diff --git a/handlers.go b/handlers.go
index 27d8e28..e04b9a9 100644
--- a/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers.go
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ func processOriginal(originalID uint) {
 		}
 
 		// create video transcodes
-		for _, targetHeight := range []uint{480, 240, 144} {
+		for _, targetHeight := range []uint{540, 480, 360, 240, 144} {
 			if targetHeight <= video.Height {
 				newVideoTranscode(video.ID, originalID, targetHeight, video.FPS)
 				break
diff --git a/templates/video.html b/templates/video.html
index b09e158..07f8455 100644
--- a/templates/video.html
+++ b/templates/video.html
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
                         <option value="240">240p</option>
                         <option value="360">360p</option>
                         <option value="480">480p</option>
+                        <option value="540">540p</option>
                         <option value="720">720p</option>
                         <option value="1080">1080p</option>
                         <option value="2160">2160p</option>
diff --git a/workers.go b/workers.go
index 8aca3cc..decfd58 100644
--- a/workers.go
+++ b/workers.go
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ func videoToVideo(sem chan struct{}, transID uint, srcFilepath string) {
 	// FIXME: ignoring any requested audio bitrate
 	// determine audio bitrate
 	var audioBitrate uint = 160
-	if trans.Height <= 144 {
+	if trans.Height <= 240 {
 		audioBitrate = 64
-	} else if trans.Height <= 480 {
+	} else if trans.Height <= 540 {
 		audioBitrate = 96
 	} else if trans.Height < 720 {
 		audioBitrate = 128
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func cleanupTranscodes() {
 		var trans transcodes.Transcode
 		err := db.Where("status = ?", "pending").
 			Order("CASE " +
-				"WHEN dst_kind = 'video' AND height = 480 THEN 0 " +
+				"WHEN dst_kind = 'video' AND height = 540 THEN 0 " +
 				"WHEN dst_kind = 'audio' AND rate = 96 THEN 0 " +
 				"ELSE 1 END").First(&trans).Error
 		// err := db.First(&trans, "status = ?", "pending").Error