diff --git a/libavcodec/nvenc.c b/libavcodec/nvenc.c
index ecc1c4f9e2..421ea79c62 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvenc.c
@@ -864,6 +864,10 @@ static av_cold int nvenc_setup_hevc_config(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         cc->profileGUID = NV_ENC_HEVC_PROFILE_MAIN10_GUID;
         avctx->profile = FF_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN_10;
         break;
+    case NV_ENC_HEVC_PROFILE_REXT:
+        cc->profileGUID = NV_ENC_HEVC_PROFILE_FREXT_GUID;
+        avctx->profile = FF_PROFILE_HEVC_REXT;
+        break;
     }
 
     // force setting profile as main10 if input is 10 bit
@@ -872,6 +876,12 @@ static av_cold int nvenc_setup_hevc_config(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         avctx->profile = FF_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN_10;
     }
 
+    // force setting profile as rext if input is yuv444
+    if (IS_YUV444(ctx->data_pix_fmt)) {
+        cc->profileGUID = NV_ENC_HEVC_PROFILE_FREXT_GUID;
+        avctx->profile = FF_PROFILE_HEVC_REXT;
+    }
+
     hevc->chromaFormatIDC = IS_YUV444(ctx->data_pix_fmt) ? 3 : 1;
 
     hevc->pixelBitDepthMinus8 = IS_10BIT(ctx->data_pix_fmt) ? 2 : 0;
diff --git a/libavcodec/nvenc.h b/libavcodec/nvenc.h
index 521902c77d..efc2a7ad2e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvenc.h
+++ b/libavcodec/nvenc.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ enum {
 enum {
     NV_ENC_HEVC_PROFILE_MAIN,
     NV_ENC_HEVC_PROFILE_MAIN_10,
+    NV_ENC_HEVC_PROFILE_REXT,
 };
 
 enum {
diff --git a/libavcodec/nvenc_hevc.c b/libavcodec/nvenc_hevc.c
index e8757726d3..9e94a43f66 100644
--- a/libavcodec/nvenc_hevc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/nvenc_hevc.c
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ static const AVOption options[] = {
     { "llhp",       "low latency hp",                     0,                   AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,  { .i64 = PRESET_LOW_LATENCY_HP }, 0, 0, VE, "preset" },
     { "lossless",   "lossless",                           0,                   AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,  { .i64 = PRESET_LOSSLESS_DEFAULT }, 0, 0, VE, "preset" },
     { "losslesshp", "lossless hp",                        0,                   AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,  { .i64 = PRESET_LOSSLESS_HP }, 0, 0, VE, "preset" },
-    { "profile", "Set the encoding profile",             OFFSET(profile),      AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,    { .i64 = NV_ENC_HEVC_PROFILE_MAIN }, NV_ENC_HEVC_PROFILE_MAIN, FF_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN_10, VE, "profile" },
+    { "profile", "Set the encoding profile",             OFFSET(profile),      AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,    { .i64 = NV_ENC_HEVC_PROFILE_MAIN }, NV_ENC_HEVC_PROFILE_MAIN, FF_PROFILE_HEVC_REXT, VE, "profile" },
     { "main",    "",                                     0,                    AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,  { .i64 = NV_ENC_HEVC_PROFILE_MAIN }, 0, 0, VE, "profile" },
     { "main10",  "",                                     0,                    AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,  { .i64 = NV_ENC_HEVC_PROFILE_MAIN_10 }, 0, 0, VE, "profile" },
+    { "rext",    "",                                     0,                    AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,  { .i64 = NV_ENC_HEVC_PROFILE_REXT }, 0, 0, VE, "profile" },
     { "level",   "Set the encoding level restriction",   OFFSET(level),        AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,    { .i64 = NV_ENC_LEVEL_AUTOSELECT }, NV_ENC_LEVEL_AUTOSELECT, NV_ENC_LEVEL_HEVC_62, VE, "level" },
     { "auto",    "",                                     0,                    AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,  { .i64 = NV_ENC_LEVEL_AUTOSELECT },  0, 0, VE,  "level" },
     { "1",       "",                                     0,                    AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,  { .i64 = NV_ENC_LEVEL_HEVC_1 },  0, 0, VE,  "level" },