diff --git a/ext/src/_locales/en/messages.json b/ext/src/_locales/en/messages.json
index f39fe64..7284ccb 100755
--- a/ext/src/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/ext/src/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -355,6 +355,15 @@
         "description": "Media stop on unload checkbox label."
     },
 
+    "optionsMediaMirroringEnabled": {
+        "message": "Enable media mirroring",
+        "description": "Media mirroring enabled checkbox label."
+    },
+    "optionsMediaMirroringEnabledDescription": {
+        "message": "Use a screen mirroring connection as a fallback to cast certain kinds of video content.",
+        "description": "Media mirroring enabled option description."
+    },
+
     "optionsLocalMediaCategoryName": {
         "message": "Local media casting",
         "description": "Options page local media category title."
diff --git a/ext/src/background/castManager.ts b/ext/src/background/castManager.ts
index c877c49..42c6128 100644
--- a/ext/src/background/castManager.ts
+++ b/ext/src/background/castManager.ts
@@ -398,6 +398,12 @@ const castManager = new (class {
                 }
 
                 try {
+                    const mirroringAppId = await options.get("mirroringAppId");
+                    const requestedMediaType =
+                        sessionRequest.appId === mirroringAppId
+                            ? ReceiverSelectorMediaType.Screen
+                            : ReceiverSelectorMediaType.App;
+
                     const selection = await getReceiverSelection({
                         castInstance: instance
                     });
@@ -416,7 +422,7 @@ const castManager = new (class {
                      * been changed, we need to cancel the current
                      * sender and switch it out for the right one.
                      */
-                    if (selection.mediaType !== ReceiverSelectorMediaType.App) {
+                    if (selection.mediaType !== requestedMediaType) {
                         instance.contentPort.postMessage({
                             subject: "cast:sessionRequestCancelled"
                         });
diff --git a/ext/src/background/menus.ts b/ext/src/background/menus.ts
index 7ed3149..902b0c5 100644
--- a/ext/src/background/menus.ts
+++ b/ext/src/background/menus.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const whitelistChildMenuPatterns = new Map<MenuId, string>();
 export async function initMenus() {
     logger.info("init (menus)");
 
-    const opts = await options.getAll();
+    let opts = await options.getAll();
 
     // Global "Cast..." menu item
     menuIdCast = browser.menus.create({
@@ -39,15 +39,25 @@ export async function initMenus() {
         icons: { "16": "icons/icon.svg" } // browser_action context
     });
 
+    function createCastMediaMenu() {
+        let targetUrlPatterns: Optional<string[]>;
+        if (!opts.mediaMirroringEnabled) {
+            targetUrlPatterns = opts.localMediaEnabled
+                ? URL_PATTERNS_ALL
+                : URL_PATTERNS_REMOTE;
+        }
+
+        return browser.menus.create({
+            id: "media",
+            contexts: ["audio", "video", "image"],
+            title: _("contextCast"),
+            visible: opts.mediaEnabled,
+            targetUrlPatterns: targetUrlPatterns
+        });
+    }
+
     // <video>/<audio> "Cast..." context menu item
-    menuIdCastMedia = browser.menus.create({
-        contexts: ["audio", "video", "image"],
-        title: _("contextCast"),
-        visible: opts.mediaEnabled,
-        targetUrlPatterns: opts.localMediaEnabled
-            ? URL_PATTERNS_ALL
-            : URL_PATTERNS_REMOTE
-    });
+    menuIdCastMedia = createCastMediaMenu();
 
     menuIdWhitelist = browser.menus.create({
         contexts: ["browser_action"],
@@ -118,20 +128,21 @@ export async function initMenus() {
 
     options.addEventListener("changed", async ev => {
         const alteredOpts = ev.detail;
-        const newOpts = await options.getAll();
+        opts = await options.getAll();
 
         if (menuIdCastMedia && alteredOpts.includes("mediaEnabled")) {
             browser.menus.update(menuIdCastMedia, {
-                visible: newOpts.mediaEnabled
+                visible: opts.mediaEnabled
             });
         }
 
-        if (menuIdCastMedia && alteredOpts.includes("localMediaEnabled")) {
-            browser.menus.update(menuIdCastMedia, {
-                targetUrlPatterns: newOpts.localMediaEnabled
-                    ? URL_PATTERNS_ALL
-                    : URL_PATTERNS_REMOTE
-            });
+        if (
+            menuIdCastMedia &&
+            (alteredOpts.includes("localMediaEnabled") ||
+                alteredOpts.includes("mediaMirroringEnabled"))
+        ) {
+            browser.menus.remove(menuIdCastMedia);
+            menuIdCastMedia = createCastMediaMenu();
         }
     });
 }
@@ -183,20 +194,18 @@ async function onMenuClicked(
         }
 
         case menuIdCastMedia:
-            if (info.srcUrl) {
-                await browser.tabs.executeScript(tab.id, {
-                    code: stringify`
-                            window.mediaUrl = ${info.srcUrl};
-                            window.targetElementId = ${info.targetElementId};
-                        `,
-                    frameId: info.frameId
-                });
+            await browser.tabs.executeScript(tab.id, {
+                code: stringify`
+                    window.mediaUrl = ${info.srcUrl};
+                    window.targetElementId = ${info.targetElementId};
+                `,
+                frameId: info.frameId
+            });
 
-                await browser.tabs.executeScript(tab.id, {
-                    file: "cast/senders/media.js",
-                    frameId: info.frameId
-                });
-            }
+            await browser.tabs.executeScript(tab.id, {
+                file: "cast/senders/media.js",
+                frameId: info.frameId
+            });
             break;
     }
 }
diff --git a/ext/src/cast/senders/media.ts b/ext/src/cast/senders/media.ts
index 9596cb4..ba43cbd 100644
--- a/ext/src/cast/senders/media.ts
+++ b/ext/src/cast/senders/media.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type Session from "../sdk/Session";
 import type Media from "../sdk/media/Media";
 
 import cast, { ensureInit, CastPort } from "../export";
+import MirroringSender from "./mirroring";
 
 const logger = new Logger("fx_cast [media sender]");
 
@@ -359,8 +360,18 @@ if (window.location.protocol !== "moz-extension:") {
         ) as HTMLMediaElement;
     }
 
-    new MediaSender({
-        mediaUrl: window_.mediaUrl,
-        mediaElement
-    });
+    if (window_.mediaUrl) {
+        new MediaSender({
+            mediaUrl: window_.mediaUrl,
+            mediaElement
+        });
+    } else {
+        const mirroringSender = new MirroringSender({
+            onSessionCreated() {
+                mirroringSender.createMirroringConnection(
+                    (mediaElement as any).mozCaptureStream() as MediaStream
+                );
+            }
+        });
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ext/src/cast/senders/mirroring.ts b/ext/src/cast/senders/mirroring.ts
index 8f49175..06b928c 100644
--- a/ext/src/cast/senders/mirroring.ts
+++ b/ext/src/cast/senders/mirroring.ts
@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@ type MirroringAppMessage =
     | { subject: "close" };
 
 interface MirroringSenderOpts {
-    receiverDevice: ReceiverDevice;
-    onSessionCreated: () => void;
-    onMirroringConnected: () => void;
-    onMirroringStopped: () => void;
+    receiverDevice?: ReceiverDevice;
+    onSessionCreated?: () => void;
+    onMirroringConnected?: () => void;
+    onMirroringStopped?: () => void;
 }
 
 export default class MirroringSender {
-    private receiverDevice: ReceiverDevice;
-    private sessionCreatedCallback: () => void;
-    private mirroringConnectedCallback: () => void;
-    private mirroringStoppedCallback: () => void;
+    private receiverDevice?: ReceiverDevice;
+    private sessionCreatedCallback?: () => void;
+    private mirroringConnectedCallback?: () => void;
+    private mirroringStoppedCallback?: () => void;
 
     private session?: Session;
     private wasSessionRequested = false;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export default class MirroringSender {
             cast.requestSession(
                 session => {
                     this.session = session;
-                    this.sessionCreatedCallback();
+                    this.sessionCreatedCallback?.();
                 },
                 err => {
                     logger.error("Session request failed", err);
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export default class MirroringSender {
         this.peerConnection?.close();
         this.session?.stop();
 
-        this.mirroringStoppedCallback();
+        this.mirroringStoppedCallback?.();
     }
 
     async createMirroringConnection(stream: MediaStream) {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export default class MirroringSender {
                 return;
             }
 
-            this.mirroringConnectedCallback();
+            this.mirroringConnectedCallback?.();
             applyParameters();
         });
 
diff --git a/ext/src/defaultOptions.ts b/ext/src/defaultOptions.ts
index 0696d87..e807265 100644
--- a/ext/src/defaultOptions.ts
+++ b/ext/src/defaultOptions.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ export interface Options {
     localMediaEnabled: boolean;
     /** HTTP server port for local media. */
     localMediaServerPort: number;
+    /** Media stream mirroring for when flinging not possible. */
+    mediaMirroringEnabled: boolean;
 
     /** Screen mirroring casting. */
     mirroringEnabled: boolean;
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ export default {
     mediaStopOnUnload: false,
     localMediaEnabled: true,
     localMediaServerPort: 9555,
+    mediaMirroringEnabled: true,
 
     mirroringEnabled: false,
     mirroringAppId: MIRRORING_APP_ID,
diff --git a/ext/src/ui/options/Options.svelte b/ext/src/ui/options/Options.svelte
index 6a44a42..c4684e1 100644
--- a/ext/src/ui/options/Options.svelte
+++ b/ext/src/ui/options/Options.svelte
@@ -139,6 +139,22 @@
                 </label>
             </div>
 
+            <div class="option option--inline">
+                <div class="option__control">
+                    <input
+                        id="mediaMirroringEnabled"
+                        type="checkbox"
+                        bind:checked={opts.mediaMirroringEnabled}
+                    />
+                </div>
+                <label class="option__label" for="mediaMirroringEnabled">
+                    {_("optionsMediaMirroringEnabled")}
+                </label>
+                <div class="option__description">
+                    {_("optionsMediaMirroringEnabledDescription")}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+
             <hr />
 
             <div class="option option--inline">