diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 66c7b94..676cd85 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1472,6 +1472,7 @@ EXAMPLE_LIST="
     metadata_example
     muxing_example
     qsvdec_example
+    qsvenc_example
     remuxing_example
     resampling_audio_example
     scaling_video_example
@@ -3213,6 +3214,7 @@ hw_decode_example_deps="avcodec avformat avutil"
 metadata_example_deps="avformat avutil"
 muxing_example_deps="avcodec avformat avutil swscale"
 qsvdec_example_deps="avcodec avutil libmfx h264_qsv_decoder"
+qsvenc_example_deps="avcodec avutil libmfx"
 remuxing_example_deps="avcodec avformat avutil"
 resampling_audio_example_deps="avutil swresample"
 scaling_video_example_deps="avutil swscale"
diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index b670f0b..ed41763 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ DOC_EXAMPLES-$(CONFIG_HW_DECODE_EXAMPLE)         += hw_decode
 DOC_EXAMPLES-$(CONFIG_METADATA_EXAMPLE)          += metadata
 DOC_EXAMPLES-$(CONFIG_MUXING_EXAMPLE)            += muxing
 DOC_EXAMPLES-$(CONFIG_QSVDEC_EXAMPLE)            += qsvdec
+DOC_EXAMPLES-$(CONFIG_QSVENC_EXAMPLE)            += qsvenc
 DOC_EXAMPLES-$(CONFIG_REMUXING_EXAMPLE)          += remuxing
 DOC_EXAMPLES-$(CONFIG_RESAMPLING_AUDIO_EXAMPLE)  += resampling_audio
 DOC_EXAMPLES-$(CONFIG_SCALING_VIDEO_EXAMPLE)     += scaling_video
diff --git a/doc/examples/qsvenc.c b/doc/examples/qsvenc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b94cc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/examples/qsvenc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Fabrice Bellard, Zhong Li
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Intel QSV-accelerated encoding example
+ *
+ * @example qsvenc.c
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <libavcodec/avcodec.h>
+
+#include <libavutil/opt.h>
+#include <libavutil/imgutils.h>
+#include "libavutil/buffer.h"
+#include "libavutil/hwcontext.h"
+
+static void encode(AVCodecContext *enc_ctx, AVFrame *frame, AVPacket *pkt,
+                   FILE *outfile)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    /* send the frame to the encoder */
+    if (frame)
+        printf("Send frame %3"PRId64"\n", frame->pts);
+
+    ret = avcodec_send_frame(enc_ctx, frame);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error sending a frame for encoding\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    while (ret >= 0) {
+        ret = avcodec_receive_packet(enc_ctx, pkt);
+        if (ret == AVERROR(EAGAIN) || ret == AVERROR_EOF)
+            return;
+        else if (ret < 0) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Error during encoding\n");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        printf("Write packet %3"PRId64" (size=%5d)\n", pkt->pts, pkt->size);
+        fwrite(pkt->data, 1, pkt->size, outfile);
+        av_packet_unref(pkt);
+    }
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    const char *filename, *codec_name;
+    const AVCodec *codec;
+    AVCodecContext *c= NULL;
+    int i, ret, x, y;
+    FILE *f;
+    AVFrame *frame;
+    AVPacket *pkt;
+    AVBufferRef *encode_device = NULL;
+
+    if (argc <= 2) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s <output file> <codec name>\n", argv[0]);
+        exit(0);
+    }
+    filename = argv[1];
+    codec_name = argv[2];
+
+    if (!strstr(codec_name, "qsv")) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "no qsv codec found\n");
+        exit(0);
+    }
+
+    avcodec_register_all();
+
+    /* open the qsv hardware device */
+    ret = av_hwdevice_ctx_create(&encode_device, AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_QSV,
+                                 NULL, NULL, 0);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Cannot open the hardware device\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    /* find the encoder */
+    codec = avcodec_find_encoder_by_name(codec_name);
+    if (!codec) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Codec '%s' not found\n", codec_name);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    c = avcodec_alloc_context3(codec);
+    if (!c) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Could not allocate video codec context\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    pkt = av_packet_alloc();
+    if (!pkt)
+        exit(1);
+
+    /* put sample parameters */
+    c->bit_rate = 400000;
+    /* resolution must be a multiple of two */
+    c->width = 352;
+    c->height = 288;
+    /* frames per second */
+    c->time_base = (AVRational){1, 25};
+    c->framerate = (AVRational){25, 1};
+
+    /* emit one intra frame every ten frames
+     * check frame pict_type before passing frame
+     * to encoder, if frame->pict_type is AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I
+     * then gop_size is ignored and the output of encoder
+     * will always be I frame irrespective to gop_size
+     */
+    c->gop_size = 10;
+    c->max_b_frames = 1;
+    c->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_NV12;
+    c->hw_device_ctx = av_buffer_ref(encode_device);
+
+    /* open it */
+    ret = avcodec_open2(c, codec, NULL);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Could not open codec: %s\n", av_err2str(ret));
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    f = fopen(filename, "wb");
+    if (!f) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Could not open %s\n", filename);
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    frame = av_frame_alloc();
+    if (!frame) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Could not allocate video frame\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    frame->format = c->pix_fmt;
+    frame->width  = c->width;
+    frame->height = c->height;
+
+    ret = av_frame_get_buffer(frame, 32);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Could not allocate the video frame data\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    /* encode 1 second of video */
+    for (i = 0; i < 25; i++) {
+        fflush(stdout);
+
+        /* make sure the frame data is writable */
+        ret = av_frame_make_writable(frame);
+        if (ret < 0)
+            exit(1);
+
+        /* prepare a dummy image */
+        /* Y */
+        for (y = 0; y < c->height; y++) {
+            for (x = 0; x < c->width; x++) {
+                frame->data[0][y * frame->linesize[0] + x] = x + y + i * 3;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* Cb and Cr */
+        for (y = 0; y < c->height/2; y++) {
+            for (x = 0; x < c->width/2; x++) {
+                frame->data[1][y * frame->linesize[1] + 2 * x] = 128 + y + i * 2;
+                frame->data[1][y * frame->linesize[1] + 2 * x + 1] = 64 + x + i * 5;
+            }
+        }
+
+        frame->pts = i;
+
+        /* encode the image */
+        encode(c, frame, pkt, f);
+    }
+
+    /* flush the encoder */
+    encode(c, NULL, pkt, f);
+
+    fclose(f);
+
+    avcodec_free_context(&c);
+    av_frame_free(&frame);
+    av_packet_free(&pkt);
+    av_buffer_unref(&encode_device);
+
+    return 0;
+}
