diff --git a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencode_vp9.c b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencode_vp9.c
index c1cfb778bc..a7cf7c278c 100644
--- a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencode_vp9.c
+++ b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencode_vp9.c
@@ -99,6 +99,85 @@ gst_vaapiencode_vp9_alloc_encoder (GstVaapiEncode * base,
   return gst_vaapi_encoder_vp9_new (display);
 }
 
+static gboolean
+gst_vaapiencode_vp9_set_config (GstVaapiEncode * base_encode)
+{
+  GstVaapiEncoderVP9 *const encoder =
+      GST_VAAPI_ENCODER_VP9 (base_encode->encoder);
+  GstCaps *allowed_caps = NULL;
+  GstCaps *template_caps = NULL;
+  GArray *profiles = NULL;
+  GArray *profiles_hw = NULL;
+  GArray *profiles_allowed = NULL;
+  GstVaapiProfile profile;
+  gboolean ret = TRUE;
+  guint i, j;
+
+  profiles_hw = gst_vaapi_display_get_encode_profiles_by_codec
+      (GST_VAAPI_PLUGIN_BASE_DISPLAY (base_encode), GST_VAAPI_CODEC_VP9);
+  if (!profiles_hw) {
+    ret = FALSE;
+    goto out;
+  }
+
+  template_caps =
+      gst_pad_get_pad_template_caps (GST_VAAPI_PLUGIN_BASE_SRC_PAD
+      (base_encode));
+  allowed_caps =
+      gst_pad_get_allowed_caps (GST_VAAPI_PLUGIN_BASE_SRC_PAD (base_encode));
+  if (!allowed_caps || allowed_caps == template_caps) {
+    ret = gst_vaapi_encoder_vp9_set_allowed_profiles (encoder, profiles_hw);
+    goto out;
+  } else if (gst_caps_is_empty (allowed_caps)) {
+    ret = FALSE;
+    goto out;
+  }
+
+  profiles = gst_vaapi_encoder_get_profiles_from_caps (allowed_caps,
+      gst_vaapi_utils_vp9_get_profile_from_string);
+  if (!profiles) {
+    ret = FALSE;
+    goto out;
+  }
+
+  profiles_allowed = g_array_new (FALSE, FALSE, sizeof (GstVaapiProfile));
+  if (!profiles_allowed) {
+    ret = FALSE;
+    goto out;
+  }
+
+  for (i = 0; i < profiles->len; i++) {
+    profile = g_array_index (profiles, GstVaapiProfile, i);
+    for (j = 0; j < profiles_hw->len; j++) {
+      GstVaapiProfile p = g_array_index (profiles_hw, GstVaapiProfile, j);
+      if (p == profile) {
+        g_array_append_val (profiles_allowed, profile);
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  if (profiles_allowed->len == 0) {
+    ret = FALSE;
+    goto out;
+  }
+
+  ret = gst_vaapi_encoder_vp9_set_allowed_profiles (encoder, profiles_allowed);
+
+out:
+  if (allowed_caps)
+    gst_caps_unref (allowed_caps);
+  if (template_caps)
+    gst_caps_unref (template_caps);
+  if (profiles)
+    g_array_unref (profiles);
+  if (profiles_hw)
+    g_array_unref (profiles_hw);
+  if (profiles_allowed)
+    g_array_unref (profiles_allowed);
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
 static void
 gst_vaapiencode_vp9_class_init (GstVaapiEncodeVP9Class * klass, gpointer data)
 {
@@ -118,6 +197,7 @@ gst_vaapiencode_vp9_class_init (GstVaapiEncodeVP9Class * klass, gpointer data)
   encode_class->get_allowed_profiles = gst_vaapiencode_vp9_get_allowed_profiles;
   encode_class->get_caps = gst_vaapiencode_vp9_get_caps;
   encode_class->alloc_encoder = gst_vaapiencode_vp9_alloc_encoder;
+  encode_class->set_config = gst_vaapiencode_vp9_set_config;
 
   gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "VA-API VP9 encoder",