diff --git a/codec-cfg.c b/codec-cfg.c
index b36ecfc50f..8315ef7cf2 100644
--- a/codec-cfg.c
+++ b/codec-cfg.c
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ static int add_to_format(char *s, char *alias,unsigned int *fourcc, unsigned int
 		{"444P",  IMGFMT_444P},
 		{"422P",  IMGFMT_422P},
 		{"411P",  IMGFMT_411P},
+		{"440P",  IMGFMT_440P},
 		{"Y800",  IMGFMT_Y800},
 		{"Y8",    IMGFMT_Y8},
 
diff --git a/fmt-conversion.c b/fmt-conversion.c
index 06699c6ee5..14a1f2df6f 100644
--- a/fmt-conversion.c
+++ b/fmt-conversion.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ static const struct {
     {IMGFMT_411P,  PIX_FMT_YUV411P},
     {IMGFMT_422P,  PIX_FMT_YUV422P},
     {IMGFMT_444P,  PIX_FMT_YUV444P},
+    {IMGFMT_440P,  PIX_FMT_YUV440P},
 
     // YUVJ are YUV formats that use the full Y range and not just
     // 16 - 235 (see colorspaces.txt).
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ static const struct {
     {IMGFMT_YV12,  PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P},
     {IMGFMT_422P,  PIX_FMT_YUVJ422P},
     {IMGFMT_444P,  PIX_FMT_YUVJ444P},
+    {IMGFMT_440P,  PIX_FMT_YUVJ440P},
 
     {IMGFMT_XVMC_MOCO_MPEG2, PIX_FMT_XVMC_MPEG2_MC},
     {IMGFMT_XVMC_IDCT_MPEG2, PIX_FMT_XVMC_MPEG2_IDCT},
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/img_format.c b/libmpcodecs/img_format.c
index d4f4d59f38..bfdcf91b64 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/img_format.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/img_format.c
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ int mp_get_chroma_shift(int format, int *x_shift, int *y_shift)
         xs = 2;
         ys = 0;
         break;
+    case IMGFMT_440P:
+        xs = 0;
+        ys = 1;
+        break;
     default:
         err = 1;
         break;
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/img_format.h b/libmpcodecs/img_format.h
index 56d96c481a..bcbdf0b56e 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/img_format.h
+++ b/libmpcodecs/img_format.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 #define IMGFMT_444P 0x50343434
 #define IMGFMT_422P 0x50323234
 #define IMGFMT_411P 0x50313134
+#define IMGFMT_440P 0x50303434
 #define IMGFMT_HM12 0x32314D48
 
 /* Packed YUV Formats */
diff --git a/libmpcodecs/mp_image.h b/libmpcodecs/mp_image.h
index cfc42f81e7..bd750de9ca 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/mp_image.h
+++ b/libmpcodecs/mp_image.h
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ static inline void mp_image_setfmt(mp_image_t* mpi,unsigned int out_fmt){
     case IMGFMT_444P:
     case IMGFMT_422P:
     case IMGFMT_411P:
+    case IMGFMT_440P:
 	return;
     case IMGFMT_Y800:
     case IMGFMT_Y8:
diff --git a/m_option.c b/m_option.c
index db45e3c242..752a7f1330 100644
--- a/m_option.c
+++ b/m_option.c
@@ -1035,6 +1035,7 @@ static struct {
   {"444p", IMGFMT_444P},
   {"422p", IMGFMT_422P},
   {"411p", IMGFMT_411P},
+  {"440p", IMGFMT_440P},
   {"yuy2", IMGFMT_YUY2},
   {"uyvy", IMGFMT_UYVY},
   {"yvu9", IMGFMT_YVU9},