diff --git a/drivers/video/video.c b/drivers/video/video.c
index 9c6dd815f1..39bfad3f02 100644
--- a/drivers/video/video.c
+++ b/drivers/video/video.c
@@ -500,6 +500,10 @@ static void convert_to_imgdatafmt(FAR video_format_t *video,
   data->height      = video->height;
   switch (video->pixelformat)
     {
+      case V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV420:
+        data->pixelformat = IMGDATA_PIX_FMT_YUV420P;
+        break;
+
       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV:
         data->pixelformat = IMGDATA_PIX_FMT_YUYV;
         break;
@@ -531,6 +535,10 @@ static void convert_to_imgsensorfmt(FAR video_format_t *video,
   sensor->height      = video->height;
   switch (video->pixelformat)
     {
+      case V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV420:
+        sensor->pixelformat = IMGSENSOR_PIX_FMT_YUV420P;
+        break;
+
       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV:
         sensor->pixelformat = IMGSENSOR_PIX_FMT_YUYV;
         break;
@@ -1516,6 +1524,7 @@ static int video_try_fmt(FAR struct video_mng_s *priv,
 
         break;
 
+      case V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV420:
       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV:
       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_UYVY:
       case V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB565:
diff --git a/include/nuttx/video/imgdata.h b/include/nuttx/video/imgdata.h
index 944b4981b1..e1ecab7034 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/video/imgdata.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/video/imgdata.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #define IMGDATA_PIX_FMT_SUBIMG_UYVY      (4)
 #define IMGDATA_PIX_FMT_SUBIMG_RGB565    (5)
 #define IMGDATA_PIX_FMT_YUYV             (6)
+#define IMGDATA_PIX_FMT_YUV420P          (7)
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Types
diff --git a/include/nuttx/video/imgsensor.h b/include/nuttx/video/imgsensor.h
index 464f549bfc..7cf2c8ab0f 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/video/imgsensor.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/video/imgsensor.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
 #define IMGSENSOR_PIX_FMT_SUBIMG_UYVY      (4)
 #define IMGSENSOR_PIX_FMT_SUBIMG_RGB565    (5)
 #define IMGSENSOR_PIX_FMT_YUYV             (6)
+#define IMGSENSOR_PIX_FMT_YUV420P          (7)
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Types
diff --git a/include/nuttx/video/video.h b/include/nuttx/video/video.h
index 1b8be65d2a..34f926d5ac 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/video/video.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/video/video.h
@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ extern "C"
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_UYVY v4l2_fourcc('U', 'Y', 'V', 'Y')
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV v4l2_fourcc('Y', 'U', 'Y', 'V')
 
+/* YUV 4:2:0 */
+
+#define V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV420  v4l2_fourcc('Y', 'U', '1', '2')
+
 /* RGB565 */
 
 #define V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB565 v4l2_fourcc('R', 'G', 'B', 'P')