diff --git a/gst/mpegtsdemux/gstmpegdefs.h b/gst/mpegtsdemux/gstmpegdefs.h
index 5947d71d26..f0a225b0cc 100644
--- a/gst/mpegtsdemux/gstmpegdefs.h
+++ b/gst/mpegtsdemux/gstmpegdefs.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 /* private stream types */
 #define ST_PS_VIDEO_MPEG2_DCII          0x80
 #define ST_PS_AUDIO_AC3                 0x81
+#define ST_PS_AUDIO_EAC3                0x87
 #define ST_PS_AUDIO_LPCM2               0x83
 #define ST_PS_AUDIO_DTS                 0x8a
 #define ST_PS_AUDIO_LPCM                0x8b
diff --git a/gst/mpegtsdemux/tsdemux.c b/gst/mpegtsdemux/tsdemux.c
index 7a396cd875..0ac95bd7dd 100644
--- a/gst/mpegtsdemux/tsdemux.c
+++ b/gst/mpegtsdemux/tsdemux.c
@@ -1506,6 +1506,11 @@ create_pad_for_stream (MpegTSBase * base, MpegTSBaseStream * bstream,
       is_audio = TRUE;
       caps = gst_caps_new_empty_simple ("audio/x-ac3");
       break;
+    case ST_PS_AUDIO_EAC3:
+      /* ATSC_ENHANCED_AC3 */
+      is_audio = TRUE;
+      caps = gst_caps_new_empty_simple ("audio/x-eac3");
+      break;
     case ST_PS_AUDIO_LPCM2:
       is_audio = TRUE;
       caps = gst_caps_new_empty_simple ("audio/x-private2-lpcm");