diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3facd4cd1..d687c2307 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - **Feature**: External transcoders are much easier to set up now. See [docs](https://memories.gallery/hw-transcoding) for details.
 - **Feature**: Folders view in shares ([#880](https://github.com/pulsejet/memories/pull/880))
 - **Feature**: Improved back button navigation on mobile ([#861](https://github.com/pulsejet/memories/issues/861)).
+- **Feature**: The transcoding quality factor can now be configured from the admin panel.
 
 ## [v5.5.0] - 2023-10-06
 
diff --git a/lib/Service/BinExt.php b/lib/Service/BinExt.php
index 82dd0f4fe..82faa28c9 100644
--- a/lib/Service/BinExt.php
+++ b/lib/Service/BinExt.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 class BinExt
 {
     public const EXIFTOOL_VER = '12.60';
-    public const GOVOD_VER = '0.1.20';
+    public const GOVOD_VER = '0.1.21';
     public const NX_VER_MIN = '1.1';
 
     /** Get the path to the temp directory */
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ public static function getGoVodConfig(bool $local = false): array
     {
         // Get config from system values
         $env = [
+            'qf' => SystemConfig::get('memories.vod.qf'),
+
             'vaapi' => SystemConfig::get('memories.vod.vaapi'),
             'vaapiLowPower' => SystemConfig::get('memories.vod.vaapi.low_power'),
 
diff --git a/lib/Settings/SystemConfig.php b/lib/Settings/SystemConfig.php
index 28c8fb4ec..4073f0dee 100644
--- a/lib/Settings/SystemConfig.php
+++ b/lib/Settings/SystemConfig.php
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ class SystemConfig
         // start go-vod if it is not running already.
         'memories.vod.external' => false,
 
+        // Quality Factor used for transcoding
+        // This correspondes to CRF for x264 and global_quality for VA-API
+        'memories.vod.qf' => 24,
+
         // Set the default video quality for a first time user
         //    0 => Auto (default)
         //   -1 => Original (max quality with transcoding)
diff --git a/src/components/admin/AdminTypes.ts b/src/components/admin/AdminTypes.ts
index 6ad6a7f9f..2a38f447e 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/AdminTypes.ts
+++ b/src/components/admin/AdminTypes.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export type ISystemConfig = {
   'memories.vod.bind': string;
   'memories.vod.connect': string;
   'memories.vod.external': boolean;
+  'memories.vod.qf': number;
   'memories.video_default_quality': string;
 
   'memories.vod.vaapi': boolean;
diff --git a/src/components/admin/sections/VideoTranscoder.vue b/src/components/admin/sections/VideoTranscoder.vue
index b3fb74607..f065cbf0d 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/sections/VideoTranscoder.vue
+++ b/src/components/admin/sections/VideoTranscoder.vue
@@ -50,6 +50,17 @@
         :value="config['memories.vod.connect']"
         @change="update('memories.vod.connect', $event.target.value)"
       />
+
+      <NcTextField
+        type="number"
+        min="15"
+        max="45"
+        placeholder="25"
+        :label="t('memories', 'Quality Factor (15 - 45) (default 25)')"
+        :label-visible="true"
+        :value="String(config['memories.vod.qf'])"
+        @change="update('memories.vod.qf', Number($event.target.value))"
+      />
     </p>
   </div>
 </template>