diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/riff/riff-media.c b/gst-libs/gst/riff/riff-media.c
index 41749ac9d8..71c6e1e806 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/riff/riff-media.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/riff/riff-media.c
@@ -562,6 +562,10 @@ gst_riff_create_video_caps (guint32 codec_fcc,
     case GST_MAKE_FOURCC ('w', 'h', 'a', 'm'):
       caps = gst_caps_new_simple ("video/x-msvideocodec",
           "msvideoversion", G_TYPE_INT, 1, NULL);
+      if (strf) {
+        gst_caps_set_simple (caps, "bpp",
+            G_TYPE_INT, (int) strf->bit_cnt, NULL);
+      }
       if (codec_name)
         *codec_name = g_strdup ("MS video v1");
       palette = strf_data;