diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 12a4036..a43054c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ The package can be installed by adding `membrane_transcoder_plugin` to your list
 ```elixir
 def deps do
   [
-    {:membrane_transcoder_plugin, "~> 0.1.2"}
+    {:membrane_transcoder_plugin, "~> 0.1.3"}
   ]
 end
 ```
diff --git a/lib/transcoder.ex b/lib/transcoder.ex
index 4c25934..b889133 100644
--- a/lib/transcoder.ex
+++ b/lib/transcoder.ex
@@ -55,15 +55,31 @@ defmodule Membrane.Transcoder do
     accepted_format: format when Audio.is_audio_format(format) or Video.is_video_format(format)
 
   def_options output_stream_format: [
-                spec: stream_format() | stream_format_module() | stream_format_resolver(),
+                spec:
+                  stream_format()
+                  | stream_format_module()
+                  | stream_format_resolver(),
                 description: """
                 An option specifying desired output format.
+
                 Can be either:
                 * a struct being a Membrane stream format,
                 * a module in which Membrane stream format struct is defined,
                 * a function which receives input stream format as an input argument
                 and is supposed to return the desired output stream format or its module.
                 """
+              ],
+              enforce_transcoding?: [
+                spec: boolean() | (stream_format() -> boolean()),
+                default: false,
+                description: """
+                If set to `true`, the input media stream will be decoded and encoded, even
+                if the input stream format and the output stream format are the same type.
+
+                Can be either:
+                * a boolean,
+                * a function that receives the input stream format and returns a boolean.
+                """
               ]
 
   @impl true
@@ -78,7 +94,9 @@ defmodule Membrane.Transcoder do
     state =
       opts
       |> Map.from_struct()
-      |> Map.put(:input_stream_format, nil)
+      |> Map.merge(%{
+        input_stream_format: nil
+      })
 
     {[spec: spec], state}
   end
@@ -94,9 +112,18 @@ defmodule Membrane.Transcoder do
       %{state | input_stream_format: format}
       |> resolve_output_stream_format()
 
+    state =
+      with %{enforce_transcoding?: f} when is_function(f) <- state do
+        %{state | enforce_transcoding?: f.(format)}
+      end
+
     spec =
       get_child(:forwarding_filter)
-      |> plug_transcoding(format, state.output_stream_format)
+      |> plug_transcoding(
+        format,
+        state.output_stream_format,
+        state.enforce_transcoding?
+      )
       |> get_child(:output_funnel)
 
     {[spec: spec], state}
@@ -139,13 +166,15 @@ defmodule Membrane.Transcoder do
     end
   end
 
-  defp plug_transcoding(builder, input_format, output_format)
+  defp plug_transcoding(builder, input_format, output_format, enforce_transcoding?)
        when Audio.is_audio_format(input_format) do
-    builder |> Audio.plug_audio_transcoding(input_format, output_format)
+    builder
+    |> Audio.plug_audio_transcoding(input_format, output_format, enforce_transcoding?)
   end
 
-  defp plug_transcoding(builder, input_format, output_format)
+  defp plug_transcoding(builder, input_format, output_format, enforce_transcoding?)
        when Video.is_video_format(input_format) do
-    builder |> Video.plug_video_transcoding(input_format, output_format)
+    builder
+    |> Video.plug_video_transcoding(input_format, output_format, enforce_transcoding?)
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/transcoder/audio.ex b/lib/transcoder/audio.ex
index 2c71c5e..5f43402 100644
--- a/lib/transcoder/audio.ex
+++ b/lib/transcoder/audio.ex
@@ -32,14 +32,20 @@ defmodule Membrane.Transcoder.Audio do
   @spec plug_audio_transcoding(
           ChildrenSpec.builder(),
           audio_stream_format() | RemoteStream.t(),
-          audio_stream_format()
+          audio_stream_format(),
+          boolean()
         ) :: ChildrenSpec.builder()
-  def plug_audio_transcoding(builder, input_format, output_format)
+  def plug_audio_transcoding(builder, input_format, output_format, enforce_transcoding?)
       when is_audio_format(input_format) and is_audio_format(output_format) do
-    do_plug_audio_transcoding(builder, input_format, output_format)
+    do_plug_audio_transcoding(builder, input_format, output_format, enforce_transcoding?)
   end
 
-  defp do_plug_audio_transcoding(builder, %format_module{}, %format_module{}) do
+  defp do_plug_audio_transcoding(
+         builder,
+         %format_module{},
+         %format_module{},
+         false = _enforce_transcoding?
+       ) do
     Membrane.Logger.debug("""
     This bin will only forward buffers, as the input stream format is the same as the output stream format.
     """)
@@ -47,11 +53,16 @@ defmodule Membrane.Transcoder.Audio do
     builder
   end
 
-  defp do_plug_audio_transcoding(builder, %RemoteStream{content_format: Opus}, %Opus{}) do
+  defp do_plug_audio_transcoding(
+         builder,
+         %RemoteStream{content_format: Opus},
+         %Opus{},
+         false = _enforce_transcoding?
+       ) do
     builder |> child(:opus_parser, Opus.Parser)
   end
 
-  defp do_plug_audio_transcoding(builder, input_format, output_format) do
+  defp do_plug_audio_transcoding(builder, input_format, output_format, _enforce_transcoding?) do
     builder
     |> maybe_plug_parser(input_format)
     |> maybe_plug_decoder(input_format)
diff --git a/lib/transcoder/video.ex b/lib/transcoder/video.ex
index b025ebd..3aed1b3 100644
--- a/lib/transcoder/video.ex
+++ b/lib/transcoder/video.ex
@@ -16,14 +16,20 @@ defmodule Membrane.Transcoder.Video do
   @spec plug_video_transcoding(
           ChildrenSpec.builder(),
           video_stream_format(),
-          video_stream_format()
+          video_stream_format(),
+          boolean()
         ) :: ChildrenSpec.builder()
-  def plug_video_transcoding(builder, input_format, output_format)
+  def plug_video_transcoding(builder, input_format, output_format, enforce_transcoding?)
       when is_video_format(input_format) and is_video_format(output_format) do
-    do_plug_video_transcoding(builder, input_format, output_format)
+    do_plug_video_transcoding(builder, input_format, output_format, enforce_transcoding?)
   end
 
-  defp do_plug_video_transcoding(builder, %h26x{}, %h26x{} = output_format)
+  defp do_plug_video_transcoding(
+         builder,
+         %h26x{},
+         %h26x{} = output_format,
+         false = _enforce_transcoding?
+       )
        when h26x in [H264, H265] do
     parser =
       h26x
@@ -36,7 +42,12 @@ defmodule Membrane.Transcoder.Video do
     builder |> child(:h264_parser, parser)
   end
 
-  defp do_plug_video_transcoding(builder, %format_module{}, %format_module{}) do
+  defp do_plug_video_transcoding(
+         builder,
+         %format_module{},
+         %format_module{},
+         false = _enforce_transcoding?
+       ) do
     Membrane.Logger.debug("""
     This bin will only forward buffers, as the input stream format is the same type as the output stream format.
     """)
@@ -44,7 +55,7 @@ defmodule Membrane.Transcoder.Video do
     builder
   end
 
-  defp do_plug_video_transcoding(builder, input_format, output_format) do
+  defp do_plug_video_transcoding(builder, input_format, output_format, _enforce_transcoding?) do
     builder
     |> maybe_plug_parser_and_decoder(input_format)
     |> maybe_plug_encoder_and_parser(output_format)
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 4583f5e..da2cb83 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 defmodule Membrane.Transcoder.Plugin.Mixfile do
   use Mix.Project
 
-  @version "0.1.2"
+  @version "0.1.3"
   @github_url "https://github.com/membraneframework/membrane_transcoder_plugin"
 
   def project do
diff --git a/test/integration_test.exs b/test/integration_test.exs
index 6f0a3bf..9e4c896 100644
--- a/test/integration_test.exs
+++ b/test/integration_test.exs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ defmodule Membrane.Transcoder.IntegrationTest do
   import Membrane.ChildrenSpec
 
   alias Membrane.{AAC, H264, H265, Opus, RawAudio, RawVideo, VP8}
-  alias Membrane.Testing.Pipeline
+  alias Membrane.Testing
   alias Membrane.Transcoder.Support.Preprocessors
 
   @video_inputs [
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ defmodule Membrane.Transcoder.IntegrationTest do
 
   Enum.map(@test_cases, fn test_case ->
     test "if transcoder support #{inspect(test_case.input_format)} input and #{inspect(test_case.output_format)} output" do
-      pid = Pipeline.start_link_supervised!()
+      pid = Testing.Pipeline.start_link_supervised!()
 
       spec =
         child(%Membrane.File.Source{
@@ -44,12 +44,60 @@ defmodule Membrane.Transcoder.IntegrationTest do
         })
         |> then(unquote(test_case.preprocess))
         |> child(%Membrane.Transcoder{output_stream_format: unquote(test_case.output_format)})
-        |> child(:sink, Membrane.Testing.Sink)
+        |> child(:sink, Testing.Sink)
 
-      Pipeline.execute_actions(pid, spec: spec)
+      Testing.Pipeline.execute_actions(pid, spec: spec)
 
       assert_sink_stream_format(pid, :sink, %unquote(test_case.output_format){})
-      Pipeline.terminate(pid)
+      Testing.Pipeline.terminate(pid)
     end
   end)
+
+  defmodule FormatSource do
+    use Membrane.Source
+
+    def_output_pad :output, accepted_format: _any, flow_control: :push
+    def_options format: []
+
+    @impl true
+    def handle_init(_ctx, opts), do: {[], opts |> Map.from_struct()}
+
+    @impl true
+    def handle_playing(_ctx, state),
+      do: {[stream_format: {:output, state.format}], state}
+  end
+
+  test "if encoder and decoder are spawned or not, depending on the value of `enforce_transcoding?` option" do
+    for format <- [%AAC{channels: 1}, %H264{alignment: :au, stream_structure: :annexb}],
+        enforce_transcoding? <- [true, false] do
+      spec =
+        child(:source, %FormatSource{format: format})
+        |> child(:transcoder, %Membrane.Transcoder{
+          output_stream_format: format,
+          enforce_transcoding?: enforce_transcoding?
+        })
+        |> child(:sink, Testing.Sink)
+
+      pipeline = Testing.Pipeline.start_link_supervised!(spec: spec)
+
+      Process.sleep(500)
+
+      case format do
+        %H264{} -> [:h264_encoder, :h264_decoder]
+        %AAC{} -> [:aac_encoder, :aac_decoder]
+      end
+      |> Enum.each(fn child_name ->
+        get_child_result = Testing.Pipeline.get_child_pid(pipeline, [:transcoder, child_name])
+
+        if enforce_transcoding? do
+          assert {:ok, child_pid} = get_child_result
+          assert is_pid(child_pid)
+        else
+          assert {:error, :child_not_found} = get_child_result
+        end
+      end)
+
+      Testing.Pipeline.terminate(pipeline)
+    end
+  end
 end