diff --git a/DOCS/interface-changes.rst b/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
index 2abf99ed93..13f8cf20ef 100644
--- a/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
+++ b/DOCS/interface-changes.rst
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Interface changes
 
  --- mpv 0.38.0 ---
     - add `begin-vo-dragging` command
+    - add `--deinterlace-field-parity` option
     - add `--volume-gain`, `--volume-gain-min`, and `--volume-gain-max` options
     - add `current-gpu-context` property
     - add `--secondary-sub-ass-override` option
diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
index 178b739c8d..6a09cf3884 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst
@@ -1676,6 +1676,17 @@ Video
     inserted deinterlacing filters, and that this will make video look worse if
     it's not actually interlaced.
 
+``--deinterlace-field-parity=<tff|bff|auto>``
+    Specify the field parity/order when deinterlacing(default: auto)
+    Each frame of an interlaced video is divided into two fields, which are
+    then separately transmitted. Top field represents even lines while bottom
+    field represents odd lines. When deinterlacing the deinterlacer needs to
+    know the correct temporal order of the fields else the video will appear
+    jittery.
+
+    ``auto`` will automatically try to detect the field order of the video,
+    ``tff`` forces top field first while ``bff`` forces bottom field first.
+
 ``--frames=<number>``
     Play/convert only first ``<number>`` video frames, then quit.
 
diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index 3675d5734d..796a6c668b 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "input/event.h"
 #include "stream/stream.h"
 #include "video/csputils.h"
+#include "video/filter/refqueue.h"
 #include "video/hwdec.h"
 #include "video/image_writer.h"
 #include "sub/osd.h"
@@ -440,9 +441,16 @@ const struct m_sub_options filter_conf = {
     .opts = (const struct m_option[]){
         {"deinterlace", OPT_CHOICE(deinterlace,
             {"no", 0}, {"yes", 1}, {"auto", -1})},
+        {"deinterlace-field-parity", OPT_CHOICE(field_parity, 
+            {"tff", MP_FIELD_PARITY_TFF}, 
+            {"bff", MP_FIELD_PARITY_BFF}, 
+            {"auto", MP_FIELD_PARITY_AUTO})},
         {0}
     },
     .size = sizeof(OPT_BASE_STRUCT),
+    .defaults = &(const struct filter_opts){
+        .field_parity = MP_FIELD_PARITY_AUTO,
+    },
     .change_flags = UPDATE_IMGPAR,
 };
 
diff --git a/options/options.h b/options/options.h
index 9dce3f609c..1b7c3e3583 100644
--- a/options/options.h
+++ b/options/options.h
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ struct dvd_opts {
 
 struct filter_opts {
     int deinterlace;
+    int field_parity;
 };
 
 extern const struct m_sub_options vo_sub_opts;
diff --git a/video/filter/refqueue.h b/video/filter/refqueue.h
index 0a8ace0031..9d47ee87fb 100644
--- a/video/filter/refqueue.h
+++ b/video/filter/refqueue.h
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ enum {
     MP_MODE_INTERLACED_ONLY = (1 << 2), // only deinterlace marked frames
 };
 
+#define MP_FIELD_PARITY_AUTO -1
+#define MP_FIELD_PARITY_TFF 0
+#define MP_FIELD_PARITY_BFF 1
+
 void mp_refqueue_set_mode(struct mp_refqueue *q, int flags);
 bool mp_refqueue_should_deint(struct mp_refqueue *q);
 bool mp_refqueue_is_top_field(struct mp_refqueue *q);