diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.c
index 6bcbf16b89..533b8b7e62 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.c
@@ -880,6 +880,8 @@ static const GstV4L2FormatDesc gst_v4l2_formats[] = {
   {V4L2_PIX_FMT_DV, TRUE},
   {V4L2_PIX_FMT_MPEG, FALSE},
 
+  {V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264, TRUE},
+
   /*  Vendor-specific formats   */
   {V4L2_PIX_FMT_WNVA, TRUE},
 
@@ -1199,6 +1201,9 @@ gst_v4l2_object_v4l2fourcc_to_structure (guint32 fourcc)
     case V4L2_PIX_FMT_HI240:   /*  8  8-bit color   */
       /* FIXME: get correct fourccs here */
       break;
+    case V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264:    /* H.264 */
+      structure = gst_structure_new ("video/x-h264", NULL);
+      break;
     case V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB332:
     case V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB555X:
     case V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB565X:
@@ -1471,6 +1476,8 @@ gst_v4l2_object_get_caps_info (GstV4l2Object * v4l2object, GstCaps * caps,
       fourcc = V4L2_PIX_FMT_DV;
     } else if (g_str_equal (mimetype, "image/jpeg")) {
       fourcc = V4L2_PIX_FMT_JPEG;
+    } else if (g_str_equal (mimetype, "video/x-h264")) {
+      fourcc = V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264;
 #ifdef V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR8
     } else if (g_str_equal (mimetype, "video/x-bayer")) {
       fourcc = V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR8;