diff --git a/etc/codecs.conf b/etc/codecs.conf
index 6406d0f3c7..aaefceac57 100644
--- a/etc/codecs.conf
+++ b/etc/codecs.conf
@@ -810,6 +810,13 @@ audiocodec ac3
   driver libac3
   dll "libac3"
 
+audiocodec a52
+  info "AC3-liba52"
+  status working
+  format 0x2000
+  driver liba52
+  dll "liba52"
+
 audiocodec voxware
   info "VoxWare"
   status working