diff --git a/js/dbusServices/screencast/screencastService.js b/js/dbusServices/screencast/screencastService.js
index 0645811fa..c01aa830f 100644
--- a/js/dbusServices/screencast/screencastService.js
+++ b/js/dbusServices/screencast/screencastService.js
@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@ const DEFAULT_DRAW_CURSOR = true;
 const PIPELINE_BLOCKLIST_FILENAME = 'gnome-shell-screencast-pipeline-blocklist';
 
 const PIPELINES = [
+    {
+        id: 'hwenc-dmabuf-h264-vaapi',
+        fileExtension: 'mp4',
+        pipelineString:
+            'capsfilter caps=video/x-raw(memory:DMABuf),format=DMA_DRM,max-framerate=%F/1 ! \
+             vapostproc ! \
+             vah264enc ! \
+             queue ! \
+             h264parse ! \
+             mp4mux fragment-duration=500 fragment-mode=first-moov-then-finalise',
+    },
     {
         id: 'swenc-dmabuf-h264-openh264',
         fileExtension: 'mp4',