diff --git a/plugins/win-dshow/ffmpeg-decode.c b/plugins/win-dshow/ffmpeg-decode.c
index 4a77a4901..15f00c4d0 100644
--- a/plugins/win-dshow/ffmpeg-decode.c
+++ b/plugins/win-dshow/ffmpeg-decode.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ static void init_hw_decoder(struct ffmpeg_decode *d)
 	}
 
 	if (hw_ctx) {
+		d->hw_device_ctx = hw_ctx;
 		d->decoder->hw_device_ctx = av_buffer_ref(hw_ctx);
 		d->hw = true;
 	}
@@ -118,6 +119,9 @@ void ffmpeg_decode_free(struct ffmpeg_decode *decode)
 	if (decode->frame)
 		av_frame_free(&decode->frame);
 
+	if (decode->hw_device_ctx)
+		av_buffer_unref(&decode->hw_device_ctx);
+
 	if (decode->packet_buffer)
 		bfree(decode->packet_buffer);
 
diff --git a/plugins/win-dshow/ffmpeg-decode.h b/plugins/win-dshow/ffmpeg-decode.h
index f06c01b09..a087208b9 100644
--- a/plugins/win-dshow/ffmpeg-decode.h
+++ b/plugins/win-dshow/ffmpeg-decode.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 struct ffmpeg_decode {
+	AVBufferRef *hw_device_ctx;
 	AVCodecContext *decoder;
 	AVCodec *codec;