diff --git a/db/types.go b/db/types.go
index 441cc7dc..546137a0 100644
--- a/db/types.go
+++ b/db/types.go
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ type VideoPreset struct {
 	GopSize       string `json:"gopSize,omitempty" redis-hash:"gopsize,omitempty"`
 	GopMode       string `json:"gopMode,omitempty" redis-hash:"gopmode,omitempty"`
 	InterlaceMode string `json:"interlaceMode,omitempty" redis-hash:"interlacemode,omitempty"`
+	BFrames       string `json:"bframes,omitempty" redis-hash:"bframes,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // AudioPreset defines the set of parameters for audio on a given preset
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c28d8bb6..87c924e2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.1
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.4.2
-	github.com/video-dev/go-elementalconductor v1.0.0
+	github.com/video-dev/go-elementalconductor v1.1.0
 	github.com/video-dev/go-encodingcom v1.0.0
 	github.com/video-dev/zencoder v0.0.0-20161215190743-745874544382
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d2f4b996..774b5c89 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ github.com/tinylib/msgp v1.1.0 h1:9fQd+ICuRIu/ue4vxJZu6/LzxN0HwMds2nq/0cFvxHU=
 github.com/tinylib/msgp v1.1.0/go.mod h1:+d+yLhGm8mzTaHzB+wgMYrodPfmZrzkirds8fDWklFE=
 github.com/video-dev/go-elementalconductor v1.0.0 h1:vnWf1sAXgdTKhsHhAWOwKMBCPA+p0Rr8+ZotVUEes/4=
 github.com/video-dev/go-elementalconductor v1.0.0/go.mod h1:DwQxx5JUDRY0+/6OcAROOaOEUW6/FnOCDBkTVnWuJTM=
+github.com/video-dev/go-elementalconductor v1.1.0 h1:T+voFHpYQKrjH+72KywQO7v+qnzcFYD+YZFpRCLQYUU=
+github.com/video-dev/go-elementalconductor v1.1.0/go.mod h1:DwQxx5JUDRY0+/6OcAROOaOEUW6/FnOCDBkTVnWuJTM=
 github.com/video-dev/go-encodingcom v1.0.0 h1:OiVfdy9qUrKGfOID5TYwoBzvObNx9EQNI041ZA0kZ38=
 github.com/video-dev/go-encodingcom v1.0.0/go.mod h1:7O86jGr922w65EzPw83u2w36Mm+S90zdy4stfYFxelg=
 github.com/video-dev/zencoder v0.0.0-20161215190743-745874544382 h1:n83HJM7e1ECRGC6Q9Wb28Jmh/GwT973/r7x71QGyJrc=
diff --git a/internal/provider/bitmovin/bitmovin.go b/internal/provider/bitmovin/bitmovin.go
index bf71215f..03a846cf 100644
--- a/internal/provider/bitmovin/bitmovin.go
+++ b/internal/provider/bitmovin/bitmovin.go
@@ -228,6 +228,13 @@ func (p *bitmovinProvider) createH264VideoPreset(preset db.Preset, customData ma
 		}
 		h264.MaxGOP = intToPtr(int64(gopSize))
 	}
+	if preset.Video.BFrames != "" {
+		bFrames, err := strconv.Atoi(preset.Video.BFrames)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		h264.BFrames = intToPtr(int64(bFrames))
+	}
 
 	return h264, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/provider/elementalconductor/elementalconductor.go b/internal/provider/elementalconductor/elementalconductor.go
index c7feb3c5..483ac371 100644
--- a/internal/provider/elementalconductor/elementalconductor.go
+++ b/internal/provider/elementalconductor/elementalconductor.go
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ func (p *elementalConductorProvider) CreatePreset(preset db.Preset) (string, err
 	elementalConductorPreset.AudioCodec = preset.Audio.Codec
 	elementalConductorPreset.AudioBitrate = preset.Audio.Bitrate
 
+	if preset.Video.BFrames != "" {
+		elementalConductorPreset.GopNumBFrames = preset.Video.BFrames
+	}
+
 	result, err := p.client.CreatePreset(&elementalConductorPreset)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
diff --git a/internal/provider/encodingcom/encodingcom.go b/internal/provider/encodingcom/encodingcom.go
index 3691962e..2448aaaf 100644
--- a/internal/provider/encodingcom/encodingcom.go
+++ b/internal/provider/encodingcom/encodingcom.go
@@ -72,7 +72,12 @@ func (e *encodingComProvider) Transcode(job *db.Job) (*provider.JobStatus, error
 }
 
 func (e *encodingComProvider) CreatePreset(preset db.Preset) (string, error) {
-	resp, err := e.client.SavePreset(preset.Name, e.presetToFormat(preset))
+	format, err := e.presetToFormat(preset)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	resp, err := e.client.SavePreset(preset.Name, format)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -91,7 +96,7 @@ func (e *encodingComProvider) sourceMedia(original string) string {
 	return original
 }
 
-func (e *encodingComProvider) presetToFormat(preset db.Preset) encodingcom.Format {
+func (e *encodingComProvider) presetToFormat(preset db.Preset) (encodingcom.Format, error) {
 	falseYesNoBoolean := encodingcom.YesNoBoolean(false)
 	format := encodingcom.Format{
 		Output:      []string{preset.Container},
@@ -112,8 +117,18 @@ func (e *encodingComProvider) presetToFormat(preset db.Preset) encodingcom.Forma
 		format.AudioCodec = e.getNormalizedCodec(preset.Audio.Codec)
 		format.VideoCodec = e.getNormalizedCodec(preset.Video.Codec)
 		format.Size = e.getSize(preset.Video.Width, preset.Video.Height)
+
+		if preset.Video.BFrames != "" {
+			bframes, err := strconv.Atoi(preset.Video.BFrames)
+			if err != nil {
+				return format, err
+			}
+
+			format.Bframes = bframes
+		}
 	}
-	return format
+
+	return format, nil
 }
 
 func (e *encodingComProvider) buildStream(preset db.Preset) []encodingcom.Stream {
diff --git a/internal/provider/encodingcom/encodingcom_test.go b/internal/provider/encodingcom/encodingcom_test.go
index 6d12e1e2..50319e8f 100644
--- a/internal/provider/encodingcom/encodingcom_test.go
+++ b/internal/provider/encodingcom/encodingcom_test.go
@@ -1216,7 +1216,12 @@ func TestPresetToFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	var p encodingComProvider
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		resultingFormat := p.presetToFormat(test.givenPreset)
+		resultingFormat, err := p.presetToFormat(test.givenPreset)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Failed to convert preset to format: %#v", test.givenPreset)
+		}
+
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(resultingFormat, test.expectedFormat) {
 			t.Errorf("%s: presetToFormat: wrong value. Want %#v. Got %#v", test.givenTestCase, test.expectedFormat, resultingFormat)
 			pretty.Fdiff(os.Stderr, resultingFormat, test.expectedFormat)
diff --git a/internal/provider/mediaconvert/mediaconvert_test.go b/internal/provider/mediaconvert/mediaconvert_test.go
index edf2682e..10fc4721 100644
--- a/internal/provider/mediaconvert/mediaconvert_test.go
+++ b/internal/provider/mediaconvert/mediaconvert_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ var (
 			Bitrate:       "400000",
 			GopSize:       "120",
 			InterlaceMode: "progressive",
+			BFrames:       "3",
 		},
 		Audio: db.AudioPreset{
 			Codec:   "aac",
@@ -92,13 +93,14 @@ func Test_mcProvider_CreatePreset(t *testing.T) {
 						CodecSettings: &mediaconvert.VideoCodecSettings{
 							Codec: mediaconvert.VideoCodecH264,
 							H264Settings: &mediaconvert.H264Settings{
-								Bitrate:            aws.Int64(400000),
-								CodecLevel:         mediaconvert.H264CodecLevelLevel41,
-								CodecProfile:       mediaconvert.H264CodecProfileHigh,
-								InterlaceMode:      mediaconvert.H264InterlaceModeProgressive,
-								QualityTuningLevel: mediaconvert.H264QualityTuningLevelMultiPassHq,
-								RateControlMode:    mediaconvert.H264RateControlModeVbr,
-								GopSize:            aws.Float64(120),
+								Bitrate:                             aws.Int64(400000),
+								CodecLevel:                          mediaconvert.H264CodecLevelLevel41,
+								CodecProfile:                        mediaconvert.H264CodecProfileHigh,
+								InterlaceMode:                       mediaconvert.H264InterlaceModeProgressive,
+								QualityTuningLevel:                  mediaconvert.H264QualityTuningLevelMultiPassHq,
+								RateControlMode:                     mediaconvert.H264RateControlModeVbr,
+								GopSize:                             aws.Float64(120),
+								NumberBFramesBetweenReferenceFrames: aws.Int64(3),
 							},
 						},
 					},
diff --git a/internal/provider/mediaconvert/preset_mapping.go b/internal/provider/mediaconvert/preset_mapping.go
index 23c40009..215cb910 100644
--- a/internal/provider/mediaconvert/preset_mapping.go
+++ b/internal/provider/mediaconvert/preset_mapping.go
@@ -182,16 +182,27 @@ func videoPresetFrom(preset db.Preset) (*mediaconvert.VideoDescription, error) {
 			tuning = mediaconvert.H264QualityTuningLevelMultiPassHq
 		}
 
+		var bframes *int64
+		if preset.Video.BFrames != "" {
+			b, err := strconv.ParseInt(preset.Video.BFrames, 10, 64)
+
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "parsing bframes %q to int64", preset.Video.BFrames)
+			}
+			bframes = &b
+		}
+
 		videoPreset.CodecSettings = &mediaconvert.VideoCodecSettings{
 			Codec: mediaconvert.VideoCodecH264,
 			H264Settings: &mediaconvert.H264Settings{
-				Bitrate:            aws.Int64(bitrate),
-				GopSize:            aws.Float64(gopSize),
-				RateControlMode:    rateControl,
-				CodecProfile:       profile,
-				CodecLevel:         level,
-				InterlaceMode:      interlaceMode,
-				QualityTuningLevel: tuning,
+				Bitrate:                             aws.Int64(bitrate),
+				GopSize:                             aws.Float64(gopSize),
+				RateControlMode:                     rateControl,
+				CodecProfile:                        profile,
+				CodecLevel:                          level,
+				InterlaceMode:                       interlaceMode,
+				QualityTuningLevel:                  tuning,
+				NumberBFramesBetweenReferenceFrames: bframes,
 			},
 		}
 	default:
diff --git a/internal/provider/zencoder/zencoder.go b/internal/provider/zencoder/zencoder.go
index 6b188264..755fe511 100644
--- a/internal/provider/zencoder/zencoder.go
+++ b/internal/provider/zencoder/zencoder.go
@@ -236,6 +236,14 @@ func (z *zencoderProvider) buildOutput(job *db.Job, preset db.Preset, filename s
 	if preset.Video.Codec == "h264" {
 		zencoderOutput.H264Profile = strings.ToLower(preset.Video.Profile)
 		zencoderOutput.H264Level = strings.ToLower(preset.Video.ProfileLevel)
+
+		if preset.Video.BFrames != "" {
+			bframes, err := strconv.ParseInt(preset.Video.BFrames, 10, 32)
+			if err != nil {
+				return zencoder.OutputSettings{}, fmt.Errorf("error converting preset bframes (%q): %s ", preset.Video.BFrames, err)
+			}
+			zencoderOutput.H264Bframes = int32(bframes)
+		}
 	}
 	if preset.RateControl == "CBR" {
 		zencoderOutput.ConstantBitrate = true
diff --git a/internal/provider/zencoder/zencoder_test.go b/internal/provider/zencoder/zencoder_test.go
index 624ca478..b0c18a25 100644
--- a/internal/provider/zencoder/zencoder_test.go
+++ b/internal/provider/zencoder/zencoder_test.go
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ func TestGetPreset(t *testing.T) {
 			GopMode: "fixed",
 			GopSize: "90",
 			Height:  "1080",
+			BFrames: "4",
 		},
 		Audio: db.AudioPreset{
 			Bitrate: "128000",
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ func TestZencoderDeletePreset(t *testing.T) {
 			GopMode: "fixed",
 			GopSize: "90",
 			Height:  "1080",
+			BFrames: "3",
 		},
 		Audio: db.AudioPreset{
 			Bitrate: "128000",