diff --git a/src/nvenc/nvenc_base.cpp b/src/nvenc/nvenc_base.cpp
index b5a7ac916d3..6eac7c5ab41 100644
--- a/src/nvenc/nvenc_base.cpp
+++ b/src/nvenc/nvenc_base.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ namespace nvenc {
     }
 
     NV_ENC_CONFIG enc_config = preset_config.presetCfg;
-    enc_config.profileGUID = NV_ENC_CODEC_PROFILE_AUTOSELECT_GUID;  // TODO: select specific profile?
+    enc_config.profileGUID = NV_ENC_CODEC_PROFILE_AUTOSELECT_GUID;
     enc_config.gopLength = NVENC_INFINITE_GOPLENGTH;
     enc_config.frameIntervalP = 1;
     enc_config.rcParams.enableAQ = 0;
@@ -207,6 +207,13 @@ namespace nvenc {
     switch (client_config.videoFormat) {
       case 0: {
         // H.264
+        if (buffer_format == NV_ENC_BUFFER_FORMAT_YUV444 || buffer_format == NV_ENC_BUFFER_FORMAT_YUV444_10BIT) {
+          enc_config.profileGUID = NV_ENC_H264_PROFILE_HIGH_444_GUID;
+        }
+        else {
+          enc_config.profileGUID = NV_ENC_H264_PROFILE_HIGH_GUID;
+        }
+
         auto &format_config = enc_config.encodeCodecConfig.h264Config;
         set_common_format_config(format_config);
         format_config.entropyCodingMode = get_encoder_cap(NV_ENC_CAPS_SUPPORT_CABAC) ? NV_ENC_H264_ENTROPY_CODING_MODE_CABAC : NV_ENC_H264_ENTROPY_CODING_MODE_CAVLC;