diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.c
index 7728ffc453..afeca81266 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ _gst_va_display_filter_driver (GstVaDisplay * self, gpointer foreign_display)
   GstVaDisplayPrivate *priv = GET_PRIV (self);
   VADisplay dpy;
   const char *vendor;
+  GstVaImplementation impl;
 
   g_assert ((foreign_display != NULL) ^ (priv->display != NULL));
   dpy = foreign_display ? foreign_display : priv->display;
@@ -135,13 +136,19 @@ _gst_va_display_filter_driver (GstVaDisplay * self, gpointer foreign_display)
   vendor = vaQueryVendorString (dpy);
   GST_INFO ("VA-API driver vendor: %s", vendor);
 
-  /* XXX(victor): driver allow list */
+  impl = _get_implementation (vendor);
 
   if (foreign_display) {
     priv->display = foreign_display;
     priv->foreign = TRUE;
+  } else {
+    if (g_getenv ("GST_VA_ALL_DRIVERS") == NULL
+        && impl == GST_VA_IMPLEMENTATION_OTHER) {
+      GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self, "Unsupported driver: %s", vendor);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
   }
-  priv->impl = _get_implementation (vendor);
+  priv->impl = impl;
   priv->vendor_desc = _get_desc (vendor, priv->impl);
 
   return TRUE;
@@ -164,6 +171,7 @@ gst_va_display_set_display (GstVaDisplay * self, gpointer display)
   /* assume driver is already initialized */
   priv->init = TRUE;
 
+  /* assumed that user knows what's doing so all drivers are allowed */
   _gst_va_display_filter_driver (self, display);
 }
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/plugin.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/plugin.c
index 52924dcaa5..eff0606d29 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/plugin.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/plugin.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static void
 plugin_add_dependencies (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
 #ifndef G_OS_WIN32
-  const gchar *env_vars[] = { "LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME", NULL };
+  const gchar *env_vars[] = { "LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME", "GST_VA_ALL_DRIVERS", NULL };
   const gchar *kernel_paths[] = { "/dev/dri", NULL };
   const gchar *kernel_names[] = { "renderD", NULL };
 
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ plugin_add_dependencies (GstPlugin * plugin)
   gst_plugin_add_dependency (plugin, NULL, kernel_paths, kernel_names,
       GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_FILE_NAME_IS_PREFIX);
 
-  /* features get updated upon changes on LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME envvar */
+  /* features get updated upon changes on LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME and
+   * GST_VA_ALL_DRIVERS envvar */
   gst_plugin_add_dependency (plugin, env_vars, NULL, NULL,
       GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_NONE);