diff --git a/libavcodec/nvdec.c b/libavcodec/nvdec.c
index e1ac06f852..4d1f55b49a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvdec.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ int ff_nvdec_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unsupported chroma format\n");
         return AVERROR(ENOSYS);
     }
-    chroma_444 = cuvid_chroma_format == cudaVideoChromaFormat_444;
+    chroma_444 = ctx->supports_444 && cuvid_chroma_format == cudaVideoChromaFormat_444;
 
     if (!avctx->hw_frames_ctx) {
         ret = ff_decode_get_hw_frames_ctx(avctx, AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_CUDA);
@@ -595,7 +595,8 @@ static AVBufferRef *nvdec_alloc_dummy(int size)
 
 int ff_nvdec_frame_params(AVCodecContext *avctx,
                           AVBufferRef *hw_frames_ctx,
-                          int dpb_size)
+                          int dpb_size,
+                          int supports_444)
 {
     AVHWFramesContext *frames_ctx = (AVHWFramesContext*)hw_frames_ctx->data;
     const AVPixFmtDescriptor *sw_desc;
@@ -616,7 +617,7 @@ int ff_nvdec_frame_params(AVCodecContext *avctx,
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_VERBOSE, "Unsupported chroma format\n");
         return AVERROR(EINVAL);
     }
-    chroma_444 = cuvid_chroma_format == cudaVideoChromaFormat_444;
+    chroma_444 = supports_444 && cuvid_chroma_format == cudaVideoChromaFormat_444;
 
     frames_ctx->format            = AV_PIX_FMT_CUDA;
     frames_ctx->width             = (avctx->coded_width + 1) & ~1;
diff --git a/libavcodec/nvdec.h b/libavcodec/nvdec.h
index 85a0fcf725..09ae8c37e6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvdec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/nvdec.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ typedef struct NVDECContext {
     unsigned     *slice_offsets;
     int           nb_slices;
     unsigned int  slice_offsets_allocated;
+
+    int           supports_444;
 } NVDECContext;
 
 int ff_nvdec_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx);
@@ -72,7 +74,8 @@ int ff_nvdec_simple_decode_slice(AVCodecContext *avctx, const uint8_t *buffer,
                                  uint32_t size);
 int ff_nvdec_frame_params(AVCodecContext *avctx,
                           AVBufferRef *hw_frames_ctx,
-                          int dpb_size);
+                          int dpb_size,
+                          int supports_444);
 int ff_nvdec_get_ref_idx(AVFrame *frame);
 
 #endif /* AVCODEC_NVDEC_H */
diff --git a/libavcodec/nvdec_h264.c b/libavcodec/nvdec_h264.c
index 25b30329d0..116bd4fb5d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvdec_h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvdec_h264.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static int nvdec_h264_frame_params(AVCodecContext *avctx,
 {
     const H264Context *h = avctx->priv_data;
     const SPS       *sps = h->ps.sps;
-    return ff_nvdec_frame_params(avctx, hw_frames_ctx, sps->ref_frame_count + sps->num_reorder_frames);
+    return ff_nvdec_frame_params(avctx, hw_frames_ctx, sps->ref_frame_count + sps->num_reorder_frames, 0);
 }
 
 const AVHWAccel ff_h264_nvdec_hwaccel = {
diff --git a/libavcodec/nvdec_hevc.c b/libavcodec/nvdec_hevc.c
index e04a701f3a..9e726f708e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvdec_hevc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvdec_hevc.c
@@ -269,7 +269,13 @@ static int nvdec_hevc_frame_params(AVCodecContext *avctx,
 {
     const HEVCContext *s = avctx->priv_data;
     const HEVCSPS *sps = s->ps.sps;
-    return ff_nvdec_frame_params(avctx, hw_frames_ctx, sps->temporal_layer[sps->max_sub_layers - 1].max_dec_pic_buffering + 1);
+    return ff_nvdec_frame_params(avctx, hw_frames_ctx, sps->temporal_layer[sps->max_sub_layers - 1].max_dec_pic_buffering + 1, 1);
+}
+
+static int nvdec_hevc_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx) {
+    NVDECContext *ctx = avctx->internal->hwaccel_priv_data;
+    ctx->supports_444 = 1;
+    return ff_nvdec_decode_init(avctx);
 }
 
 const AVHWAccel ff_hevc_nvdec_hwaccel = {
@@ -281,7 +287,7 @@ const AVHWAccel ff_hevc_nvdec_hwaccel = {
     .end_frame            = ff_nvdec_end_frame,
     .decode_slice         = nvdec_hevc_decode_slice,
     .frame_params         = nvdec_hevc_frame_params,
-    .init                 = ff_nvdec_decode_init,
+    .init                 = nvdec_hevc_decode_init,
     .uninit               = ff_nvdec_decode_uninit,
     .priv_data_size       = sizeof(NVDECContext),
 };
diff --git a/libavcodec/nvdec_mjpeg.c b/libavcodec/nvdec_mjpeg.c
index 7e404246ce..be39d23bae 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvdec_mjpeg.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvdec_mjpeg.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static int nvdec_mjpeg_frame_params(AVCodecContext *avctx,
                                   AVBufferRef *hw_frames_ctx)
 {
     // Only need storage for the current frame
-    return ff_nvdec_frame_params(avctx, hw_frames_ctx, 1);
+    return ff_nvdec_frame_params(avctx, hw_frames_ctx, 1, 0);
 }
 
 #if CONFIG_MJPEG_NVDEC_HWACCEL
diff --git a/libavcodec/nvdec_mpeg12.c b/libavcodec/nvdec_mpeg12.c
index 7293d50555..300e1d3d88 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvdec_mpeg12.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvdec_mpeg12.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static int nvdec_mpeg12_frame_params(AVCodecContext *avctx,
                                   AVBufferRef *hw_frames_ctx)
 {
     // Each frame can at most have one P and one B reference
-    return ff_nvdec_frame_params(avctx, hw_frames_ctx, 2);
+    return ff_nvdec_frame_params(avctx, hw_frames_ctx, 2, 0);
 }
 
 #if CONFIG_MPEG2_NVDEC_HWACCEL
diff --git a/libavcodec/nvdec_mpeg4.c b/libavcodec/nvdec_mpeg4.c
index 907af1391a..739b049933 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvdec_mpeg4.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvdec_mpeg4.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static int nvdec_mpeg4_frame_params(AVCodecContext *avctx,
                                   AVBufferRef *hw_frames_ctx)
 {
     // Each frame can at most have one P and one B reference
-    return ff_nvdec_frame_params(avctx, hw_frames_ctx, 2);
+    return ff_nvdec_frame_params(avctx, hw_frames_ctx, 2, 0);
 }
 
 const AVHWAccel ff_mpeg4_nvdec_hwaccel = {
diff --git a/libavcodec/nvdec_vc1.c b/libavcodec/nvdec_vc1.c
index 7257692d66..10e7b5ab0d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvdec_vc1.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvdec_vc1.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static int nvdec_vc1_frame_params(AVCodecContext *avctx,
                                   AVBufferRef *hw_frames_ctx)
 {
     // Each frame can at most have one P and one B reference
-    return ff_nvdec_frame_params(avctx, hw_frames_ctx, 2);
+    return ff_nvdec_frame_params(avctx, hw_frames_ctx, 2, 0);
 }
 
 const AVHWAccel ff_vc1_nvdec_hwaccel = {
diff --git a/libavcodec/nvdec_vp8.c b/libavcodec/nvdec_vp8.c
index 7b37445613..9c4608d8cf 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvdec_vp8.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvdec_vp8.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static int nvdec_vp8_frame_params(AVCodecContext *avctx,
                                   AVBufferRef *hw_frames_ctx)
 {
     // VP8 uses a fixed size pool of 3 possible reference frames
-    return ff_nvdec_frame_params(avctx, hw_frames_ctx, 3);
+    return ff_nvdec_frame_params(avctx, hw_frames_ctx, 3, 0);
 }
 
 AVHWAccel ff_vp8_nvdec_hwaccel = {
diff --git a/libavcodec/nvdec_vp9.c b/libavcodec/nvdec_vp9.c
index 3b665a9bc7..a76bcf9943 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvdec_vp9.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvdec_vp9.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static int nvdec_vp9_frame_params(AVCodecContext *avctx,
                                   AVBufferRef *hw_frames_ctx)
 {
     // VP9 uses a fixed size pool of 8 possible reference frames
-    return ff_nvdec_frame_params(avctx, hw_frames_ctx, 8);
+    return ff_nvdec_frame_params(avctx, hw_frames_ctx, 8, 0);
 }
 
 const AVHWAccel ff_vp9_nvdec_hwaccel = {
