diff --git a/sys/v4l2/ext/videodev2.h b/sys/v4l2/ext/videodev2.h
index 59e1f3d..1d4fb03 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/ext/videodev2.h
+++ b/sys/v4l2/ext/videodev2.h
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264     v4l2_fourcc('H', '2', '6', '4') /* H264 with start codes */
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264_NO_SC v4l2_fourcc('A', 'V', 'C', '1') /* H264 without start codes */
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264_MVC v4l2_fourcc('M', '2', '6', '4') /* H264 MVC */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_HEVC     v4l2_fourcc('H', 'E', 'V', 'C') /* H.265 HEVC video */
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_H263     v4l2_fourcc('H', '2', '6', '3') /* H263          */
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_MPEG1    v4l2_fourcc('M', 'P', 'G', '1') /* MPEG-1 ES     */
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_MPEG2    v4l2_fourcc('M', 'P', 'G', '2') /* MPEG-2 ES     */
diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.c
index 9e1fe90..6980833 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.c
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@
   {V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264, FALSE, GST_V4L2_CODEC},
   {V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264_NO_SC, FALSE, GST_V4L2_CODEC},
   {V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264_MVC, FALSE, GST_V4L2_CODEC},
+  {V4L2_PIX_FMT_HEVC, FALSE, GST_V4L2_CODEC},
   {V4L2_PIX_FMT_H263, FALSE, GST_V4L2_CODEC},
   {V4L2_PIX_FMT_MPEG1, FALSE, GST_V4L2_CODEC},
   {V4L2_PIX_FMT_MPEG2, FALSE, GST_V4L2_CODEC},
@@ -1445,6 +1446,11 @@
           "stream-format", G_TYPE_STRING, "avc", "alignment",
           G_TYPE_STRING, "au", NULL);
       break;
+    case V4L2_PIX_FMT_HEVC:    /* H.265 */
+      structure = gst_structure_new ("video/x-h265",
+          "stream-format", G_TYPE_STRING, "byte-stream", "alignment",
+          G_TYPE_STRING, "au", NULL);
+      break;
     case V4L2_PIX_FMT_VC1_ANNEX_G:
     case V4L2_PIX_FMT_VC1_ANNEX_L:
       structure = gst_structure_new ("video/x-wmv",
@@ -1821,6 +1827,8 @@
         fourcc = V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264_NO_SC;
       else
         fourcc = V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264;
+    } else if (g_str_equal (mimetype, "video/x-h265")) {
+      fourcc = V4L2_PIX_FMT_HEVC;
     } else if (g_str_equal (mimetype, "video/x-vp8")) {
       fourcc = V4L2_PIX_FMT_VP8;
     } else if (g_str_equal (mimetype, "video/x-vp9")) {
diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2videodec.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2videodec.c
index 0da7210..72cf83d 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2videodec.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2videodec.c
@@ -1134,6 +1134,8 @@
     SET_META ("H263");
   } else if (gst_structure_has_name (s, "video/x-h264")) {
     SET_META ("H264");
+  } else if (gst_structure_has_name (s, "video/x-h265")) {
+    SET_META ("H265");
   } else if (gst_structure_has_name (s, "video/x-wmv")) {
     SET_META ("VC1");
   } else if (gst_structure_has_name (s, "video/x-vp8")) {