diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
index 9827189651801e12f3cee4d766f0f2875b7469d4..600877be5c229f21f4bf4d79bd536f1780742641 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/videodev2.h
@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@ struct v4l2_pix_format {
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_VC1_ANNEX_L v4l2_fourcc('V', 'C', '1', 'L') /* SMPTE 421M Annex L compliant stream */
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_VP8      v4l2_fourcc('V', 'P', '8', '0') /* VP8 */
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_VP9      v4l2_fourcc('V', 'P', '9', '0') /* VP9 */
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_HEVC     v4l2_fourcc('H', 'E', 'V', 'C') /* HEVC aka H.265 */
 
 /*  Vendor-specific formats   */
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_CPIA1    v4l2_fourcc('C', 'P', 'I', 'A') /* cpia1 YUV */