diff --git a/libavcodec/hw_base_encode.h b/libavcodec/hw_base_encode.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1996179456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/hw_base_encode.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef AVCODEC_HW_BASE_ENCODE_H
+#define AVCODEC_HW_BASE_ENCODE_H
+
+#define MAX_DPB_SIZE 16
+#define MAX_PICTURE_REFERENCES 2
+#define MAX_REORDER_DELAY 16
+#define MAX_ASYNC_DEPTH 64
+#define MAX_REFERENCE_LIST_NUM 2
+
+enum {
+    PICTURE_TYPE_IDR = 0,
+    PICTURE_TYPE_I   = 1,
+    PICTURE_TYPE_P   = 2,
+    PICTURE_TYPE_B   = 3,
+};
+
+enum {
+    // Codec supports controlling the subdivision of pictures into slices.
+    FLAG_SLICE_CONTROL         = 1 << 0,
+    // Codec only supports constant quality (no rate control).
+    FLAG_CONSTANT_QUALITY_ONLY = 1 << 1,
+    // Codec is intra-only.
+    FLAG_INTRA_ONLY            = 1 << 2,
+    // Codec supports B-pictures.
+    FLAG_B_PICTURES            = 1 << 3,
+    // Codec supports referencing B-pictures.
+    FLAG_B_PICTURE_REFERENCES  = 1 << 4,
+    // Codec supports non-IDR key pictures (that is, key pictures do
+    // not necessarily empty the DPB).
+    FLAG_NON_IDR_KEY_PICTURES  = 1 << 5,
+};
+
+typedef struct HWBaseEncodeContext {
+    const AVClass *class;
+} HWBaseEncodeContext;
+
+#endif /* AVCODEC_HW_BASE_ENCODE_H */
+
diff --git a/libavcodec/vaapi_encode.h b/libavcodec/vaapi_encode.h
index 0eed9691ca..f5c9be8973 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vaapi_encode.h
+++ b/libavcodec/vaapi_encode.h
@@ -33,34 +33,27 @@
 
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "hwconfig.h"
+#include "hw_base_encode.h"
 
 struct VAAPIEncodeType;
 struct VAAPIEncodePicture;
 
+// Codec output packet without timestamp delay, which means the
+// output packet has same PTS and DTS.
+#define FLAG_TIMESTAMP_NO_DELAY 1 << 6
+
 enum {
     MAX_CONFIG_ATTRIBUTES  = 4,
     MAX_GLOBAL_PARAMS      = 4,
-    MAX_DPB_SIZE           = 16,
-    MAX_PICTURE_REFERENCES = 2,
-    MAX_REORDER_DELAY      = 16,
     MAX_PARAM_BUFFER_SIZE  = 1024,
     // A.4.1: table A.6 allows at most 22 tile rows for any level.
     MAX_TILE_ROWS          = 22,
     // A.4.1: table A.6 allows at most 20 tile columns for any level.
     MAX_TILE_COLS          = 20,
-    MAX_ASYNC_DEPTH        = 64,
-    MAX_REFERENCE_LIST_NUM = 2,
 };
 
 extern const AVCodecHWConfigInternal *const ff_vaapi_encode_hw_configs[];
 
-enum {
-    PICTURE_TYPE_IDR = 0,
-    PICTURE_TYPE_I   = 1,
-    PICTURE_TYPE_P   = 2,
-    PICTURE_TYPE_B   = 3,
-};
-
 typedef struct VAAPIEncodeSlice {
     int             index;
     int             row_start;
@@ -193,7 +186,8 @@ typedef struct VAAPIEncodeRCMode {
 } VAAPIEncodeRCMode;
 
 typedef struct VAAPIEncodeContext {
-    const AVClass *class;
+    // Base context.
+    HWBaseEncodeContext base;
 
     // Codec-specific hooks.
     const struct VAAPIEncodeType *codec;
@@ -397,25 +391,6 @@ typedef struct VAAPIEncodeContext {
     AVPacket        *tail_pkt;
 } VAAPIEncodeContext;
 
-enum {
-    // Codec supports controlling the subdivision of pictures into slices.
-    FLAG_SLICE_CONTROL         = 1 << 0,
-    // Codec only supports constant quality (no rate control).
-    FLAG_CONSTANT_QUALITY_ONLY = 1 << 1,
-    // Codec is intra-only.
-    FLAG_INTRA_ONLY            = 1 << 2,
-    // Codec supports B-pictures.
-    FLAG_B_PICTURES            = 1 << 3,
-    // Codec supports referencing B-pictures.
-    FLAG_B_PICTURE_REFERENCES  = 1 << 4,
-    // Codec supports non-IDR key pictures (that is, key pictures do
-    // not necessarily empty the DPB).
-    FLAG_NON_IDR_KEY_PICTURES  = 1 << 5,
-    // Codec output packet without timestamp delay, which means the
-    // output packet has same PTS and DTS.
-    FLAG_TIMESTAMP_NO_DELAY    = 1 << 6,
-};
-
 typedef struct VAAPIEncodeType {
     // List of supported profiles and corresponding VAAPI profiles.
     // (Must end with AV_PROFILE_UNKNOWN.)
