diff --git a/libavcodec/pngdec.c b/libavcodec/pngdec.c
index 66a59ae8bd..92dc25a833 100644
--- a/libavcodec/pngdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/pngdec.c
@@ -655,6 +655,9 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
                 } else if (s->bit_depth == 8 &&
                            s->color_type == PNG_COLOR_TYPE_GRAY_ALPHA) {
                     avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_YA8;
+                } else if (s->bit_depth == 16 &&
+                           s->color_type == PNG_COLOR_TYPE_GRAY_ALPHA) {
+                    avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_YA16BE;
                 } else {
                     av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "unsupported bit depth %d "
                                                 "and color type %d\n",