diff --git a/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/Arguments/CopyCodecArgument.cs b/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/Arguments/CopyCodecArgument.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ea3484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/Arguments/CopyCodecArgument.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace FFMpegCore.Arguments
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a copy codec parameter
+    /// </summary>
+    public class CopyCodecArgument : IArgument
+    {
+        public string Text => $"-codec copy";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/FFMpeg.cs b/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/FFMpeg.cs
index a8de12b..820d9fb 100644
--- a/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/FFMpeg.cs
+++ b/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/FFMpeg.cs
@@ -333,7 +333,10 @@ public static bool SaveM3U8Stream(Uri uri, string output)
             }
 
             return FFMpegArguments
-                .FromUrlInput(uri)
+                .FromUrlInput(uri, options =>
+                {
+                    options.WithCopyCodec();
+                })
                 .OutputToFile(output)
                 .ProcessSynchronously();
         }
diff --git a/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/FFMpegArgumentOptions.cs b/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/FFMpegArgumentOptions.cs
index 4930b52..6a6586c 100644
--- a/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/FFMpegArgumentOptions.cs
+++ b/FFMpegCore/FFMpeg/FFMpegArgumentOptions.cs
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public FFMpegArgumentOptions DeselectStreams(IEnumerable<int> streamIndices, int
         public FFMpegArgumentOptions WithAudibleActivationBytes(string activationBytes) => WithArgument(new AudibleEncryptionKeyArgument(activationBytes));
         public FFMpegArgumentOptions WithTagVersion(int id3v2Version = 3) => WithArgument(new ID3V2VersionArgument(id3v2Version));
         public FFMpegArgumentOptions WithGifPaletteArgument(int streamIndex, Size? size, int fps = 12) => WithArgument(new GifPaletteArgument(streamIndex, fps, size));
+        public FFMpegArgumentOptions WithCopyCodec() => WithArgument(new CopyCodecArgument());
 
         public FFMpegArgumentOptions WithArgument(IArgument argument)
         {