diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoencoder.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoencoder.c
index e24c827180..2c517ea235 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoencoder.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoencoder.c
@@ -1869,7 +1869,9 @@ gst_video_encoder_negotiate_default (GstVideoEncoder * encoder)
 
     gst_caps_set_simple (state->caps, "interlace-mode", G_TYPE_STRING,
         gst_video_interlace_mode_to_string (info->interlace_mode), NULL);
-    if (info->interlace_mode == GST_VIDEO_INTERLACE_MODE_INTERLEAVED &&
+    if ((info->interlace_mode == GST_VIDEO_INTERLACE_MODE_INTERLEAVED ||
+            info->interlace_mode == GST_VIDEO_INTERLACE_MODE_FIELDS ||
+            info->interlace_mode == GST_VIDEO_INTERLACE_MODE_ALTERNATE) &&
         GST_VIDEO_INFO_FIELD_ORDER (info) != GST_VIDEO_FIELD_ORDER_UNKNOWN)
       gst_caps_set_simple (state->caps, "field-order", G_TYPE_STRING,
           gst_video_field_order_to_string (GST_VIDEO_INFO_FIELD_ORDER (info)),