diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/index.md b/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
index 501f198f6..c35950da2 100644
--- a/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ birdseye:
 # Optional: ffmpeg configuration
 ffmpeg:
   # Optional: global ffmpeg args (default: shown below)
-  global_args: -hide_banner -loglevel warning -user_agent "FFmpeg Frigate"
+  global_args: -hide_banner -loglevel warning
   # Optional: global hwaccel args (default: shown below)
   # NOTE: See hardware acceleration docs for your specific device
   hwaccel_args: []
diff --git a/frigate/config.py b/frigate/config.py
index 2e19a526f..3e31b1fcb 100644
--- a/frigate/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config.py
@@ -359,13 +359,7 @@ class BirdseyeCameraConfig(BaseModel):
     )
 
 
-FFMPEG_GLOBAL_ARGS_DEFAULT = [
-    "-hide_banner",
-    "-loglevel",
-    "warning",
-    "-user_agent",
-    f"FFmpeg Frigate/{VERSION}",
-]
+FFMPEG_GLOBAL_ARGS_DEFAULT = ["-hide_banner", "-loglevel", "warning"]
 FFMPEG_INPUT_ARGS_DEFAULT = [
     "-avoid_negative_ts",
     "make_zero",
diff --git a/frigate/ffmpeg_presets.py b/frigate/ffmpeg_presets.py
index 3e7f0ef54..af6d86337 100644
--- a/frigate/ffmpeg_presets.py
+++ b/frigate/ffmpeg_presets.py
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 from typing import Any
 
+from frigate.version import VERSION
+
+_user_agent_args = [
+    "-user_agent",
+    f"FFmpeg Frigate/{VERSION}",
+]
 
 PRESETS_HW_ACCEL = {
     "preset-rpi-32-h264": ["-c:v", "h264_v4l2m2m"],
@@ -39,7 +45,8 @@ def parse_preset_hardware_acceleration(arg: Any) -> list[str]:
 
 
 PRESETS_INPUT = {
-    "preset-http-jpeg-generic": [
+    "preset-http-jpeg-generic": _user_agent_args
+    + [
         "-r",
         "{}",
         "-stream_loop",
@@ -59,7 +66,8 @@ PRESETS_INPUT = {
         "-use_wallclock_as_timestamps",
         "1",
     ],
-    "preset-http-mjpeg-generic": [
+    "preset-http-mjpeg-generic": _user_agent_args
+    + [
         "-avoid_negative_ts",
         "make_zero",
         "-fflags",
@@ -73,7 +81,8 @@ PRESETS_INPUT = {
         "-use_wallclock_as_timestamps",
         "1",
     ],
-    "preset-http-reolink": [
+    "preset-http-reolink": _user_agent_args
+    + [
         "-avoid_negative_ts",
         "make_zero",
         "-fflags",
@@ -107,7 +116,8 @@ PRESETS_INPUT = {
         "-f",
         "live_flv",
     ],
-    "preset-rtsp-generic": [
+    "preset-rtsp-generic": _user_agent_args
+    + [
         "-avoid_negative_ts",
         "make_zero",
         "-fflags",
@@ -119,7 +129,8 @@ PRESETS_INPUT = {
         "-use_wallclock_as_timestamps",
         "1",
     ],
-    "preset-rtsp-udp": [
+    "preset-rtsp-udp": _user_agent_args
+    + [
         "-avoid_negative_ts",
         "make_zero",
         "-fflags",
@@ -131,7 +142,10 @@ PRESETS_INPUT = {
         "-use_wallclock_as_timestamps",
         "1",
     ],
-    "preset-rtsp-blue-iris": [
+    "preset-rtsp-blue-iris": _user_agent_args
+    + [
+        "-user_agent",
+        f"FFmpeg Frigate/{VERSION}",
         "-avoid_negative_ts",
         "make_zero",
         "-flags",
diff --git a/frigate/test/test_ffmpeg_presets.py b/frigate/test/test_ffmpeg_presets.py
index 4ace9c496..e08af44a9 100644
--- a/frigate/test/test_ffmpeg_presets.py
+++ b/frigate/test/test_ffmpeg_presets.py
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ class TestFfmpegPresets(unittest.TestCase):
         frigate_config.cameras["back"].create_ffmpeg_cmds()
         frigate_preset_config.cameras["back"].create_ffmpeg_cmds()
         assert (
-            frigate_preset_config.cameras["back"].ffmpeg_cmds[0]["cmd"]
-            == frigate_config.cameras["back"].ffmpeg_cmds[0]["cmd"]
+            # Ignore global and user_agent args in comparison
+            frigate_preset_config.cameras["back"].ffmpeg_cmds[0]["cmd"][6::]
+            == frigate_config.cameras["back"].ffmpeg_cmds[0]["cmd"][4::]
         )
 
     def test_ffmpeg_input_preset(self):