diff --git a/app/i18n/en-US/settings.json b/app/i18n/en-US/settings.json
index 1189b2913dba..a5836ea08cb8 100644
--- a/app/i18n/en-US/settings.json
+++ b/app/i18n/en-US/settings.json
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@
   "Rate Control": "Rate Control",
   "Enforce streaming service encoder settings": "Enforce streaming service encoder settings",
   "Twitch VOD": "Twitch VOD",
+  "Twitch VOD Track (Uses Track 2)": "Twitch VOD Track (Uses Track 2)",
   "Use authentication": "Use authentication",
   "Username": "Username",
   "Password": "Password",
diff --git a/app/services/audio/audio.ts b/app/services/audio/audio.ts
index b55342252604..d579bf50ea61 100644
--- a/app/services/audio/audio.ts
+++ b/app/services/audio/audio.ts
@@ -246,10 +246,16 @@ export class AudioService extends StatefulService<IAudioSourcesState> {
     });
   }
 
-  setSimpleTracks() {
-    this.views
-      .getSources()
-      .forEach(audioSource => this.setSettings(audioSource.sourceId, { audioMixers: 1 }));
+  setSimpleTracks(includeVodTrack = false) {
+    this.views.getSources().forEach(audioSource =>
+      this.setSettings(audioSource.sourceId, {
+        // Initialize the VOD mix from the live mix when it is first enabled.
+        // Retain other authored track flags, including Advanced track 6.
+        audioMixers: includeVodTrack
+          ? audioSource.audioMixers | ((audioSource.audioMixers & 1) << 1)
+          : 1,
+      }),
+    );
   }
 
   setSettings(sourceId: string, patch: Partial<IAudioSource>) {
diff --git a/app/services/settings/settings.ts b/app/services/settings/settings.ts
index ab67a81f279e..bc699e5f1f7b 100644
--- a/app/services/settings/settings.ts
+++ b/app/services/settings/settings.ts
@@ -710,6 +710,7 @@ export class SettingsService extends StatefulService<ISettingsServiceState> {
     if (categoryName === 'Audio') this.setAudioSettings([settingsData.pop()]);
     if (categoryName === 'Video' && forceApplyCategory && forceApplyCategory !== 'Video') return;
 
+    const wasSimpleVodEnabled = this.views.isSimpleOutputMode && this.views.vodTrackEnabled;
     const dataToSave = [];
 
     for (const subGroup of settingsData) {
@@ -719,20 +720,16 @@ export class SettingsService extends StatefulService<ISettingsServiceState> {
           valueToCurrentValue: true,
         }),
       });
-
-      if (
-        categoryName === 'Output' &&
-        subGroup.nameSubCategory === 'Untitled' &&
-        subGroup.parameters[0].value === 'Simple'
-      ) {
-        this.audioService.setSimpleTracks();
-      }
     }
 
     obs.NodeObs.OBS_settings_saveSettings(categoryName, dataToSave);
     this.isSaving = true;
     try {
       this.loadSettingsIntoStore();
+      if (categoryName === 'Output' && this.views.isSimpleOutputMode) {
+        const vodEnabled = !!this.views.vodTrackEnabled;
+        if (!vodEnabled || !wasSimpleVodEnabled) this.audioService.setSimpleTracks(vodEnabled);
+      }
     } finally {
       this.isSaving = false;
     }
diff --git a/scripts/repositories.json b/scripts/repositories.json
index 6ec6f29831c8..049b071ad3cd 100644
--- a/scripts/repositories.json
+++ b/scripts/repositories.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "name": "obs-studio-node",
       "url": "https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/obsstudionodes3.streamlabs.com/",
       "archive": "osn-[VERSION]-release-[OS][ARCH].tar.gz",
-      "version": "0.27.19",
+      "version": "0.27.20",
       "win64": true,
       "osx": true
     },
diff --git a/test/regular/simple-vod-audio-settings.ts b/test/regular/simple-vod-audio-settings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ac5a318823ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/regular/simple-vod-audio-settings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { test, useWebdriver } from '../helpers/webdriver';
+import { focusWindow } from '../helpers/modules/core';
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/rules-of-hooks
+useWebdriver();
+
+test('Simple VOD initializes track 2 once and preserves source exclusions on later settings saves', async t => {
+  t.true(await focusWindow('worker'));
+  const result = (await t.context.app.client.execute(() => {
+    const get = (name: string) => (window as any).servicesManager.getResource(name);
+    const osn = require('obs-studio-node');
+    const originalSave = osn.NodeObs.OBS_settings_saveSettings;
+    const settings = Object.create(get('SettingsService'));
+    const audio = Object.create(get('AudioService'));
+    const sources = [
+      { sourceId: 'live-and-track-6', audioMixers: 33 },
+      { sourceId: 'track-6-only', audioMixers: 32 },
+      { sourceId: 'live-only', audioMixers: 1 },
+    ];
+    let views = { isSimpleOutputMode: true, vodTrackEnabled: false };
+    let nextViews = views;
+    const calls: boolean[] = [];
+    Object.defineProperty(audio, 'views', { value: { getSources: () => sources } });
+    audio.setSettings = (sourceId: string, patch: { audioMixers: number }) =>
+      Object.assign(
+        sources.find(source => source.sourceId === sourceId),
+        patch,
+      );
+    Object.defineProperty(settings, 'views', { get: () => views });
+    Object.defineProperty(settings, 'audioService', {
+      value: {
+        setSimpleTracks: (includeVod: boolean) => {
+          calls.push(!!includeVod);
+          audio.setSimpleTracks(includeVod);
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    settings.loadSettingsIntoStore = () => (views = nextViews);
+    const form = [{ nameSubCategory: 'Untitled', parameters: [{ name: 'Mode', value: 'Simple' }] }];
+    try {
+      osn.NodeObs.OBS_settings_saveSettings = () => {};
+      // Reloaded metadata is authoritative, including a saved VOD flag that was
+      // hidden while UseAdvanced was disabled in the submitted form.
+      nextViews = { isSimpleOutputMode: true, vodTrackEnabled: true };
+      settings.setSettings('Output', form);
+      const initialized = sources.map(source => source.audioMixers);
+      sources[0].audioMixers &= ~2;
+      settings.setSettings('Output', form);
+      const afterBitrateSave = sources.map(source => source.audioMixers);
+      views = nextViews = { isSimpleOutputMode: false, vodTrackEnabled: true };
+      settings.setSettings('Output', []);
+      const afterAdvancedSave = sources.map(source => source.audioMixers);
+      nextViews = { isSimpleOutputMode: true, vodTrackEnabled: false };
+      settings.setSettings('Output', form);
+      return {
+        initialized,
+        afterBitrateSave,
+        afterAdvancedSave,
+        afterDisabled: sources.map(source => source.audioMixers),
+        calls,
+      };
+    } finally {
+      osn.NodeObs.OBS_settings_saveSettings = originalSave;
+    }
+  })) as {
+    initialized: number[];
+    afterBitrateSave: number[];
+    afterAdvancedSave: number[];
+    afterDisabled: number[];
+    calls: boolean[];
+  };
+  t.deepEqual(result.initialized, [35, 32, 3]);
+  t.deepEqual(result.afterBitrateSave, [33, 32, 3]);
+  t.deepEqual(result.afterAdvancedSave, [33, 32, 3]);
+  t.deepEqual(result.afterDisabled, [1, 1, 1]);
+  t.deepEqual(result.calls, [true, false]);
+});