diff --git a/Slim/Player/TranscodingHelper.pm b/Slim/Player/TranscodingHelper.pm
index 5f2e344ed17..1fdc4f500da 100644
--- a/Slim/Player/TranscodingHelper.pm
+++ b/Slim/Player/TranscodingHelper.pm
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ sub init {
 our %commandTable = ();
 our %capabilities = ();
 our %binaries = ();
+my %proxies = ();
 
 sub Conversions {
 	return \%commandTable;
@@ -85,7 +86,10 @@ sub loadConversionTables {
 			$line =~ s/^\s*//o;
 			$line =~ s/\s*$//o;
 
-			if ($line =~ /^(\S+)\s+(\S+)\s+(\S+)\s+(\S+)$/) {
+			if ($line =~ /^proxy\s+(\S+)\s+(\S+)/i) {	
+				$proxies{$1} = $2;
+			}
+			elsif ($line =~ /^(\S+)\s+(\S+)\s+(\S+)\s+(\S+)$/) {
 
 				my $inputtype  = $1;
 				my $outputtype = $2;
@@ -352,7 +356,8 @@ sub getConvertCommand2 {
 	}
 
 	if ($prefs->get('prioritizeNative')) {
-		my @types = $type eq 'wav' ? ('pcm', $type) : ($type);
+		my @types = split /,/, ($proxies{$type} || $type);			
+		unshift @types, 'pcm' if grep /wav/, @types;	
 		foreach my $type (@types) {
 			my ($format) = grep /$type/, @supportedformats;
 			@supportedformats = ($format, grep { $_ !~ $type } @supportedformats) if $format;
diff --git a/convert.conf b/convert.conf
index e60830830e5..51f706d00de 100644
--- a/convert.conf
+++ b/convert.conf
@@ -86,6 +86,15 @@
 # %q, $QUALITY$    - quality
 # %Q,              - quality ( fractal notation: if = '0' return '01' )
 #     ${FILENAME}$ - contents of {FILENAME} (may contain other $*$ substitutions )
+#
+# It's also possible to define "proxies" who tell rules matcher what format(s) a 
+# helper spits out. This is useful to stick to player's native format whenever 
+# possible. Use comma-separated list for multiple output formats, from least 
+# favorite to most favorite
+# 	proxy <helper_format> <output_format>[,<output_format>]
+# For example if a plugin has created a new format named 'spt' whose helper's output
+# is 'ogg' or 'pcm', and you want 'ogg' to be most desired, then add
+# 	proxy spt pcm,ogg
 
 # specific combinations match before wildcards