diff --git a/app/render/backend/decodercache.cpp b/app/render/backend/decodercache.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29939c289
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+++ b/app/render/backend/decodercache.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#include "decodercache.h"
+
+DecoderCache::DecoderCache()
+{
+
+}
+
+void DecoderCache::Clear()
+{
+  decoders_.clear();
+}
+
+void DecoderCache::AddDecoder(Stream *stream, DecoderPtr shader)
+{
+  decoders_.insert(stream, shader);
+}
+
+DecoderPtr DecoderCache::GetDecoder(Stream *stream)
+{
+  return decoders_.value(stream);
+}
diff --git a/app/render/backend/decodercache.h b/app/render/backend/decodercache.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47011e965
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+++ b/app/render/backend/decodercache.h
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+#ifndef DECODERCACHE_H
+#define DECODERCACHE_H
+
+#include "decoder/decoder.h"
+#include "project/item/footage/stream.h"
+
+/**
+ * @brief Thread-safe cache of decoders
+ */
+class DecoderCache
+{
+public:
+  DecoderCache();
+
+  void Clear();
+
+  void AddDecoder(Stream* stream, DecoderPtr shader);
+
+  DecoderPtr GetDecoder(Stream* stream);
+
+private:
+  QMap<Stream*, DecoderPtr> decoders_;
+
+};
+
+#endif // DECODERCACHE_H