diff --git a/input/cmd.h b/input/cmd.h
index 4a0f9d3800..239404725a 100644
--- a/input/cmd.h
+++ b/input/cmd.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ typedef struct mp_cmd {
     bool repeated : 1;
     bool mouse_move : 1;
     bool canceled : 1;
+    bool coalesce : 1;
     int mouse_x, mouse_y;
     struct mp_cmd *queue_next;
     double scale;               // for scaling numeric arguments
diff --git a/options/m_config_frontend.c b/options/m_config_frontend.c
index 9fe30ac391..2b812e0232 100644
--- a/options/m_config_frontend.c
+++ b/options/m_config_frontend.c
@@ -737,6 +737,9 @@ int m_config_set_option_cli(struct m_config *config, struct bstr name,
         param = bstr0("no");
     }
 
+    if (flags & M_SETOPT_FROM_CONFIG_FILE)
+        co->coalesce = true;
+
     // This is the only mandatory function
     mp_assert(co->opt->type->parse);
 
diff --git a/options/m_config_frontend.h b/options/m_config_frontend.h
index 8ee42c16e0..97d0d7527e 100644
--- a/options/m_config_frontend.h
+++ b/options/m_config_frontend.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct m_config_option {
     bool is_set_from_config : 1;    // Set by a config file
     bool is_set_locally : 1;        // Has a backup entry
     bool warning_was_printed : 1;
+    bool coalesce : 1;              // Property changes should be coalesced
     int32_t opt_id;                 // For some m_config APIs
     const char *name;               // Full name (ie option-subopt)
     const struct m_option *opt;     // Option description
diff --git a/options/m_property.h b/options/m_property.h
index 8fbb83384d..c4838cd204 100644
--- a/options/m_property.h
+++ b/options/m_property.h
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ struct m_property {
     void *priv;
     // Special-case: mark options for which command.c uses the option-bridge
     bool is_option;
+    // Special-case: option-bridge properties should be coalesced
+    bool coalesce;
 };
 
 struct m_property *m_property_list_find(const struct m_property *list,
diff --git a/player/command.c b/player/command.c
index 49e3456ef0..0a3ece4448 100644
--- a/player/command.c
+++ b/player/command.c
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ static int mp_property_generic_option(void *ctx, struct m_property *prop,
         m_option_copy(opt->opt, arg, opt->data);
         return M_PROPERTY_OK;
     case M_PROPERTY_SET:
+        opt->coalesce = prop->coalesce;
         if (m_config_set_option_raw(mpctx->mconfig, opt, arg, 0) < 0)
             return M_PROPERTY_ERROR;
         return M_PROPERTY_OK;
@@ -5219,8 +5220,17 @@ static void show_property_status(struct mp_cmd_ctx *cmd, const char *name, int r
 static void change_property_cmd(struct mp_cmd_ctx *cmd,
                                 const char *name, int action, void *arg)
 {
+    struct m_property *prop = NULL;
+    if (cmd->cmd->coalesce) {
+        struct command_ctx *ctx = cmd->mpctx->command_ctx;
+        prop = m_property_list_find(ctx->properties, name);
+        if (prop)
+            prop->coalesce = true;
+    }
     int r = mp_property_do(name, action, arg, cmd->mpctx);
     show_property_status(cmd, name, r);
+    if (prop)
+        prop->coalesce = false;
 }
 
 static void cmd_cycle_values(void *p)
@@ -7657,6 +7667,7 @@ void run_command_opts(struct MPContext *mpctx)
     for (int i = 0; opts->input_commands[i]; i++) {
         struct mp_cmd *cmd = mp_input_parse_cmd(mpctx->input, bstr0(opts->input_commands[i]),
                                                 "the command line");
+        cmd->coalesce = true;
         mp_input_queue_cmd(mpctx->input, cmd);
     }
     ctx->command_opts_processed = true;
@@ -7715,6 +7726,13 @@ void mp_option_change_callback(void *ctx, struct m_config_option *co, uint64_t f
     if (self_update)
         return;
 
+    // Run these immediately.
+    if (co && !co->coalesce) {
+        struct mp_option_callback callback = {.co = co, .flags = flags};
+        mp_option_run_callback(mpctx, &callback);
+        return;
+    }
+
     // Coalesce redundant updates and only keep the newest one.
     bool drop = false;
     for (int i = 0; i < mpctx->num_option_callbacks; i++) {
@@ -7737,12 +7755,12 @@ void mp_option_change_callback(void *ctx, struct m_config_option *co, uint64_t f
     }
 }
 
-void mp_option_run_callback(struct MPContext *mpctx, int index)
+void mp_option_run_callback(struct MPContext *mpctx, struct mp_option_callback *callback)
 {
     struct MPOpts *opts = mpctx->opts;
-    struct m_config_option *co = mpctx->option_callbacks[index].co;
+    struct m_config_option *co = callback->co;
     void *opt_ptr = co ? co->data : NULL;
-    uint64_t flags = mpctx->option_callbacks[index].flags;
+    uint64_t flags = callback->flags;
 
     if (flags & UPDATE_TERM)
         mp_update_logging(mpctx, false);
diff --git a/player/command.h b/player/command.h
index cebd56b392..9a24b2d7af 100644
--- a/player/command.h
+++ b/player/command.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int mp_property_do(const char* name, int action, void* val,
 
 void mp_option_change_callback(void *ctx, struct m_config_option *co, uint64_t flags,
                                bool self_update);
-void mp_option_run_callback(struct MPContext *mpctx, int index);
+void mp_option_run_callback(struct MPContext *mpctx, struct mp_option_callback *callback);
 
 void mp_notify(struct MPContext *mpctx, int event, void *arg);
 void mp_notify_property(struct MPContext *mpctx, const char *property);
diff --git a/player/playloop.c b/player/playloop.c
index f61cf3a1ff..e4b59dfe69 100644
--- a/player/playloop.c
+++ b/player/playloop.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static void mp_process_input(struct MPContext *mpctx)
 void handle_option_callbacks(struct MPContext *mpctx)
 {
     for (int i = 0; i < mpctx->num_option_callbacks; i++)
-        mp_option_run_callback(mpctx, i);
+        mp_option_run_callback(mpctx, &mpctx->option_callbacks[i]);
     mpctx->num_option_callbacks = 0;
 }