diff --git a/lightningbeam-ui/gpu-video-encoder/src/decoder.rs b/lightningbeam-ui/gpu-video-encoder/src/decoder.rs
index 9f64856..884c66f 100644
--- a/lightningbeam-ui/gpu-video-encoder/src/decoder.rs
+++ b/lightningbeam-ui/gpu-video-encoder/src/decoder.rs
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ impl VaapiDecoder {
             y_pitch: y_pl.pitch as u64,
             uv_offset: uv_pl.offset as u64,
             uv_pitch: uv_pl.pitch as u64,
+            ten_bit: false,
         };
         let imported = dmabuf::import_raw(&self.drm.device, &self.drm.adapter, &buf);
         ff::av_frame_free(&mut (drm_f as *mut _)); // the fd was dup'd into Vulkan
diff --git a/lightningbeam-ui/gpu-video-encoder/src/dmabuf.rs b/lightningbeam-ui/gpu-video-encoder/src/dmabuf.rs
index 492e0b4..7cc72b4 100644
--- a/lightningbeam-ui/gpu-video-encoder/src/dmabuf.rs
+++ b/lightningbeam-ui/gpu-video-encoder/src/dmabuf.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::vaapi::MappedSurface;
 use crate::vk_device::DrmDevice;
 use ash::vk;
 
-/// Plane layout for a single-object NV12 DMA-BUF (the common VAAPI case).
+/// Plane layout for a single-object NV12/P010 DMA-BUF (the common VAAPI case).
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct Nv12DmaBuf {
     pub fd: i32,
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ pub struct Nv12DmaBuf {
     pub y_pitch: u64,
     pub uv_offset: u64,
     pub uv_pitch: u64,
+    /// True for 10/12/16-bit content (P010 etc.): planes are 16-bit (R16/Rg16) rather than 8-bit
+    /// (R8/Rg8). The sampled float is normalized either way, so the consumer needs no change.
+    pub ten_bit: bool,
 }
 
 /// Frees the shared imported `VkDeviceMemory` once both plane images are gone. Held by
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ pub fn import(drm: &DrmDevice, surf: &MappedSurface) -> Result<ImportedNv12, Str
             y_pitch: surf.y_pitch,
             uv_offset: surf.uv_offset,
             uv_pitch: surf.uv_pitch,
+            ten_bit: false,
         },
     )
 }
@@ -130,8 +134,21 @@ pub fn import_raw(
                 .map_err(|e| format!("vkCreateImage(modifier) failed: {e:?}"))
         };
 
-        let img_y = make_image(vk::Format::R8_UNORM, buf.width, buf.height, buf.y_pitch)?;
-        let img_uv = make_image(vk::Format::R8G8_UNORM, buf.width / 2, buf.height / 2, buf.uv_pitch)?;
+        // 8-bit NV12 → R8/Rg8 planes; 10/12/16-bit P010-style → R16/Rg16 (sampled value is
+        // normalized either way, so the NV12→RGB consumer is unchanged).
+        let (vk_y, vk_uv) = if buf.ten_bit {
+            (vk::Format::R16_UNORM, vk::Format::R16G16_UNORM)
+        } else {
+            (vk::Format::R8_UNORM, vk::Format::R8G8_UNORM)
+        };
+        let (wgpu_y, wgpu_uv) = if buf.ten_bit {
+            (wgpu::TextureFormat::R16Unorm, wgpu::TextureFormat::Rg16Unorm)
+        } else {
+            (wgpu::TextureFormat::R8Unorm, wgpu::TextureFormat::Rg8Unorm)
+        };
+
+        let img_y = make_image(vk_y, buf.width, buf.height, buf.y_pitch)?;
+        let img_uv = make_image(vk_uv, buf.width / 2, buf.height / 2, buf.uv_pitch)?;
 
         let fd_dev = ash::khr::external_memory_fd::Device::new(instance, &raw_device);
         let mut fd_props = vk::MemoryFdPropertiesKHR::default();
@@ -206,8 +223,8 @@ pub fn import_raw(
                 },
             )
         };
-        let y = wrap(img_y, wgpu::TextureFormat::R8Unorm, buf.width, buf.height);
-        let uv = wrap(img_uv, wgpu::TextureFormat::Rg8Unorm, buf.width / 2, buf.height / 2);
+        let y = wrap(img_y, wgpu_y, buf.width, buf.height);
+        let uv = wrap(img_uv, wgpu_uv, buf.width / 2, buf.height / 2);
         drop(hal_device);
 
         Ok(ImportedNv12 { y, uv })
diff --git a/lightningbeam-ui/gpu-video-encoder/src/encoder.rs b/lightningbeam-ui/gpu-video-encoder/src/encoder.rs
index c18d52a..4347f0e 100644
--- a/lightningbeam-ui/gpu-video-encoder/src/encoder.rs
+++ b/lightningbeam-ui/gpu-video-encoder/src/encoder.rs
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ impl ZeroCopyEncoder {
                     y_pitch: y.pitch as u64,
                     uv_offset: uv.offset as u64,
                     uv_pitch: uv.pitch as u64,
+                    ten_bit: false,
                 };
                 let imported = match dmabuf::import_raw(&self.drm.device, &self.drm.adapter, &buf) {
                     Ok(i) => i,
diff --git a/lightningbeam-ui/gpu-video-encoder/src/vk_device.rs b/lightningbeam-ui/gpu-video-encoder/src/vk_device.rs
index 93a67aa..fcff428 100644
--- a/lightningbeam-ui/gpu-video-encoder/src/vk_device.rs
+++ b/lightningbeam-ui/gpu-video-encoder/src/vk_device.rs
@@ -143,7 +143,10 @@ unsafe fn create_inner(windowed: bool) -> Result<DrmDevice, String> {
             open_device,
             &wgpu::DeviceDescriptor {
                 label: Some("drm-import-device"),
-                required_features: wgpu::Features::empty(),
+                // R16/Rg16 plane textures for P010 (10-bit HDR) import need this; request it only
+                // when the adapter supports it (else 10-bit falls back to software decode).
+                required_features: wgpu_adapter.features()
+                    & wgpu::Features::TEXTURE_FORMAT_16BIT_NORM,
                 // Vello's compute pipelines need more than downlevel limits (e.g.
                 // max_storage_buffers_per_shader_stage >= 5). This device only ever runs on a
                 // real VAAPI-capable GPU, so request the adapter's full limits.
diff --git a/lightningbeam-ui/lightningbeam-editor/src/hw_video.rs b/lightningbeam-ui/lightningbeam-editor/src/hw_video.rs
index d3f915d..f3226d6 100644
--- a/lightningbeam-ui/lightningbeam-editor/src/hw_video.rs
+++ b/lightningbeam-ui/lightningbeam-editor/src/hw_video.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,26 @@ impl HwVideoImporter for SharedHwImporter {
         let obj = &(*desc).objects[0];
         let width = (*frame).width as u32;
         let height = (*frame).height as u32;
+
+        // 10/12/16-bit content decodes to P010-style surfaces (16-bit planes). Detect via the hw
+        // frames context's software format so the import builds R16/Rg16 textures.
+        let ten_bit = {
+            let hwfc = (*frame).hw_frames_ctx;
+            if hwfc.is_null() {
+                false
+            } else {
+                let ctx = (*hwfc).data as *const ff::AVHWFramesContext;
+                matches!(
+                    (*ctx).sw_format,
+                    ff::AVPixelFormat::AV_PIX_FMT_P010LE
+                        | ff::AVPixelFormat::AV_PIX_FMT_P010BE
+                        | ff::AVPixelFormat::AV_PIX_FMT_P012LE
+                        | ff::AVPixelFormat::AV_PIX_FMT_P012BE
+                        | ff::AVPixelFormat::AV_PIX_FMT_P016LE
+                        | ff::AVPixelFormat::AV_PIX_FMT_P016BE
+                )
+            }
+        };
         // NV12: Y then UV — two layers (one plane each) or one layer with two planes.
         let (y_pl, uv_pl) = if (*desc).nb_layers >= 2 {
             (&(*desc).layers[0].planes[0], &(*desc).layers[1].planes[0])
@@ -52,6 +72,7 @@ impl HwVideoImporter for SharedHwImporter {
             y_pitch: y_pl.pitch as u64,
             uv_offset: uv_pl.offset as u64,
             uv_pitch: uv_pl.pitch as u64,
+            ten_bit,
         };
         let full_range = (*frame).color_range == ff::AVColorRange::AVCOL_RANGE_JPEG;