diff --git a/libavfilter/avfiltergraph.c b/libavfilter/avfiltergraph.c
index 3946f04b53..38077ff701 100644
--- a/libavfilter/avfiltergraph.c
+++ b/libavfilter/avfiltergraph.c
@@ -656,19 +656,22 @@ int ff_fmt_is_regular_yuv(enum AVPixelFormat fmt)
     if (desc->nb_components < 3)
         return 0; /* Grayscale is explicitly full-range in swscale */
     av_assert1(!(desc->flags & AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_HWACCEL));
-    if (desc->flags & (AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_RGB | AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_PAL |
-                       AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_XYZ | AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_FLOAT))
-        return 0;
+    return !(desc->flags & (AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_RGB | AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_PAL |
+                            AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_XYZ | AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_FLOAT));
+}
 
+
+int ff_fmt_is_forced_full_range(enum AVPixelFormat fmt)
+{
     switch (fmt) {
     case AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P:
     case AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ422P:
     case AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ444P:
     case AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ440P:
     case AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ411P:
-        return 0;
-    default:
         return 1;
+    default:
+        return 0;
     }
 }
 
@@ -744,14 +747,18 @@ static int pick_format(AVFilterLink *link, AVFilterLink *ref)
             link->incfg.color_spaces->nb_formats = 1;
             link->colorspace = link->incfg.color_spaces->formats[0];
 
-            if (!link->incfg.color_ranges->nb_formats) {
-                av_log(link->src, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot select color range for"
-                       " the link between filters %s and %s.\n", link->src->name,
-                       link->dst->name);
-                return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+            if (ff_fmt_is_forced_full_range(swfmt)) {
+                link->color_range = AVCOL_RANGE_JPEG;
+            } else {
+                if (!link->incfg.color_ranges->nb_formats) {
+                    av_log(link->src, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot select color range for"
+                           " the link between filters %s and %s.\n", link->src->name,
+                           link->dst->name);
+                    return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+                }
+                link->incfg.color_ranges->nb_formats = 1;
+                link->color_range = link->incfg.color_ranges->formats[0];
             }
-            link->incfg.color_ranges->nb_formats = 1;
-            link->color_range = link->incfg.color_ranges->formats[0];
         }
     } else if (link->type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO) {
         int ret;
diff --git a/libavfilter/buffersrc.c b/libavfilter/buffersrc.c
index a3113f5c13..b5682006f0 100644
--- a/libavfilter/buffersrc.c
+++ b/libavfilter/buffersrc.c
@@ -461,12 +461,17 @@ static int query_formats(AVFilterContext *ctx)
             if ((ret = ff_add_format(&color_spaces, c->color_space)) < 0 ||
                 (ret = ff_set_common_color_spaces(ctx, color_spaces)) < 0)
                 return ret;
-            if ((ret = ff_add_format(&color_ranges, c->color_range)) < 0)
-                return ret;
-            if (c->color_range == AVCOL_RANGE_UNSPECIFIED) {
-                /* allow implicitly promoting unspecified to mpeg */
-                if ((ret = ff_add_format(&color_ranges, AVCOL_RANGE_MPEG)) < 0)
+            if (ff_fmt_is_forced_full_range(swfmt)) {
+                if ((ret = ff_add_format(&color_ranges, AVCOL_RANGE_JPEG)) < 0)
                     return ret;
+            } else {
+                if ((ret = ff_add_format(&color_ranges, c->color_range)) < 0)
+                    return ret;
+                if (c->color_range == AVCOL_RANGE_UNSPECIFIED) {
+                    /* allow implicitly promoting unspecified to mpeg */
+                    if ((ret = ff_add_format(&color_ranges, AVCOL_RANGE_MPEG)) < 0)
+                        return ret;
+                }
             }
             if ((ret = ff_set_common_color_ranges(ctx, color_ranges)) < 0)
                 return ret;
diff --git a/libavfilter/video.h b/libavfilter/video.h
index 77f27fdf7c..f44d3445dc 100644
--- a/libavfilter/video.h
+++ b/libavfilter/video.h
@@ -51,4 +51,9 @@ AVFrame *ff_get_video_buffer(AVFilterLink *link, int w, int h);
  */
 int ff_fmt_is_regular_yuv(enum AVPixelFormat fmt);
 
+/**
+ * Returns true if a YUV pixel format is forced full range (i.e. YUVJ).
+ */
+int ff_fmt_is_forced_full_range(enum AVPixelFormat fmt);
+
 #endif /* AVFILTER_VIDEO_H */