diff --git a/libavcodec/nvenc.c b/libavcodec/nvenc.c
index 5706590334195d8af50a480ed965943855488bd4..d1c7d934a793d7a04016acf0b187a481acc6658c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvenc.c
@@ -328,6 +328,12 @@ static int nvenc_check_capabilities(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         return AVERROR(ENOSYS);
     }
 
+    ret = nvenc_check_cap(avctx, NV_ENC_CAPS_SUPPORT_LOOKAHEAD);
+    if (ctx->rc_lookahead > 0 && ret <= 0) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_VERBOSE, "RC lookahead not supported\n");
+        return AVERROR(ENOSYS);
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -687,6 +693,11 @@ static av_cold void nvenc_setup_rate_control(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     } else if (ctx->encode_config.rcParams.averageBitRate > 0) {
         ctx->encode_config.rcParams.vbvBufferSize = 2 * ctx->encode_config.rcParams.averageBitRate;
     }
+
+    if (ctx->rc_lookahead > 0) {
+        ctx->encode_config.rcParams.enableLookahead = 1;
+        ctx->encode_config.rcParams.lookaheadDepth = FFMIN(ctx->rc_lookahead, 32);
+    }
 }
 
 static av_cold int nvenc_setup_h264_config(AVCodecContext *avctx)
diff --git a/libavcodec/nvenc.h b/libavcodec/nvenc.h
index 37d41eaa2ed1ffb51098083e01457eeb6febc74d..cd86c47df03996382bc23919630e13838e772a80 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvenc.h
+++ b/libavcodec/nvenc.h
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ typedef struct NvencContext
     int device;
     int flags;
     int async_depth;
+    int rc_lookahead;
 } NvencContext;
 
 int ff_nvenc_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx);
diff --git a/libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c b/libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c
index b576f15b36afb1c62a41ffe36a6f2cd6ad114a10..4ef9836d15db4c90d1b4d3df0fc940df25f72e3a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvenc_h264.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ static const AVOption options[] = {
     { "ll_2pass_quality", "Multi-pass optimized for image quality (only for low-latency presets)",       0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,  { .i64 = NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_2_PASS_QUALITY },       0, 0, VE, "rc" },
     { "ll_2pass_size",    "Multi-pass optimized for constant frame size (only for low-latency presets)", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,  { .i64 = NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_2_PASS_FRAMESIZE_CAP }, 0, 0, VE, "rc" },
     { "vbr_2pass",        "Multi-pass variable bitrate mode",                                            0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,  { .i64 = NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_2_PASS_VBR },           0, 0, VE, "rc" },
+    { "rc-lookahead", "Number of frames to look ahead for rate-control", OFFSET(rc_lookahead), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = -1 }, -1, INT_MAX, VE },
     { "surfaces", "Number of concurrent surfaces",        OFFSET(nb_surfaces), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,    { .i64 = 32 },                   0, INT_MAX, VE },
     { "cbr", "Use cbr encoding mode", OFFSET(cbr), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, 1, VE },
     { "2pass", "Use 2pass encoding mode", OFFSET(twopass), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, { .i64 = -1 }, -1, 1, VE },
diff --git a/libavcodec/nvenc_hevc.c b/libavcodec/nvenc_hevc.c
index d9a4bf6bb92c0c055c8d230f5b7ed00e9c6d0fbb..e8757726d3c365542d3eca4fa88bc7145272da51 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvenc_hevc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvenc_hevc.c
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ static const AVOption options[] = {
     { "ll_2pass_quality", "Multi-pass optimized for image quality (only for low-latency presets)",       0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,  { .i64 = NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_2_PASS_QUALITY },       0, 0, VE, "rc" },
     { "ll_2pass_size",    "Multi-pass optimized for constant frame size (only for low-latency presets)", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,  { .i64 = NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_2_PASS_FRAMESIZE_CAP }, 0, 0, VE, "rc" },
     { "vbr_2pass",        "Multi-pass variable bitrate mode",                                            0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,  { .i64 = NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_2_PASS_VBR },           0, 0, VE, "rc" },
+    { "rc-lookahead", "Number of frames to look ahead for rate-control", OFFSET(rc_lookahead), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = -1 }, -1, INT_MAX, VE },
     { "surfaces", "Number of concurrent surfaces",        OFFSET(nb_surfaces), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,    { .i64 = 32 },                   0, INT_MAX, VE },
     { "cbr", "Use cbr encoding mode", OFFSET(cbr), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, 1, VE },
     { "2pass", "Use 2pass encoding mode", OFFSET(twopass), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, { .i64 = -1 }, -1, 1, VE },