diff --git a/app/streaming/session.cpp b/app/streaming/session.cpp
index 4ab101d9..85f8b903 100644
--- a/app/streaming/session.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/session.cpp
@@ -143,19 +143,28 @@ void Session::clConnectionStatusUpdate(int connectionStatus)
     }
 }
 
-#define CALL_INITIALIZE(dec) (dec)->initialize(vds, window, videoFormat, width, height, frameRate, enableVsync, enableFramePacing)
-
 bool Session::chooseDecoder(StreamingPreferences::VideoDecoderSelection vds,
                             SDL_Window* window, int videoFormat, int width, int height,
                             int frameRate, bool enableVsync, bool enableFramePacing, bool testOnly, IVideoDecoder*& chosenDecoder)
 {
+    DECODER_PARAMETERS params;
+
+    params.width = width;
+    params.height = height;
+    params.frameRate = frameRate;
+    params.videoFormat = videoFormat;
+    params.window = window;
+    params.enableVsync = enableVsync;
+    params.enableFramePacing = enableFramePacing;
+    params.vds = vds;
+
     SDL_LogInfo(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
                 "V-sync %s",
                 enableVsync ? "enabled" : "disabled");
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SLVIDEO
     chosenDecoder = new SLVideoDecoder(testOnly);
-    if (CALL_INITIALIZE(chosenDecoder)) {
+    if (chosenDecoder->initialize(&params)) {
         SDL_LogInfo(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
                     "SLVideo video decoder chosen");
         return true;
@@ -170,7 +179,7 @@ bool Session::chooseDecoder(StreamingPreferences::VideoDecoderSelection vds,
 
 #ifdef HAVE_FFMPEG
     chosenDecoder = new FFmpegVideoDecoder(testOnly);
-    if (CALL_INITIALIZE(chosenDecoder)) {
+    if (chosenDecoder->initialize(&params)) {
         SDL_LogInfo(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
                     "FFmpeg-based video decoder chosen");
         return true;
diff --git a/app/streaming/video/decoder.h b/app/streaming/video/decoder.h
index 139c83e0..81565faf 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/decoder.h
+++ b/app/streaming/video/decoder.h
@@ -26,17 +26,22 @@ typedef struct _VIDEO_STATS {
     uint32_t measurementStartTimestamp;
 } VIDEO_STATS, *PVIDEO_STATS;
 
+typedef struct _DECODER_PARAMETERS {
+    SDL_Window* window;
+    StreamingPreferences::VideoDecoderSelection vds;
+
+    int videoFormat;
+    int width;
+    int height;
+    int frameRate;
+    bool enableVsync;
+    bool enableFramePacing;
+} DECODER_PARAMETERS, *PDECODER_PARAMETERS;
+
 class IVideoDecoder {
 public:
     virtual ~IVideoDecoder() {}
-    virtual bool initialize(StreamingPreferences::VideoDecoderSelection vds,
-                            SDL_Window* window,
-                            int videoFormat,
-                            int width,
-                            int height,
-                            int frameRate,
-                            bool enableVsync,
-                            bool enableFramePacing) = 0;
+    virtual bool initialize(PDECODER_PARAMETERS params) = 0;
     virtual bool isHardwareAccelerated() = 0;
     virtual int getDecoderCapabilities() = 0;
     virtual int submitDecodeUnit(PDECODE_UNIT du) = 0;
diff --git a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/dxva2.cpp b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/dxva2.cpp
index b8e58ec1..875a0ca6 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/dxva2.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/dxva2.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ bool DXVA2Renderer::prepareDecoderContext(AVCodecContext* context)
 
 int DXVA2Renderer::ffGetBuffer2(AVCodecContext* context, AVFrame* frame, int)
 {
-    DXVA2Renderer* me = (DXVA2Renderer*)((FFmpegVideoDecoder*)context->opaque)->getRenderer();
+    DXVA2Renderer* me = (DXVA2Renderer*)((FFmpegVideoDecoder*)context->opaque)->getBackendRenderer();
 
     frame->buf[0] = av_buffer_pool_get(me->m_Pool);
     if (!frame->buf[0]) {
@@ -649,11 +649,11 @@ bool DXVA2Renderer::initializeDevice(SDL_Window* window, bool enableVsync)
     return true;
 }
 
-bool DXVA2Renderer::initialize(SDL_Window* window, int videoFormat, int width, int height, int, bool enableVsync)
+bool DXVA2Renderer::initialize(PDECODER_PARAMETERS params)
 {
-    m_VideoFormat = videoFormat;
-    m_VideoWidth = width;
-    m_VideoHeight = height;
+    m_VideoFormat = params->videoFormat;
+    m_VideoWidth = params->width;
+    m_VideoHeight = params->height;
 
     RtlZeroMemory(&m_Desc, sizeof(m_Desc));
 
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ bool DXVA2Renderer::initialize(SDL_Window* window, int videoFormat, int width, i
     m_Desc.SampleFormat.SampleFormat = DXVA2_SampleProgressiveFrame;
     m_Desc.Format = (D3DFORMAT)MAKEFOURCC('N','V','1','2');
 
-    if (!initializeDevice(window, enableVsync)) {
+    if (!initializeDevice(params->window, params->enableVsync)) {
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/dxva2.h b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/dxva2.h
index 8e39bc37..f2cb8020 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/dxva2.h
+++ b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/dxva2.h
@@ -16,12 +16,7 @@ class DXVA2Renderer : public IFFmpegRenderer
 public:
     DXVA2Renderer();
     virtual ~DXVA2Renderer();
-    virtual bool initialize(SDL_Window* window,
-                            int videoFormat,
-                            int width,
-                            int height,
-                            int maxFps,
-                            bool enableVsync) override;
+    virtual bool initialize(PDECODER_PARAMETERS params) override;
     virtual bool prepareDecoderContext(AVCodecContext* context) override;
     virtual void renderFrame(AVFrame* frame) override;
     virtual bool needsTestFrame() override;
diff --git a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/renderer.h b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/renderer.h
index 19b543af..4ceea08f 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/renderer.h
+++ b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/renderer.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <SDL.h>
 
+#include "streaming/video/decoder.h"
 #include "streaming/video/overlaymanager.h"
 
 extern "C" {
@@ -16,12 +17,7 @@ public:
         PACING_ANY
     };
 
-    virtual bool initialize(SDL_Window* window,
-                            int videoFormat,
-                            int width,
-                            int height,
-                            int maxFps,
-                            bool enableVsync) = 0;
+    virtual bool initialize(PDECODER_PARAMETERS params) = 0;
     virtual bool prepareDecoderContext(AVCodecContext* context) = 0;
     virtual void renderFrame(AVFrame* frame) = 0;
     virtual bool needsTestFrame() = 0;
diff --git a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/sdlvid.cpp b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/sdlvid.cpp
index c80e1280..ee30b863 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/sdlvid.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/sdlvid.cpp
@@ -144,20 +144,15 @@ bool SdlRenderer::isRenderThreadSupported()
     return true;
 }
 
-bool SdlRenderer::initialize(SDL_Window* window,
-                             int,
-                             int width,
-                             int height,
-                             int,
-                             bool enableVsync)
+bool SdlRenderer::initialize(PDECODER_PARAMETERS params)
 {
     Uint32 rendererFlags = SDL_RENDERER_ACCELERATED;
 
-    if ((SDL_GetWindowFlags(window) & SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN_DESKTOP) == SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN) {
+    if ((SDL_GetWindowFlags(params->window) & SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN_DESKTOP) == SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN) {
         // In full-screen exclusive mode, we enable V-sync if requested. For other modes, Windows and Mac
         // have compositors that make rendering tear-free. Linux compositor varies by distro and user
         // configuration but doesn't seem feasible to detect here.
-        if (enableVsync) {
+        if (params->enableVsync) {
             rendererFlags |= SDL_RENDERER_PRESENTVSYNC;
         }
     }
@@ -170,7 +165,7 @@ bool SdlRenderer::initialize(SDL_Window* window,
     SDL_SetHintWithPriority(SDL_HINT_RENDER_DIRECT3D_THREADSAFE, "1", SDL_HINT_OVERRIDE);
 #endif
 
-    m_Renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(window, -1, rendererFlags);
+    m_Renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(params->window, -1, rendererFlags);
     if (!m_Renderer) {
         SDL_LogError(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
                      "SDL_CreateRenderer() failed: %s",
@@ -180,7 +175,7 @@ bool SdlRenderer::initialize(SDL_Window* window,
 
     // The window may be smaller than the stream size, so ensure our
     // logical rendering surface size is equal to the stream size
-    SDL_RenderSetLogicalSize(m_Renderer, width, height);
+    SDL_RenderSetLogicalSize(m_Renderer, params->width, params->height);
 
     // Draw a black frame until the video stream starts rendering
     SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(m_Renderer, 0, 0, 0, SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE);
@@ -190,8 +185,8 @@ bool SdlRenderer::initialize(SDL_Window* window,
     m_Texture = SDL_CreateTexture(m_Renderer,
                                   SDL_PIXELFORMAT_YV12,
                                   SDL_TEXTUREACCESS_STREAMING,
-                                  width,
-                                  height);
+                                  params->width,
+                                  params->height);
     if (!m_Texture) {
         SDL_LogError(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
                      "SDL_CreateRenderer() failed: %s",
@@ -252,6 +247,32 @@ void SdlRenderer::renderOverlay(Overlay::OverlayType type)
 
 void SdlRenderer::renderFrame(AVFrame* frame)
 {
+    int err;
+    AVFrame* swFrame = nullptr;
+
+    if (frame->hw_frames_ctx != nullptr) {
+        // If we are acting as the frontend for a hardware
+        // accelerated decoder, we'll need to read the frame
+        // back to render it.
+
+        swFrame = av_frame_alloc();
+        if (swFrame == nullptr) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        swFrame->width = frame->width;
+        swFrame->height = frame->height;
+        swFrame->format = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P;
+
+        err = av_hwframe_transfer_data(swFrame, frame, 0);
+        if (err != 0) {
+            av_frame_free(&swFrame);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        frame = swFrame;
+    }
+
     SDL_UpdateYUVTexture(m_Texture, nullptr,
                          frame->data[0],
                          frame->linesize[0],
@@ -271,4 +292,8 @@ void SdlRenderer::renderFrame(AVFrame* frame)
     }
 
     SDL_RenderPresent(m_Renderer);
+
+    if (swFrame != nullptr) {
+        av_frame_free(&swFrame);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/sdlvid.h b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/sdlvid.h
index baac6977..d36d7e0b 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/sdlvid.h
+++ b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/sdlvid.h
@@ -8,12 +8,7 @@ class SdlRenderer : public IFFmpegRenderer {
 public:
     SdlRenderer();
     virtual ~SdlRenderer() override;
-    virtual bool initialize(SDL_Window* window,
-                            int videoFormat,
-                            int width,
-                            int height,
-                            int maxFps,
-                            bool enableVsync) override;
+    virtual bool initialize(PDECODER_PARAMETERS params) override;
     virtual bool prepareDecoderContext(AVCodecContext* context) override;
     virtual void renderFrame(AVFrame* frame) override;
     virtual bool needsTestFrame() override;
diff --git a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vaapi.cpp b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vaapi.cpp
index f4c9d06b..d8fd3547 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vaapi.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vaapi.cpp
@@ -29,19 +29,19 @@ VAAPIRenderer::~VAAPIRenderer()
 }
 
 bool
-VAAPIRenderer::initialize(SDL_Window* window, int, int width, int height, int, bool)
+VAAPIRenderer::initialize(PDECODER_PARAMETERS params)
 {
     int err;
     SDL_SysWMinfo info;
 
-    m_VideoWidth = width;
-    m_VideoHeight = height;
+    m_VideoWidth = params->width;
+    m_VideoHeight = params->height;
 
-    SDL_GetWindowSize(window, &m_DisplayWidth, &m_DisplayHeight);
+    SDL_GetWindowSize(params->window, &m_DisplayWidth, &m_DisplayHeight);
 
     SDL_VERSION(&info.version);
 
-    if (!SDL_GetWindowWMInfo(window, &info)) {
+    if (!SDL_GetWindowWMInfo(params->window, &info)) {
         SDL_LogError(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
                      "SDL_GetWindowWMInfo() failed: %s",
                      SDL_GetError());
diff --git a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vaapi.h b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vaapi.h
index 91eb98ee..3fd58d87 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vaapi.h
+++ b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vaapi.h
@@ -30,12 +30,7 @@ class VAAPIRenderer : public IFFmpegRenderer
 public:
     VAAPIRenderer();
     virtual ~VAAPIRenderer();
-    virtual bool initialize(SDL_Window* window,
-                            int videoFormat,
-                            int width,
-                            int height,
-                            int maxFps,
-                            bool enableVsync);
+    virtual bool initialize(PDECODER_PARAMETERS params);
     virtual bool prepareDecoderContext(AVCodecContext* context);
     virtual void renderFrame(AVFrame* frame);
     virtual bool needsTestFrame();
diff --git a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vdpau.cpp b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vdpau.cpp
index d6765ff8..02802dcf 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vdpau.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vdpau.cpp
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ VDPAURenderer::~VDPAURenderer()
     }
 }
 
-bool VDPAURenderer::initialize(SDL_Window* window, int, int width, int height, int, bool)
+bool VDPAURenderer::initialize(PDECODER_PARAMETERS params)
 {
     int err;
     VdpStatus status;
     SDL_SysWMinfo info;
 
-    m_VideoWidth = width;
-    m_VideoHeight = height;
+    m_VideoWidth = params->width;
+    m_VideoHeight = params->height;
 
     err = av_hwdevice_ctx_create(&m_HwContext,
                                  AV_HWDEVICE_TYPE_VDPAU,
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ bool VDPAURenderer::initialize(SDL_Window* window, int, int width, int height, i
     GET_PROC_ADDRESS(VDP_FUNC_ID_VIDEO_SURFACE_GET_PARAMETERS, &m_VdpVideoSurfaceGetParameters);
     GET_PROC_ADDRESS(VDP_FUNC_ID_GET_INFORMATION_STRING, &m_VdpGetInformationString);
 
-    SDL_GetWindowSize(window, (int*)&m_DisplayWidth, (int*)&m_DisplayHeight);
+    SDL_GetWindowSize(params->window, (int*)&m_DisplayWidth, (int*)&m_DisplayHeight);
 
     SDL_VERSION(&info.version);
 
-    if (!SDL_GetWindowWMInfo(window, &info)) {
+    if (!SDL_GetWindowWMInfo(params->window, &info)) {
         SDL_LogError(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
                      "SDL_GetWindowWMInfo() failed: %s",
                      SDL_GetError());
diff --git a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vdpau.h b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vdpau.h
index 0620a3a8..ffac4b8a 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vdpau.h
+++ b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vdpau.h
@@ -13,12 +13,7 @@ class VDPAURenderer : public IFFmpegRenderer
 public:
     VDPAURenderer();
     virtual ~VDPAURenderer();
-    virtual bool initialize(SDL_Window* window,
-                            int videoFormat,
-                            int width,
-                            int height,
-                            int maxFps,
-                            bool enableVsync);
+    virtual bool initialize(PDECODER_PARAMETERS params);
     virtual bool prepareDecoderContext(AVCodecContext* context);
     virtual void renderFrame(AVFrame* frame);
     virtual bool needsTestFrame();
diff --git a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vt.mm b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vt.mm
index 690945c3..ddc1b0eb 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vt.mm
+++ b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg-renderers/vt.mm
@@ -106,16 +106,11 @@ public:
         CFRelease(sampleBuffer);
     }
 
-    virtual bool initialize(SDL_Window* window,
-                            int videoFormat,
-                            int,
-                            int,
-                            int,
-                            bool) override
+    virtual bool initialize(PDECODER_PARAMETERS params) override
     {
         int err;
 
-        if (videoFormat & VIDEO_FORMAT_MASK_H264) {
+        if (params->videoFormat & VIDEO_FORMAT_MASK_H264) {
             // Prior to 10.13, we'll just assume everything has
             // H.264 support and fail open to allow VT decode.
     #if __MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= 101300
@@ -133,7 +128,7 @@ public:
                             "Assuming H.264 HW decode on < macOS 10.13");
             }
         }
-        else if (videoFormat & VIDEO_FORMAT_MASK_H265) {
+        else if (params->videoFormat & VIDEO_FORMAT_MASK_H265) {
     #if __MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= 101300
             if (__builtin_available(macOS 10.13, *)) {
                 if (!VTIsHardwareDecodeSupported(kCMVideoCodecType_HEVC)) {
@@ -156,7 +151,7 @@ public:
 
         SDL_VERSION(&info.version);
 
-        if (!SDL_GetWindowWMInfo(window, &info)) {
+        if (!SDL_GetWindowWMInfo(params->window, &info)) {
             SDL_LogWarn(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
                         "SDL_GetWindowWMInfo() failed: %s",
                         SDL_GetError());
diff --git a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg.cpp b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg.cpp
index 9f990253..ac95e332 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ bool FFmpegVideoDecoder::isHardwareAccelerated()
 
 int FFmpegVideoDecoder::getDecoderCapabilities()
 {
-    return m_Renderer->getDecoderCapabilities();
+    return m_BackendRenderer->getDecoderCapabilities();
 }
 
 enum AVPixelFormat FFmpegVideoDecoder::ffGetFormat(AVCodecContext* context,
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ FFmpegVideoDecoder::FFmpegVideoDecoder(bool testOnly)
     : m_VideoDecoderCtx(nullptr),
       m_DecodeBuffer(1024 * 1024, 0),
       m_HwDecodeCfg(nullptr),
-      m_Renderer(nullptr),
+      m_BackendRenderer(nullptr),
+      m_FrontendRenderer(nullptr),
       m_ConsecutiveFailedDecodes(0),
       m_Pacer(nullptr),
       m_LastFrameNumber(0),
@@ -95,9 +96,9 @@ FFmpegVideoDecoder::~FFmpegVideoDecoder()
     av_log_set_level(AV_LOG_INFO);
 }
 
-IFFmpegRenderer* FFmpegVideoDecoder::getRenderer()
+IFFmpegRenderer* FFmpegVideoDecoder::getBackendRenderer()
 {
-    return m_Renderer;
+    return m_BackendRenderer;
 }
 
 void FFmpegVideoDecoder::reset()
@@ -116,8 +117,14 @@ void FFmpegVideoDecoder::reset()
         Session::get()->getOverlayManager().setOverlayRenderer(nullptr);
     }
 
-    delete m_Renderer;
-    m_Renderer = nullptr;
+    // If we have a separate frontend renderer, free that first
+    if (m_FrontendRenderer != m_BackendRenderer) {
+        delete m_FrontendRenderer;
+        m_FrontendRenderer = nullptr;
+    }
+
+    delete m_BackendRenderer;
+    m_BackendRenderer = nullptr;
 
     if (!m_TestOnly) {
         logVideoStats(m_GlobalVideoStats, "Global video stats");
@@ -128,35 +135,46 @@ void FFmpegVideoDecoder::reset()
     }
 }
 
-bool FFmpegVideoDecoder::completeInitialization(AVCodec* decoder, SDL_Window* window,
-                                                int videoFormat, int width, int height,
-                                                int maxFps, bool enableFramePacing, bool testFrame)
+bool FFmpegVideoDecoder::createFrontendRenderer(PDECODER_PARAMETERS params)
+{
+    m_FrontendRenderer = m_BackendRenderer;
+
+    // Determine whether the frontend renderer prefers frame pacing
+    auto vsyncConstraint = m_FrontendRenderer->getFramePacingConstraint();
+    if (vsyncConstraint == IFFmpegRenderer::PACING_FORCE_OFF && params->enableFramePacing) {
+        SDL_LogInfo(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
+                    "Frame pacing is forcefully disabled by the frontend renderer");
+        params->enableFramePacing = false;
+    }
+    else if (vsyncConstraint == IFFmpegRenderer::PACING_FORCE_ON && !params->enableFramePacing) {
+        // FIXME: This duplicates logic in Session.cpp
+        int displayHz = StreamUtils::getDisplayRefreshRate(params->window);
+        if (displayHz + 5 >= params->frameRate) {
+            SDL_LogInfo(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
+                        "Frame pacing is forcefully enabled by the frontend renderer");
+            params->enableFramePacing = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool FFmpegVideoDecoder::completeInitialization(AVCodec* decoder, PDECODER_PARAMETERS params, bool testFrame)
 {
     // In test-only mode, we should only see test frames
     SDL_assert(!m_TestOnly || testFrame);
 
-    auto vsyncConstraint = m_Renderer->getFramePacingConstraint();
-    if (vsyncConstraint == IFFmpegRenderer::PACING_FORCE_OFF && enableFramePacing) {
-        SDL_LogInfo(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
-                    "Frame pacing is forcefully disabled by the active renderer");
-        enableFramePacing = false;
-    }
-    else if (vsyncConstraint == IFFmpegRenderer::PACING_FORCE_ON && !enableFramePacing) {
-        // FIXME: This duplicates logic in Session.cpp
-        int displayHz = StreamUtils::getDisplayRefreshRate(window);
-        if (displayHz + 5 >= maxFps) {
-            SDL_LogInfo(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
-                        "Frame pacing is forcefully enabled by the active renderer");
-            enableFramePacing = true;
-        }
+    // Create the frontend renderer based on the capabilities of the backend renderer
+    if (!createFrontendRenderer(params)) {
+        return false;
     }
 
-    m_StreamFps = maxFps;
+    m_StreamFps = params->frameRate;
 
     // Don't bother initializing Pacer if we're not actually going to render
     if (!testFrame) {
-        m_Pacer = new Pacer(m_Renderer, &m_ActiveWndVideoStats);
-        if (!m_Pacer->initialize(window, maxFps, enableFramePacing)) {
+        m_Pacer = new Pacer(m_FrontendRenderer, &m_ActiveWndVideoStats);
+        if (!m_Pacer->initialize(params->window, params->frameRate, params->enableFramePacing)) {
             return false;
         }
     }
@@ -176,7 +194,7 @@ bool FFmpegVideoDecoder::completeInitialization(AVCodec* decoder, SDL_Window* wi
     m_VideoDecoderCtx->flags2 |= AV_CODEC_FLAG2_SHOW_ALL;
 
     // Enable slice multi-threading for software decoding
-    if (!m_HwDecodeCfg) {
+    if (!isHardwareAccelerated()) {
         m_VideoDecoderCtx->thread_type = FF_THREAD_SLICE;
         m_VideoDecoderCtx->thread_count = qMin(MAX_SLICES, SDL_GetCPUCount());
     }
@@ -186,13 +204,13 @@ bool FFmpegVideoDecoder::completeInitialization(AVCodec* decoder, SDL_Window* wi
     }
 
     // Setup decoding parameters
-    m_VideoDecoderCtx->width = width;
-    m_VideoDecoderCtx->height = height;
+    m_VideoDecoderCtx->width = params->width;
+    m_VideoDecoderCtx->height = params->height;
     m_VideoDecoderCtx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P; // FIXME: HDR
     m_VideoDecoderCtx->get_format = ffGetFormat;
 
-    // Allow the renderer to attach data to this decoder
-    if (!m_Renderer->prepareDecoderContext(m_VideoDecoderCtx)) {
+    // Allow the backend renderer to attach data to this decoder
+    if (!m_BackendRenderer->prepareDecoderContext(m_VideoDecoderCtx)) {
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -207,7 +225,7 @@ bool FFmpegVideoDecoder::completeInitialization(AVCodec* decoder, SDL_Window* wi
     if (err < 0) {
         SDL_LogError(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
                      "Unable to open decoder for format: %x",
-                     videoFormat);
+                     params->videoFormat);
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -217,7 +235,7 @@ bool FFmpegVideoDecoder::completeInitialization(AVCodec* decoder, SDL_Window* wi
     // now to see if things will actually work when the video stream
     // comes in.
     if (testFrame) {
-        if (videoFormat & VIDEO_FORMAT_MASK_H264) {
+        if (params->videoFormat & VIDEO_FORMAT_MASK_H264) {
             m_Pkt.data = (uint8_t*)k_H264TestFrame;
             m_Pkt.size = sizeof(k_H264TestFrame);
         }
@@ -236,8 +254,8 @@ bool FFmpegVideoDecoder::completeInitialization(AVCodec* decoder, SDL_Window* wi
         }
     }
     else {
-        if ((videoFormat & VIDEO_FORMAT_MASK_H264) &&
-                !(m_Renderer->getDecoderCapabilities() & CAPABILITY_REFERENCE_FRAME_INVALIDATION_AVC)) {
+        if ((params->videoFormat & VIDEO_FORMAT_MASK_H264) &&
+                !(m_BackendRenderer->getDecoderCapabilities() & CAPABILITY_REFERENCE_FRAME_INVALIDATION_AVC)) {
             SDL_LogInfo(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
                         "Using H.264 SPS fixup");
             m_NeedsSpsFixup = true;
@@ -246,8 +264,8 @@ bool FFmpegVideoDecoder::completeInitialization(AVCodec* decoder, SDL_Window* wi
             m_NeedsSpsFixup = false;
         }
 
-        // Tell overlay manager to use this renderer
-        Session::get()->getOverlayManager().setOverlayRenderer(m_Renderer);
+        // Tell overlay manager to use this frontend renderer
+        Session::get()->getOverlayManager().setOverlayRenderer(m_FrontendRenderer);
     }
 
     return true;
@@ -361,25 +379,17 @@ IFFmpegRenderer* FFmpegVideoDecoder::createAcceleratedRenderer(const AVCodecHWCo
     }
 }
 
-bool FFmpegVideoDecoder::initialize(
-        StreamingPreferences::VideoDecoderSelection vds,
-        SDL_Window* window,
-        int videoFormat,
-        int width,
-        int height,
-        int maxFps,
-        bool enableVsync,
-        bool enableFramePacing)
+bool FFmpegVideoDecoder::initialize(PDECODER_PARAMETERS params)
 {
     AVCodec* decoder;
 
     // Increase log level until the first frame is decoded
     av_log_set_level(AV_LOG_DEBUG);
 
-    if (videoFormat & VIDEO_FORMAT_MASK_H264) {
+    if (params->videoFormat & VIDEO_FORMAT_MASK_H264) {
         decoder = avcodec_find_decoder(AV_CODEC_ID_H264);
     }
-    else if (videoFormat & VIDEO_FORMAT_MASK_H265) {
+    else if (params->videoFormat & VIDEO_FORMAT_MASK_H265) {
         decoder = avcodec_find_decoder(AV_CODEC_ID_HEVC);
     }
     else {
@@ -390,20 +400,20 @@ bool FFmpegVideoDecoder::initialize(
     if (!decoder) {
         SDL_LogError(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
                      "Unable to find decoder for format: %x",
-                     videoFormat);
+                     params->videoFormat);
         return false;
     }
 
     for (int i = 0;; i++) {
         const AVCodecHWConfig *config = avcodec_get_hw_config(decoder, i);
-        if (!config || vds == StreamingPreferences::VDS_FORCE_SOFTWARE) {
+        if (!config || params->vds == StreamingPreferences::VDS_FORCE_SOFTWARE) {
             // No matching hardware acceleration support.
             // This is not an error.
             m_HwDecodeCfg = nullptr;
-            m_Renderer = new SdlRenderer();
-            if (vds != StreamingPreferences::VDS_FORCE_HARDWARE &&
-                    m_Renderer->initialize(window, videoFormat, width, height, maxFps, enableVsync) &&
-                    completeInitialization(decoder, window, videoFormat, width, height, maxFps, enableFramePacing, m_TestOnly)) {
+            m_BackendRenderer = new SdlRenderer();
+            if (params->vds != StreamingPreferences::VDS_FORCE_HARDWARE &&
+                    m_BackendRenderer->initialize(params) &&
+                    completeInitialization(decoder, params, m_TestOnly)) {
                 return true;
             }
             else {
@@ -412,27 +422,27 @@ bool FFmpegVideoDecoder::initialize(
             }
         }
 
-        m_Renderer = createAcceleratedRenderer(config);
-        if (!m_Renderer) {
+        m_BackendRenderer = createAcceleratedRenderer(config);
+        if (!m_BackendRenderer) {
             continue;
         }
 
         m_HwDecodeCfg = config;
         // Initialize the hardware codec and submit a test frame if the renderer needs it
-        if (m_Renderer->initialize(window, videoFormat, width, height, maxFps, enableVsync) &&
-                completeInitialization(decoder, window, videoFormat, width, height, maxFps, enableFramePacing, m_TestOnly || m_Renderer->needsTestFrame())) {
+        if (m_BackendRenderer->initialize(params) &&
+                completeInitialization(decoder, params, m_TestOnly || m_BackendRenderer->needsTestFrame())) {
             if (m_TestOnly) {
                 // This decoder is only for testing capabilities, so don't bother
                 // creating a usable renderer
                 return true;
             }
 
-            if (m_Renderer->needsTestFrame()) {
+            if (m_BackendRenderer->needsTestFrame()) {
                 // The test worked, so now let's initialize it for real
                 reset();
-                if ((m_Renderer = createAcceleratedRenderer(config)) != nullptr &&
-                        m_Renderer->initialize(window, videoFormat, width, height, maxFps, enableVsync) &&
-                        completeInitialization(decoder, window, videoFormat, width, height, maxFps, enableFramePacing, false)) {
+                if ((m_BackendRenderer = createAcceleratedRenderer(config)) != nullptr &&
+                        m_BackendRenderer->initialize(params) &&
+                        completeInitialization(decoder, params, false)) {
                     return true;
                 }
                 else {
diff --git a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg.h b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg.h
index 9127a3be..8fc6a8c5 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg.h
+++ b/app/streaming/video/ffmpeg.h
@@ -12,25 +12,16 @@ class FFmpegVideoDecoder : public IVideoDecoder {
 public:
     FFmpegVideoDecoder(bool testOnly);
     virtual ~FFmpegVideoDecoder() override;
-    virtual bool initialize(StreamingPreferences::VideoDecoderSelection vds,
-                            SDL_Window* window,
-                            int videoFormat,
-                            int width,
-                            int height,
-                            int maxFps,
-                            bool enableVsync,
-                            bool enableFramePacing) override;
+    virtual bool initialize(PDECODER_PARAMETERS params) override;
     virtual bool isHardwareAccelerated() override;
     virtual int getDecoderCapabilities() override;
     virtual int submitDecodeUnit(PDECODE_UNIT du) override;
     virtual void renderFrameOnMainThread() override;
 
-    virtual IFFmpegRenderer* getRenderer();
+    virtual IFFmpegRenderer* getBackendRenderer();
 
 private:
-    bool completeInitialization(AVCodec* decoder, SDL_Window* window,
-                                int videoFormat, int width, int height,
-                                int maxFps, bool enableFramePacing, bool testFrame);
+    bool completeInitialization(AVCodec* decoder, PDECODER_PARAMETERS params, bool testFrame);
 
     void stringifyVideoStats(VIDEO_STATS& stats, char* output);
 
@@ -38,6 +29,8 @@ private:
 
     void addVideoStats(VIDEO_STATS& src, VIDEO_STATS& dst);
 
+    bool createFrontendRenderer(PDECODER_PARAMETERS params);
+
     IFFmpegRenderer* createAcceleratedRenderer(const AVCodecHWConfig* hwDecodeCfg);
 
     void reset();
@@ -52,7 +45,8 @@ private:
     AVCodecContext* m_VideoDecoderCtx;
     QByteArray m_DecodeBuffer;
     const AVCodecHWConfig* m_HwDecodeCfg;
-    IFFmpegRenderer* m_Renderer;
+    IFFmpegRenderer* m_BackendRenderer;
+    IFFmpegRenderer* m_FrontendRenderer;
     int m_ConsecutiveFailedDecodes;
     Pacer* m_Pacer;
     VIDEO_STATS m_ActiveWndVideoStats;
diff --git a/app/streaming/video/slvid.cpp b/app/streaming/video/slvid.cpp
index 642f49df..f0ce6e2d 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/slvid.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/video/slvid.cpp
@@ -32,17 +32,15 @@ SLVideoDecoder::getDecoderCapabilities()
 }
 
 bool
-SLVideoDecoder::initialize(StreamingPreferences::VideoDecoderSelection vds,
-                           SDL_Window*,
-                           int videoFormat, int, int, int frameRate, bool, bool)
+SLVideoDecoder::initialize(PDECODER_PARAMETERS params)
 {
     // SLVideo only supports hardware decoding
-    if (vds == StreamingPreferences::VDS_FORCE_SOFTWARE) {
+    if (params->vds == StreamingPreferences::VDS_FORCE_SOFTWARE) {
         return false;
     }
 
     // SLVideo only supports H.264
-    if (videoFormat != VIDEO_FORMAT_H264) {
+    if (params->videoFormat != VIDEO_FORMAT_H264) {
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -61,7 +59,7 @@ SLVideoDecoder::initialize(StreamingPreferences::VideoDecoderSelection vds,
         return false;
     }
 
-    SLVideo_SetStreamTargetFramerate(m_VideoStream, frameRate, 1);
+    SLVideo_SetStreamTargetFramerate(m_VideoStream, params->frameRate, 1);
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/app/streaming/video/slvid.h b/app/streaming/video/slvid.h
index 1af92edf..bbe0467d 100644
--- a/app/streaming/video/slvid.h
+++ b/app/streaming/video/slvid.h
@@ -9,14 +9,7 @@ class SLVideoDecoder : public IVideoDecoder
 public:
     SLVideoDecoder(bool testOnly);
     virtual ~SLVideoDecoder();
-    virtual bool initialize(StreamingPreferences::VideoDecoderSelection vds,
-                            SDL_Window* window,
-                            int videoFormat,
-                            int width,
-                            int height,
-                            int frameRate,
-                            bool enableVsync,
-                            bool enableFramePacing);
+    virtual bool initialize(PDECODER_PARAMETERS params);
     virtual bool isHardwareAccelerated();
     virtual int getDecoderCapabilities();
     virtual int submitDecodeUnit(PDECODE_UNIT du);