diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
index 031ac6d70db7..abc4d61c02cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
@@ -850,6 +850,11 @@ let
         enable_hangout_services_extension = true;
         ffmpeg_branding = "Chrome";
       }
+      // lib.optionalAttrs stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64 {
+        # Enable v4l2 video decoder for hardware acceleratation on aarch64:
+        use_vaapi = false;
+        use_v4l2_codec = true;
+      }
       // lib.optionalAttrs pulseSupport {
         use_pulseaudio = true;
         link_pulseaudio = true;