diff --git a/etc/codecs.conf b/etc/codecs.conf
index 516b784193..762fb81be1 100644
--- a/etc/codecs.conf
+++ b/etc/codecs.conf
@@ -1930,6 +1930,14 @@ videocodec fftiertexseq
   dll "tiertexseqvideo"
   out BGR8
 
+videocodec ffvmd
+  info "FFmpeg Sierra VMD video"
+  status working
+  fourcc VMDV
+  driver ffmpeg
+  dll "vmdvideo"
+  out BGR8
+
 
 ; raw formats:  (now RGB formats are autodetected)
 
diff --git a/libmpdemux/demux_lavf.c b/libmpdemux/demux_lavf.c
index 1b9fa7f5bc..0ef07e6a1f 100644
--- a/libmpdemux/demux_lavf.c
+++ b/libmpdemux/demux_lavf.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ const CodecTag mp_wav_tags[] = {
 const CodecTag mp_bmp_tags[] = {
     { CODEC_ID_XAN_WC3, MKTAG('W', 'C', '3', 'V')},
     { CODEC_ID_TIERTEXSEQVIDEO,   MKTAG('T', 'S', 'E', 'Q')},
+    { CODEC_ID_VMDVIDEO,   MKTAG('V', 'M', 'D', 'V')},
     { 0, 0 },
 };