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BBC bosses are calling for the defence budget to be used to help pay for the World Service as aspects of its work are vital for national security, it has been reported.
Senior executives at the broadcaster are said to be in discussions over whether parts of the radio network's service, such as its anti-disinformation work, should qualify.
It comes as the BBC is facing cuts that could reach up to tens of millions of pounds.
In May, it emerged that the Labour government was calling on the BBC to draw up budget plans up to £70million lower than what the broadcaster thinks it needs.
The head of the World Service, Jonathan Munro, is now looking at ways to 'spread the burden' of spending across different departments, The Guardian has reported.
He said: 'There are quite difficult rules about what counts as defence spending, but things that count as stability and conflict spending are now also built into that space.'
Sources told the publication that the broadcaster is seeking to dip into money from the defence budget, which has recently been increased.
This is due to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's promise of increasing the proportion of GDP spent on defence to 2.5 per cent by 2027.
The BBC's World Service, which delivers news in 42 languages to a global audience, has a £400million budget that is largely funded by the licence fee alongside grants from the government, which make up a third of its income.
All grant money is currently taken from the Foreign Office's budget - with 80 per cent of this qualifying as overseas aid.
However, this source of funding was put at risk earlier this year when Starmer called for the aid budget to be slashed in half.
With the Foreign Office's finances being squeezed, corporation bosses are hoping to shift some of their needs over to defence.
They are reportedly calling for the work the World Service does monitoring foreign media and countering propaganda to be seen as vital for national security.
A spokesperson for the BBC said: 'The BBC World Service delivers unparalleled UK cultural influence around the world, and as well as bringing economic benefits to the UK, plays an important role in national security and global stability.
'We are making the case to the Foreign Office about our funding and will continue our discussions with the government.'
Earlier this year, the BBC slimmed down its international output as part of plans to save £6million. Some 130 job losses were also announced on the World Service.