diff --git a/doc/APIchanges b/doc/APIchanges
index 944d214977..60e16d88c5 100644
--- a/doc/APIchanges
+++ b/doc/APIchanges
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ libavutil:     2013-12-xx
 
 API changes, most recent first:
 
+2013-12-xx - xxxxxxx - lavc 55.30.0 - avcodec.h
+  Add HEVC profiles
+
 2013-12-xx - xxxxxxx - lavc 55.28.1 - avcodec.h
   av_frame_alloc(), av_frame_unref() and av_frame_free() now can and should be
   used instead of avcodec_alloc_frame(), avcodec_get_frame_defaults() and
diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 0e6ac0524e..9531c856bb 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -2662,6 +2662,11 @@ typedef struct AVCodecContext {
 #define FF_PROFILE_JPEG2000_DCINEMA_2K              3
 #define FF_PROFILE_JPEG2000_DCINEMA_4K              4
 
+
+#define FF_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN                        1
+#define FF_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN_10                     2
+#define FF_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN_STILL_PICTURE          3
+
     /**
      * level
      * - encoding: Set by user.
diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc.c b/libavcodec/hevc.c
index 4af5aee155..530abdc26e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc.c
@@ -3170,6 +3170,14 @@ static void hevc_decode_flush(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 
 #define OFFSET(x) offsetof(HEVCContext, x)
 #define PAR (AV_OPT_FLAG_DECODING_PARAM | AV_OPT_FLAG_VIDEO_PARAM)
+
+static const AVProfile profiles[] = {
+    { FF_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN,                 "Main"                },
+    { FF_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN_10,              "Main 10"             },
+    { FF_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN_STILL_PICTURE,   "Main Still Picture"  },
+    { FF_PROFILE_UNKNOWN },
+};
+
 static const AVOption options[] = {
     { "apply_defdispwin", "Apply default display window from VUI", OFFSET(apply_defdispwin),
         AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 0}, 0, 1, PAR },
@@ -3198,4 +3206,5 @@ AVCodec ff_hevc_decoder = {
     .init_thread_copy      = hevc_init_thread_copy,
     .capabilities          = CODEC_CAP_DR1 | CODEC_CAP_DELAY |
                              CODEC_CAP_FRAME_THREADS,
+    .profiles              = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL(profiles),
 };
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index c5a777bffd..25c22df808 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  */
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR 55
-#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR 29
+#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR 30
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MICRO  0
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT  AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR, \