diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index cc271c22bd..fa83786a20 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ version <next>:
 - ffmpeg now requires threading to be built
 - ffmpeg now runs every muxer in a separate thread
 - Add new mode to cropdetect filter to detect crop-area based on motion vectors and edges
-- VAAPI hwaccel for 8bit 444 HEVC and VP9
+- VAAPI decoding and encoding for 8bit 444 HEVC and VP9
 - WBMP (Wireless Application Protocol Bitmap) image format
 
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/vaapi_encode.c b/libavcodec/vaapi_encode.c
index 284ce29888..f13daa5cff 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vaapi_encode.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vaapi_encode.c
@@ -1308,6 +1308,7 @@ static const VAAPIEncodeRTFormat vaapi_encode_rt_formats[] = {
     { "YUV422_10", VA_RT_FORMAT_YUV422_10,    10, 3, 1, 0 },
 #endif
     { "YUV444",    VA_RT_FORMAT_YUV444,        8, 3, 0, 0 },
+    { "AYUV",      VA_RT_FORMAT_YUV444,        8, 4, 0, 0 },
     { "YUV411",    VA_RT_FORMAT_YUV411,        8, 3, 2, 0 },
 #if VA_CHECK_VERSION(0, 38, 1)
     { "YUV420_10", VA_RT_FORMAT_YUV420_10BPP, 10, 3, 1, 1 },
diff --git a/libavcodec/vaapi_encode_h265.c b/libavcodec/vaapi_encode_h265.c
index d5375add22..1de323af78 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vaapi_encode_h265.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vaapi_encode_h265.c
@@ -1278,6 +1278,8 @@ static const VAAPIEncodeProfile vaapi_encode_h265_profiles[] = {
 #if VA_CHECK_VERSION(1, 2, 0)
     { FF_PROFILE_HEVC_REXT,     8, 3, 1, 0, VAProfileHEVCMain422_10 },
     { FF_PROFILE_HEVC_REXT,    10, 3, 1, 0, VAProfileHEVCMain422_10 },
+    // Four channels because this uses the AYUV format which has Alpha
+    { FF_PROFILE_HEVC_REXT,     8, 4, 0, 0, VAProfileHEVCMain444 },
 #endif
     { FF_PROFILE_UNKNOWN }
 };
diff --git a/libavcodec/vaapi_encode_vp9.c b/libavcodec/vaapi_encode_vp9.c
index 892ad770c6..9b455e10c9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vaapi_encode_vp9.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vaapi_encode_vp9.c
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ static av_cold int vaapi_encode_vp9_configure(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 
 static const VAAPIEncodeProfile vaapi_encode_vp9_profiles[] = {
     { FF_PROFILE_VP9_0,  8, 3, 1, 1, VAProfileVP9Profile0 },
+    // Four channels because this uses the AYUV format which has Alpha
+    { FF_PROFILE_VP9_1,  8, 4, 0, 0, VAProfileVP9Profile1 },
     { FF_PROFILE_VP9_2, 10, 3, 1, 1, VAProfileVP9Profile2 },
     { FF_PROFILE_UNKNOWN }
 };
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index e488eee355..777be76edf 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "version_major.h"
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR  42
-#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MICRO 100
+#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MICRO 101
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT  AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR, \
                                                LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR, \