diff --git a/dist/main.js b/dist/main.js
index b3c42dc..c4c8f78 100644
--- a/dist/main.js
+++ b/dist/main.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ const DEFAULT_VOD_QUALITY = "p7";
 const DEFAULT_HEVC_PROFILE = "main10";
 const DEFAULT_LIVE_QUALITY = "hq";
 const DEFAULT_HEVC_ENABLED = false;
+const DEFAULT_CQ_H264 = 26;
+const DEFAULT_CQ_HEVC = 28;
 const DEFAULT_BITRATES = new Map([
     [0, 64 * 1000],
     [144, 320 * 1000],
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ let pluginSettings = {
     liveQuality: DEFAULT_LIVE_QUALITY,
     hevcEnabled: DEFAULT_HEVC_ENABLED,
     hevcProfile: DEFAULT_HEVC_PROFILE,
+    cqH264: DEFAULT_CQ_H264,
+    cqHEVC: DEFAULT_CQ_HEVC,
     baseBitrate: new Map(DEFAULT_BITRATES)
 };
 let latestStreamNum = 9999;
@@ -63,6 +67,22 @@ async function register({ settingsManager, peertubeHelpers, transcodingManager:
         default: DEFAULT_HEVC_ENABLED,
         private: false
     });
+    registerSetting({
+        name: 'cq-h264',
+        label: 'CQ Value for H264_nvenc',
+        type: 'input',
+        descriptionHTML: 'Sets the -cq value for h264_nvenc encoder. Valid values are between 0 and 51 (lossess and AIDS, respectively)',
+        default: DEFAULT_CQ_H264,
+        private: false
+    });
+    registerSetting({
+        name: 'cq-hevc',
+        label: 'CQ Value for hevc_nvenc',
+        type: 'input',
+        descriptionHTML: 'Sets the -cq value for hevc_nvenc encoder. Valid values are between 0 and 51 (lossess and AIDS, respectively)',
+        default: DEFAULT_CQ_HEVC,
+        private: false
+    });
     registerSetting({
         name: 'vod-quality',
         label: 'VOD Quality',
@@ -142,6 +162,9 @@ async function loadSettings(settingsManager) {
     pluginSettings.liveQuality = parseInt(await settingsManager.getSetting('live-quality')) || DEFAULT_LIVE_QUALITY;
     pluginSettings.hevcProfile = parseInt(await settingsManager.getSetting('hevc-profile')) || DEFAULT_HEVC_PROFILE;
     pluginSettings.hevcEnabled = await settingsManager.getSetting('hevc-enabled') || DEFAULT_HEVC_ENABLED;
+    pluginSettings.cqH264 = parseInt(await settingsManager.getSetting('cq-h264')) || DEFAULT_CQ_H264;
+    pluginSettings.cqHEVC = parseInt(await settingsManager.getSetting('cq-hevc')) || DEFAULT_CQ_HEVC;
+
     for (const [resolution, bitrate] of DEFAULT_BITRATES) {
         const key = `base-bitrate-${resolution}`;
         const storedValue = await settingsManager.getSetting(key);
@@ -207,7 +230,7 @@ async function vodBuilder(params) {
                 `-b:v${streamSuffix} ${targetBitrate}`,
                 `-bufsize ${targetBitrate * 2}`,
                 `-profile:v${streamSuffix} high`,
-                `-cq 25`,
+                `-cq ${pluginSettings.cqH264}`,
                 `-bf 4`
             ]
         };
@@ -240,6 +263,7 @@ async function hevcVODBuilder(params) {
             `-b:v${streamSuffix} ${targetBitrate}`,
             `-bufsize ${targetBitrate * 2}`,
             `-profile:v${streamSuffix} ${pluginSettings.hevcProfile}`,
+            `-cq ${pluginSettings.cqHEVC}`
         ]
     };
 
@@ -275,6 +299,7 @@ async function hevcLiveBuilder(params) {
             `-profile:v${streamSuffix} ${pluginSettings.hevcProfile}`,
             `-g:v${streamSuffix} ${fps * 2}`,
             `-b:v${streamSuffix} ${targetBitrate}`,
+            `-cq ${pluginSettings.cqHEVC}`,
             `-bufsize ${targetBitrate * 2}`
         ]
     };
@@ -308,7 +333,7 @@ async function liveBuilder(params) {
             `-tune ${pluginSettings.liveQuality}`,
             `-r:v${streamSuffix} ${fps}`,
             `-profile:v${streamSuffix} high`,
-            `-cq 25`,
+            `-cq ${pluginSettings.cqH264}`,
             `-g:v${streamSuffix} ${fps * 2}`,
             `-b:v${streamSuffix} ${targetBitrate}`,
             `-bufsize ${targetBitrate * 2}`,