diff --git a/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegDecoderModule.h b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegDecoderModule.h
--- a/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegDecoderModule.h
+++ b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegDecoderModule.h
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@
     RefPtr<MediaDataDecoder> decoder = new FFmpegVideoDecoder<V>(
         mLib, aParams.mTaskQueue, aParams.VideoConfig(),
         aParams.mKnowsCompositor, aParams.mImageContainer,
-        aParams.mOptions.contains(CreateDecoderParams::Option::LowLatency));
+        aParams.mOptions.contains(CreateDecoderParams::Option::LowLatency),
+        aParams.mOptions.contains(
+            CreateDecoderParams::Option::HardwareDecoderNotAllowed));
     return decoder.forget();
   }
 
diff --git a/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegVideoDecoder.h b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegVideoDecoder.h
--- a/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegVideoDecoder.h
+++ b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegVideoDecoder.h
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@
  public:
   FFmpegVideoDecoder(FFmpegLibWrapper* aLib, TaskQueue* aTaskQueue,
                      const VideoInfo& aConfig, KnowsCompositor* aAllocator,
-                     ImageContainer* aImageContainer, bool aLowLatency);
+                     ImageContainer* aImageContainer, bool aLowLatency,
+                     bool aDisableHardwareDecoding);
 
   RefPtr<InitPromise> Init() override;
   void InitCodecContext() override;
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@
 
 #ifdef MOZ_WAYLAND_USE_VAAPI
   AVBufferRef* mVAAPIDeviceContext;
+  const bool mDisableHardwareDecoding;
 #endif
   RefPtr<KnowsCompositor> mImageAllocator;
   RefPtr<ImageContainer> mImageContainer;
diff --git a/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegVideoDecoder.cpp b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegVideoDecoder.cpp
--- a/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegVideoDecoder.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/platforms/ffmpeg/FFmpegVideoDecoder.cpp
@@ -270,10 +270,11 @@
 FFmpegVideoDecoder<LIBAV_VER>::FFmpegVideoDecoder(
     FFmpegLibWrapper* aLib, TaskQueue* aTaskQueue, const VideoInfo& aConfig,
     KnowsCompositor* aAllocator, ImageContainer* aImageContainer,
-    bool aLowLatency)
+    bool aLowLatency, bool aDisableHardwareDecoding)
     : FFmpegDataDecoder(aLib, aTaskQueue, GetCodecId(aConfig.mMimeType)),
 #ifdef MOZ_WAYLAND_USE_VAAPI
       mVAAPIDeviceContext(nullptr),
+      mDisableHardwareDecoding(aDisableHardwareDecoding),
 #endif
       mImageAllocator(aAllocator),
       mImageContainer(aImageContainer),
@@ -289,9 +290,11 @@
   MediaResult rv;
 
 #ifdef MOZ_WAYLAND_USE_VAAPI
-  rv = InitVAAPIDecoder();
-  if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) {
-    return InitPromise::CreateAndResolve(TrackInfo::kVideoTrack, __func__);
+  if (!mDisableHardwareDecoding) {
+    rv = InitVAAPIDecoder();
+    if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) {
+      return InitPromise::CreateAndResolve(TrackInfo::kVideoTrack, __func__);
+    }
   }
 #endif