diff --git a/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoRenderers/LinuxRendererGLES.cpp b/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoRenderers/LinuxRendererGLES.cpp
index c7e581f6655cf..afa3ffc891207 100644
--- a/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoRenderers/LinuxRendererGLES.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoRenderers/LinuxRendererGLES.cpp
@@ -876,6 +876,7 @@ void CLinuxRendererGLES::RenderSinglePass(int index, int field)
     pYUVShader->SetField(0);
 
   pYUVShader->SetMatrices(glMatrixProject.Get(), glMatrixModview.Get());
+  pYUVShader->SetForceLimitedColorRange(false);
   pYUVShader->Enable();
 
   GLubyte idx[4] = {0, 1, 3, 2};        //determines order of triangle strip
diff --git a/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoRenderers/VideoShaders/YUV2RGBShader.cpp b/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoRenderers/VideoShaders/YUV2RGBShader.cpp
index 43a7036e97bad..60ec7b7808984 100644
--- a/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoRenderers/VideoShaders/YUV2RGBShader.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoRenderers/VideoShaders/YUV2RGBShader.cpp
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ bool BaseYUV2RGBGLSLShader::OnEnabled()
 
   GLfloat matrix[4][4];
   // keep video levels
-  CalculateYUVMatrixGL(matrix, m_flags, m_format, m_black, m_contrast, true);
+  CalculateYUVMatrixGL(matrix, m_flags, m_format, m_black, m_contrast, m_forceLimitedColorRange);
 
   glUniformMatrix4fv(m_hMatrix, 1, GL_FALSE, (GLfloat*)matrix);
 #if HAS_GLES == 2
diff --git a/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoRenderers/VideoShaders/YUV2RGBShader.h b/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoRenderers/VideoShaders/YUV2RGBShader.h
index b9737cbe7f044..e3e66649ee6dc 100644
--- a/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoRenderers/VideoShaders/YUV2RGBShader.h
+++ b/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoRenderers/VideoShaders/YUV2RGBShader.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace Shaders {
     : virtual public CShaderProgram
   {
   public:
+    BaseYUV2RGBShader() : m_forceLimitedColorRange(true) {};
     virtual ~BaseYUV2RGBShader()      {};
     virtual void SetField(int field)  {};
     virtual void SetWidth(int width)  {};
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ namespace Shaders {
     virtual void SetMatrices(GLfloat *p, GLfloat *m) {};
     virtual void SetAlpha(GLfloat alpha)             {};
 #endif
+    void SetForceLimitedColorRange(bool forceLimitedColorRange) { m_forceLimitedColorRange = forceLimitedColorRange; }
+
+  protected:
+    bool  m_forceLimitedColorRange;
   };