diff --git a/libavcodec/qsvenc_hevc.c b/libavcodec/qsvenc_hevc.c
index efed4d98f4..fb65d58c32 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qsvenc_hevc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/qsvenc_hevc.c
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ static av_cold int qsv_enc_close(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 static const AVOption options[] = {
     QSV_COMMON_OPTS
 
+    { "idr_interval", "Distance (in I-frames) between IDR frames", OFFSET(qsv.idr_interval), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, INT_MAX, VE },
     { "load_plugin", "A user plugin to load in an internal session", OFFSET(load_plugin), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = LOAD_PLUGIN_DEFAULT }, LOAD_PLUGIN_NONE, LOAD_PLUGIN_HEVC_HW, VE, "load_plugin" },
     { "none",     NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = LOAD_PLUGIN_NONE },    0, 0, VE, "load_plugin" },
     { "hevc_sw",  NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = LOAD_PLUGIN_HEVC_SW }, 0, 0, VE, "load_plugin" },