diff --git a/libavcodec/pnm.c b/libavcodec/pnm.c
index 8972143eab..fe120c7971 100644
--- a/libavcodec/pnm.c
+++ b/libavcodec/pnm.c
@@ -165,6 +165,13 @@ int ff_pnm_decode_header(AVCodecContext *avctx, PNMContext * const s)
                 avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY16BE;
             } else if (avctx->pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_RGB24) {
                 avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_RGB48BE;
+            } else if (avctx->pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P && s->maxval < 65536) {
+                if (s->maxval < 512)
+                    avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P9BE;
+                else if (s->maxval < 1024)
+                    avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P10BE;
+                else
+                    avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P16;
             } else {
                 av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unsupported pixel format\n");
                 avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_NONE;
@@ -174,7 +181,7 @@ int ff_pnm_decode_header(AVCodecContext *avctx, PNMContext * const s)
     }else
         s->maxval=1;
     /* more check if YUV420 */
-    if (avctx->pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P) {
+    if (av_pix_fmt_descriptors[avctx->pix_fmt].flags & PIX_FMT_PLANAR) {
         if ((avctx->width & 1) != 0)
             return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
         h = (avctx->height * 2);
diff --git a/libavcodec/pnmdec.c b/libavcodec/pnmdec.c
index 1c22f74052..3280eef672 100644
--- a/libavcodec/pnmdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/pnmdec.c
@@ -157,12 +157,16 @@ static int pnm_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
         }
         break;
     case AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P:
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P9BE:
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P10BE:
         {
             unsigned char *ptr1, *ptr2;
 
             n        = avctx->width;
             ptr      = p->data[0];
             linesize = p->linesize[0];
+            if (s->maxval >= 256)
+                n *= 2;
             if (s->bytestream + n * avctx->height * 3 / 2 > s->bytestream_end)
                 return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
             for (i = 0; i < avctx->height; i++) {
@@ -184,6 +188,47 @@ static int pnm_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
             }
         }
         break;
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P16:
+        {
+            uint16_t *ptr1, *ptr2;
+            const int f = (65535 * 32768 + s->maxval / 2) / s->maxval;
+            unsigned int j, v;
+
+            n        = avctx->width * 2;
+            ptr      = p->data[0];
+            linesize = p->linesize[0];
+            if (s->bytestream + n * avctx->height * 3 / 2 > s->bytestream_end)
+                return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+            for (i = 0; i < avctx->height; i++) {
+                for (j = 0; j < n / 2; j++) {
+                    v = av_be2ne16(((uint16_t *)s->bytestream)[j]);
+                    ((uint16_t *)ptr)[j] = (v * f + 16384) >> 15;
+                }
+                s->bytestream += n;
+                ptr           += linesize;
+            }
+            ptr1 = (uint16_t*)p->data[1];
+            ptr2 = (uint16_t*)p->data[2];
+            n >>= 1;
+            h = avctx->height >> 1;
+            for (i = 0; i < h; i++) {
+                for (j = 0; j < n / 2; j++) {
+                    v = av_be2ne16(((uint16_t *)s->bytestream)[j]);
+                    ptr1[j] = (v * f + 16384) >> 15;
+                }
+                s->bytestream += n;
+
+                for (j = 0; j < n / 2; j++) {
+                    v = av_be2ne16(((uint16_t *)s->bytestream)[j]);
+                    ptr2[j] = (v * f + 16384) >> 15;
+                }
+                s->bytestream += n;
+
+                ptr1 += p->linesize[1] / 2;
+                ptr2 += p->linesize[2] / 2;
+            }
+        }
+        break;
     }
     *picture   = s->picture;
     *got_frame = 1;
diff --git a/libavcodec/pnmenc.c b/libavcodec/pnmenc.c
index ab20cf558f..47e91f4efd 100644
--- a/libavcodec/pnmenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/pnmenc.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
  */
 
+#include "libavutil/pixdesc.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "pnm.h"
@@ -77,6 +78,11 @@ static int pnm_encode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *pkt,
         n  = avctx->width;
         h1 = (h * 3) / 2;
         break;
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P16BE:
+        c  = '5';
+        n  = avctx->width * 2;
+        h1 = (h * 3) / 2;
+        break;
     default:
         return -1;
     }
@@ -84,8 +90,9 @@ static int pnm_encode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *pkt,
              "P%c\n%d %d\n", c, avctx->width, h1);
     s->bytestream += strlen(s->bytestream);
     if (avctx->pix_fmt != AV_PIX_FMT_MONOWHITE) {
+        int maxdepth = (1 << (av_pix_fmt_descriptors[avctx->pix_fmt].comp[0].depth_minus1 + 1)) - 1;
         snprintf(s->bytestream, s->bytestream_end - s->bytestream,
-                 "%d\n", (avctx->pix_fmt != AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY16BE && avctx->pix_fmt != AV_PIX_FMT_RGB48BE) ? 255 : 65535);
+                 "%d\n", maxdepth);
         s->bytestream += strlen(s->bytestream);
     }
 
@@ -97,7 +104,7 @@ static int pnm_encode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *pkt,
         ptr           += linesize;
     }
 
-    if (avctx->pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P) {
+    if (avctx->pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P || avctx->pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P16BE) {
         h >>= 1;
         n >>= 1;
         ptr1 = p->data[1];
@@ -142,7 +149,9 @@ AVCodec ff_pgmyuv_encoder = {
     .priv_data_size = sizeof(PNMContext),
     .init           = ff_pnm_init,
     .encode2        = pnm_encode_frame,
-    .pix_fmts       = (const enum AVPixelFormat[]){ AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P, AV_PIX_FMT_NONE },
+    .pix_fmts       = (const enum AVPixelFormat[]){
+        AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P, AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P16BE, AV_PIX_FMT_NONE
+    },
     .long_name      = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("PGMYUV (Portable GrayMap YUV) image"),
 };
 #endif