diff --git a/libavcodec/qsv.c b/libavcodec/qsv.c
index 250b4e61e3..8108dadf89 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qsv.c
+++ b/libavcodec/qsv.c
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@ load_plugin_fail:
 }
 
 int ff_qsv_init_internal_session(AVCodecContext *avctx, mfxSession *session,
-                                 const char *load_plugins)
+                                 const char *load_plugins, int hw_impl_only)
 {
-    mfxIMPL impl   = MFX_IMPL_AUTO_ANY;
+    mfxIMPL impl   = hw_impl_only ? MFX_IMPL_HARDWARE_ANY : MFX_IMPL_AUTO_ANY;
     mfxVersion ver = { { QSV_VERSION_MINOR, QSV_VERSION_MAJOR } };
 
     const char *desc;
diff --git a/libavcodec/qsv_internal.h b/libavcodec/qsv_internal.h
index c0305508dd..a6d278d1bf 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qsv_internal.h
+++ b/libavcodec/qsv_internal.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int ff_qsv_profile_to_mfx(enum AVCodecID codec_id, int profile);
 int ff_qsv_map_pixfmt(enum AVPixelFormat format, uint32_t *fourcc);
 
 int ff_qsv_init_internal_session(AVCodecContext *avctx, mfxSession *session,
-                                 const char *load_plugins);
+                                 const char *load_plugins, int hw_impl_only);
 
 int ff_qsv_init_session_device(AVCodecContext *avctx, mfxSession *psession,
                                AVBufferRef *device_ref, const char *load_plugins);
diff --git a/libavcodec/qsvdec.c b/libavcodec/qsvdec.c
index 55fe59b531..fde8b3b969 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qsvdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/qsvdec.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static int qsv_init_session(AVCodecContext *avctx, QSVContext *q, mfxSession ses
     } else {
         if (!q->internal_session) {
             ret = ff_qsv_init_internal_session(avctx, &q->internal_session,
-                                               q->load_plugins);
+                                               q->load_plugins, q->hw_impl_only);
             if (ret < 0)
                 return ret;
         }
diff --git a/libavcodec/qsvdec.h b/libavcodec/qsvdec.h
index 5b7b03a48b..e76560c2a9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qsvdec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/qsvdec.h
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ typedef struct QSVContext {
 
     mfxExtBuffer **ext_buffers;
     int         nb_ext_buffers;
+	
+    int hw_impl_only;
 } QSVContext;
 
 extern const AVCodecHWConfigInternal *ff_qsv_hw_configs[];
diff --git a/libavcodec/qsvenc.c b/libavcodec/qsvenc.c
index fee2f9f0e8..a8bde48579 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qsvenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/qsvenc.c
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ static int qsvenc_init_session(AVCodecContext *avctx, QSVEncContext *q)
         q->session = q->internal_session;
     } else {
         ret = ff_qsv_init_internal_session(avctx, &q->internal_session,
-                                           q->load_plugins);
+                                           q->load_plugins, q->hw_impl_only);
         if (ret < 0)
             return ret;
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/qsvenc.h b/libavcodec/qsvenc.h
index 88e0728110..b5c0b95d7d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qsvenc.h
+++ b/libavcodec/qsvenc.h
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ typedef struct QSVEncContext {
     int a53_cc;
     char *load_plugins;
     SetEncodeCtrlCB *set_encode_ctrl_cb;
+
+    int hw_impl_only;
 } QSVEncContext;
 
 int ff_qsv_enc_init(AVCodecContext *avctx, QSVEncContext *q);
diff --git a/libavcodec/qsvenc_h264.c b/libavcodec/qsvenc_h264.c
index 09e4c0e599..2159187af5 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qsvenc_h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/qsvenc_h264.c
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ static const AVOption options[] = {
     { "high"    , NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = MFX_PROFILE_AVC_HIGH     }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX,     VE, "profile" },
 
     { "a53cc" , "Use A53 Closed Captions (if available)", OFFSET(qsv.a53_cc), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 1}, 0, 1, VE},
+    { "hw_impl_only", "Require hardware QSV implemtation", OFFSET(qsv.hw_impl_only), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, 1, VE },
     { NULL },
 };