diff --git a/src/xpra/sound/gstreamer_util.py b/src/xpra/sound/gstreamer_util.py
index 0aa28d6704..148a9297b3 100755
--- a/src/xpra/sound/gstreamer_util.py
+++ b/src/xpra/sound/gstreamer_util.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def get_queue_time(default_value=450, prefix=""):
             ]
 CODECS = {}
 
-CODEC_ORDER = [MP3, WAVPACK, WAV, FLAC, SPEEX]
+CODEC_ORDER = [MP3, WAVPACK, WAV, FLAC, SPEEX, OPUS]
 #CODEC_ORDER = [MP3, FLAC, SPEEX]