diff --git a/compile-ffmpeg.mjs b/compile-ffmpeg.mjs
index 3e5b8e6..9745c6d 100644
--- a/compile-ffmpeg.mjs
+++ b/compile-ffmpeg.mjs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { enableAv1 } from "./compile-av1.mjs";
 import { enableFdkAac } from "./compile-fdkaac.mjs";
 import { enableZimg } from "./compile-zimg.mjs";
 import { fixLinuxLinks } from "./fix-linux-links.mjs";
+import { enableNvencHeaders } from "./compile-nvenc.mjs";
 
 if (existsSync("/opt/homebrew/opt/libx11/lib/libX11.6.dylib")) {
   console.log(
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ enableX264(isMusl, isWindows);
 enableX265(isMusl, isWindows, isOldCmake);
 enableLibMp3Lame(isWindows);
 enableOpus(isWindows);
+enableNvencHeaders(isWindows);
 
 const TAG = "n7.1";
 
@@ -288,6 +290,12 @@ execSync(
     process.platform === "darwin"
       ? "--enable-encoder=prores_videotoolbox"
       : null,
+    !isWindows && process.platform === "linux"
+      ? "--enable-encoder=h264_nvenc"
+      : null,
+    !isWindows && process.platform === "linux"
+      ? "--enable-encoder=hevc_nvenc"
+      : null,
     "--disable-muxers",
     "--enable-muxer=webm,opus,mp4,wav,mp3,mov,matroska,hevc,h264,gif,image2,image2pipe,adts,m4a,mpegts,null,avi",
     "--enable-libx264",
diff --git a/compile-nvenc.mjs b/compile-nvenc.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48d8152
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compile-nvenc.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { execSync } from "child_process";
+import { existsSync } from "fs";
+import { PREFIX } from "./const.mjs";
+
+const NV_CODEC_HEADERS_TAG = "n12.2.16.0";
+
+export const enableNvencHeaders = (isWindows) => {
+	// Only install on native Linux builds (not macOS, not Windows cross-compile)
+	// nv-codec-headers are header-only - no runtime dependency at build time
+	if (process.platform !== "linux" || isWindows) return;
+
+	if (!existsSync("nv-codec-headers")) {
+		execSync(
+			"git clone https://github.com/FFmpeg/nv-codec-headers.git",
+			{stdio: "inherit"},
+		);
+	}
+
+	execSync("git fetch --all --tags", {
+		cwd: "nv-codec-headers",
+		stdio: "inherit",
+	});
+
+	execSync(`git checkout ${NV_CODEC_HEADERS_TAG}`, {
+		cwd: "nv-codec-headers",
+		stdio: "inherit",
+	});
+
+	execSync(`make install PREFIX=${PREFIX}`, {
+		cwd: "nv-codec-headers",
+		stdio: "inherit",
+	});
+};