diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecode/videodecode.cpp b/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecode/videodecode.cpp
index 79118e1e5b..c28b733043 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecode/videodecode.cpp
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/samples/videoDecode/videodecode.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ void ShowHelpAndExit(const char *option = NULL) {
     << "-i Input File Path - required" << std::endl
     << "-o Output File Path - dumps output if requested; optional" << std::endl
     << "-d GPU device ID (0 for the first device, 1 for the second, etc.); optional; default: 0" << std::endl
+    << "-z force_zero_latency (force_zero_latency, Decoded frames will be flushed out for display immediately); optional;" << std::endl
     << "-crop crop rectangle for output (not used when using interopped decoded frame); optional; default: 0" << std::endl;
     exit(0);
 }
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     int dumpOutputFrames = 0;
     int isOutputRGB = 0;
     int deviceId = 0;
+    bool b_force_zero_latency = false;     // false by default: enabling this option might affect decoding performance
     Rect crop_rect = {};
     Rect *p_crop_rect = nullptr;
     OUTPUT_SURF_MEMORY_TYPE mem_type = OUT_SURFACE_MEM_DEV_INTERNAL;        // set to internal
@@ -84,6 +86,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
             deviceId = atoi(argv[i]);
             continue;
         }
+        if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-z")) {
+            if (i == argc) {
+                ShowHelpAndExit("-z");
+            }
+            b_force_zero_latency = true;
+            continue;
+        }
         if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-crop")) {
             if (++i == argc || 4 != sscanf(argv[i], "%d,%d,%d,%d", &crop_rect.l, &crop_rect.t, &crop_rect.r, &crop_rect.b)) {
                 ShowHelpAndExit("-crop");
@@ -100,7 +109,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     try {
         VideoDemuxer demuxer(inputFilePath.c_str());
         rocDecVideoCodec rocdec_codec_id = AVCodec2RocDecVideoCodec(demuxer.GetCodecID());
-        RocVideoDecoder viddec(deviceId, mem_type, rocdec_codec_id, false, true, p_crop_rect);
+        RocVideoDecoder viddec(deviceId, mem_type, rocdec_codec_id, false, b_force_zero_latency, p_crop_rect);
 
         std::string deviceName, gcnArchName, drmNode;
         int pciBusID, pciDomainID, pciDeviceID;
diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/utils/rocvideodecode/roc_video_dec.cpp b/projects/rocdecode/utils/rocvideodecode/roc_video_dec.cpp
index 8dc600ed48..2ae1cb49a6 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/utils/rocvideodecode/roc_video_dec.cpp
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/utils/rocvideodecode/roc_video_dec.cpp
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 
 #include "roc_video_dec.h"
 
-RocVideoDecoder::RocVideoDecoder(int device_id, OUTPUT_SURF_MEMORY_TYPE out_mem_type, rocDecVideoCodec codec,  bool b_low_latency, bool device_frame_pitched,
-              const Rect *p_crop_rect, bool extract_user_SEI_Message, int max_width, int max_height,
-              uint32_t clk_rate,  bool force_zero_latency) : device_id_{device_id}, out_mem_type_(out_mem_type), codec_id_(codec),
-              b_low_latency_(b_low_latency), b_device_frame_pitched_(device_frame_pitched), b_extract_sei_message_(extract_user_SEI_Message),
-              max_width_ (max_width), max_height_(max_height), b_force_zero_latency_(force_zero_latency) {
+RocVideoDecoder::RocVideoDecoder(int device_id, OUTPUT_SURF_MEMORY_TYPE out_mem_type, rocDecVideoCodec codec,  bool b_low_latency, bool force_zero_latency,
+              bool device_frame_pitched, const Rect *p_crop_rect, bool extract_user_SEI_Message, int max_width, int max_height,
+              uint32_t clk_rate) : device_id_{device_id}, out_mem_type_(out_mem_type), codec_id_(codec), b_low_latency_(b_low_latency), 
+              b_force_zero_latency_(force_zero_latency), b_device_frame_pitched_(device_frame_pitched), b_extract_sei_message_(extract_user_SEI_Message),
+              max_width_ (max_width), max_height_(max_height) {
 
     if (!InitHIP(device_id_)) {
         THROW("Failed to initilize the HIP");
diff --git a/projects/rocdecode/utils/rocvideodecode/roc_video_dec.h b/projects/rocdecode/utils/rocvideodecode/roc_video_dec.h
index 1bdce4d57a..6e72103b54 100644
--- a/projects/rocdecode/utils/rocvideodecode/roc_video_dec.h
+++ b/projects/rocdecode/utils/rocvideodecode/roc_video_dec.h
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ class RocVideoDecoder {
        * @param clk_rate 
        * @param force_zero_latency 
        */
-        RocVideoDecoder(int device_id,  OUTPUT_SURF_MEMORY_TYPE out_mem_type, rocDecVideoCodec codec, bool b_low_latency, bool device_frame_pitched,
-                          const Rect *p_crop_rect, bool extract_user_SEI_Message = false, int max_width = 0, int max_height = 0,
-                          uint32_t clk_rate = 1000,  bool force_zero_latency = false);
+        RocVideoDecoder(int device_id,  OUTPUT_SURF_MEMORY_TYPE out_mem_type, rocDecVideoCodec codec, bool b_low_latency, bool force_zero_latency = false,
+                          bool device_frame_pitched = true, const Rect *p_crop_rect = nullptr, bool extract_user_SEI_Message = false, int max_width = 0, int max_height = 0,
+                          uint32_t clk_rate = 1000);
         ~RocVideoDecoder();
         
         rocDecVideoCodec GetCodecId() { return codec_id_; }