diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
index f790bb1a17..c348ffda72 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaEncoding/EncodingHelper.cs
@@ -1806,6 +1806,20 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaEncoding
                             break;
                     }
                 }
+
+                else if (string.Equals(encodingOptions.HardwareAccelerationType, "nvenc", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                {
+                    switch (state.MediaSource.VideoStream.Codec.ToLower())
+                    {
+                        case "avc":
+                        case "h264":
+                            if (_mediaEncoder.SupportsDecoder("h264_cuvid"))
+                            {
+                                return "-c:v h264_cuvid ";
+                            }
+                            break;
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             // leave blank so ffmpeg will decide
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncoderValidator.cs b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncoderValidator.cs
index 27f66835f5..43e463902d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncoderValidator.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncoderValidator.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
                 "h264_qsv",
                 "hevc_qsv",
                 "mpeg2_qsv",
-                "vc1_qsv"
+                "vc1_qsv",
+                "h264_cuvid"
             };
 
             foreach (var codec in required)