diff --git a/system/machines/desktop/hardware.nix b/system/machines/desktop/hardware.nix
index ff676c6..a4183c8 100644
--- a/system/machines/desktop/hardware.nix
+++ b/system/machines/desktop/hardware.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ with lib;
 
       cudaPackages.cudatoolkit
       cudaPackages.cudnn
+
+      nvidia-vaapi-driver
     ];
 
     hardware = {
diff --git a/user/modules/gui/browsers/firefox/default.nix b/user/modules/gui/browsers/firefox/default.nix
index d414e87..c8069c3 100644
--- a/user/modules/gui/browsers/firefox/default.nix
+++ b/user/modules/gui/browsers/firefox/default.nix
@@ -317,6 +317,12 @@ in
             "extensions.quarantinedDomains.enabled" = true;
 
             "media.videocontrols.picture-in-picture.enabled" = false;
+
+            # VA-API hardware video acceleration (NVIDIA)
+            "media.ffmpeg.vaapi.enabled" = true;
+            "media.rdd-ffmpeg.enabled" = true;
+            "media.av1.enabled" = false; # GTX 1650 doesn't support AV1 decode
+            "gfx.x11-egl.force-enabled" = true;
           };
         };
       };