diff --git a/graphql/schema/types/config.graphql b/graphql/schema/types/config.graphql
index b6f52091b..b0b8898b2 100644
--- a/graphql/schema/types/config.graphql
+++ b/graphql/schema/types/config.graphql
@@ -413,6 +413,9 @@ input ConfigInterfaceInput {
   noBrowser: Boolean
   "True if we should send notifications to the desktop"
   notificationsEnabled: Boolean
+
+  "True if 'Open Org File' in scene details is shown"
+  showOpenExternal: Boolean
 }
 
 type ConfigDisableDropdownCreate {
@@ -483,6 +486,9 @@ type ConfigInterfaceResult {
   funscriptOffset: Int
   "Whether to use Stash Hosted Funscript"
   useStashHostedFunscript: Boolean
+
+  "Show 'Open Org File' in scene details"
+  showOpenExternal: Boolean
 }
 
 input ConfigDLNAInput {
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/graphql/data/config.graphql b/ui/v2.5/graphql/data/config.graphql
index b65ba21cc..a823cc6fa 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/graphql/data/config.graphql
+++ b/ui/v2.5/graphql/data/config.graphql
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fragment ConfigGeneralData on ConfigGeneralResult {
   liveTranscodeInputArgs
   liveTranscodeOutputArgs
   drawFunscriptHeatmapRange
-
+  
   scraperPackageSources {
     name
     url
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ fragment ConfigInterfaceData on ConfigInterfaceResult {
   handyKey
   funscriptOffset
   useStashHostedFunscript
+  showOpenExternal
 }
 
 fragment ConfigDLNAData on ConfigDLNAResult {
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Scenes/SceneDetails/ExternalPlayerButton.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Scenes/SceneDetails/ExternalPlayerButton.tsx
index 35d066838..5728ad02b 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Scenes/SceneDetails/ExternalPlayerButton.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Scenes/SceneDetails/ExternalPlayerButton.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { useIntl } from "react-intl";
 import { Icon } from "src/components/Shared/Icon";
 import { objectTitle } from "src/core/files";
 import { SceneDataFragment } from "src/core/generated-graphql";
+import { useConfigurationContext } from "src/hooks/Config";
 
 export interface IExternalPlayerButtonProps {
   scene: SceneDataFragment;
@@ -16,18 +17,17 @@ export const ExternalPlayerButton: React.FC<IExternalPlayerButtonProps> = ({
   const isAndroid = /(android)/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
   const isAppleDevice = /(ipod|iphone|ipad)/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
   const intl = useIntl();
-
+  const { configuration } = useConfigurationContext();
+  const interfaceConfig = configuration?.interface;
+  const uiConfig = configuration?.ui;
+  const showOpenExternal = uiConfig?.showOpenExternal??true;
   const { paths } = scene;
 
-  // Added by Philip
-  const alwaysShow = true;
   const { files } = scene;
   const { path } = files[0];
-  const pathStr = path??'';
-  const fileName = pathStr.split('/').pop()?.split('\\').pop()??'';
-  // Added ends.
-
-  if (!paths || !paths.stream || (!isAndroid && !isAppleDevice && !alwaysShow)) // Modded by Philip
+  const fileName = path.split('/').pop()?.split('\\').pop()??'';
+  
+  if (!paths || !paths.stream || (!isAndroid && !isAppleDevice && !showOpenExternal))
       return <span />;
 
   const { stream } = paths;
@@ -55,10 +55,9 @@ export const ExternalPlayerButton: React.FC<IExternalPlayerButtonProps> = ({
     url = streamURL
       .toString()
       .replace(new RegExp(`^${streamURL.protocol}`), "vlc-x-callback:");
-  } else if (alwaysShow) {    // Added by Philip
+  } else if (showOpenExternal) {    // Added by Philip
     url = stream + "/org/" + encodeURIComponent(fileName); // like http://192.168.1.10:9999/scene/123/stream/org/file.mp4
   }
-  // Added ends.
 
   return (
     <Button
@@ -66,9 +65,9 @@ export const ExternalPlayerButton: React.FC<IExternalPlayerButtonProps> = ({
       variant="secondary"
       title={intl.formatMessage({ id: "actions.open_in_external_player" })}
     >
-      <a href={url}>Open Ext.&nbsp;
+      <a href={url}>
         <Icon icon={faExternalLinkAlt} color="white" />
-      </a> &nbsp;&nbsp;
+      </a>
     </Button>
   );
 };
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsInterfacePanel/SettingsInterfacePanel.tsx b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsInterfacePanel/SettingsInterfacePanel.tsx
index 0ebe3f736..cffe1b410 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsInterfacePanel/SettingsInterfacePanel.tsx
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/components/Settings/SettingsInterfacePanel/SettingsInterfacePanel.tsx
@@ -462,13 +462,18 @@ export const SettingsInterfacePanel: React.FC = PatchComponent(
               return <span>{TextUtils.secondsToTimestamp(v ?? 0)}</span>;
             }}
           />
-
           <BooleanSetting
             id="show-ab-loop"
             headingID="config.ui.scene_player.options.show_ab_loop_controls"
             checked={ui.showAbLoopControls ?? undefined}
             onChange={(v) => saveUI({ showAbLoopControls: v })}
           />
+          <BooleanSetting
+            id="show-open-external"
+            headingID="config.ui.scene_player.options.show_open_external"
+            checked={ui.showOpenExternal ?? true}
+            onChange={(v) => saveUI({ showOpenExternal: v })}
+          />
         </SettingSection>
         <SettingSection headingID="config.ui.tag_panel.heading">
           <BooleanSetting
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/core/config.ts b/ui/v2.5/src/core/config.ts
index b0dc15c9d..5807821f5 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/core/config.ts
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/core/config.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ export interface IUIConfig {
 
   showAbLoopControls?: boolean;
 
+  showOpenExternal?: boolean;
+
   // maximum number of items to shown in the dropdown list - defaults to 200
   // upper limit of 1000
   maxOptionsShown?: number;
diff --git a/ui/v2.5/src/locales/en-GB.json b/ui/v2.5/src/locales/en-GB.json
index 9fc6f0c0d..dad4aa827 100644
--- a/ui/v2.5/src/locales/en-GB.json
+++ b/ui/v2.5/src/locales/en-GB.json
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@
           "disable_mobile_media_auto_rotate": "Disable auto-rotate of fullscreen media on Mobile",
           "enable_chromecast": "Enable Chromecast",
           "show_ab_loop_controls": "Show AB Loop plugin controls",
+          "show_open_original": "Show Open Original button in scene details",
           "show_scrubber": "Show Scrubber",
           "show_range_markers": "Show Range Markers",
           "track_activity": "Enable Scene Play history",