diff --git a/libavutil/pixdesc.c b/libavutil/pixdesc.c
index 930f5a86eb..e7bad97c19 100644
--- a/libavutil/pixdesc.c
+++ b/libavutil/pixdesc.c
@@ -1806,6 +1806,42 @@ const AVPixFmtDescriptor av_pix_fmt_descriptors[AV_PIX_FMT_NB] = {
         .name = "bayer_grbg16be",
         BAYER16_DESC_COMMON
     },
+    [AV_PIX_FMT_NV16] = {
+        .name = "nv16",
+        .nb_components = 3,
+        .log2_chroma_w = 1,
+        .log2_chroma_h = 0,
+        .comp = {
+            { 0, 0, 1, 0, 7 },        /* Y */
+            { 1, 1, 1, 0, 7 },        /* U */
+            { 1, 1, 2, 0, 7 },        /* V */
+        },
+        .flags = AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_PLANAR,
+    },
+    [AV_PIX_FMT_NV20LE] = {
+        .name = "nv20le",
+        .nb_components = 3,
+        .log2_chroma_w = 1,
+        .log2_chroma_h = 0,
+        .comp = {
+            { 0, 0, 1, 0, 9 },        /* Y */
+            { 1, 1, 1, 0, 9 },        /* U */
+            { 1, 1, 3, 0, 9 },        /* V */
+        },
+        .flags = AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_PLANAR,
+    },
+    [AV_PIX_FMT_NV20BE] = {
+        .name = "nv20be",
+        .nb_components = 3,
+        .log2_chroma_w = 1,
+        .log2_chroma_h = 0,
+        .comp = {
+            { 0, 0, 1, 0, 9 },        /* Y */
+            { 1, 1, 1, 0, 9 },        /* U */
+            { 1, 1, 3, 0, 9 },        /* V */
+        },
+        .flags = AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_PLANAR | AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_BE,
+    },
 };
 
 FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
diff --git a/libavutil/pixfmt.h b/libavutil/pixfmt.h
index 4fc9c7fb7b..1b9e1422c7 100644
--- a/libavutil/pixfmt.h
+++ b/libavutil/pixfmt.h
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ enum AVPixelFormat {
 
     AV_PIX_FMT_XYZ12LE,      ///< packed XYZ 4:4:4, 36 bpp, (msb) 12X, 12Y, 12Z (lsb), the 2-byte value for each X/Y/Z is stored as little-endian, the 4 lower bits are set to 0
     AV_PIX_FMT_XYZ12BE,      ///< packed XYZ 4:4:4, 36 bpp, (msb) 12X, 12Y, 12Z (lsb), the 2-byte value for each X/Y/Z is stored as big-endian, the 4 lower bits are set to 0
+    AV_PIX_FMT_NV16,         ///< interleaved chroma YUV 4:2:2, 16bpp, (1 Cr & Cb sample per 2x1 Y samples)
+    AV_PIX_FMT_NV20LE,       ///< interleaved chroma YUV 4:2:2, 20bpp, (1 Cr & Cb sample per 2x1 Y samples), little-endian
+    AV_PIX_FMT_NV20BE,       ///< interleaved chroma YUV 4:2:2, 20bpp, (1 Cr & Cb sample per 2x1 Y samples), big-endian
 
 #ifndef AV_PIX_FMT_ABI_GIT_MASTER
     AV_PIX_FMT_RGBA64BE=0x123,  ///< packed RGBA 16:16:16:16, 64bpp, 16R, 16G, 16B, 16A, the 2-byte value for each R/G/B/A component is stored as big-endian
@@ -339,6 +342,7 @@ enum AVPixelFormat {
 #define AV_PIX_FMT_YUVA444P16 AV_PIX_FMT_NE(YUVA444P16BE, YUVA444P16LE)
 
 #define AV_PIX_FMT_XYZ12      AV_PIX_FMT_NE(XYZ12BE, XYZ12LE)
+#define AV_PIX_FMT_NV20       AV_PIX_FMT_NE(NV20BE,  NV20LE)
 
 #if FF_API_PIX_FMT
 #define PixelFormat AVPixelFormat