diff --git a/core/transcoder/codecs.go b/core/transcoder/codecs.go
index 9adebc774..908cad40a 100644
--- a/core/transcoder/codecs.go
+++ b/core/transcoder/codecs.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ var supportedCodecs = map[string]string{
 	(&Libx264Codec{}).Name():      "libx264",
 	(&OmxCodec{}).Name():          "omx",
 	(&VaapiCodec{}).Name():        "vaapi",
+	(&QuicksyncCodec{}).Name():    "qsv",
 	(&NvencCodec{}).Name():        "NVIDIA nvenc",
 	(&VideoToolboxCodec{}).Name(): "videotoolbox",
 }
@@ -317,17 +318,22 @@ func (c *QuicksyncCodec) DisplayName() string {
 
 // GlobalFlags are the global flags used with this codec in the transcoder.
 func (c *QuicksyncCodec) GlobalFlags() string {
-	return ""
+	flags := []string{
+		"-init_hw_device", "qsv=hw",
+		"-filter_hw_device", "hw",
+	}
+
+	return strings.Join(flags, " ")
 }
 
 // PixelFormat is the pixel format required for this codec.
 func (c *QuicksyncCodec) PixelFormat() string {
-	return "nv12"
+	return "qsv"
 }
 
 // Scaler is the scaler used for resizing the video in the transcoder.
 func (c *QuicksyncCodec) Scaler() string {
-	return ""
+	return "scale_qsv"
 }
 
 // ExtraArguments are the extra arguments used with this codec in the transcoder.
@@ -337,7 +343,7 @@ func (c *QuicksyncCodec) ExtraArguments() string {
 
 // ExtraFilters are the extra filters required for this codec in the transcoder.
 func (c *QuicksyncCodec) ExtraFilters() string {
-	return ""
+	return "hwupload=extra_hw_frames=64,format=qsv"
 }
 
 // VariantFlags returns a string representing a single variant processed by this codec.
@@ -348,16 +354,16 @@ func (c *QuicksyncCodec) VariantFlags(v *HLSVariant) string {
 // GetPresetForLevel returns the string preset for this codec given an integer level.
 func (c *QuicksyncCodec) GetPresetForLevel(l int) string {
 	presetMapping := map[int]string{
-		0: "ultrafast",
-		1: "superfast",
-		2: "veryfast",
-		3: "faster",
-		4: "fast",
+		0: "veryfast",
+		1: "fast",
+		2: "medium",
+		3: "slow",
+		4: "veryslow",
 	}
 
 	preset, ok := presetMapping[l]
 	if !ok {
-		defaultPreset := presetMapping[1]
+		defaultPreset := presetMapping[2]
 		log.Errorf("Invalid level for quicksync preset %d, defaulting to %s", l, defaultPreset)
 		return defaultPreset
 	}
diff --git a/core/transcoder/transcoder_qsv_test.go b/core/transcoder/transcoder_qsv_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14ea024a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/transcoder/transcoder_qsv_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package transcoder
+
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/models"
+)
+
+func TestFFmpegQuicksyncCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	latencyLevel := models.GetLatencyLevel(2)
+	codec := QuicksyncCodec{}
+
+	transcoder := new(Transcoder)
+	transcoder.ffmpegPath = filepath.Join("fake", "path", "ffmpeg")
+	transcoder.SetInput("fakecontent.flv")
+	transcoder.SetOutputPath("fakeOutput")
+	transcoder.SetIdentifier("jdofFGg")
+	transcoder.SetInternalHTTPPort("8123")
+	transcoder.SetCodec(codec.Name())
+	transcoder.currentLatencyLevel = latencyLevel
+
+	variant := HLSVariant{}
+	variant.videoBitrate = 1200
+	variant.isAudioPassthrough = true
+	variant.SetVideoFramerate(30)
+	variant.SetCPUUsageLevel(2)
+	transcoder.AddVariant(variant)
+
+	variant2 := HLSVariant{}
+	variant2.videoBitrate = 3500
+	variant2.isAudioPassthrough = true
+	variant2.SetVideoFramerate(24)
+	variant2.SetCPUUsageLevel(4)
+	transcoder.AddVariant(variant2)
+
+	variant3 := HLSVariant{}
+	variant3.isAudioPassthrough = true
+	variant3.isVideoPassthrough = true
+	transcoder.AddVariant(variant3)
+
+	cmd := transcoder.getString()
+
+	expectedLogPath := filepath.Join("data", "logs", "transcoder.log")
+	expected := `FFREPORT=file="` + expectedLogPath + `":level=32 ` + transcoder.ffmpegPath + ` -hide_banner -loglevel warning -init_hw_device qsv=hw -filter_hw_device hw -fflags +genpts -flags +cgop -i  fakecontent.flv  -map v:0 -c:v:0 h264_qsv -b:v:0 1008k -maxrate:v:0 1088k -g:v:0 90 -keyint_min:v:0 90 -r:v:0 30  -map a:0? -c:a:0 copy -filter:v:0 "hwupload=extra_hw_frames=64,format=qsv" -preset medium -map v:0 -c:v:1 h264_qsv -b:v:1 3308k -maxrate:v:1 3572k -g:v:1 72 -keyint_min:v:1 72 -r:v:1 24  -map a:0? -c:a:1 copy -filter:v:1 "hwupload=extra_hw_frames=64,format=qsv" -preset veryslow -map v:0 -c:v:2 copy -map a:0? -c:a:2 copy -preset veryfast  -var_stream_map "v:0,a:0 v:1,a:1 v:2,a:2 " -f hls -hls_time 3 -hls_list_size 10 -hls_flags program_date_time+independent_segments+omit_endlist  -segment_format_options mpegts_flags=mpegts_copyts=1  -pix_fmt qsv -sc_threshold 0 -master_pl_name stream.m3u8 -hls_segment_filename http://127.0.0.1:8123/%v/stream-jdofFGg-%d.ts -max_muxing_queue_size 400 -method PUT -http_persistent 1 http://127.0.0.1:8123/%v/stream.m3u8`
+
+	if cmd != expected {
+		t.Errorf("ffmpeg command does not match expected.\nGot %s\n, want: %s", cmd, expected)
+	}
+}