diff --git a/include/h264-encoder.h b/include/h264-encoder.h
index 1c33878..6466a46 100644
--- a/include/h264-encoder.h
+++ b/include/h264-encoder.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ typedef void (*h264_encoder_packet_handler_fn)(const void* payload, size_t size,
 		uint64_t pts, void* userdata);
 
 struct h264_encoder* h264_encoder_create(uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
-		uint32_t format);
+		uint32_t format, int quality);
 
 void h264_encoder_destroy(struct h264_encoder*);
 
diff --git a/src/h264-encoder.c b/src/h264-encoder.c
index 1954334..8806a5e 100644
--- a/src/h264-encoder.c
+++ b/src/h264-encoder.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ failure:
 }
 
 static int h264_encoder__init_codec_context(struct h264_encoder* self,
-		const AVCodec* codec)
+		const AVCodec* codec, int quality)
 {
 	self->codec_ctx = avcodec_alloc_context3(codec);
 	if (!self->codec_ctx)
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static int h264_encoder__init_codec_context(struct h264_encoder* self,
 	c->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_VAAPI;
 	c->gop_size = INT32_MAX; /* We'll select key frames manually */
 	c->max_b_frames = 0; /* B-frames are bad for latency */
-	c->global_quality = 20;
+	c->global_quality = quality;
 
 	/* open-h264 requires baseline profile, so we use constrained
 	 * baseline.
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ static int find_render_node(char *node, size_t maxlen) {
 }
 
 struct h264_encoder* h264_encoder_create(uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
-		uint32_t format)
+		uint32_t format, int quality)
 {
 	int rc;
 
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ struct h264_encoder* h264_encoder_create(uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
 	if (h264_encoder__init_filters(self) < 0)
 		goto filter_failure;
 
-	if (h264_encoder__init_codec_context(self, codec) < 0)
+	if (h264_encoder__init_codec_context(self, codec, quality) < 0)
 		goto codec_context_failure;
 
 	self->codec_ctx->hw_frames_ctx =
diff --git a/src/open-h264.c b/src/open-h264.c
index f986933..296c4ef 100644
--- a/src/open-h264.c
+++ b/src/open-h264.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "usdt.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <math.h>
 
 typedef void (*open_h264_ready_fn)(void*);
 
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ struct open_h264 {
 	uint32_t format;
 
 	bool needs_reset;
+
+	int quality;
+	bool quality_changed;
 };
 
 enum open_h264_flags {
@@ -112,6 +116,7 @@ struct encoder* open_h264_new(void)
 	}
 
 	self->pts = NVNC_NO_PTS;
+	self->quality = 6;
 
 	return (struct encoder*)self;
 }
@@ -129,8 +134,10 @@ static void open_h264_destroy(struct encoder* enc)
 
 static int open_h264_resize(struct open_h264* self, struct nvnc_fb* fb)
 {
+	int quality = 51 - round((50.0 / 9.0) * (float)self->quality);
+
 	struct h264_encoder* encoder = h264_encoder_create(fb->width,
-			fb->height, fb->fourcc_format);
+			fb->height, fb->fourcc_format, quality);
 	if (!encoder)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -146,6 +153,7 @@ static int open_h264_resize(struct open_h264* self, struct nvnc_fb* fb)
 	self->height = fb->height;
 	self->format = fb->fourcc_format;
 	self->needs_reset = true;
+	self->quality_changed = false;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -159,7 +167,8 @@ static int open_h264_encode(struct encoder* enc, struct nvnc_fb* fb,
 	(void)damage;
 
 	if (fb->width != self->width || fb->height != self->height ||
-			fb->fourcc_format != self->format) {
+			fb->fourcc_format != self->format ||
+			self->quality_changed) {
 		if (open_h264_resize(self, fb) < 0)
 			return -1;
 	}
@@ -214,9 +223,19 @@ static void open_h264_request_keyframe(struct encoder* enc)
 	h264_encoder_request_keyframe(self->encoder);
 }
 
+static void open_h264_set_quality(struct encoder* enc, int value)
+{
+	struct open_h264* self = open_h264(enc);
+	if (value == 10)
+		value = 6;
+	self->quality_changed |= self->quality != value;
+	self->quality = value;
+}
+
 struct encoder_impl encoder_impl_open_h264 = {
 	.flags = ENCODER_IMPL_FLAG_IGNORES_DAMAGE,
 	.destroy = open_h264_destroy,
 	.encode = open_h264_encode,
 	.request_key_frame = open_h264_request_keyframe,
+	.set_quality = open_h264_set_quality,
 };