diff --git a/conf/mpv.conf b/conf/mpv.conf
index 35e0aaa0..58cde3a0 100644
--- a/conf/mpv.conf
+++ b/conf/mpv.conf
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ slang=fi,fin,en,eng,eo,epo,cs,ces,cze,sv,swe,es,spa,ru,rus
 sid=auto
 secondary-sid=auto
 
+# Explicitly disable SDH/HOH element hiding from subs, these are defaults
+sub-filter-sdh=no
+sub-filter-sdh-harder=no
+
 # Try to detect subtitle files even if not exact name match
 sub-auto=fuzzy