diff --git a/include/medialibrary/IMedia.h b/include/medialibrary/IMedia.h
index 5bcfca4511535c0979a1be37b4342e595b881fb0..bda5795b1f1741fe2e7fcf25fc5c8c7b58ef7263 100644
--- a/include/medialibrary/IMedia.h
+++ b/include/medialibrary/IMedia.h
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ class IMedia
              * playback history.
              */
             External,
+            /**
+             * Represent a stream, which is a specific kind of External media.
+             * This type of media is also intended to be inserted manually by
+             * the user.
+             */
+            Stream,
         };
         enum class SubType : uint8_t
         {
diff --git a/include/medialibrary/IMediaLibrary.h b/include/medialibrary/IMediaLibrary.h
index 7101b3b4ccd3cd528f7aa1711e703c61aa41a2c6..40f1632975b8f4d83121a5c7671d550d6f79c410 100644
--- a/include/medialibrary/IMediaLibrary.h
+++ b/include/medialibrary/IMediaLibrary.h
@@ -264,6 +264,13 @@ class IMediaLibrary
          * The media can be fetched using media( std::string ) afterward.
          */
         virtual MediaPtr addExternalMedia( const std::string& mrl ) = 0;
+        /**
+         * @brief addStream Create an external media of type IMedia::Type::Stream
+         *
+         * This is equivalent to addExternalMedia, except for the resulting
+         * new media's type
+         */
+        virtual MediaPtr addStream( const std::string& mrl ) = 0;
         virtual Query<IMedia> audioFiles( const QueryParameters* params = nullptr ) const = 0;
         virtual Query<IMedia> videoFiles( const QueryParameters* params = nullptr ) const = 0;
         virtual AlbumPtr album( int64_t id ) const = 0;
diff --git a/src/Media.cpp b/src/Media.cpp
index cf3e30843c4a3c989a47dfb0238d9428403262c9..e08400ee6a0cce78133952a2783fc984d462b03c 100644
--- a/src/Media.cpp
+++ b/src/Media.cpp
@@ -627,10 +627,10 @@ Query<IMedia> Media::search( MediaLibraryPtr ml, const std::string& title,
             " WHERE " + policy::MediaTable::Name + "Fts MATCH '*' || ? || '*')"
             " AND f.is_present = 1"
             " AND f.type = ?"
-            " AND m.type != ?";
+            " AND m.type != ? AND m.type != ?";
     req += sortRequest( params );
     return make_query<Media, IMedia>( ml, "m.*", req, title, File::Type::Main,
-                                      Media::Type::External );
+                                      Media::Type::External, Media::Type::Stream );
 }
 
 Query<IMedia> Media::search( MediaLibraryPtr ml, const std::string& title,
diff --git a/src/MediaLibrary.cpp b/src/MediaLibrary.cpp
index 6bb987b8ce720f46a458fc428463579bd8e70c0e..3973128956c807d09f53a761ac3bde442e7b2297 100644
--- a/src/MediaLibrary.cpp
+++ b/src/MediaLibrary.cpp
@@ -435,13 +435,13 @@ MediaPtr MediaLibrary::media( const std::string& mrl ) const
     return file->media();
 }
 
-MediaPtr MediaLibrary::addExternalMedia( const std::string& mrl )
+MediaPtr MediaLibrary::addExternalMedia( const std::string& mrl, IMedia::Type type )
 {
     try
     {
-        return sqlite::Tools::withRetries( 3, [this, &mrl]() -> MediaPtr {
+        return sqlite::Tools::withRetries( 3, [this, &mrl, type]() -> MediaPtr {
             auto t = m_dbConnection->newTransaction();
-            auto media = Media::create( this, IMedia::Type::External, utils::file::fileName( mrl ) );
+            auto media = Media::create( this, type, utils::file::fileName( mrl ) );
             if ( media == nullptr )
                 return nullptr;
             if ( media->addExternalMrl( mrl, IFile::Type::Main ) == nullptr )
@@ -457,6 +457,16 @@ MediaPtr MediaLibrary::addExternalMedia( const std::string& mrl )
     }
 }
 
+MediaPtr MediaLibrary::addExternalMedia( const std::string& mrl )
+{
+    return addExternalMedia( mrl, IMedia::Type::External );
+}
+
+MediaPtr MediaLibrary::addStream( const std::string& mrl )
+{
+    return addExternalMedia( mrl, IMedia::Type::Stream );
+}
+
 Query<IMedia> MediaLibrary::audioFiles( const QueryParameters* params ) const
 {
     return Media::listAll( this, IMedia::Type::Audio, params );
diff --git a/src/MediaLibrary.h b/src/MediaLibrary.h
index 620def623ac94d509f9734df8eab1e9139313356..28e180ee9abf16cbb4c115cfefa7f557c02b1a47 100644
--- a/src/MediaLibrary.h
+++ b/src/MediaLibrary.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "Settings.h"
 
 #include "medialibrary/IDeviceLister.h"
+#include "medialibrary/IMedia.h"
 
 namespace medialibrary
 {
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ class MediaLibrary : public IMediaLibrary, public IDeviceListerCb
         virtual MediaPtr media( int64_t mediaId ) const override;
         virtual MediaPtr media( const std::string& mrl ) const override;
         virtual MediaPtr addExternalMedia( const std::string& mrl ) override;
+        virtual MediaPtr addStream( const std::string& mrl ) override;
         virtual Query<IMedia> audioFiles( const QueryParameters* params ) const override;
         virtual Query<IMedia> videoFiles( const QueryParameters* params ) const override;
 
@@ -206,6 +208,8 @@ class MediaLibrary : public IMediaLibrary, public IDeviceListerCb
         bool onDeviceChanged( fs::IFileSystemFactory& fsFactory, Device& device );
         bool createThumbnailFolder( const std::string& thumbnailPath ) const;
 
+        MediaPtr addExternalMedia( const std::string& mrl, IMedia::Type type );
+
     protected:
         virtual void addLocalFsFactory();
 
diff --git a/test/unittest/MediaTests.cpp b/test/unittest/MediaTests.cpp
index 33ea540eb75e2a91f6d0abd3369a015592bff4e3..1dd278dc539b95a66db9595723153cad6da86eb2 100644
--- a/test/unittest/MediaTests.cpp
+++ b/test/unittest/MediaTests.cpp
@@ -685,6 +685,31 @@ TEST_F( Medias, SortFilename )
     ASSERT_EQ( m3->id(), media[0]->id() );
 }
 
+TEST_F( Medias, CreateStream )
+{
+    auto m1 = ml->addStream( "http://foo.bar/media.mkv" );
+    ASSERT_EQ( IMedia::Type::Stream, m1->type() );
+}
+
+TEST_F( Medias, SearchExternal )
+{
+    auto m1 = std::static_pointer_cast<Media>( ml->addExternalMedia( "localfile.mkv" ) );
+    m1->setTitle( "local otter" );
+    auto m2 = std::static_pointer_cast<Media>( ml->addStream( "http://remote.file/media.asf" ) );
+    m2->setTitle( "remote otter" );
+
+    auto media = ml->searchMedia( "otter", nullptr )->all();
+    ASSERT_EQ( 0u, media.size() );
+
+    m1->setType( IMedia::Type::Video );
+    m1->save();
+    m2->setType( IMedia::Type::Video );
+    m2->save();
+
+    media = ml->searchMedia( "otter", nullptr )->all();
+    ASSERT_EQ( 2u, media.size() );
+}
+
 class FetchMedia : public Tests
 {
 protected: