diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6f9b223481..e1afcaa586 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6577,10 +6577,11 @@ fi
 
 if ! disabled ffnvcodec; then
     ffnv_hdr_list="ffnvcodec/nvEncodeAPI.h ffnvcodec/dynlink_cuda.h ffnvcodec/dynlink_cuviddec.h ffnvcodec/dynlink_nvcuvid.h"
-    check_pkg_config ffnvcodec "ffnvcodec >= 12.0.16.0" "$ffnv_hdr_list" "" || \
-      check_pkg_config ffnvcodec "ffnvcodec >= 11.1.5.2 ffnvcodec < 12.0" "$ffnv_hdr_list" "" || \
-      check_pkg_config ffnvcodec "ffnvcodec >= 11.0.10.2 ffnvcodec < 11.1" "$ffnv_hdr_list" "" || \
-      check_pkg_config ffnvcodec "ffnvcodec >= 8.1.24.14 ffnvcodec < 8.2" "$ffnv_hdr_list" ""
+    check_pkg_config ffnvcodec "ffnvcodec >= 12.1.14.0" "$ffnv_hdr_list" "" || \
+      check_pkg_config ffnvcodec "ffnvcodec >= 12.0.16.1 ffnvcodec < 12.1" "$ffnv_hdr_list" "" || \
+      check_pkg_config ffnvcodec "ffnvcodec >= 11.1.5.3 ffnvcodec < 12.0" "$ffnv_hdr_list" "" || \
+      check_pkg_config ffnvcodec "ffnvcodec >= 11.0.10.3 ffnvcodec < 11.1" "$ffnv_hdr_list" "" || \
+      check_pkg_config ffnvcodec "ffnvcodec >= 8.1.24.15 ffnvcodec < 8.2" "$ffnv_hdr_list" ""
 fi
 
 if enabled_all libglslang libshaderc; then
diff --git a/doc/APIchanges b/doc/APIchanges
index f333ff5b24..f4eb7f6d68 100644
--- a/doc/APIchanges
+++ b/doc/APIchanges
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ The last version increases of all libraries were on 2023-02-09
 
 API changes, most recent first:
 
+2023-09-28 - xxxxxxxxxx - lavu 58.26.100 - hwcontext_cuda.h
+  Add AV_CUDA_USE_CURRENT_CONTEXT.
+
 2023-09-19 - xxxxxxxxxx - lavu 58.25.100 - avutil.h
   Make AV_TIME_BASE_Q compatible with C++.
 
diff --git a/libavutil/hwcontext_cuda.c b/libavutil/hwcontext_cuda.c
index 4b298fa93e..c648723285 100644
--- a/libavutil/hwcontext_cuda.c
+++ b/libavutil/hwcontext_cuda.c
@@ -361,6 +361,11 @@ static int cuda_context_init(AVHWDeviceContext *device_ctx, int flags) {
                                                     hwctx->internal->cuda_device));
         if (ret < 0)
             return ret;
+    } else if (flags & AV_CUDA_USE_CURRENT_CONTEXT) {
+        ret = CHECK_CU(cu->cuCtxGetCurrent(&hwctx->cuda_ctx));
+        if (ret < 0)
+            return ret;
+        av_log(device_ctx, AV_LOG_INFO, "Using current CUDA context.\n");
     } else {
         ret = CHECK_CU(cu->cuCtxCreate(&hwctx->cuda_ctx, desired_flags,
                                        hwctx->internal->cuda_device));
@@ -382,8 +387,21 @@ static int cuda_flags_from_opts(AVHWDeviceContext *device_ctx,
                                 AVDictionary *opts, int *flags)
 {
     AVDictionaryEntry *primary_ctx_opt = av_dict_get(opts, "primary_ctx", NULL, 0);
+    AVDictionaryEntry *current_ctx_opt = av_dict_get(opts, "current_ctx", NULL, 0);
 
-    if (primary_ctx_opt && strtol(primary_ctx_opt->value, NULL, 10)) {
+    int use_primary_ctx = 0, use_current_ctx = 0;
+    if (primary_ctx_opt)
+        use_primary_ctx = strtol(primary_ctx_opt->value, NULL, 10);
+
+    if (current_ctx_opt)
+        use_current_ctx = strtol(current_ctx_opt->value, NULL, 10);
+
+    if (use_primary_ctx && use_current_ctx) {
+        av_log(device_ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Requested both primary and current CUDA context simultaneously.\n");
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+    }
+
+    if (primary_ctx_opt && use_primary_ctx) {
         av_log(device_ctx, AV_LOG_VERBOSE, "Using CUDA primary device context\n");
         *flags |= AV_CUDA_USE_PRIMARY_CONTEXT;
     } else if (primary_ctx_opt) {
@@ -391,6 +409,14 @@ static int cuda_flags_from_opts(AVHWDeviceContext *device_ctx,
         *flags &= ~AV_CUDA_USE_PRIMARY_CONTEXT;
     }
 
+    if (current_ctx_opt && use_current_ctx) {
+        av_log(device_ctx, AV_LOG_VERBOSE, "Using CUDA current device context\n");
+        *flags |= AV_CUDA_USE_CURRENT_CONTEXT;
+    } else if (current_ctx_opt) {
+        av_log(device_ctx, AV_LOG_VERBOSE, "Disabling use of CUDA current device context\n");
+        *flags &= ~AV_CUDA_USE_CURRENT_CONTEXT;
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/libavutil/hwcontext_cuda.h b/libavutil/hwcontext_cuda.h
index cefbe0ceab..cbad434fea 100644
--- a/libavutil/hwcontext_cuda.h
+++ b/libavutil/hwcontext_cuda.h
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ typedef struct AVCUDADeviceContext {
  */
 #define AV_CUDA_USE_PRIMARY_CONTEXT (1 << 0)
 
+/**
+ * Use current device context instead of creating a new one.
+ */
+#define AV_CUDA_USE_CURRENT_CONTEXT (1 << 1)
+
 /**
  * @}
  */
diff --git a/libavutil/version.h b/libavutil/version.h
index 00f229d233..2dc1a647b8 100644
--- a/libavutil/version.h
+++ b/libavutil/version.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
  */
 
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR  58
-#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR  25
+#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR  26
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT   AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR, \