diff --git a/internal/commands/config.go b/internal/commands/config.go
index c6eebe123..6fa4b92b5 100644
--- a/internal/commands/config.go
+++ b/internal/commands/config.go
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ func configAction(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	fmt.Printf("%-25s %s\n", "sips-bin", conf.SipsBin())
 	fmt.Printf("%-25s %s\n", "heifconvert-bin", conf.HeifConvertBin())
 	fmt.Printf("%-25s %s\n", "ffmpeg-bin", conf.FFmpegBin())
+	fmt.Printf("%-25s %s\n", "ffmpeg-codec", conf.FFmpegCodec())
 	fmt.Printf("%-25s %s\n", "exiftool-bin", conf.ExifToolBin())
 
 	// Thumbs, resampling and download security token.
diff --git a/internal/config/flags.go b/internal/config/flags.go
index 2d2d7fb5b..500f57bd8 100644
--- a/internal/config/flags.go
+++ b/internal/config/flags.go
@@ -315,6 +315,12 @@ var GlobalFlags = []cli.Flag{
 		Value:  "ffmpeg",
 		EnvVar: "PHOTOPRISM_FFMPEG_BIN",
 	},
+	cli.StringFlag{
+		Name:   "ffmpeg-codec",
+		Usage:  "FFmpeg AVC1 codec `NAME`",
+		Value:  "libx264",
+		EnvVar: "PHOTOPRISM_FFMPEG_CODEC",
+	},
 	cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:   "exiftool-bin",
 		Usage:  "ExifTool `COMMAND` for enhanced metadata extraction",
diff --git a/internal/config/fs.go b/internal/config/fs.go
index 2a50e185f..c78ba1b67 100644
--- a/internal/config/fs.go
+++ b/internal/config/fs.go
@@ -255,6 +255,15 @@ func (c *Config) FFmpegBin() string {
 	return findExecutable(c.options.FFmpegBin, "ffmpeg")
 }
 
+// FFmpegCodec returns the ffmpeg codec name.
+func (c *Config) FFmpegCodec() string {
+	if c.options.FFmpegCodec == "" {
+		return "libx264"
+	}
+
+	return c.options.FFmpegCodec
+}
+
 // TempPath returns a temporary directory name for uploads and downloads.
 func (c *Config) TempPath() string {
 	if c.options.TempPath == "" {
diff --git a/internal/config/options.go b/internal/config/options.go
index 54d8bbf55..672398829 100644
--- a/internal/config/options.go
+++ b/internal/config/options.go
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	DarktablePresets  bool   `yaml:"DarktablePresets" json:"DarktablePresets" flag:"darktable-presets"`
 	HeifConvertBin    string `yaml:"HeifConvertBin" json:"-" flag:"heifconvert-bin"`
 	FFmpegBin         string `yaml:"FFmpegBin" json:"-" flag:"ffmpeg-bin"`
+	FFmpegCodec       string `yaml:"FFmpegCodec" json:"-" flag:"ffmpeg-codec"`
 	ExifToolBin       string `yaml:"ExifToolBin" json:"-" flag:"exiftool-bin"`
 	DetachServer      bool   `yaml:"DetachServer" json:"-" flag:"detach-server"`
 	DownloadToken     string `yaml:"DownloadToken" json:"-" flag:"download-token"`
diff --git a/internal/photoprism/convert.go b/internal/photoprism/convert.go
index 8f196056a..b8d4f247f 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/convert.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/convert.go
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ func (c *Convert) AvcConvertCommand(f *MediaFile, avcName string) (result *exec.
 		result = exec.Command(
 			c.conf.FFmpegBin(),
 			"-i", f.FileName(),
-			"-c:v", "libx264",
+			"-c:v", c.conf.FFmpegCodec(),
 			"-f", "mp4",
 			avcName,
 		)