diff --git a/server/broadcast.go b/server/broadcast.go
index e95da3af99..7100e0270a 100755
--- a/server/broadcast.go
+++ b/server/broadcast.go
@@ -840,6 +840,9 @@ func processSegment(ctx context.Context, cxn *rtmpConnection, seg *stream.HLSSeg
 	}
 
 	clog.V(common.DEBUG).Infof(ctx, "Processing segment dur=%v bytes=%v", seg.Duration, len(seg.Data))
+	if segPar != nil && segPar.ForceSessionReinit {
+		clog.V(common.DEBUG).Infof(ctx, "Requesting HW Session Reinitialization for seg.SeqNo=%v", seg.SeqNo)
+	}
 	if monitor.Enabled {
 		monitor.SegmentEmerged(ctx, nonce, seg.SeqNo, len(BroadcastJobVideoProfiles), seg.Duration)
 	}
diff --git a/server/mediaserver.go b/server/mediaserver.go
index af68aca66f..3dca8553ba 100644
--- a/server/mediaserver.go
+++ b/server/mediaserver.go
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ type rtmpConnection struct {
 	lastUsed        time.Time
 	sourceBytes     uint64
 	transcodedBytes uint64
+	mu              sync.Mutex
+	mediaFormat     ffmpeg.MediaFormatInfo
 }
 
 func (s *LivepeerServer) getActiveRtmpConnectionUnsafe(mid core.ManifestID) (*rtmpConnection, bool) {
@@ -1012,6 +1014,16 @@ func (s *LivepeerServer) HandlePush(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}()
 
+	// Reinitialize HW Session if video segment resolution has changed
+	cxn.mu.Lock()
+	if cxn.mediaFormat == (ffmpeg.MediaFormatInfo{}) {
+		cxn.mediaFormat = mediaFormat
+	} else if cxn.mediaFormat != mediaFormat {
+		cxn.mediaFormat = mediaFormat
+		segPar.ForceSessionReinit = true
+	}
+	cxn.mu.Unlock()
+
 	// Do the transcoding!
 	urls, err := processSegment(ctx, cxn, seg, &segPar)
 	if err != nil {