diff --git a/doc/filters.texi b/doc/filters.texi
index 67892e0afb..c13b4efacf 100644
--- a/doc/filters.texi
+++ b/doc/filters.texi
@@ -9291,13 +9291,21 @@ TensorFlow backend. To enable this backend you
 need to install the TensorFlow for C library (see
 @url{https://www.tensorflow.org/install/install_c}) and configure FFmpeg with
 @code{--enable-libtensorflow}
+
+@item openvino
+OpenVINO backend. To enable this backend you
+need to build and install the OpenVINO for C library (see
+@url{https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino/blob/master/build-instruction.md}) and configure FFmpeg with
+@code{--enable-libopenvino} (--extra-cflags=-I... --extra-ldflags=-L... might
+be needed if the header files and libraries are not installed into system path)
+
 @end table
 
 Default value is @samp{native}.
 
 @item model
 Set path to model file specifying network architecture and its parameters.
-Note that different backends use different file formats. TensorFlow and native
+Note that different backends use different file formats. TensorFlow, OpenVINO and native
 backend can load files for only its format.
 
 Native model file (.model) can be generated from TensorFlow model file (.pb) by using tools/python/convert.py
diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_dnn_processing.c b/libavfilter/vf_dnn_processing.c
index cf589acedf..4b31808abf 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_dnn_processing.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_dnn_processing.c
@@ -58,10 +58,13 @@ typedef struct DnnProcessingContext {
 #define OFFSET(x) offsetof(DnnProcessingContext, x)
 #define FLAGS AV_OPT_FLAG_FILTERING_PARAM | AV_OPT_FLAG_VIDEO_PARAM
 static const AVOption dnn_processing_options[] = {
-    { "dnn_backend", "DNN backend",                OFFSET(backend_type),     AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,       { .i64 = 0 },    0, 1, FLAGS, "backend" },
+    { "dnn_backend", "DNN backend",                OFFSET(backend_type),     AV_OPT_TYPE_INT,       { .i64 = 0 },    INT_MIN, INT_MAX, FLAGS, "backend" },
     { "native",      "native backend flag",        0,                        AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,     { .i64 = 0 },    0, 0, FLAGS, "backend" },
 #if (CONFIG_LIBTENSORFLOW == 1)
     { "tensorflow",  "tensorflow backend flag",    0,                        AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,     { .i64 = 1 },    0, 0, FLAGS, "backend" },
+#endif
+#if (CONFIG_LIBOPENVINO == 1)
+    { "openvino",    "openvino backend flag",      0,                        AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST,     { .i64 = 2 },    0, 0, FLAGS, "backend" },
 #endif
     { "model",       "path to model file",         OFFSET(model_filename),   AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING,    { .str = NULL }, 0, 0, FLAGS },
     { "input",       "input name of the model",    OFFSET(model_inputname),  AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING,    { .str = NULL }, 0, 0, FLAGS },