 2"
+msgstr "Native path replace 2"
+
+msgctxt "#33206"
+msgid "Native path replace with 2"
+msgstr "Native path replace with 2"
+
+msgctxt "#33207"
+msgid "Native path replace 3"
+msgstr "Native path replace 3"
+
+msgctxt "#33208"
+msgid "Native path replace with 3"
+msgstr "Native path replace with 3"
+
+msgctxt "#33209"
+msgid "Native path replace 4"
+msgstr "Native path replace 4"
+
+msgctxt "#33210"
+msgid "Native path replace with 4"
+msgstr "Native path replace with 4"
+
+msgctxt "#33211"
+msgid "Native path replace 5"
+msgstr "Native path replace 5"
+
+msgctxt "#33212"
+msgid "Native path replace with 5"
+msgstr "Native path replace with 5"
diff --git a/resources/settings.xml b/resources/settings.xml
index 91bc5f83e..8c94122e4 100644
--- a/resources/settings.xml
+++ b/resources/settings.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@
 		<setting label="30536" id="dbSyncScreensaver" type="bool" default="true" />
 		<setting label="33111" type="lsep" />
 		<setting label="30511" id="useDirectPaths" type="enum" lvalues="33036|33037" default="1" />
+		<setting label="33203" id="directPathReplace1" type="text" default="" />
+		<setting label="33204" id="directPathReplaceWith1" type="folder" source="" default="" />
+		<setting label="33205" id="directPathReplace2" type="text" default="" />
+		<setting label="33206" id="directPathReplaceWith2" type="folder" source="" default="" />
+		<setting label="33207" id="directPathReplace3" type="text" default="" />
+		<setting label="33208" id="directPathReplaceWith3" type="folder" source="" default="" />
+		<setting label="33209" id="directPathReplace4" type="text" default="" />
+		<setting label="33210" id="directPathReplaceWith4" type="folder" source="" default="" />
+		<setting label="33211" id="directPathReplace5" type="text" default="" />
+		<setting label="33212" id="directPathReplaceWith5" type="folder" source="" default="" />
 
 		<setting label="33175" type="lsep" />
 		<setting label="30515" id="limitIndex" type="slider" default="15" range="1, 1, 100" option="int" />