diff --git a/libswscale/input.c b/libswscale/input.c
index 15b0f5da3c..6716f0dcec 100644
--- a/libswscale/input.c
+++ b/libswscale/input.c
@@ -565,6 +565,38 @@ static void bswap16UV_c(uint8_t *_dstU, uint8_t *_dstV, const uint8_t *unused0,
     }
 }
 
+static void read_ya16le_gray_c(uint8_t *dst, const uint8_t *src, const uint8_t *unused1, const uint8_t *unused2, int width,
+                               uint32_t *unused)
+{
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < width; i++)
+        AV_WN16(dst + i * 2, AV_RL16(src + i * 4));
+}
+
+static void read_ya16le_alpha_c(uint8_t *dst, const uint8_t *src, const uint8_t *unused1, const uint8_t *unused2, int width,
+                                uint32_t *unused)
+{
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < width; i++)
+        AV_WN16(dst + i * 2, AV_RL16(src + i * 4 + 2));
+}
+
+static void read_ya16be_gray_c(uint8_t *dst, const uint8_t *src, const uint8_t *unused1, const uint8_t *unused2, int width,
+                               uint32_t *unused)
+{
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < width; i++)
+        AV_WN16(dst + i * 2, AV_RB16(src + i * 4));
+}
+
+static void read_ya16be_alpha_c(uint8_t *dst, const uint8_t *src, const uint8_t *unused1, const uint8_t *unused2, int width,
+                                uint32_t *unused)
+{
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < width; i++)
+        AV_WN16(dst + i * 2, AV_RB16(src + i * 4 + 2));
+}
+
 /* This is almost identical to the previous, end exists only because
  * yuy2ToY/UV)(dst, src + 1, ...) would have 100% unaligned accesses. */
 static void uyvyToY_c(uint8_t *dst, const uint8_t *src, const uint8_t *unused1, const uint8_t *unused2,  int width,
@@ -1215,6 +1247,14 @@ av_cold void ff_sws_init_input_funcs(SwsContext *c)
         c->alpToYV12 = bswap16Y_c;
         break;
 #endif
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_YA16LE:
+        c->lumToYV12 = read_ya16le_gray_c;
+        c->alpToYV12 = read_ya16le_alpha_c;
+        break;
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_YA16BE:
+        c->lumToYV12 = read_ya16be_gray_c;
+        c->alpToYV12 = read_ya16be_alpha_c;
+        break;
     case AV_PIX_FMT_YUYV422:
     case AV_PIX_FMT_YVYU422:
     case AV_PIX_FMT_YA8:
diff --git a/libswscale/swscale-test.c b/libswscale/swscale-test.c
index 22df13c0a7..661ff5b7b2 100644
--- a/libswscale/swscale-test.c
+++ b/libswscale/swscale-test.c
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@
     ((x) == AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY8       ||     \
      (x) == AV_PIX_FMT_YA8         ||     \
      (x) == AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY16BE    ||     \
-     (x) == AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY16LE)
+     (x) == AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY16LE    ||     \
+     (x) == AV_PIX_FMT_YA16BE      ||     \
+     (x) == AV_PIX_FMT_YA16LE)
 #define hasChroma(x)                   \
     (!(isGray(x)                ||     \
        (x) == AV_PIX_FMT_MONOBLACK ||     \
diff --git a/libswscale/swscale_internal.h b/libswscale/swscale_internal.h
index cf7b955bac..5caf2ae6a8 100644
--- a/libswscale/swscale_internal.h
+++ b/libswscale/swscale_internal.h
@@ -672,7 +672,9 @@ static av_always_inline int isRGB(enum AVPixelFormat pix_fmt)
     ((x) == AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY8       ||  \
      (x) == AV_PIX_FMT_YA8         ||  \
      (x) == AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY16BE    ||  \
-     (x) == AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY16LE)
+     (x) == AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY16LE    ||  \
+     (x) == AV_PIX_FMT_YA16BE      ||  \
+     (x) == AV_PIX_FMT_YA16LE)
 #endif
 
 #define isRGBinInt(x) \
diff --git a/libswscale/swscale_unscaled.c b/libswscale/swscale_unscaled.c
index 8161eb0c93..0c0edd1efb 100644
--- a/libswscale/swscale_unscaled.c
+++ b/libswscale/swscale_unscaled.c
@@ -1668,6 +1668,7 @@ void ff_get_unscaled_swscale(SwsContext *c)
         IS_DIFFERENT_ENDIANESS(srcFormat, dstFormat, AV_PIX_FMT_BGR565) ||
         IS_DIFFERENT_ENDIANESS(srcFormat, dstFormat, AV_PIX_FMT_BGRA64) ||
         IS_DIFFERENT_ENDIANESS(srcFormat, dstFormat, AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY16) ||
+        IS_DIFFERENT_ENDIANESS(srcFormat, dstFormat, AV_PIX_FMT_YA16)   ||
         IS_DIFFERENT_ENDIANESS(srcFormat, dstFormat, AV_PIX_FMT_GBRP9)  ||
         IS_DIFFERENT_ENDIANESS(srcFormat, dstFormat, AV_PIX_FMT_GBRP10) ||
         IS_DIFFERENT_ENDIANESS(srcFormat, dstFormat, AV_PIX_FMT_GBRP12) ||
diff --git a/libswscale/utils.c b/libswscale/utils.c
index 22965310da..4f3ce27878 100644
--- a/libswscale/utils.c
+++ b/libswscale/utils.c
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ static const FormatEntry format_entries[AV_PIX_FMT_NB] = {
     [AV_PIX_FMT_BGR444LE]    = { 1, 1 },
     [AV_PIX_FMT_BGR444BE]    = { 1, 1 },
     [AV_PIX_FMT_YA8]         = { 1, 0 },
+    [AV_PIX_FMT_YA16BE]      = { 1, 0 },
+    [AV_PIX_FMT_YA16LE]      = { 1, 0 },
     [AV_PIX_FMT_BGR48BE]     = { 1, 1 },
     [AV_PIX_FMT_BGR48LE]     = { 1, 1 },
     [AV_PIX_FMT_BGRA64BE]    = { 1, 1, 1 },