diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6ef9bbc1..82b0a5ad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     "react-scripts": "^3.4.0",
     "react-sortable-hoc": "^1.5.3",
     "react-use": "^13.26.1",
+    "smpte-timecode": "^1.2.3",
     "strong-data-uri": "^1.0.5",
     "svg2png": "^4.1.1",
     "sweetalert2": "^9.10.10",
diff --git a/public/configStore.js b/public/configStore.js
index 992f4a5b..3ac70a3a 100644
--- a/public/configStore.js
+++ b/public/configStore.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const defaults = {
     preserveMovData: false,
     avoidNegativeTs: 'make_zero',
     hideNotifications: undefined,
+    autoLoadTimecode: false,
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/src/App.jsx b/src/App.jsx
index e3a779ae..027b152d 100644
--- a/src/App.jsx
+++ b/src/App.jsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import {
   getDefaultOutFormat, getFormatData, mergeFiles as ffmpegMergeFiles, renderThumbnails as ffmpegRenderThumbnails,
   readFrames, renderWaveformPng, html5ifyDummy, cutMultiple, extractStreams, autoMergeSegments, getAllStreams,
   findNearestKeyFrameTime, html5ify as ffmpegHtml5ify, isStreamThumbnail, isAudioSupported, isIphoneHevc, tryReadChaptersToEdl,
-  fixInvalidDuration, getDuration,
+  fixInvalidDuration, getDuration, getTimecodeFromStreams,
 } from './ffmpeg';
 import { saveCsv, loadCsv, loadXmeml, loadCue } from './edlStore';
 import {
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@ const App = memo(() => {
   useEffect(() => safeSetConfig('ffmpegExperimental', ffmpegExperimental), [ffmpegExperimental]);
   const [hideNotifications, setHideNotifications] = useState(configStore.get('hideNotifications'));
   useEffect(() => safeSetConfig('hideNotifications', hideNotifications), [hideNotifications]);
+  const [autoLoadTimecode, setAutoLoadTimecode] = useState(configStore.get('autoLoadTimecode'));
+  useEffect(() => safeSetConfig('autoLoadTimecode', autoLoadTimecode), [autoLoadTimecode]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     i18n.changeLanguage(language || fallbackLng).catch(console.error);
@@ -1193,6 +1195,11 @@ const App = memo(() => {
       const { streams } = await getAllStreams(fp);
       // console.log('streams', streamsNew);
 
+      if (autoLoadTimecode) {
+        const timecode = getTimecodeFromStreams(streams);
+        if (timecode) setStartTimeOffset(timecode);
+      }
+
       const videoStream = streams.find(stream => stream.codec_type === 'video' && !isStreamThumbnail(stream));
       const audioStream = streams.find(stream => stream.codec_type === 'audio');
       setMainVideoStream(videoStream);
@@ -1270,7 +1277,7 @@ const App = memo(() => {
     } finally {
       setWorking();
     }
-  }, [resetState, working, createDummyVideo, loadEdlFile, getEdlFilePath, getHtml5ifiedPath, loadCutSegments, enableAskForImportChapters, showUnsupportedFileMessage]);
+  }, [resetState, working, createDummyVideo, loadEdlFile, getEdlFilePath, getHtml5ifiedPath, loadCutSegments, enableAskForImportChapters, showUnsupportedFileMessage, autoLoadTimecode]);
 
   const toggleHelp = useCallback(() => setHelpVisible(val => !val), []);
   const toggleSettings = useCallback(() => setSettingsVisible(val => !val), []);
@@ -1883,12 +1890,14 @@ const App = memo(() => {
       setLanguage={setLanguage}
       hideNotifications={hideNotifications}
       setHideNotifications={setHideNotifications}
+      autoLoadTimecode={autoLoadTimecode}
+      setAutoLoadTimecode={setAutoLoadTimecode}
 
       AutoExportToggler={AutoExportToggler}
       renderCaptureFormatButton={renderCaptureFormatButton}
       onWheelTunerRequested={onWheelTunerRequested}
     />
-  ), [AutoExportToggler, askBeforeClose, autoMerge, autoSaveProjectFile, customOutDir, invertCutSegments, keyframeCut, renderCaptureFormatButton, timecodeShowFrames, changeOutDir, onWheelTunerRequested, language, invertTimelineScroll, ffmpegExperimental, setFfmpegExperimental, enableAskForImportChapters, setEnableAskForImportChapters, enableAskForFileOpenAction, setEnableAskForFileOpenAction, hideNotifications, setHideNotifications]);
+  ), [AutoExportToggler, askBeforeClose, autoMerge, autoSaveProjectFile, customOutDir, invertCutSegments, keyframeCut, renderCaptureFormatButton, timecodeShowFrames, changeOutDir, onWheelTunerRequested, language, invertTimelineScroll, ffmpegExperimental, setFfmpegExperimental, enableAskForImportChapters, setEnableAskForImportChapters, enableAskForFileOpenAction, setEnableAskForFileOpenAction, hideNotifications, setHideNotifications, autoLoadTimecode, setAutoLoadTimecode]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isStoreBuild) loadMifiLink().then(setMifiLink);
diff --git a/src/Settings.jsx b/src/Settings.jsx
index 1503612e..d6d5ae82 100644
--- a/src/Settings.jsx
+++ b/src/Settings.jsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const Settings = memo(({
   AutoExportToggler, renderCaptureFormatButton, onWheelTunerRequested, language, setLanguage,
   invertTimelineScroll, setInvertTimelineScroll, ffmpegExperimental, setFfmpegExperimental,
   enableAskForImportChapters, setEnableAskForImportChapters, enableAskForFileOpenAction, setEnableAskForFileOpenAction,
-  hideNotifications, setHideNotifications,
+  hideNotifications, setHideNotifications, autoLoadTimecode, setAutoLoadTimecode
 }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
@@ -197,6 +197,17 @@ const Settings = memo(({
         </Table.TextCell>
       </Row>
 
+      <Row>
+        <KeyCell>{t('Auto load timecode from file as an offset in the timeline?')}</KeyCell>
+        <Table.TextCell>
+          <Checkbox
+            label={t('Auto load timecode')}
+            checked={autoLoadTimecode}
+            onChange={e => setAutoLoadTimecode(e.target.checked)}
+          />
+        </Table.TextCell>
+      </Row>
+
       <Row>
         <KeyCell>{t('Hide informational notifications?')}</KeyCell>
         <Table.TextCell>
diff --git a/src/ffmpeg.js b/src/ffmpeg.js
index 78f8be1e..17dd0abc 100644
--- a/src/ffmpeg.js
+++ b/src/ffmpeg.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import sum from 'lodash/sum';
 import sortBy from 'lodash/sortBy';
 import moment from 'moment';
 import i18n from 'i18next';
+import Timecode from 'smpte-timecode';
 
 import { formatDuration, getOutPath, transferTimestamps, filenamify, isDurationValid } from './util';
 
@@ -897,3 +898,31 @@ export async function fixInvalidDuration({ filePath, fileFormat, customOutDir })
 
   return outPath;
 }
+
+function parseTimecode(str, frameRate) {
+  // console.log(str, frameRate);
+  const t = Timecode(str, frameRate ? parseFloat(frameRate.toFixed(3)) : undefined);
+  if (!t) return undefined;
+  const seconds = ((t.hours * 60) + t.minutes) * 60 + t.seconds + (t.frames / t.frameRate);
+  return Number.isFinite(seconds) ? seconds : undefined;
+}
+
+export function getTimecodeFromStreams(streams) {
+  console.log('Trying to load timecode');
+  let foundTimecode;
+  streams.find((stream) => {
+    try {
+      if (stream.tags && stream.tags.timecode) {
+        const fps = getStreamFps(stream);
+        foundTimecode = parseTimecode(stream.tags.timecode, fps);
+        console.log('Loaded timecode', stream.tags.timecode, 'from stream', stream.index);
+        return true;
+      }
+      return undefined;
+    } catch (err) {
+      // console.warn('Failed to parse timecode from file streams', err);
+      return undefined;
+    }
+  });
+  return foundTimecode;
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index edafe7dc..7e2004a8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -12067,6 +12067,11 @@ slice-ansi@^2.1.0:
     astral-regex "^1.0.0"
     is-fullwidth-code-point "^2.0.0"
 
+smpte-timecode@^1.2.3:
+  version "1.2.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/smpte-timecode/-/smpte-timecode-1.2.3.tgz#272ac8826724ce793d956109cfd3982b2f6b1893"
+  integrity sha512-6U+vdStmprzmpzEWS+9pw8GfiChBcMmJOdJxBjaXlGJhB9U/jcQhvh0buxJzEfhuX8E0OfYJy4hayBgAO92dBg==
+
 snapdragon-node@^2.0.1:
   version "2.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/snapdragon-node/-/snapdragon-node-2.1.1.tgz#6c175f86ff14bdb0724563e8f3c1b021a286853b"