diff --git a/data/locale/en-US.ini b/data/locale/en-US.ini
index 65dc6f1..2851c8b 100644
--- a/data/locale/en-US.ini
+++ b/data/locale/en-US.ini
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Automatic="Automatic"
 FFmpeg="FFmpeg Options"
 FFmpeg.CustomSettings="Custom Settings"
 FFmpeg.CustomSettings.Description="Custom settings that override any detected options above, use with caution.\nThe input should be in the format 'key=value;key=value;...'."
+FFmpeg.Threads="Number of Threads"
+FFmpeg.Threads.Description="The number of threads to use for encoding, if supported by the encoder.\nA value of 0 is equal to 'auto-detect' and may result in excessive CPU usage."
 FFmpeg.ColorFormat="Override Color Format"
 FFmpeg.ColorFormat.Description="Overriding the color format can unlock higher quality, but might cause additional stress.\nNot all encoders support all color formats, and you might end up causing errors or corrupted video due to this."
 FFmpeg.StandardCompliance="Standard Compliance"
diff --git a/source/encoders/generic.cpp b/source/encoders/generic.cpp
index 2781993..6981c96 100644
--- a/source/encoders/generic.cpp
+++ b/source/encoders/generic.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ extern "C" {
 // FFmpeg
 #define P_FFMPEG "FFmpeg"
 #define P_FFMPEG_CUSTOMSETTINGS "FFmpeg.CustomSettings"
+#define P_FFMPEG_THREADS "FFmpeg.Threads"
 #define P_FFMPEG_COLORFORMAT "FFmpeg.ColorFormat"
 #define P_FFMPEG_STANDARDCOMPLIANCE "FFmpeg.StandardCompliance"
 
@@ -292,6 +293,7 @@ void encoder::generic_factory::get_defaults(obs_data_t* settings)
 		// FFmpeg
 		obs_data_set_default_string(settings, P_FFMPEG_CUSTOMSETTINGS, "");
 		obs_data_set_default_int(settings, P_FFMPEG_COLORFORMAT, AV_PIX_FMT_NONE);
+		obs_data_set_default_int(settings, P_FFMPEG_THREADS, 0);
 		obs_data_set_default_int(settings, P_FFMPEG_STANDARDCOMPLIANCE, FF_COMPLIANCE_STRICT);
 	}
 }
@@ -322,6 +324,11 @@ void encoder::generic_factory::get_properties(obs_properties_t* props)
 				obs_property_list_add_int(p, ffmpeg::tools::get_pixel_format_name(*ptr), *ptr);
 			}
 		}
+		{
+			auto p = obs_properties_add_int_slider(prs, P_FFMPEG_THREADS, TRANSLATE(P_FFMPEG_THREADS), 0,
+			                                       std::thread::hardware_concurrency() * 2, 1);
+			obs_property_set_long_description(p, TRANSLATE(DESC(P_FFMPEG_THREADS)));
+		}
 		{
 			auto p = obs_properties_add_list(prs, P_FFMPEG_STANDARDCOMPLIANCE,
 			                                 TRANSLATE(P_FFMPEG_STANDARDCOMPLIANCE), OBS_COMBO_TYPE_LIST,
@@ -379,12 +386,18 @@ encoder::generic::generic(obs_data_t* settings, obs_encoder_t* encoder)
 	} else {
 		this->context->thread_type = 0;
 	}
-	if (this->codec->capabilities & AV_CODEC_CAP_AUTO_THREADS) {
-		this->context->thread_count = 0;
-		this->lag_in_frames         = std::thread::hardware_concurrency();
-	} else {
-		this->context->thread_count = std::thread::hardware_concurrency();
+	int64_t threads = obs_data_get_int(settings, P_FFMPEG_THREADS);
+	if (threads > 0) {
+		this->context->thread_count = static_cast<int>(threads);
 		this->lag_in_frames         = this->context->thread_count;
+	} else {
+		if (this->codec->capabilities & AV_CODEC_CAP_AUTO_THREADS) {
+			this->context->thread_count = 0;
+			this->lag_in_frames         = std::thread::hardware_concurrency();
+		} else {
+			this->context->thread_count = std::thread::hardware_concurrency();
+			this->lag_in_frames         = this->context->thread_count;
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Video and Audio exclusive setup