diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_waveform.c b/libavfilter/vf_waveform.c
index 82ceb6f5ae..1ec7577270 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_waveform.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_waveform.c
@@ -2616,6 +2616,7 @@ static int filter_frame(AVFilterLink *inlink, AVFrame *in)
         return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
     }
     out->pts = in->pts;
+    av_frame_set_color_range(out, AVCOL_RANGE_JPEG);
 
     for (k = 0; k < s->ncomp; k++) {
         if (s->bits <= 8) {