diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/video.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/video.c
index d4cdcc89a6..363dab2298 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/video.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/video.c
@@ -586,6 +586,10 @@ gst_video_format_from_fourcc (guint32 fourcc)
       return GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_v210;
     case GST_MAKE_FOURCC ('v', '2', '1', '6'):
       return GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_v216;
+    case GST_MAKE_FOURCC ('N', 'V', '1', '2'):
+      return GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV12;
+    case GST_MAKE_FOURCC ('N', 'V', '2', '1'):
+      return GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV21;
     default:
       return GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_UNKNOWN;
   }
@@ -631,6 +635,10 @@ gst_video_format_to_fourcc (GstVideoFormat format)
       return GST_MAKE_FOURCC ('v', '2', '1', '0');
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_v216:
       return GST_MAKE_FOURCC ('v', '2', '1', '6');
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV12:
+      return GST_MAKE_FOURCC ('N', 'V', '1', '2');
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV21:
+      return GST_MAKE_FOURCC ('N', 'V', '2', '1');
     default:
       return 0;
   }
@@ -734,6 +742,8 @@ gst_video_format_is_rgb (GstVideoFormat format)
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_Y444:
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_v210:
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_v216:
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV12:
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV21:
       return FALSE;
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_RGBx:
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_BGRx:
@@ -776,6 +786,8 @@ gst_video_format_is_yuv (GstVideoFormat format)
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_Y444:
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_v210:
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_v216:
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV12:
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV21:
       return TRUE;
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_RGBx:
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_BGRx:
@@ -818,6 +830,8 @@ gst_video_format_has_alpha (GstVideoFormat format)
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_Y444:
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_v210:
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_v216:
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV12:
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV21:
       return FALSE;
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_AYUV:
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_RGBA:
@@ -906,6 +920,9 @@ gst_video_format_get_row_stride (GstVideoFormat format, int component,
       return ((width + 47) / 48) * 128;
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_v216:
       return GST_ROUND_UP_8 (width * 4);
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV12:
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV21:
+      return GST_ROUND_UP_4 (width);
     default:
       return 0;
   }
@@ -968,6 +985,13 @@ gst_video_format_get_pixel_stride (GstVideoFormat format, int component)
       } else {
         return 8;
       }
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV12:
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV21:
+      if (component == 0) {
+        return 1;
+      } else {
+        return 2;
+      }
     default:
       return 0;
   }
@@ -1027,6 +1051,8 @@ gst_video_format_get_component_width (GstVideoFormat format, int component,
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_RGB:
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_BGR:
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_Y444:
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV12:
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV21:
       return width;
     default:
       return 0;
@@ -1058,6 +1084,8 @@ gst_video_format_get_component_height (GstVideoFormat format, int component,
   switch (format) {
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_I420:
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_YV12:
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV12:
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV21:
       if (component == 0) {
         return height;
       } else {
@@ -1261,6 +1289,20 @@ gst_video_format_get_component_offset (GstVideoFormat format, int component,
       if (component == 2)
         return 6;
       return 0;
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV12:
+      if (component == 0)
+        return 0;
+      if (component == 1)
+        return GST_ROUND_UP_4 (width) * GST_ROUND_UP_2 (height);
+      if (component == 2)
+        return GST_ROUND_UP_4 (width) * GST_ROUND_UP_2 (height) + 1;
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV21:
+      if (component == 0)
+        return 0;
+      if (component == 1)
+        return GST_ROUND_UP_4 (width) * GST_ROUND_UP_2 (height) + 1;
+      if (component == 2)
+        return GST_ROUND_UP_4 (width) * GST_ROUND_UP_2 (height);
     default:
       return 0;
   }
@@ -1323,6 +1365,9 @@ gst_video_format_get_size (GstVideoFormat format, int width, int height)
       return ((width + 47) / 48) * 128 * height;
     case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_v216:
       return GST_ROUND_UP_8 (width * 4) * height;
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV12:
+    case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV21:
+      return GST_ROUND_UP_4 (width) * GST_ROUND_UP_2 (height) * 3 / 2;
     default:
       return 0;
   }
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/video.h b/gst-libs/gst/video/video.h
index 162a766d7c..34d185703a 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/video.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/video.h
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  * @GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_Y444: planar 4:4:4 YUV (Since: 0.10.24)
  * @GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_v210: packed 4:2:2 10-bit YUV, complex format (Since: 0.10.24)
  * @GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_v216: packed 4:2:2 16-bit YUV, Y0-U0-Y1-V1 order (Since: 0.10.24)
+ * @GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV12: planar 4:2:0 YUV with interleaved UV plane (Since: 0.10.25)
+ * @GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV21: planar 4:2:0 YUV with interleaved VU plane (Since: 0.10.25)
  *
  * Enum value describing the most common video formats.
  */
@@ -76,7 +78,9 @@ typedef enum {
   GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_YVYU,
   GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_Y444,
   GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_v210,
-  GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_v216
+  GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_v216,
+  GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV12,
+  GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV21
 } GstVideoFormat;
 
 #define GST_VIDEO_BYTE1_MASK_32  "0xFF000000"