diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ab2866fe..e2896cf4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Fix double loading of trash UI elements, and fix reloading of all UI elements after emptying trash
 - Fix destroying channel preview player when preview dialog is closed
   - This bug made it difficult to "stop" a channel after previewing it
+- Fix bug where deco default filler would never use hardware acceleration
 
 ## [0.8.8-beta] - 2024-09-19
 ### Added
diff --git a/ErsatzTV.Application/Channels/Commands/RefreshChannelDataHandler.cs b/ErsatzTV.Application/Channels/Commands/RefreshChannelDataHandler.cs
index 8c81de19..6c2ab65c 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.Application/Channels/Commands/RefreshChannelDataHandler.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV.Application/Channels/Commands/RefreshChannelDataHandler.cs
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ public class RefreshChannelDataHandler : IRequestHandler<RefreshChannelData>
             int finishIndex = j;
             while (finishIndex + 1 < sorted.Count && (sorted[finishIndex + 1].GuideGroup == startItem.GuideGroup
                                                       || sorted[finishIndex + 1].FillerKind is FillerKind.GuideMode
-                                                          or FillerKind.Tail or FillerKind.Fallback))
+                                                          or FillerKind.Tail or FillerKind.Fallback or FillerKind.DecoDefault))
             {
                 finishIndex++;
             }
diff --git a/ErsatzTV.Core/Domain/Filler/FillerKind.cs b/ErsatzTV.Core/Domain/Filler/FillerKind.cs
index 53dda31a..c4aabb5d 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.Core/Domain/Filler/FillerKind.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV.Core/Domain/Filler/FillerKind.cs
@@ -9,5 +9,7 @@ public enum FillerKind
     Tail = 4,
     Fallback = 5,
 
-    GuideMode = 99
+    GuideMode = 99,
+
+    DecoDefault = 100
 }
diff --git a/ErsatzTV.Core/Scheduling/BlockScheduling/BlockPlayoutFillerBuilder.cs b/ErsatzTV.Core/Scheduling/BlockScheduling/BlockPlayoutFillerBuilder.cs
index f41ef0ee..9e7e7acc 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV.Core/Scheduling/BlockScheduling/BlockPlayoutFillerBuilder.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV.Core/Scheduling/BlockScheduling/BlockPlayoutFillerBuilder.cs
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@ public class BlockPlayoutFillerBuilder(
                             Finish = current.UtcDateTime + itemDuration,
                             InPoint = TimeSpan.Zero,
                             OutPoint = itemDuration,
-                            FillerKind = FillerKind.Fallback,
+
+                            // FillerKind.Fallback will loop and avoid hw accel, so don't use that
+                            FillerKind = FillerKind.DecoDefault,
+
                             CollectionKey = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(collectionKey, JsonSettings),
                             GuideStart = one.GuideStart,
                             GuideFinish = one.GuideFinish,