diff --git a/source/glest_game/main/intro.cpp b/source/glest_game/main/intro.cpp
index 6d99c2ad..8aaaa255 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/main/intro.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/main/intro.cpp
@@ -499,8 +499,14 @@ Intro::Intro(Program *program):
 			Context *c= GraphicsInterface::getInstance().getCurrentContext();
 			SDL_Surface *screen = static_cast<ContextGl*>(c)->getPlatformContextGlPtr()->getScreen();
 
+			string vlcPluginsPath = Config::getInstance().getString("VideoPlayerPluginsPath","");
 			//printf("screen->w = %d screen->h = %d screen->format->BitsPerPixel = %d\n",screen->w,screen->h,screen->format->BitsPerPixel);
-			VideoPlayer player(introVideoFile.c_str(),screen,screen->w,screen->h,screen->format->BitsPerPixel);
+			VideoPlayer player(introVideoFile.c_str(),
+								screen,
+								screen->w,
+								screen->h,
+								screen->format->BitsPerPixel,
+								vlcPluginsPath);
 			player.PlayVideo();
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/include/graphics/video_player.h b/source/shared_lib/include/graphics/video_player.h
index a10c1010..eba91e73 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/include/graphics/video_player.h
+++ b/source/shared_lib/include/graphics/video_player.h
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ protected:
 	int width;
 	int height;
 	int colorBits;
+	string pluginsPath;
+
 	bool stop;
 
 public:
-	VideoPlayer(string filename, SDL_Surface *surface, int width, int height,int colorBits);
+	VideoPlayer(string filename, SDL_Surface *surface, int width, int height,
+			int colorBits, string pluginsPath);
 	virtual ~VideoPlayer();
 
 	void PlayVideo();
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/video_player.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/video_player.cpp
index b8f92ce8..16638a31 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/video_player.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/video_player.cpp
@@ -74,12 +74,13 @@ static void display(void *data, void *id) {
 }
 
 VideoPlayer::VideoPlayer(string filename, SDL_Surface *surface,
-		int width, int height,int colorBits) {
+		int width, int height,int colorBits,string pluginsPath) {
 	this->filename = filename;
 	this->surface = surface;
 	this->width = width;
 	this->height = height;
 	this->colorBits = colorBits;
+	this->pluginsPath = pluginsPath;
 	this->stop = false;
 }
 
@@ -99,11 +100,18 @@ void VideoPlayer::PlayVideo() {
 	libvlc_instance_t *libvlc = NULL;
 	libvlc_media_t *m = NULL;
 	libvlc_media_player_t *mp = NULL;
+
+	string pluginParam = "";
+	if(pluginsPath != "") {
+		pluginParam = "--plugin-path=" + pluginsPath;
+	}
+
 	char const *vlc_argv[] =
 	{
 		//"--no-audio", /* skip any audio track */
 		"--no-xlib", /* tell VLC to not use Xlib */
 		"--no-video-title-show",
+		pluginParam.c_str(),
 	};
 	int vlc_argc = sizeof(vlc_argv) / sizeof(*vlc_argv);
 #endif