diff --git a/doc/ffmpeg.texi b/doc/ffmpeg.texi
index 42440d93b4..6b8248df3b 100644
--- a/doc/ffmpeg.texi
+++ b/doc/ffmpeg.texi
@@ -789,6 +789,13 @@ Defines how many threads are used to process a filter pipeline. Each pipeline
 will produce a thread pool with this many threads available for parallel processing.
 The default is the number of available CPUs.
 
+@item -filter_jobs @var{nb_jobs} (@emph{global})
+Defines how many jobs are used to process a filter pipeline. Each filter's work
+may be split into up to this many tasks for parallel processing, which are then
+dispatched to the thread pool of size @var{nb_threads}.
+The default is the number of available CPUs, times a multiplier determined based on
+the detected CPU topology. For homogenous systems, this multiplier is 1.
+
 @item -pre[:@var{stream_specifier}] @var{preset_name} (@emph{output,per-stream})
 Specify the preset for matching stream(s).
 
@@ -1916,6 +1923,11 @@ Defines how many threads are used to process a filter_complex graph.
 Similar to filter_threads but used for @code{-filter_complex} graphs only.
 The default is the number of available CPUs.
 
+@item -filter_complex_jobs @var{nb_jobs} (@emph{global})
+Defines how many jobs are used to process a filter_complex graph.
+Similar to filter_jobs but used for @code{-filter_complex} graphs only.
+The default is the number of available CPUs times a topology multiplier.
+
 @item -lavfi @var{filtergraph} (@emph{global})
 Define a complex filtergraph, i.e. one with arbitrary number of inputs and/or
 outputs. Equivalent to @option{-filter_complex}.
diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg.c b/fftools/ffmpeg.c
index 0e1477299d..9ff48141cd 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg.c
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ static void ffmpeg_cleanup(int ret)
     }
     av_freep(&vstats_filename);
     av_freep(&filter_nbthreads);
+    av_freep(&filter_nbjobs);
 
     av_freep(&input_streams);
     av_freep(&input_files);
diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg.h b/fftools/ffmpeg.h
index ede0b2bd96..89ee9caca7 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg.h
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg.h
@@ -679,7 +679,9 @@ extern AVIOContext *progress_avio;
 extern float max_error_rate;
 
 extern char *filter_nbthreads;
+extern char *filter_nbjobs;
 extern int filter_complex_nbthreads;
+extern int filter_complex_nbjobs;
 extern int vstats_version;
 extern int auto_conversion_filters;
 
diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg_filter.c b/fftools/ffmpeg_filter.c
index 7a5308425d..34e0fce7ab 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg_filter.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg_filter.c
@@ -998,6 +998,12 @@ int configure_filtergraph(FilterGraph *fg)
                 av_opt_set(fg->graph, "threads", e->value, 0);
         }
 
+        if (filter_nbjobs) {
+            ret = av_opt_set(fg->graph, "jobs", filter_nbjobs, 0);
+            if (ret < 0)
+                goto fail;
+        }
+
         args[0] = 0;
         e       = NULL;
         while ((e = av_dict_get(ost->sws_dict, "", e,
@@ -1020,6 +1026,7 @@ int configure_filtergraph(FilterGraph *fg)
         av_opt_set(fg->graph, "aresample_swr_opts", args, 0);
     } else {
         fg->graph->nb_threads = filter_complex_nbthreads;
+        fg->graph->nb_jobs    = filter_complex_nbjobs;
     }
 
     if ((ret = avfilter_graph_parse2(fg->graph, graph_desc, &inputs, &outputs)) < 0)
diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c b/fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c
index 5febe319e4..196064d1b9 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ int qp_hist           = 0;
 int stdin_interaction = 1;
 float max_error_rate  = 2.0/3;
 char *filter_nbthreads;
+char *filter_nbjobs;
 int filter_complex_nbthreads = 0;
+int filter_complex_nbjobs = 0;
 int vstats_version = 2;
 int auto_conversion_filters = 1;
 int64_t stats_period = 500000;
@@ -352,6 +354,13 @@ static int opt_filter_threads(void *optctx, const char *opt, const char *arg)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int opt_filter_jobs(void *optctx, const char *opt, const char *arg)
+{
+    av_free(filter_nbjobs);
+    filter_nbjobs = av_strdup(arg);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int opt_abort_on(void *optctx, const char *opt, const char *arg)
 {
     static const AVOption opts[] = {
@@ -3961,6 +3970,8 @@ const OptionDef options[] = {
         "set stream filtergraph", "filter_graph" },
     { "filter_threads", HAS_ARG,                                     { .func_arg = opt_filter_threads },
         "number of non-complex filter threads" },
+    { "filter_jobs", HAS_ARG,                                        { .func_arg = opt_filter_jobs },
+        "number of non-complex filter jobs" },
     { "filter_script",  HAS_ARG | OPT_STRING | OPT_SPEC | OPT_OUTPUT, { .off = OFFSET(filter_scripts) },
         "read stream filtergraph description from a file", "filename" },
     { "reinit_filter",  HAS_ARG | OPT_INT | OPT_SPEC | OPT_INPUT,    { .off = OFFSET(reinit_filters) },
@@ -3969,6 +3980,8 @@ const OptionDef options[] = {
         "create a complex filtergraph", "graph_description" },
     { "filter_complex_threads", HAS_ARG | OPT_INT,                   { &filter_complex_nbthreads },
         "number of threads for -filter_complex" },
+    { "filter_complex_jobs", HAS_ARG | OPT_INT,                      { &filter_complex_nbjobs },
+        "number of jobs for -filter_complex" },
     { "lavfi",          HAS_ARG | OPT_EXPERT,                        { .func_arg = opt_filter_complex },
         "create a complex filtergraph", "graph_description" },
     { "filter_complex_script", HAS_ARG | OPT_EXPERT,                 { .func_arg = opt_filter_complex_script },
