diff --git a/video/sws_utils.c b/video/sws_utils.c
index 1cce8ae4cd..faa61670b1 100644
--- a/video/sws_utils.c
+++ b/video/sws_utils.c
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ int mp_sws_reinit(struct mp_sws_context *ctx)
         ctx->zimg->log = ctx->log;
         ctx->zimg->src = *src;
         ctx->zimg->dst = *dst;
+        if (ctx->zimg_opts)
+            ctx->zimg->opts = *ctx->zimg_opts;
         if (mp_zimg_config(ctx->zimg)) {
             ctx->zimg_ok = true;
             MP_VERBOSE(ctx, "Using zimg.\n");
diff --git a/video/sws_utils.h b/video/sws_utils.h
index 2c7af5eac0..9e7f24e0a7 100644
--- a/video/sws_utils.h
+++ b/video/sws_utils.h
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ struct mp_sws_context {
     // This is unfortunately a hack: bypass command line choice
     enum mp_sws_scaler force_scaler;
 
+    // If zimg is used. Need to manually invalidate cache (set force_reload).
+    // Conflicts with enabling command line opts.
+    struct zimg_opts *zimg_opts;
+
     // Changing these requires setting force_reload=true.
     // By default, they are NULL.
     // Freeing the mp_sws_context will deallocate these if set.
diff --git a/video/zimg.c b/video/zimg.c
index 22f1a1a1b1..ae3602d297 100644
--- a/video/zimg.c
+++ b/video/zimg.c
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ static const struct m_opt_choice_alternatives mp_zimg_scalers[] = {
     {0}
 };
 
+const struct zimg_opts zimg_opts_defaults = {
+    .scaler = ZIMG_RESIZE_LANCZOS,
+    .scaler_params = {NAN, NAN},
+    .scaler_chroma_params = {NAN, NAN},
+    .scaler_chroma = ZIMG_RESIZE_BILINEAR,
+    .dither = ZIMG_DITHER_RANDOM,
+    .fast = 1,
+};
+
 #define OPT_PARAM(var) OPT_DOUBLE(var), .flags = M_OPT_DEFAULT_NAN
 
 #define OPT_BASE_STRUCT struct zimg_opts
@@ -63,14 +72,7 @@ const struct m_sub_options zimg_conf = {
         {0}
     },
     .size = sizeof(struct zimg_opts),
-    .defaults = &(const struct zimg_opts){
-        .scaler = ZIMG_RESIZE_LANCZOS,
-        .scaler_params = {NAN, NAN},
-        .scaler_chroma_params = {NAN, NAN},
-        .scaler_chroma = ZIMG_RESIZE_BILINEAR,
-        .dither = ZIMG_DITHER_RANDOM,
-        .fast = 1,
-    },
+    .defaults = &zimg_opts_defaults,
 };
 
 struct mp_zimg_repack {
diff --git a/video/zimg.h b/video/zimg.h
index ef2aeaa112..4c1a25ca7d 100644
--- a/video/zimg.h
+++ b/video/zimg.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ struct zimg_opts {
     int fast;
 };
 
+extern const struct zimg_opts zimg_opts_defaults;
+
 struct mp_zimg_context {
     // Can be set for verbose error printing.
     struct mp_log *log;