diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 73181c1d1b..e73240f024 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -441,6 +441,43 @@ enum AVDiscard{
     AVDISCARD_ALL    = 48, ///< discard all
 };
 
+enum AVColorPrimaries{
+    AVCOL_PRI_BT709      =1, ///< also ITU-R BT1361 / IEC 61966-2-4 / SMPTE RP177 Annex B
+    AVCOL_PRI_UNSPECIFIED=2,
+    AVCOL_PRI_BT470M     =4,
+    AVCOL_PRI_BT470BG    =5, ///< also ITU-R BT601-6 625 / ITU-R BT1358 625 / ITU-R BT1700 625 PAL & SECAM
+    AVCOL_PRI_SMPTE170M  =6, ///< also ITU-R BT601-6 525 / ITU-R BT1358 525 / ITU-R BT1700 NTSC
+    AVCOL_PRI_SMPTE240M  =7, ///< functionally identical to above
+    AVCOL_PRI_FILM       =8,
+    AVCOL_PRI_NB           , ///< Not part of ABI
+};
+
+enum AVColorTransferCharacteristic{
+    AVCOL_TRC_BT709      =1, ///< also ITU-R BT1361
+    AVCOL_TRC_UNSPECIFIED=2,
+    AVCOL_TRC_GAMMA22    =4, ///< also ITU-R BT470M / ITU-R BT1700 625 PAL & SECAM
+    AVCOL_TRC_GAMMA28    =5, ///< also ITU-R BT470BG
+    AVCOL_TRC_NB           , ///< Not part of ABI
+};
+
+enum AVColorSpace{
+    AVCOL_SPC_RGB        =0,
+    AVCOL_SPC_BT709      =1, ///< also ITU-R BT1361 / IEC 61966-2-4 xvYCC709 / SMPTE RP177 Annex B
+    AVCOL_SPC_UNSPECIFIED=2,
+    AVCOL_SPC_FCC        =4,
+    AVCOL_SPC_BT470BG    =5, ///< also ITU-R BT601-6 625 / ITU-R BT1358 625 / ITU-R BT1700 625 PAL & SECAM / IEC 61966-2-4 xvYCC601
+    AVCOL_SPC_SMPTE170M  =6, ///< also ITU-R BT601-6 525 / ITU-R BT1358 525 / ITU-R BT1700 NTSC / functionally identical to above
+    AVCOL_SPC_SMPTE240M  =7,
+    AVCOL_SPC_NB           , ///< Not part of ABI
+};
+
+enum AVColorRange{
+    AVCOL_RANGE_UNSPECIFIED=0,
+    AVCOL_RANGE_MPEG       =1, ///< the normal 219*2^(n-8) "MPEG" YUV ranges
+    AVCOL_RANGE_JPEG       =2, ///< the normal     2^n-1   "JPEG" YUV ranges
+    AVCOL_RANGE_NB           , ///< Not part of ABI
+};
+
 typedef struct RcOverride{
     int start_frame;
     int end_frame;
@@ -2415,6 +2452,34 @@ typedef struct AVCodecContext {
      * - decoding: Set by user
      */
     void *hwaccel_context;
+
+    /**
+     * Chromaticity coordinates of the source primaries.
+     * - encoding: Set by user
+     * - decoding: Set by libavcodec
+     */
+    enum AVColorPrimaries color_primaries;
+
+    /**
+     * Color Transfer Characteristic.
+     * - encoding: Set by user
+     * - decoding: Set by libavcodec
+     */
+    enum AVColorTransferCharacteristic color_trc;
+
+    /**
+     * YUV colorspace type.
+     * - encoding: Set by user
+     * - decoding: Set by libavcodec
+     */
+    enum AVColorSpace colorspace;
+
+    /**
+     * MPEG vs JPEG YUV range.
+     * - encoding: Set by user
+     * - decoding: Set by libavcodec
+     */
+    enum AVColorRange color_range;
 } AVCodecContext;
 
 /**
diff --git a/libavcodec/options.c b/libavcodec/options.c
index 5eca3ae401..eda3f47918 100644
--- a/libavcodec/options.c
+++ b/libavcodec/options.c
@@ -394,6 +394,10 @@ static const AVOption options[]={
 {"rc_max_vbv_use", NULL, OFFSET(rc_max_available_vbv_use), FF_OPT_TYPE_FLOAT, 1.0/3, 0.0, FLT_MAX, V|E},
 {"rc_min_vbv_use", NULL, OFFSET(rc_min_vbv_overflow_use),  FF_OPT_TYPE_FLOAT, 3,     0.0, FLT_MAX, V|E},
 {"ticks_per_frame", NULL, OFFSET(ticks_per_frame), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, 1, 1, INT_MAX, A|V|E|D},
+{"color_primaries", NULL, OFFSET(color_primaries), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, AVCOL_PRI_UNSPECIFIED, 1, AVCOL_PRI_NB-1, V|E|D},
+{"color_trc", NULL, OFFSET(color_trc), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, AVCOL_TRC_UNSPECIFIED, 1, AVCOL_TRC_NB-1, V|E|D},
+{"colorspace", NULL, OFFSET(colorspace), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, AVCOL_SPC_UNSPECIFIED, 1, AVCOL_SPC_NB-1, V|E|D},
+{"color_range", NULL, OFFSET(color_range), FF_OPT_TYPE_INT, AVCOL_RANGE_UNSPECIFIED, 0, AVCOL_RANGE_NB-1, V|E|D},
 {NULL},
 };