diff --git a/pvr.iptvsimple/addon.xml.in b/pvr.iptvsimple/addon.xml.in
index 4f20c97e9..e69abb180 100644
--- a/pvr.iptvsimple/addon.xml.in
+++ b/pvr.iptvsimple/addon.xml.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <addon
   id="pvr.iptvsimple"
-  version="20.1.1"
+  version="20.1.2"
   name="PVR IPTV Simple Client"
   provider-name="nightik and Ross Nicholson">
   <requires>@ADDON_DEPENDS@
diff --git a/pvr.iptvsimple/changelog.txt b/pvr.iptvsimple/changelog.txt
index dcfdcad03..d8a42de71 100644
--- a/pvr.iptvsimple/changelog.txt
+++ b/pvr.iptvsimple/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+v20.1.2
+- Set default player as VideoPlayer for ffmpegdirect so Timeshift works for PVR Radio
+
 v20.1.1
 - Allow VOD or media tags to be used to specify view as PVR Recordings
 - Remove news as Kodi 20 will load changelog.txt as a fallback anyway
diff --git a/src/iptvsimple/utilities/StreamUtils.cpp b/src/iptvsimple/utilities/StreamUtils.cpp
index 687a6fb16..1cc423ab8 100644
--- a/src/iptvsimple/utilities/StreamUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/iptvsimple/utilities/StreamUtils.cpp
@@ -54,12 +54,16 @@ void StreamUtils::SetAllStreamProperties(std::vector<kodi::addon::PVRStreamPrope
             CheckInputstreamInstalledAndEnabled(CATCHUP_INPUTSTREAM_NAME))
         {
           properties.emplace_back(PVR_STREAM_PROPERTY_INPUTSTREAM, CATCHUP_INPUTSTREAM_NAME);
+          // this property is required to force VideoPlayer for Radio channels
+          properties.emplace_back("inputstream-player", "videodefaultplayer");
           SetFFmpegDirectManifestTypeStreamProperty(properties, channel, streamURL, streamType);
         }
         else if (channel.SupportsLiveStreamTimeshifting() && isChannelURL &&
                  CheckInputstreamInstalledAndEnabled(INPUTSTREAM_FFMPEGDIRECT))
         {
           properties.emplace_back(PVR_STREAM_PROPERTY_INPUTSTREAM, INPUTSTREAM_FFMPEGDIRECT);
+          // this property is required to force VideoPlayer for Radio channels
+          properties.emplace_back("inputstream-player", "videodefaultplayer");
           SetFFmpegDirectManifestTypeStreamProperty(properties, channel, streamURL, streamType);
           properties.emplace_back("inputstream.ffmpegdirect.stream_mode", "timeshift");
           properties.emplace_back("inputstream.ffmpegdirect.is_realtime_stream", "true");