diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/writeffmpeg.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/writeffmpeg.c
index 60c216a8401..218552b0e74 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/writeffmpeg.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/writeffmpeg.c
@@ -729,6 +729,12 @@ static AVStream *alloc_video_stream(FFMpegContext *context,
     }
   }
 
+  /* Use 4:4:4 instead of 4:2:0 pixel format for lossless rendering. */
+  if ((codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_H264 || codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_VP9) &&
+      context->ffmpeg_crf == 0) {
+    c->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV444P;
+  }
+
   if (codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_PNG) {
     if (rd->im_format.planes == R_IMF_PLANES_RGBA) {
       c->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_RGBA;