diff --git a/libavformat/img2.h b/libavformat/img2.h
index deebcc34a7..0e5b374a6b 100644
--- a/libavformat/img2.h
+++ b/libavformat/img2.h
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ enum PatternType {
     PT_GLOB_SEQUENCE,
     PT_GLOB,
     PT_SEQUENCE,
-    PT_NONE
+    PT_NONE,
+    PT_DEFAULT
 };
 
 typedef struct VideoDemuxData {
diff --git a/libavformat/img2dec.c b/libavformat/img2dec.c
index db4b4b75f4..0c448dc445 100644
--- a/libavformat/img2dec.c
+++ b/libavformat/img2dec.c
@@ -225,6 +225,13 @@ int ff_img_read_header(AVFormatContext *s1)
     }
 
     if (!s->is_pipe) {
+        if (s->pattern_type == PT_DEFAULT) {
+            if (s1->pb) {
+                s->pattern_type = PT_NONE;
+            } else
+                s->pattern_type = PT_GLOB_SEQUENCE;
+        }
+
         if (s->pattern_type == PT_GLOB_SEQUENCE) {
         s->use_glob = is_glob(s->path);
         if (s->use_glob) {
@@ -557,7 +564,7 @@ const AVOption ff_img_options[] = {
     { "framerate",    "set the video framerate",             OFFSET(framerate),    AV_OPT_TYPE_VIDEO_RATE, {.str = "25"}, 0, 0,   DEC },
     { "loop",         "force loop over input file sequence", OFFSET(loop),         AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL,   {.i64 = 0   }, 0, 1,       DEC },
 
-    { "pattern_type", "set pattern type",                    OFFSET(pattern_type), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,    {.i64=PT_GLOB_SEQUENCE}, 0,       INT_MAX, DEC, "pattern_type"},
+    { "pattern_type", "set pattern type",                    OFFSET(pattern_type), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,    {.i64=PT_DEFAULT}, 0,       INT_MAX, DEC, "pattern_type"},
     { "glob_sequence","select glob/sequence pattern type",   0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,  {.i64=PT_GLOB_SEQUENCE}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, DEC, "pattern_type" },
     { "glob",         "select glob pattern type",            0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,  {.i64=PT_GLOB         }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, DEC, "pattern_type" },
     { "sequence",     "select sequence pattern type",        0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,  {.i64=PT_SEQUENCE     }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, DEC, "pattern_type" },