diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/video.h b/gst-libs/gst/video/video.h
index 6fa1ec7b11..a1ce234fb1 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/video.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/video.h
@@ -374,6 +374,11 @@ struct _GstVideoInfo {
 /* general info */
 #define GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT(i)         (GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_INFO_FORMAT((i)->finfo))
 #define GST_VIDEO_INFO_NAME(i)           (GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_INFO_NAME((i)->finfo))
+#define GST_VIDEO_INFO_IS_YUV(i)         (GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_INFO_IS_YUV((i)->finfo))
+#define GST_VIDEO_INFO_IS_RGB(i)         (GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_INFO_IS_RGB((i)->finfo))
+#define GST_VIDEO_INFO_IS_GRAY(i)        (GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_INFO_IS_GRAY((i)->finfo))
+#define GST_VIDEO_INFO_HAS_ALPHA(i)      (GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_INFO_HAS_ALPHA((i)->finfo))
+
 #define GST_VIDEO_INFO_FLAGS(i)          ((i)->flags)
 #define GST_VIDEO_INFO_WIDTH(i)          ((i)->width)
 #define GST_VIDEO_INFO_HEIGHT(i)         ((i)->height)