diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AVIDump.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AVIDump.cpp
index bcd594a0c0..4c08550449 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AVIDump.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/AVIDump.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ bool AVIDump::CreateVideoFile()
 {
   AVCodec* codec = nullptr;
 
-  const char s_format[] = "avi";
+  const std::string& s_format = g_Config.sDumpFormat;
 
   std::stringstream file_ss;
   file_ss << File::GetUserPath(D_DUMPFRAMES_IDX)
@@ -122,8 +122,12 @@ bool AVIDump::CreateVideoFile()
     }
   }
 
-  AVOutputFormat* output_format = av_guess_format(s_format, filename.c_str(), nullptr);
-  if (!output_format) return false;
+  AVOutputFormat* output_format = av_guess_format(s_format.c_str(), filename.c_str(), nullptr);
+  if (!output_format)
+  {
+    WARN_LOG(VIDEO, "Invalid format %s", s_format.c_str());
+    return false;
+  }
   avformat_alloc_output_context2(&s_format_context, output_format, nullptr, filename.c_str());
 
   AVCodecID codec_id =
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.cpp
index 96f35a0640..359c2f64f0 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ void VideoConfig::Load(const std::string& ini_file)
   settings->Get("DumpFramesAsImages", &bDumpFramesAsImages, false);
   settings->Get("FreeLook", &bFreeLook, false);
   settings->Get("UseFFV1", &bUseFFV1, false);
+  settings->Get("DumpFormat", &sDumpFormat, "avi");
   settings->Get("BitrateKbps", &iBitrateKbps, 2500);
   settings->Get("InternalResolutionFrameDumps", &bInternalResolutionFrameDumps, false);
   settings->Get("EnablePixelLighting", &bEnablePixelLighting, false);
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h
index ce80525a86..6ee5cd9e2e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ struct VideoConfig final
   bool bDumpEFBTarget;
   bool bDumpFramesAsImages;
   bool bUseFFV1;
+  std::string sDumpFormat;
   bool bInternalResolutionFrameDumps;
   bool bFreeLook;
   bool bBorderlessFullscreen;