diff --git a/internal/capture/manager.go b/internal/capture/manager.go
index 04de4615..eaee2423 100644
--- a/internal/capture/manager.go
+++ b/internal/capture/manager.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func New(desktop types.DesktopManager, config *config.Capture) *CaptureManagerCt
 					"! x264enc threads=4 bitrate=%d key-int-max=15 byte-stream=true tune=zerolatency speed-preset=%s "+
 					"! mux.", url, config.AudioDevice, config.BroadcastAudioBitrate*1000, config.Display, config.BroadcastVideoBitrate, config.BroadcastPreset,
 			), nil
-		}, ""),
+		}, config.BroadcastUrl),
 		screencast: screencastNew(config.ScreencastEnabled, func() string {
 			if config.ScreencastPipeline != "" {
 				// replace {display} with valid display
diff --git a/internal/config/capture.go b/internal/config/capture.go
index 315735b8..a02e0ea7 100644
--- a/internal/config/capture.go
+++ b/internal/config/capture.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type Capture struct {
 	BroadcastVideoBitrate int
 	BroadcastPreset       string
 	BroadcastPipeline     string
+	BroadcastUrl          string
 
 	ScreencastEnabled  bool
 	ScreencastRate     string
@@ -97,6 +98,11 @@ func (Capture) Init(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().String("capture.broadcast.url", "", "initial URL for broadcasting, setting this value will automatically start broadcasting")
+	if err := viper.BindPFlag("capture.broadcast.url", cmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("capture.broadcast.url")); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// screencast
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("capture.screencast.enabled", false, "enable screencast")
 	if err := viper.BindPFlag("capture.screencast.enabled", cmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("capture.screencast.enabled")); err != nil {
@@ -211,6 +217,7 @@ func (s *Capture) Set() {
 	s.BroadcastVideoBitrate = viper.GetInt("capture.broadcast.video_bitrate")
 	s.BroadcastPreset = viper.GetString("capture.broadcast.preset")
 	s.BroadcastPipeline = viper.GetString("capture.broadcast.pipeline")
+	s.BroadcastUrl = viper.GetString("capture.broadcast.url")
 
 	// screencast
 	s.ScreencastEnabled = viper.GetBool("capture.screencast.enabled")