diff --git a/libavcodec/qsvenc.c b/libavcodec/qsvenc.c
index be5a541409..db6d397068 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qsvenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/qsvenc.c
@@ -210,6 +210,11 @@ static void dump_video_param(AVCodecContext *avctx, QSVEncContext *q,
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_VERBOSE,
                "BufferSizeInKB: %"PRIu16"; InitialDelayInKB: %"PRIu16"; TargetKbps: %"PRIu16"; MaxKbps: %"PRIu16"; BRCParamMultiplier: %"PRIu16"\n",
                info->BufferSizeInKB, info->InitialDelayInKB, info->TargetKbps, info->MaxKbps, info->BRCParamMultiplier);
+#if QSV_HAVE_LA
+        if (info->RateControlMethod == MFX_RATECONTROL_VBR && q->extbrc && q->look_ahead_depth > 0 ) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_VERBOSE, "LookAheadDepth: %"PRIu16"\n",co2->LookAheadDepth);
+        }
+#endif
     } else if (info->RateControlMethod == MFX_RATECONTROL_CQP) {
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_VERBOSE, "QPI: %"PRIu16"; QPP: %"PRIu16"; QPB: %"PRIu16"\n",
                info->QPI, info->QPP, info->QPB);
@@ -742,6 +747,11 @@ static int init_video_param(AVCodecContext *avctx, QSVEncContext *q)
     switch (q->param.mfx.RateControlMethod) {
     case MFX_RATECONTROL_CBR:
     case MFX_RATECONTROL_VBR:
+#if QSV_HAVE_LA
+        if (q->extbrc) {
+            q->extco2.LookAheadDepth = q->look_ahead_depth;
+        }
+#endif
 #if QSV_HAVE_VCM
     case MFX_RATECONTROL_VCM:
 #endif
diff --git a/libavcodec/qsvenc_hevc.c b/libavcodec/qsvenc_hevc.c
index b7b2f5633e..5847ea21f7 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qsvenc_hevc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/qsvenc_hevc.c
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ static const AVOption options[] = {
     { "load_plugins", "A :-separate list of hexadecimal plugin UIDs to load in an internal session",
         OFFSET(qsv.load_plugins), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, { .str = "" }, 0, 0, VE },
 
+#if QSV_HAVE_LA
+    { "look_ahead_depth", "Depth of look ahead in number frames, available when extbrc option is enabled", OFFSET(qsv.look_ahead_depth), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, 100, VE },
+#endif
     { "profile", NULL, OFFSET(qsv.profile), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = MFX_PROFILE_UNKNOWN }, 0, INT_MAX, VE, "profile" },
     { "unknown", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = MFX_PROFILE_UNKNOWN      }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX,     VE, "profile" },
     { "main",    NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = MFX_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN    }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX,     VE, "profile" },