diff --git a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-nvenc.c b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-nvenc.c
index 9f99d3597..11138f837 100644
--- a/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-nvenc.c
+++ b/plugins/obs-ffmpeg/obs-nvenc.c
@@ -938,6 +938,14 @@ static bool init_encoder_av1(struct nvenc_data *enc, obs_data_t *settings,
 	if (config->rcParams.rateControlMode == NV_ENC_PARAMS_RC_CBR)
 		av1_config->enableBitstreamPadding = 1;
 
+#define PIXELCOUNT_4K (3840 * 2160)
+
+	/* If size is 4K+, set tiles to 2 uniform columns. */
+	if ((voi->width * voi->height) >= PIXELCOUNT_4K) {
+		av1_config->enableCustomTileConfig = 0;
+		av1_config->numTileColumns = 2;
+	}
+
 	switch (voi->colorspace) {
 	case VIDEO_CS_601:
 		av1_config->colorPrimaries = 6;