diff --git a/app/src/cli.c b/app/src/cli.c
index d9e1013a..ef31a723 100644
--- a/app/src/cli.c
+++ b/app/src/cli.c
@@ -307,6 +307,10 @@ parse_record_format(const char *optarg, enum recorder_format *format) {
         *format = RECORDER_FORMAT_MKV;
         return true;
     }
+    if (!strcmp(optarg, "h264")) {
+        *format = RECORDER_FORMAT_H264;
+        return true;
+    }
     LOGE("Unsupported format: %s (expected mp4 or mkv)", optarg);
     return false;
 }
diff --git a/app/src/recorder.c b/app/src/recorder.c
index 465b24e8..9492f0fa 100644
--- a/app/src/recorder.c
+++ b/app/src/recorder.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ recorder_destroy(struct recorder *recorder) {
 static const char *
 recorder_get_format_name(enum recorder_format format) {
     switch (format) {
+        case RECORDER_FORMAT_H264: return "h264";
         case RECORDER_FORMAT_MP4: return "mp4";
         case RECORDER_FORMAT_MKV: return "matroska";
         default: return NULL;
diff --git a/app/src/recorder.h b/app/src/recorder.h
index 4f5d526c..0b2420f6 100644
--- a/app/src/recorder.h
+++ b/app/src/recorder.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ enum recorder_format {
     RECORDER_FORMAT_AUTO,
     RECORDER_FORMAT_MP4,
     RECORDER_FORMAT_MKV,
+    RECORDER_FORMAT_H264,
 };
 
 struct record_packet {