diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/StreamingHelpers.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/StreamingHelpers.cs
index c88ec0b2f2..ee1f1efce2 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/StreamingHelpers.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/StreamingHelpers.cs
@@ -92,7 +92,10 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
             var state = new StreamState(mediaSourceManager, transcodingJobType, transcodingJobHelper)
             {
                 // TODO request was the StreamingRequest living in MediaBrowser.Api.Playback.Progressive
-                Request = request,
+                // Request = request,
+                DeviceId = deviceId,
+                PlaySessionId = playSessionId,
+                LiveStreamId = liveStreamId,
                 RequestedUrl = url,
                 UserAgent = request.Headers[HeaderNames.UserAgent],
                 EnableDlnaHeaders = enableDlnaHeaders
@@ -113,23 +116,23 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
             }
             */
 
-            if (state.VideoRequest != null && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(state.VideoRequest.VideoCodec))
+            if (state.IsVideoRequest && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(state.VideoCodec))
             {
-                state.SupportedVideoCodecs = state.VideoRequest.VideoCodec.Split(',').Where(i => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(i)).ToArray();
-                state.VideoRequest.VideoCodec = state.SupportedVideoCodecs.FirstOrDefault();
+                state.SupportedVideoCodecs = state.VideoCodec.Split(',').Where(i => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(i)).ToArray();
+                state.VideoCodec = state.SupportedVideoCodecs.FirstOrDefault();
             }
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(audioCodec))
             {
                 state.SupportedAudioCodecs = audioCodec.Split(',').Where(i => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(i)).ToArray();
-                state.Request.AudioCodec = state.SupportedAudioCodecs.FirstOrDefault(i => mediaEncoder.CanEncodeToAudioCodec(i))
+                state.AudioCodec = state.SupportedAudioCodecs.FirstOrDefault(i => mediaEncoder.CanEncodeToAudioCodec(i))
                                            ?? state.SupportedAudioCodecs.FirstOrDefault();
             }
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(subtitleCodec))
             {
                 state.SupportedSubtitleCodecs = subtitleCodec.Split(',').Where(i => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(i)).ToArray();
-                state.Request.SubtitleCodec = state.SupportedSubtitleCodecs.FirstOrDefault(i => mediaEncoder.CanEncodeToSubtitleCodec(i))
+                state.SubtitleCodec = state.SupportedSubtitleCodecs.FirstOrDefault(i => mediaEncoder.CanEncodeToSubtitleCodec(i))
                                               ?? state.SupportedSubtitleCodecs.FirstOrDefault();
             }
 
@@ -203,7 +206,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
 
             if (isVideoRequest)
             {
-                state.OutputVideoCodec = state.VideoRequest.VideoCodec;
+                state.OutputVideoCodec = state.VideoCodec;
                 state.OutputVideoBitrate = EncodingHelper.GetVideoBitrateParamValue(state.VideoRequest, state.VideoStream, state.OutputVideoCodec);
 
                 encodingHelper.TryStreamCopy(state);
@@ -288,7 +291,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
 
             var audioCodec = state.ActualOutputAudioCodec;
 
-            if (state.VideoRequest == null)
+            if (!state.IsVideoRequest)
             {
                 responseHeaders.Add("contentFeatures.dlna.org", new ContentFeatureBuilder(profile).BuildAudioHeader(
                     state.OutputContainer,
@@ -426,12 +429,10 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
                 return ext;
             }
 
-            var isVideoRequest = state.VideoRequest != null;
-
             // Try to infer based on the desired video codec
-            if (isVideoRequest)
+            if (state.IsVideoRequest)
             {
-                var videoCodec = state.VideoRequest.VideoCodec;
+                var videoCodec = state.VideoCodec;
 
                 if (string.Equals(videoCodec, "h264", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
                     string.Equals(videoCodec, "h265", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
@@ -456,9 +457,9 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
             }
 
             // Try to infer based on the desired audio codec
-            if (!isVideoRequest)
+            if (!state.IsVideoRequest)
             {
-                var audioCodec = state.Request.AudioCodec;
+                var audioCodec = state.AudioCodec;
 
                 if (string.Equals("aac", audioCodec, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
@@ -531,7 +532,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
             var audioCodec = state.ActualOutputAudioCodec;
             var videoCodec = state.ActualOutputVideoCodec;
 
-            var mediaProfile = state.VideoRequest == null
+            var mediaProfile = !state.IsVideoRequest
                 ? profile.GetAudioMediaProfile(state.OutputContainer, audioCodec, state.OutputAudioChannels, state.OutputAudioBitrate, state.OutputAudioSampleRate, state.OutputAudioBitDepth)
                 : profile.GetVideoMediaProfile(
                     state.OutputContainer,
@@ -561,7 +562,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
 
             if (!(@static.HasValue && @static.Value))
             {
-                var transcodingProfile = state.VideoRequest == null ? profile.GetAudioTranscodingProfile(state.OutputContainer, audioCodec) : profile.GetVideoTranscodingProfile(state.OutputContainer, audioCodec, videoCodec);
+                var transcodingProfile = !state.IsVideoRequest ? profile.GetAudioTranscodingProfile(state.OutputContainer, audioCodec) : profile.GetVideoTranscodingProfile(state.OutputContainer, audioCodec, videoCodec);
 
                 if (transcodingProfile != null)
                 {
@@ -569,7 +570,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
                     // state.EnableMpegtsM2TsMode = transcodingProfile.EnableMpegtsM2TsMode;
                     state.TranscodeSeekInfo = transcodingProfile.TranscodeSeekInfo;
 
-                    if (state.VideoRequest != null)
+                    if (!state.IsVideoRequest)
                     {
                         state.VideoRequest.CopyTimestamps = transcodingProfile.CopyTimestamps;
                         state.VideoRequest.EnableSubtitlesInManifest = transcodingProfile.EnableSubtitlesInManifest;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/TranscodingJobHelper.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/TranscodingJobHelper.cs
index 9fbd5ec2db..4605c01831 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/TranscodingJobHelper.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Helpers/TranscodingJobHelper.cs
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
                 job.BitRate = bitRate;
             }
 
-            var deviceId = state.Request.DeviceId;
+            var deviceId = state.DeviceId;
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(deviceId))
             {
@@ -525,12 +525,12 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
 
             var transcodingJob = this.OnTranscodeBeginning(
                 outputPath,
-                state.Request.PlaySessionId,
+                state.PlaySessionId,
                 state.MediaSource.LiveStreamId,
                 Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
                 transcodingJobType,
                 process,
-                state.Request.DeviceId,
+                state.DeviceId,
                 state,
                 cancellationTokenSource);
 
@@ -647,12 +647,12 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
         /// <returns>TranscodingJob.</returns>
         public TranscodingJobDto OnTranscodeBeginning(
             string path,
-            string playSessionId,
-            string liveStreamId,
+            string? playSessionId,
+            string? liveStreamId,
             string transcodingJobId,
             TranscodingJobType type,
             Process process,
-            string deviceId,
+            string? deviceId,
             StreamState state,
             CancellationTokenSource cancellationTokenSource)
         {
@@ -706,9 +706,9 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
                 _transcodingLocks.Remove(path);
             }
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(state.Request.DeviceId))
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(state.DeviceId))
             {
-                _sessionManager.ClearTranscodingInfo(state.Request.DeviceId);
+                _sessionManager.ClearTranscodingInfo(state.DeviceId);
             }
         }
 
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Helpers
                 state.IsoMount = await _isoManager.Mount(state.MediaPath, cancellationTokenSource.Token).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
 
-            if (state.MediaSource.RequiresOpening && string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(state.Request.LiveStreamId))
+            if (state.MediaSource.RequiresOpening && string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(state.LiveStreamId))
             {
                 var liveStreamResponse = await _mediaSourceManager.OpenLiveStream(
                     new LiveStreamRequest { OpenToken = state.MediaSource.OpenToken },
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Models/StreamingDtos/StreamState.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Models/StreamingDtos/StreamState.cs
index b962e0ac79..db7cc6a75c 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Models/StreamingDtos/StreamState.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Models/StreamingDtos/StreamState.cs
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Models.StreamingDtos
         /// </summary>
         public TranscodingThrottler? TranscodingThrottler { get; set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
+        /*/// <summary>
         /// Gets the video request.
         /// </summary>
-        public VideoStreamRequest VideoRequest => Request as VideoStreamRequest;
+        public VideoStreamRequest VideoRequest => Request as VideoStreamRequest;*/
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the direct stream provicer.
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Models.StreamingDtos
         /// </summary>
         public string? WaitForPath { get; set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
+        /*/// <summary>
         /// Gets a value indicating whether the request outputs video.
         /// </summary>
-        public bool IsOutputVideo => Request is VideoStreamRequest;
+        public bool IsOutputVideo => Request is VideoStreamRequest;*/
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the segment length.
@@ -161,6 +161,36 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Models.StreamingDtos
         /// </summary>
         public TranscodingJobDto? TranscodingJob { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the device id.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string? DeviceId { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the play session id.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string? PlaySessionId { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the live stream id.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string? LiveStreamId { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the video coded.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string? VideoCodec { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the audio codec.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string? AudioCodec { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the subtitle codec.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string? SubtitleCodec { get; set; }
+
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public void Dispose()
         {
@@ -189,7 +219,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Models.StreamingDtos
             {
                 // REVIEW: Is this the right place for this?
                 if (MediaSource.RequiresClosing
-                    && string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Request.LiveStreamId)
+                    && string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(LiveStreamId)
                     && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(MediaSource.LiveStreamId))
                 {
                     _mediaSourceManager.CloseLiveStream(MediaSource.LiveStreamId).GetAwaiter().GetResult();