diff --git a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/jim-nvenc.c b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/jim-nvenc.c
index ae42b89b1..21df25065 100644
--- a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/jim-nvenc.c
+++ b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/jim-nvenc.c
@@ -364,6 +364,13 @@ static bool init_encoder_h264(struct nvenc_data *enc, obs_data_t *settings,
 	bool vbr = astrcmpi(rc, "VBR") == 0;
 	NVENCSTATUS err;
 
+	const int bf_max = nv_get_cap_h264(enc, NV_ENC_CAPS_NUM_MAX_BFRAMES);
+	if (bf > bf_max) {
+		error("Max B-frames setting (%d) is more than GPU supports (%d)",
+		      bf, bf_max);
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	video_t *video = obs_encoder_video(enc->encoder);
 	const struct video_output_info *voi = video_output_get_info(video);
 
@@ -637,6 +644,13 @@ static bool init_encoder_hevc(struct nvenc_data *enc, obs_data_t *settings,
 	bool vbr = astrcmpi(rc, "VBR") == 0;
 	NVENCSTATUS err;
 
+	const int bf_max = nv_get_cap_hevc(enc, NV_ENC_CAPS_NUM_MAX_BFRAMES);
+	if (bf > bf_max) {
+		error("Max B-frames setting (%d) is more than GPU supports (%d)",
+		      bf, bf_max);
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	video_t *video = obs_encoder_video(enc->encoder);
 	const struct video_output_info *voi = video_output_get_info(video);