diff --git a/libavcodec/proresdec2.c b/libavcodec/proresdec2.c
index 2d47a13030..a3a1ebdecb 100644
--- a/libavcodec/proresdec2.c
+++ b/libavcodec/proresdec2.c
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ static int decode_slice_thread(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *arg, int jobnr, int
     if (ret < 0)
         return ret;
 
-    if (!(avctx->flags & AV_CODEC_FLAG_GRAY)) {
+    if (!(avctx->flags & AV_CODEC_FLAG_GRAY) && (u_data_size + v_data_size) > 0) {
         ret = decode_slice_chroma(avctx, slice, (uint16_t*)dest_u, chroma_stride,
                                   buf + y_data_size, u_data_size,
                                   qmat_chroma_scaled, log2_chroma_blocks_per_mb);
@@ -591,6 +591,15 @@ static int decode_slice_thread(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *arg, int jobnr, int
         if (ret < 0)
             return ret;
     }
+    else {
+        size_t mb_max_x = slice->mb_count << (mb_x_shift - 1);
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < 16; ++i)
+            for (size_t j = 0; j < mb_max_x; ++j) {
+                *(uint16_t*)(dest_u + (i * chroma_stride) + (j << 1)) = 511;
+                *(uint16_t*)(dest_v + (i * chroma_stride) + (j << 1)) = 511;
+            }
+    }
+
     /* decode alpha plane if available */
     if (ctx->alpha_info && pic->data[3] && a_data_size)
         decode_slice_alpha(ctx, (uint16_t*)dest_a, luma_stride,