diff --git a/libavformat/mxfenc.c b/libavformat/mxfenc.c
index 052e687926..a43aab8ed0 100644
--- a/libavformat/mxfenc.c
+++ b/libavformat/mxfenc.c
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ static const MXFLocalTagPair mxf_local_tag_batch[] = {
     { 0x3208, {0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x04,0x01,0x05,0x01,0x0B,0x00,0x00,0x00}}, /* Display Height */
     { 0x320B, {0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x04,0x01,0x05,0x01,0x0E,0x00,0x00,0x00}}, /* Presentation Y offset */
     { 0x320E, {0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00}}, /* Aspect Ratio */
+    { 0x3210, {0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x02,0x04,0x01,0x02,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x02,0x00}}, /* Transfer characteristic */
     { 0x3213, {0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x02,0x04,0x18,0x01,0x02,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}}, /* Image Start Offset */
     { 0x3214, {0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x02,0x04,0x18,0x01,0x03,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}}, /* Image End Offset */
     { 0x3201, {0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x02,0x04,0x01,0x06,0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00}}, /* Picture Essence Coding */
@@ -1136,6 +1137,34 @@ static const UID mxf_aes3_descriptor_key      = { 0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x02,0x53,
 static const UID mxf_cdci_descriptor_key      = { 0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x02,0x53,0x01,0x01,0x0D,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x28,0x00 };
 static const UID mxf_generic_sound_descriptor_key = { 0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x02,0x53,0x01,0x01,0x0D,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x42,0x00 };
 
+static int get_trc(UID ul, enum AVColorTransferCharacteristic trc)
+{
+    switch (trc){
+    case AVCOL_TRC_GAMMA28   :
+    case AVCOL_TRC_GAMMA22   :
+        memcpy(ul, (UID){0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x00,0x00}, 16);
+        return 0;
+    case AVCOL_TRC_BT709     :
+    case AVCOL_TRC_SMPTE170M :
+        memcpy(ul, (UID){0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x02,0x00,0x00}, 16);
+        return 0;
+    case AVCOL_TRC_SMPTE240M :
+        memcpy(ul, (UID){0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x03,0x00,0x00}, 16);
+        return 0;
+    case AVCOL_TRC_BT1361_ECG:
+        memcpy(ul, (UID){0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x06,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x05,0x00,0x00}, 16);
+        return 0;
+    case AVCOL_TRC_LINEAR    :
+        memcpy(ul, (UID){0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x06,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x06,0x00,0x00}, 16);
+        return 0;
+    case AVCOL_TRC_SMPTE428  :
+        memcpy(ul, (UID){0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x08,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x07,0x00,0x00}, 16);
+        return 0;
+    default:
+        return -1;
+    }
+}
+
 static void mxf_write_cdci_common(AVFormatContext *s, AVStream *st, const UID key, unsigned size)
 {
     MXFStreamContext *sc = st->priv_data;
@@ -1145,6 +1174,8 @@ static void mxf_write_cdci_common(AVFormatContext *s, AVStream *st, const UID ke
     int display_height;
     int f1, f2;
     unsigned desc_size = size+8+8+8+8+8+8+8+5+16+4+12+20+5 + 6;
+    UID transfer_ul = {0};
+
     if (sc->interlaced && sc->field_dominance)
         desc_size += 5;
     if (sc->signal_standard)
@@ -1155,6 +1186,8 @@ static void mxf_write_cdci_common(AVFormatContext *s, AVStream *st, const UID ke
         desc_size += 8 * 3;
     if (s->oformat == &ff_mxf_d10_muxer)
         desc_size += 8 + 8 + 8;
+    if (get_trc(transfer_ul, st->codecpar->color_trc) >= 0)
+        desc_size += 20;
 
     mxf_write_generic_desc(s, st, key, desc_size);
 
@@ -1270,6 +1303,12 @@ static void mxf_write_cdci_common(AVFormatContext *s, AVStream *st, const UID ke
     avio_wb32(pb, sc->aspect_ratio.num);
     avio_wb32(pb, sc->aspect_ratio.den);
 
+    //Transfer characteristic
+    if (transfer_ul[0]) {
+        mxf_write_local_tag(pb, 16, 0x3210);
+        avio_write(pb, transfer_ul, 16);
+    };
+
     mxf_write_local_tag(pb, 16, 0x3201);
     avio_write(pb, *sc->codec_ul, 16);
 
diff --git a/tests/ref/fate/copy-trac4914 b/tests/ref/fate/copy-trac4914
index fedff45105..231cdafa17 100644
--- a/tests/ref/fate/copy-trac4914
+++ b/tests/ref/fate/copy-trac4914
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-a3631810ebed2db905db7554e137b48e *tests/data/fate/copy-trac4914.mxf
+efa819aae97478b7e8e486a52e7ca7ab *tests/data/fate/copy-trac4914.mxf
 561721 tests/data/fate/copy-trac4914.mxf
 #tb 0: 1001/30000
 #media_type 0: video
diff --git a/tests/ref/fate/mxf-reel_name b/tests/ref/fate/mxf-reel_name
index 03dab69544..8985965222 100644
--- a/tests/ref/fate/mxf-reel_name
+++ b/tests/ref/fate/mxf-reel_name
@@ -1 +1 @@
-61f2fe7aa57ae3d64db1e2bb6c2acb16
+159c175b80f35b924ef55293ef433d0a
diff --git a/tests/ref/fate/time_base b/tests/ref/fate/time_base
index c2e9c40a3b..460eae195e 100644
--- a/tests/ref/fate/time_base
+++ b/tests/ref/fate/time_base
@@ -1 +1 @@
-f8bb8b13d6c051aa29cc79486f8f555f
+aa60f92877322f9e22c90d4fc508d73a
diff --git a/tests/ref/lavf/mxf b/tests/ref/lavf/mxf
index 590f7228a6..b3be23f7c8 100644
--- a/tests/ref/lavf/mxf
+++ b/tests/ref/lavf/mxf
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-b522a40e24cca5b7f86c99bb5bd78060 *./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf
+24b059ddbf6022df8059b7e13a11d2a9 *./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf
 526393 ./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf
 ./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf CRC=0x8dddfaab
-3b09745afe0bcd331666ac92e84cf6b8 *./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf
+937b67f0d27d44da8f10f862445a376b *./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf
 561721 ./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf
 ./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf CRC=0xf21b1b48
-fe00f21d74ec5a33de0d8fb23f397e42 *./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf
+ffb3f5fb2473ce2895ffc0b6ca38ba1f *./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf
 526393 ./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf
 ./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf CRC=0x8dddfaab
diff --git a/tests/ref/lavf/mxf_d10 b/tests/ref/lavf/mxf_d10
index c81fc512fd..e3d764c2b4 100644
--- a/tests/ref/lavf/mxf_d10
+++ b/tests/ref/lavf/mxf_d10
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-85ce91f9d1c08072d902dae63a3d31d9 *./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf_d10
+f429e5c52dadb28236bd72c75544f757 *./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf_d10
 5332013 ./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf_d10
 ./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf_d10 CRC=0x6c74d488
diff --git a/tests/ref/lavf/mxf_dv25 b/tests/ref/lavf/mxf_dv25
index 27bc9066ae..d22bb3126e 100644
--- a/tests/ref/lavf/mxf_dv25
+++ b/tests/ref/lavf/mxf_dv25
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-788d6d38bd9086a7100ad5bccb93ab59 *./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf_dv25
+f570a233ee440058987a5b9f3642fea5 *./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf_dv25
 3834413 ./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf_dv25
 ./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf_dv25 CRC=0xbdaf7f52
diff --git a/tests/ref/lavf/mxf_dvcpro50 b/tests/ref/lavf/mxf_dvcpro50
index 94fa092af0..9d0db2b654 100644
--- a/tests/ref/lavf/mxf_dvcpro50
+++ b/tests/ref/lavf/mxf_dvcpro50
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-58e2477bf49c5fa50b6f2266aafae43f *./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf_dvcpro50
+914aed46af112523de45ae3487aa6d79 *./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf_dvcpro50
 7431213 ./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf_dvcpro50
 ./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf_dvcpro50 CRC=0xe3bbe4b4
diff --git a/tests/ref/lavf/mxf_opatom b/tests/ref/lavf/mxf_opatom
index 25d3347a96..13a4ff36a2 100644
--- a/tests/ref/lavf/mxf_opatom
+++ b/tests/ref/lavf/mxf_opatom
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-e95dc4f86864b4c3d63f81b8966077a3 *./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf_opatom
+75ccb51d422e319f4b284a94815bb0c7 *./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf_opatom
 4717625 ./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf_opatom
 ./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf_opatom CRC=0xf55aa22a
diff --git a/tests/ref/lavf/mxf_opatom_audio b/tests/ref/lavf/mxf_opatom_audio
index 74723f5e77..f8bfb606e4 100644
--- a/tests/ref/lavf/mxf_opatom_audio
+++ b/tests/ref/lavf/mxf_opatom_audio
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-c0e14eec21b75875a6c898f71cbeded0 *./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf_opatom_audio
+55868441de7088b20438417ecdf77d93 *./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf_opatom_audio
 102969 ./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf_opatom_audio
 ./tests/data/lavf/lavf.mxf_opatom_audio CRC=0xd155c6ff