diff --git a/app/cli/commandlineparser.cpp b/app/cli/commandlineparser.cpp
index 0e50a75ba..49cc85f7b 100644
--- a/app/cli/commandlineparser.cpp
+++ b/app/cli/commandlineparser.cpp
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ void StreamCommandLineParser::parse(const QStringList &args, StreamingPreference
     parser.addFlagOption("1440", "2560x1440 resolution");
     parser.addFlagOption("4K", "3840x2160 resolution");
     parser.addValueOption("resolution", "custom <width>x<height> resolution");
+    parser.addToggleOption("ignore-aspect-ratio", "ignore aspect ratio");
     parser.addToggleOption("vsync", "V-Sync");
     parser.addValueOption("fps", "FPS");
     parser.addValueOption("bitrate", "bitrate in Kbps");
@@ -442,6 +443,9 @@ void StreamCommandLineParser::parse(const QStringList &args, StreamingPreference
         preferences->windowMode = mapValue(m_WindowModeMap, parser.getChoiceOptionValue("display-mode"));
     }
 
+    // Resolve --ignore-aspect-ratio
+    preferences->ignoreAspectRatio = parser.getToggleOptionValue("ignore-aspect-ratio", preferences->ignoreAspectRatio);
+
     // Resolve --vsync and --no-vsync options
     preferences->enableVsync = parser.getToggleOptionValue("vsync", preferences->enableVsync);
 
diff --git a/app/gui/SettingsView.qml b/app/gui/SettingsView.qml
index 30b9ed787..38974da6f 100644
--- a/app/gui/SettingsView.qml
+++ b/app/gui/SettingsView.qml
@@ -787,6 +787,23 @@ Flickable {
                     ToolTip.text: qsTr("Fullscreen generally provides the best performance, but borderless windowed may work better with features like macOS Spaces, Alt+Tab, screenshot tools, on-screen overlays, etc.")
                 }
 
+                CheckBox {
+                    id: ignoreAspectRatioCheck
+                    width: parent.width
+                    hoverEnabled: true
+                    text: qsTr("Stretch presentation")
+                    font.pointSize:  12
+                    checked: StreamingPreferences.ignoreAspectRatio
+                    onCheckedChanged: {
+                        StreamingPreferences.ignoreAspectRatio = checked
+                    }
+
+                    ToolTip.delay: 1000
+                    ToolTip.timeout: 12000
+                    ToolTip.visible: hovered
+                    ToolTip.text: qsTr("Ignores both client and host PC aspect ratios, which is required for displaying Half-SBS (Side-By-Side) 3D signals to AR/XR devices that only support Full-SBS (usually 1920x1080 per eye, meaning a total resolution of 3840x1080)")
+                }
+
                 CheckBox {
                     id: vsyncCheck
                     width: parent.width
diff --git a/app/settings/streamingpreferences.cpp b/app/settings/streamingpreferences.cpp
index bb34f6269..044b2772d 100644
--- a/app/settings/streamingpreferences.cpp
+++ b/app/settings/streamingpreferences.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #define SER_BITRATE "bitrate"
 #define SER_UNLOCK_BITRATE "unlockbitrate"
 #define SER_FULLSCREEN "fullscreen"
+#define SER_IGNORE_ASPECT_RATIO "ignoreaspectratio"
 #define SER_VSYNC "vsync"
 #define SER_GAMEOPTS "gameopts"
 #define SER_HOSTAUDIO "hostaudio"
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ void StreamingPreferences::reload()
     enableYUV444 = settings.value(SER_YUV444, false).toBool();
     bitrateKbps = settings.value(SER_BITRATE, getDefaultBitrate(width, height, fps, enableYUV444)).toInt();
     unlockBitrate = settings.value(SER_UNLOCK_BITRATE, false).toBool();
+    ignoreAspectRatio = settings.value(SER_IGNORE_ASPECT_RATIO, true).toBool();
     enableVsync = settings.value(SER_VSYNC, true).toBool();
     gameOptimizations = settings.value(SER_GAMEOPTS, true).toBool();
     playAudioOnHost = settings.value(SER_HOSTAUDIO, false).toBool();
@@ -312,6 +314,7 @@ void StreamingPreferences::save()
     settings.setValue(SER_FPS, fps);
     settings.setValue(SER_BITRATE, bitrateKbps);
     settings.setValue(SER_UNLOCK_BITRATE, unlockBitrate);
+    settings.setValue(SER_IGNORE_ASPECT_RATIO, ignoreAspectRatio);
     settings.setValue(SER_VSYNC, enableVsync);
     settings.setValue(SER_GAMEOPTS, gameOptimizations);
     settings.setValue(SER_HOSTAUDIO, playAudioOnHost);
diff --git a/app/settings/streamingpreferences.h b/app/settings/streamingpreferences.h
index 3ca216fff..0c7a1e191 100644
--- a/app/settings/streamingpreferences.h
+++ b/app/settings/streamingpreferences.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ class StreamingPreferences : public QObject
     Q_PROPERTY(int fps MEMBER fps NOTIFY displayModeChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(int bitrateKbps MEMBER bitrateKbps NOTIFY bitrateChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool unlockBitrate MEMBER unlockBitrate NOTIFY unlockBitrateChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool ignoreAspectRatio MEMBER ignoreAspectRatio NOTIFY ignoreAspectRatioChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool enableVsync MEMBER enableVsync NOTIFY enableVsyncChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool gameOptimizations MEMBER gameOptimizations NOTIFY gameOptimizationsChanged)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool playAudioOnHost MEMBER playAudioOnHost NOTIFY playAudioOnHostChanged)
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ class StreamingPreferences : public QObject
     int fps;
     int bitrateKbps;
     bool unlockBitrate;
+    bool ignoreAspectRatio;
     bool enableVsync;
     bool gameOptimizations;
     bool playAudioOnHost;
@@ -185,6 +187,7 @@ class StreamingPreferences : public QObject
     void displayModeChanged();
     void bitrateChanged();
     void unlockBitrateChanged();
+    void ignoreAspectRatioChanged();
     void enableVsyncChanged();
     void gameOptimizationsChanged();
     void playAudioOnHostChanged();
diff --git a/app/streaming/session.cpp b/app/streaming/session.cpp
index 6da51f16d..b490b870c 100644
--- a/app/streaming/session.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/session.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ void Session::clSetControllerLED(uint16_t controllerNumber, uint8_t r, uint8_t g
 
 bool Session::chooseDecoder(StreamingPreferences::VideoDecoderSelection vds,
                             SDL_Window* window, int videoFormat, int width, int height,
-                            int frameRate, bool enableVsync, bool enableFramePacing, bool testOnly, IVideoDecoder*& chosenDecoder)
+                            int frameRate, bool enableVsync, bool enableFramePacing,
+                            bool ignoreAspectRatio, bool testOnly, IVideoDecoder*& chosenDecoder)
 {
     DECODER_PARAMETERS params;
 
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ bool Session::chooseDecoder(StreamingPreferences::VideoDecoderSelection vds,
     params.window = window;
     params.enableVsync = enableVsync;
     params.enableFramePacing = enableFramePacing;
+    params.ignoreAspectRatio = ignoreAspectRatio;
     params.testOnly = testOnly;
     params.vds = vds;
 
@@ -381,7 +383,7 @@ void Session::getDecoderInfo(SDL_Window* window,
     // Try an HEVC Main10 decoder first to see if we have HDR support
     if (chooseDecoder(StreamingPreferences::VDS_FORCE_HARDWARE,
                       window, VIDEO_FORMAT_H265_MAIN10, 1920, 1080, 60,
-                      false, false, true, decoder)) {
+                      false, false, false, true, decoder)) {
         isHardwareAccelerated = decoder->isHardwareAccelerated();
         isFullScreenOnly = decoder->isAlwaysFullScreen();
         isHdrSupported = decoder->isHdrSupported();
@@ -394,7 +396,7 @@ void Session::getDecoderInfo(SDL_Window* window,
     // Try an AV1 Main10 decoder next to see if we have HDR support
     if (chooseDecoder(StreamingPreferences::VDS_FORCE_HARDWARE,
                       window, VIDEO_FORMAT_AV1_MAIN10, 1920, 1080, 60,
-                      false, false, true, decoder)) {
+                      false, false, false, true, decoder)) {
         // If we've got a working AV1 Main 10-bit decoder, we'll enable the HDR checkbox
         // but we will still continue probing to get other attributes for HEVC or H.264
         // decoders. See the AV1 comment at the top of the function for more info.
@@ -406,10 +408,10 @@ void Session::getDecoderInfo(SDL_Window* window,
         // that supports HDR rendering with software decoded frames.
         if (chooseDecoder(StreamingPreferences::VDS_FORCE_SOFTWARE,
                           window, VIDEO_FORMAT_H265_MAIN10, 1920, 1080, 60,
-                          false, false, true, decoder) ||
+                          false, false, false, true, decoder) ||
             chooseDecoder(StreamingPreferences::VDS_FORCE_SOFTWARE,
                           window, VIDEO_FORMAT_AV1_MAIN10, 1920, 1080, 60,
-                          false, false, true, decoder)) {
+                          false, false, false, true, decoder)) {
             isHdrSupported = decoder->isHdrSupported();
             delete decoder;
         }
@@ -423,7 +425,7 @@ void Session::getDecoderInfo(SDL_Window* window,
     // Try a regular hardware accelerated HEVC decoder now
     if (chooseDecoder(StreamingPreferences::VDS_FORCE_HARDWARE,
                       window, VIDEO_FORMAT_H265, 1920, 1080, 60,
-                      false, false, true, decoder)) {
+                      false, false, false, true, decoder)) {
         isHardwareAccelerated = decoder->isHardwareAccelerated();
         isFullScreenOnly = decoder->isAlwaysFullScreen();
         maxResolution = decoder->getDecoderMaxResolution();
@@ -436,7 +438,7 @@ void Session::getDecoderInfo(SDL_Window* window,
 #if 0 // See AV1 comment at the top of this function
     if (chooseDecoder(StreamingPreferences::VDS_FORCE_HARDWARE,
                       window, VIDEO_FORMAT_AV1_MAIN8, 1920, 1080, 60,
-                      false, false, true, decoder)) {
+                      false, false, false, true, decoder)) {
         isHardwareAccelerated = decoder->isHardwareAccelerated();
         isFullScreenOnly = decoder->isAlwaysFullScreen();
         maxResolution = decoder->getDecoderMaxResolution();
@@ -450,7 +452,7 @@ void Session::getDecoderInfo(SDL_Window* window,
     // This will fall back to software decoding, so it should always work.
     if (chooseDecoder(StreamingPreferences::VDS_AUTO,
                       window, VIDEO_FORMAT_H264, 1920, 1080, 60,
-                      false, false, true, decoder)) {
+                      false, false, false, true, decoder)) {
         isHardwareAccelerated = decoder->isHardwareAccelerated();
         isFullScreenOnly = decoder->isAlwaysFullScreen();
         maxResolution = decoder->getDecoderMaxResolution();
@@ -470,7 +472,7 @@ Session::getDecoderAvailability(SDL_Window* window,
 {
     IVideoDecoder* decoder;
 
-    if (!chooseDecoder(vds, window, videoFormat, width, height, frameRate, false, false, true, decoder)) {
+    if (!chooseDecoder(vds, window, videoFormat, width, height, frameRate, false, false, false, true, decoder)) {
         return DecoderAvailability::None;
     }
 
@@ -491,7 +493,7 @@ bool Session::populateDecoderProperties(SDL_Window* window)
                        m_StreamConfig.width,
                        m_StreamConfig.height,
                        m_StreamConfig.fps,
-                       false, false, true, decoder)) {
+                       false, false, false, true, decoder)) {
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -2219,6 +2221,7 @@ void Session::execInternal()
                                    m_ActiveVideoHeight, m_ActiveVideoFrameRate,
                                    enableVsync,
                                    enableVsync && m_Preferences->framePacing,
+                                   m_Preferences->ignoreAspectRatio,
                                    false,
                                    s_ActiveSession->m_VideoDecoder)) {
                     SDL_AtomicUnlock(&m_DecoderLock);
diff --git a/app/streaming/session.h b/app/streaming/session.h
index 95858437e..d8e12753a 100644
--- a/app/streaming/session.h
+++ b/app/streaming/session.h
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class Session : public QObject
     bool chooseDecoder(StreamingPreferences::VideoDecoderSelection vds,
                        SDL_Window* window, int videoFormat, int width, int height,
                        int frameRate, bool enableVsync, bool enableFramePacing,
-                       bool testOnly,
+                       bool ignoreAspectRatio, bool testOnly,
                        IVideoDecoder*& chosenDecoder);
 
     static
diff --git a/app/streaming/video/decoder.h b/app/streaming/video/decoder.h
index c77928237..c715cc516 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/decoder.h
+++ b/app/streaming/video/decoder.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ typedef struct _DECODER_PARAMETERS {
     int frameRate;
     bool enableVsync;
     bool enableFramePacing;
+    bool ignoreAspectRatio;
     bool testOnly;
 } DECODER_PARAMETERS, *PDECODER_PARAMETERS;
 
diff --git a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/d3d11va.cpp b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/d3d11va.cpp
index 201eb7acc..c127368aa 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/d3d11va.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/d3d11va.cpp
@@ -1401,7 +1401,10 @@ bool D3D11VARenderer::setupRenderingResources()
         dst.x = dst.y = 0;
         dst.w = m_DisplayWidth;
         dst.h = m_DisplayHeight;
-        StreamUtils::scaleSourceToDestinationSurface(&src, &dst);
+
+        if (!m_DecoderParams.ignoreAspectRatio) {
+            StreamUtils::scaleSourceToDestinationSurface(&src, &dst);
+        }
 
         // Convert screen space to normalized device coordinates
         SDL_FRect renderRect;
diff --git a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/plvk.cpp b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/plvk.cpp
index 4546be7c5..3359f8c58 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/plvk.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/plvk.cpp
@@ -418,6 +418,9 @@ bool PlVkRenderer::initialize(PDECODER_PARAMETERS params)
         return false;
     }
 
+    // Ignores aspect ratio to fill the entire screen
+    m_IgnoreAspectRatio = params->ignoreAspectRatio;
+
     VkPresentModeKHR presentMode;
     if (params->enableVsync) {
         // FIFO mode improves frame pacing compared with Mailbox, especially for
@@ -841,7 +844,9 @@ void PlVkRenderer::renderFrame(AVFrame *frame)
     dst.h = targetFrame.crop.y1 - targetFrame.crop.y0;
 
     // Scale the video to the surface size while preserving the aspect ratio
-    StreamUtils::scaleSourceToDestinationSurface(&src, &dst);
+    if (!m_IgnoreAspectRatio) {
+        StreamUtils::scaleSourceToDestinationSurface(&src, &dst);
+    }
 
     targetFrame.crop.x0 = dst.x;
     targetFrame.crop.y0 = dst.y;
diff --git a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/plvk.h b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/plvk.h
index d5214c200..c1367eb08 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/plvk.h
+++ b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/plvk.h
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ class PlVkRenderer : public IFFmpegRenderer {
     // Pending swapchain state shared between waitToRender(), renderFrame(), and cleanupRenderContext()
     pl_swapchain_frame m_SwapchainFrame = {};
     bool m_HasPendingSwapchainFrame = false;
+    
+    bool m_IgnoreAspectRatio = false;
 
     // Overlay state
     SDL_SpinLock m_OverlayLock = 0;
diff --git a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vt_metal.mm b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vt_metal.mm
index 61f15a7f9..08ec26b7b 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vt_metal.mm
+++ b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vt_metal.mm
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@
           m_LastDrawableHeight(-1),
           m_PresentationMutex(SDL_CreateMutex()),
           m_PresentationCond(SDL_CreateCond()),
-          m_PendingPresentationCount(0)
+          m_PendingPresentationCount(0),
+          m_IgnoreAspectRatio(false)
     {
     }
 
@@ -260,7 +261,10 @@ bool updateVideoRegionSizeForFrame(AVFrame* frame)
         dst.x = dst.y = 0;
         dst.w = drawableWidth;
         dst.h = drawableHeight;
-        StreamUtils::scaleSourceToDestinationSurface(&src, &dst);
+
+        if (!m_IgnoreAspectRatio) {
+            StreamUtils::scaleSourceToDestinationSurface(&src, &dst);
+        }
 
         // Convert screen space to normalized device coordinates
         SDL_FRect renderRect;
@@ -750,6 +754,9 @@ virtual bool initialize(PDECODER_PARAMETERS params) override
         // Allow tearing if V-Sync is off (also requires direct display path)
         m_MetalLayer.displaySyncEnabled = params->enableVsync;
 
+        // Ignores aspect ratio to fill the entire screen
+        m_IgnoreAspectRatio = params->ignoreAspectRatio;
+
         // Create the Metal texture cache for our CVPixelBuffers
         CFStringRef keys[1] = { kCVMetalTextureUsage };
         NSUInteger values[1] = { MTLTextureUsageShaderRead };
@@ -939,6 +946,7 @@ bool notifyWindowChanged(PWINDOW_STATE_CHANGE_INFO info) override
     SDL_mutex* m_PresentationMutex;
     SDL_cond* m_PresentationCond;
     int m_PendingPresentationCount;
+    bool m_IgnoreAspectRatio;
 };
 
 IFFmpegRenderer* VTMetalRendererFactory::createRenderer(bool hwAccel) {