diff --git a/src/tagstudio/qt/helpers/vendored/ffmpeg.py b/src/tagstudio/qt/helpers/vendored/ffmpeg.py
index 4fd5184f9..4a5527d3a 100644
--- a/src/tagstudio/qt/helpers/vendored/ffmpeg.py
+++ b/src/tagstudio/qt/helpers/vendored/ffmpeg.py
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
 
-FFMPEG_MACOS_LOCATIONS: list[str] = ["", "/opt/homebrew/bin/", "/usr/local/bin/"]
+user = os.environ["USER"]
+FFMPEG_MACOS_LOCATIONS: list[str] = [
+    "",
+    "/opt/homebrew/bin/",
+    "/usr/local/bin/",
+    f"/etc/profiles/per-user/{user}/bin"
+]
 
 
 def _get_ffprobe_location() -> str: