diff --git a/package/kodi/Config.in b/package/kodi/Config.in
index 4bc017873a..22060b1866 100644
--- a/package/kodi/Config.in
+++ b/package/kodi/Config.in
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_KODI_WAVPACK
 	  Enable WAV input support.
 	  Select this if you want to play back WV files.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_KODI_OPTICALDRIVE
+	bool "optical drive"
+	help
+	  Enable support for optical drives
+
 comment "Kodi addons"
 
 source "package/kodi-addon-xvdr/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/kodi/kodi.mk b/package/kodi/kodi.mk
index 14fa2445c8..cd1f2fb54c 100644
--- a/package/kodi/kodi.mk
+++ b/package/kodi/kodi.mk
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ KODI_CONF_OPTS +=  \
 	--disable-joystick \
 	--disable-mysql \
 	--disable-openmax \
-	--disable-optical-drive \
 	--disable-projectm \
 	--disable-pulse \
 	--disable-ssh \
@@ -189,6 +188,12 @@ else
 KODI_CONF_OPTS += --disable-vaapi
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_KODI_OPTICALDRIVE),y)
+KODI_CONF_OPTS += --enable-optical-drive --enable-dvdcss
+else
+KODI_CONF_OPTS += --disable-optical-drive --disable-dvdcss
+endif
+
 # Add HOST_DIR to PATH for codegenerator.mk to find swig
 define KODI_BOOTSTRAP
 	cd $(@D) && PATH=$(BR_PATH) ./bootstrap