diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 429d62a60a..15ca871b59 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -3532,6 +3532,13 @@ typedef struct AVHWAccel {
      * Internal hwaccel capabilities.
      */
     int caps_internal;
+
+    /**
+     * Some hwaccels are ambiguous if only the id and pix_fmt fields are used.
+     * If non-NULL, the associated AVCodec must have
+     * FF_CODEC_CAP_HWACCEL_REQUIRE_CLASS set.
+     */
+    const AVClass *decoder_class;
 } AVHWAccel;
 
 /**
diff --git a/libavcodec/cuviddec.c b/libavcodec/cuviddec.c
index 2ba8e00c6a..6370348639 100644
--- a/libavcodec/cuviddec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/cuviddec.c
@@ -1106,6 +1106,7 @@ static const AVOption options[] = {
         .type           = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO, \
         .id             = AV_CODEC_ID_##X, \
         .pix_fmt        = AV_PIX_FMT_CUDA, \
+        .decoder_class  = &x##_cuvid_class, \
     }; \
     AVCodec ff_##x##_cuvid_decoder = { \
         .name           = #x "_cuvid", \
@@ -1120,6 +1121,7 @@ static const AVOption options[] = {
         .receive_frame  = cuvid_output_frame, \
         .flush          = cuvid_flush, \
         .capabilities   = AV_CODEC_CAP_DELAY | AV_CODEC_CAP_AVOID_PROBING, \
+        .caps_internal  = FF_CODEC_CAP_HWACCEL_REQUIRE_CLASS, \
         .pix_fmts       = (const enum AVPixelFormat[]){ AV_PIX_FMT_CUDA, \
                                                         AV_PIX_FMT_NV12, \
                                                         AV_PIX_FMT_P010, \
diff --git a/libavcodec/decode.c b/libavcodec/decode.c
index 44b874d4f8..9fdc7bb565 100644
--- a/libavcodec/decode.c
+++ b/libavcodec/decode.c
@@ -1090,15 +1090,19 @@ enum AVPixelFormat avcodec_default_get_format(struct AVCodecContext *s, const en
     return fmt[0];
 }
 
-static AVHWAccel *find_hwaccel(enum AVCodecID codec_id,
+static AVHWAccel *find_hwaccel(AVCodecContext *avctx,
                                enum AVPixelFormat pix_fmt)
 {
     AVHWAccel *hwaccel = NULL;
+    const AVClass *av_class =
+        (avctx->codec->caps_internal & FF_CODEC_CAP_HWACCEL_REQUIRE_CLASS)
+        ? avctx->codec->priv_class : NULL;
 
-    while ((hwaccel = av_hwaccel_next(hwaccel)))
-        if (hwaccel->id == codec_id
+    while ((hwaccel = av_hwaccel_next(hwaccel))) {
+        if (hwaccel->decoder_class == av_class && hwaccel->id == avctx->codec_id
             && hwaccel->pix_fmt == pix_fmt)
             return hwaccel;
+    }
     return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -1106,7 +1110,7 @@ static int setup_hwaccel(AVCodecContext *avctx,
                          const enum AVPixelFormat fmt,
                          const char *name)
 {
-    AVHWAccel *hwa = find_hwaccel(avctx->codec_id, fmt);
+    AVHWAccel *hwa = find_hwaccel(avctx, fmt);
     int ret        = 0;
 
     if (!hwa) {
diff --git a/libavcodec/internal.h b/libavcodec/internal.h
index 7748f09f54..948d5461c1 100644
--- a/libavcodec/internal.h
+++ b/libavcodec/internal.h
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@
  */
 #define FF_CODEC_CAP_SLICE_THREAD_HAS_MF    (1 << 5)
 
+/**
+ * Allow only AVHWAccels which have a matching decoder_class field.
+ */
+#define FF_CODEC_CAP_HWACCEL_REQUIRE_CLASS  (1 << 6)
+
 #ifdef TRACE
 #   define ff_tlog(ctx, ...) av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_TRACE, __VA_ARGS__)
 #else