diff --git a/libavdevice/vfwcap.c b/libavdevice/vfwcap.c
index 5bf94c03ae..904b4c8fa0 100644
--- a/libavdevice/vfwcap.c
+++ b/libavdevice/vfwcap.c
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ static enum PixelFormat vfw_pixfmt(DWORD biCompression, WORD biBitCount)
     switch(biCompression) {
     case MKTAG('Y', 'U', 'Y', '2'):
         return PIX_FMT_YUYV422;
+    case MKTAG('I', '4', '2', '0'):
+        return PIX_FMT_YUV420P;
     case BI_RGB:
         switch(biBitCount) { /* 1-8 are untested */
             case 1: