diff --git a/src/FFmpegReader.cpp b/src/FFmpegReader.cpp
index 7439db4d..1c80bb84 100644
--- a/src/FFmpegReader.cpp
+++ b/src/FFmpegReader.cpp
@@ -224,6 +224,23 @@ static enum AVPixelFormat get_hw_dec_format_d3(AVCodecContext *ctx, const enum A
 		ZmqLogger::Instance()->AppendDebugMethod("FFmpegReader::ReadStream (Unable to decode this file using hardware decode.)", "", -1, "", -1, "", -1, "", -1, "", -1, "", -1);
 		return AV_PIX_FMT_NONE;
 }
+
+static enum AVPixelFormat get_hw_dec_format_cu(AVCodecContext *ctx, const enum AVPixelFormat *pix_fmts)
+{
+		const enum AVPixelFormat *p;
+
+		for (p = pix_fmts; *p != AV_PIX_FMT_NONE; p++) {
+			switch (*p) {
+				case AV_PIX_FMT_CUDA:
+					hw_de_av_pix_fmt_global = AV_PIX_FMT_CUDA;
+					hw_de_av_device_type_global = AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_CUDA;
+					return *p;
+					break;
+			}
+		}
+		ZmqLogger::Instance()->AppendDebugMethod("FFmpegReader::ReadStream (Unable to decode this file using hardware decode.)", "", -1, "", -1, "", -1, "", -1, "", -1, "", -1);
+		return AV_PIX_FMT_NONE;
+}
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__APPLE__)
@@ -378,6 +395,10 @@ void FFmpegReader::Open()
 								hw_de_av_device_type = AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_DXVA2;
 								pCodecCtx->get_format = get_hw_dec_format_dx;
 								break;
+							case 2:
+								hw_de_av_device_type = AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_CUDA;
+								pCodecCtx->get_format = get_hw_dec_format_cu;
+								break;
 							case 3:
 								hw_de_av_device_type = AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_DXVA2;
 								pCodecCtx->get_format = get_hw_dec_format_dx;
diff --git a/src/FFmpegWriter.cpp b/src/FFmpegWriter.cpp
index 41285314..fb8040a8 100644
--- a/src/FFmpegWriter.cpp
+++ b/src/FFmpegWriter.cpp
@@ -203,9 +203,18 @@ void FFmpegWriter::SetVideoOptions(bool has_video, string codec, Fraction fps, i
 			hw_en_av_device_type = AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_DXVA2;
 		}
 		else {
-			new_codec = avcodec_find_encoder_by_name(codec.c_str());
-			hw_en_on = 0;
-			hw_en_supported = 0;
+			if ( (strcmp(codec.c_str(),"h264_nvenc") == 0)) {
+				new_codec = avcodec_find_encoder_by_name(codec.c_str());
+				hw_en_on = 1;
+				hw_en_supported = 1;
+				hw_en_av_pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_CUDA;
+				hw_en_av_device_type = AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_CUDA;
+			}
+			else {
+				new_codec = avcodec_find_encoder_by_name(codec.c_str());
+				hw_en_on = 0;
+				hw_en_supported = 0;
+			}
 		}
 		#elif defined(__APPLE__)
 		if ( (strcmp(codec.c_str(),"h264_qsv") == 0)) {