diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index aaf887b912..3f67a2bba9 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ version <next>:
 - OSQ demuxer and decoder
 - Support HEVC,VP9,AV1 codec fourcclist in enhanced rtmp protocol
 - CRI USM demuxer
+- ffmpeg CLI '-top' option deprecated in favor of the setfield filter
 
 
 version 6.0:
diff --git a/doc/ffmpeg.texi b/doc/ffmpeg.texi
index 2273c39214..d2864ff37e 100644
--- a/doc/ffmpeg.texi
+++ b/doc/ffmpeg.texi
@@ -1052,8 +1052,6 @@ Dump video coding statistics to @var{file}. See the
 Specify which version of the vstats format to use. Default is @code{2}. See the
 @ref{vstats_file_format,,vstats file format} section for the format description.
 
-@item -top[:@var{stream_specifier}] @var{n} (@emph{output,per-stream})
-top=1/bottom=0/auto=-1 field first
 @item -vtag @var{fourcc/tag} (@emph{output})
 Force video tag/fourcc. This is an alias for @code{-tag:v}.
 @item -vbsf @var{bitstream_filter}
diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg.h b/fftools/ffmpeg.h
index b146f1f2dc..b059ecbb9f 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg.h
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #define FFMPEG_OPT_QPHIST 1
 #define FFMPEG_OPT_ADRIFT_THRESHOLD 1
 #define FFMPEG_OPT_ENC_TIME_BASE_NUM 1
+#define FFMPEG_OPT_TOP 1
 
 enum VideoSyncMethod {
     VSYNC_AUTO = -1,
@@ -218,8 +219,10 @@ typedef struct OptionsContext {
     int        nb_inter_matrices;
     SpecifierOpt *chroma_intra_matrices;
     int        nb_chroma_intra_matrices;
+#if FFMPEG_OPT_TOP
     SpecifierOpt *top_field_first;
     int        nb_top_field_first;
+#endif
     SpecifierOpt *metadata_map;
     int        nb_metadata_map;
     SpecifierOpt *presets;
@@ -344,7 +347,9 @@ typedef struct InputStream {
 
     AVDictionary *decoder_opts;
     AVRational framerate;               /* framerate forced with -r */
+#if FFMPEG_OPT_TOP
     int top_field_first;
+#endif
 
     int autorotate;
 
@@ -538,7 +543,9 @@ typedef struct OutputStream {
     enum VideoSyncMethod vsync_method;
     int is_cfr;
     int force_fps;
+#if FFMPEG_OPT_TOP
     int top_field_first;
+#endif
 #if FFMPEG_ROTATION_METADATA
     int rotate_overridden;
 #endif
@@ -931,7 +938,9 @@ static inline int err_merge(int err0, int err1)
 extern const char * const opt_name_codec_names[];
 extern const char * const opt_name_codec_tags[];
 extern const char * const opt_name_frame_rates[];
+#if FFMPEG_OPT_TOP
 extern const char * const opt_name_top_field_first[];
+#endif
 
 static inline void pkt_move(void *dst, void *src)
 {
diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg_dec.c b/fftools/ffmpeg_dec.c
index 8a3b52fd7e..1de8234a97 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg_dec.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg_dec.c
@@ -325,8 +325,12 @@ static int video_frame_process(InputStream *ist, AVFrame *frame)
             ist->dec_ctx->pix_fmt);
     }
 
-    if(ist->top_field_first>=0)
+#if FFMPEG_OPT_TOP
+    if(ist->top_field_first>=0) {
+        av_log(ist, AV_LOG_WARNING, "-top is deprecated, use the setfield filter instead\n");
         frame->flags |= AV_FRAME_FLAG_TOP_FIELD_FIRST;
+    }
+#endif
 
     if (frame->format == d->hwaccel_pix_fmt) {
         int err = hwaccel_retrieve_data(ist->dec_ctx, frame);
diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg_demux.c b/fftools/ffmpeg_demux.c
index 48edbd7f6b..c01852d4cf 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg_demux.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg_demux.c
@@ -1226,8 +1226,10 @@ static int ist_add(const OptionsContext *o, Demuxer *d, AVStream *st)
             }
         }
 
+#if FFMPEG_OPT_TOP
         ist->top_field_first = -1;
         MATCH_PER_STREAM_OPT(top_field_first, i, ist->top_field_first, ic, st);
+#endif
 
         ist->framerate_guessed = av_guess_frame_rate(ic, st, NULL);
 
diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg_enc.c b/fftools/ffmpeg_enc.c
index 902ba3c37a..b40a6211a9 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg_enc.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg_enc.c
@@ -357,9 +357,17 @@ int enc_open(OutputStream *ost, AVFrame *frame)
         enc_ctx->chroma_sample_location = frame->chroma_location;
 
         if (enc_ctx->flags & (AV_CODEC_FLAG_INTERLACED_DCT | AV_CODEC_FLAG_INTERLACED_ME) ||
-            (frame->flags & AV_FRAME_FLAG_INTERLACED) || ost->top_field_first >= 0) {
-            int top_field_first = ost->top_field_first >= 0 ?
-                ost->top_field_first : !!(frame->flags & AV_FRAME_FLAG_TOP_FIELD_FIRST);
+            (frame->flags & AV_FRAME_FLAG_INTERLACED)
+#if FFMPEG_OPT_TOP
+            || ost->top_field_first >= 0
+#endif
+            ) {
+            int top_field_first =
+#if FFMPEG_OPT_TOP
+                ost->top_field_first >= 0 ?
+                ost->top_field_first :
+#endif
+                !!(frame->flags & AV_FRAME_FLAG_TOP_FIELD_FIRST);
 
             if (enc->id == AV_CODEC_ID_MJPEG)
                 enc_ctx->field_order = top_field_first ? AV_FIELD_TT : AV_FIELD_BB;
@@ -1156,10 +1164,12 @@ static int do_video_out(OutputFile *of, OutputStream *ost, AVFrame *frame)
         in_picture->quality = enc->global_quality;
         in_picture->pict_type = forced_kf_apply(ost, &ost->kf, enc->time_base, in_picture, i);
 
+#if FFMPEG_OPT_TOP
         if (ost->top_field_first >= 0) {
             in_picture->flags &= ~AV_FRAME_FLAG_TOP_FIELD_FIRST;
             in_picture->flags |= AV_FRAME_FLAG_TOP_FIELD_FIRST * (!!ost->top_field_first);
         }
+#endif
 
         ret = submit_encode_frame(of, ost, in_picture);
         if (ret == AVERROR_EOF)
diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg_mux_init.c b/fftools/ffmpeg_mux_init.c
index cf4cd2d5b7..9d6f442068 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg_mux_init.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg_mux_init.c
@@ -779,8 +779,12 @@ static int new_stream_video(Muxer *mux, const OptionsContext *o,
 
         MATCH_PER_STREAM_OPT(force_fps, i, ost->force_fps, oc, st);
 
+#if FFMPEG_OPT_TOP
         ost->top_field_first = -1;
         MATCH_PER_STREAM_OPT(top_field_first, i, ost->top_field_first, oc, st);
+        if (ost->top_field_first >= 0)
+            av_log(ost, AV_LOG_WARNING, "-top is deprecated, use the setfield filter instead\n");
+#endif
 
         ost->vsync_method = video_sync_method;
         MATCH_PER_STREAM_OPT(fps_mode, str, fps_mode, oc, st);
diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c b/fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c
index dc6044120a..304471dd03 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@
 const char *const opt_name_codec_names[]                      = {"c", "codec", "acodec", "vcodec", "scodec", "dcodec", NULL};
 const char *const opt_name_frame_rates[]                      = {"r", NULL};
 const char *const opt_name_codec_tags[]                       = {"tag", "atag", "vtag", "stag", NULL};
+#if FFMPEG_OPT_TOP
 const char *const opt_name_top_field_first[]                  = {"top", NULL};
+#endif
 
 HWDevice *filter_hw_device;
 
@@ -1695,9 +1697,11 @@ const OptionDef options[] = {
     { "chroma_intra_matrix", OPT_VIDEO | HAS_ARG | OPT_EXPERT  | OPT_STRING | OPT_SPEC |
                       OPT_OUTPUT,                                                { .off = OFFSET(chroma_intra_matrices) },
         "specify intra matrix coeffs", "matrix" },
+#if FFMPEG_OPT_TOP
     { "top",          OPT_VIDEO | HAS_ARG | OPT_EXPERT  | OPT_INT| OPT_SPEC |
                       OPT_INPUT | OPT_OUTPUT,                                    { .off = OFFSET(top_field_first) },
-        "top=1/bottom=0/auto=-1 field first", "" },
+        "deprecated, use the setfield video filter", "" },
+#endif
     { "vtag",         OPT_VIDEO | HAS_ARG | OPT_EXPERT  | OPT_PERFILE |
                       OPT_INPUT | OPT_OUTPUT,                                    { .func_arg = opt_old2new },
         "force video tag/fourcc", "fourcc/tag" },
diff --git a/tests/fate/lavf-container.mak b/tests/fate/lavf-container.mak
index 0081b45eea..d4a0ac7510 100644
--- a/tests/fate/lavf-container.mak
+++ b/tests/fate/lavf-container.mak
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ fate-lavf-mov_rtphint: CMD = lavf_container "" "-movflags +rtphint -c:a pcm_alaw
 fate-lavf-mp4: CMD = lavf_container_timecode "-c:v mpeg4 -an -threads 1"
 fate-lavf-mpg: CMD = lavf_container_timecode "-ar 44100 -threads 1"
 fate-lavf-mxf: CMD = lavf_container_timecode "-ar 48000 -bf 2 -threads 1"
-fate-lavf-mxf_d10: CMD = lavf_container "-ar 48000 -ac 2" "-r 25 -vf scale=720:576,pad=720:608:0:32 -c:v mpeg2video -g 0 -flags +ildct+low_delay -dc 10 -non_linear_quant 1 -intra_vlc 1 -qscale 1 -ps 1 -qmin 1 -rc_max_vbv_use 1 -rc_min_vbv_use 1 -pix_fmt yuv422p -minrate 30000k -maxrate 30000k -b 30000k -bufsize 1200000 -top 1 -rc_init_occupancy 1200000 -qmax 12 -f mxf_d10"
-fate-lavf-mxf_dv25: CMD = lavf_container "-ar 48000 -ac 2" "-r 25 -vf scale=720:576,setdar=4/3 -c:v dvvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p -b 25000k -top 0 -f mxf"
-fate-lavf-mxf_dvcpro50: CMD = lavf_container "-ar 48000 -ac 2" "-r 25 -vf scale=720:576,setdar=16/9 -c:v dvvideo -pix_fmt yuv422p -b 50000k -top 0 -f mxf"
-fate-lavf-mxf_dvcpro100: CMD = lavf_container "-ar 48000 -ac 2" "-r 25 -vf scale=1440:1080,setdar=16/9 -c:v dvvideo -pix_fmt yuv422p -b 100000k -top 0 -f mxf"
+fate-lavf-mxf_d10: CMD = lavf_container "-ar 48000 -ac 2" "-r 25 -vf scale=720:576,pad=720:608:0:32,setfield=tff -c:v mpeg2video -g 0 -flags +ildct+low_delay -dc 10 -non_linear_quant 1 -intra_vlc 1 -qscale 1 -ps 1 -qmin 1 -rc_max_vbv_use 1 -rc_min_vbv_use 1 -pix_fmt yuv422p -minrate 30000k -maxrate 30000k -b 30000k -bufsize 1200000 -rc_init_occupancy 1200000 -qmax 12 -f mxf_d10"
+fate-lavf-mxf_dv25: CMD = lavf_container "-ar 48000 -ac 2" "-r 25 -vf scale=720:576,setdar=4/3,setfield=bff -c:v dvvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p -b 25000k -f mxf"
+fate-lavf-mxf_dvcpro50: CMD = lavf_container "-ar 48000 -ac 2" "-r 25 -vf scale=720:576,setdar=16/9,setfield=bff -c:v dvvideo -pix_fmt yuv422p -b 50000k -f mxf"
+fate-lavf-mxf_dvcpro100: CMD = lavf_container "-ar 48000 -ac 2" "-r 25 -vf scale=1440:1080,setdar=16/9,setfield=bff -c:v dvvideo -pix_fmt yuv422p -b 100000k -f mxf"
 fate-lavf-mxf_ffv1: CMD = lavf_container "-an" "-r 25 -vf scale=720:576,setdar=4/3 -c:v ffv1 -level 3 -pix_fmt yuv420p -f mxf"
 fate-lavf-mxf_opatom: CMD = lavf_container "" "-s 1920x1080 -c:v dnxhd -pix_fmt yuv422p -vb 36M -f mxf_opatom -map 0"
 fate-lavf-mxf_opatom_audio: CMD = lavf_container "-ar 48000 -ac 1" "-f mxf_opatom -mxf_audio_edit_rate 25 -map 1"