diff --git a/libavcodec/pngdec.c b/libavcodec/pngdec.c
index 324f4e6ab7..1f8a77b37b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/pngdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/pngdec.c
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ static int decode_idat_chunk(AVCodecContext *avctx, PNGDecContext *s,
         } else if ((s->bits_per_pixel == 1 || s->bits_per_pixel == 2 || s->bits_per_pixel == 4 || s->bits_per_pixel == 8) &&
                 s->color_type == PNG_COLOR_TYPE_PALETTE) {
             avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_PAL8;
-        } else if (s->bit_depth == 1 && s->bits_per_pixel == 1) {
+        } else if (s->bit_depth == 1 && s->bits_per_pixel == 1 && avctx->codec_id != AV_CODEC_ID_APNG) {
             avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_MONOBLACK;
         } else if (s->bit_depth == 8 &&
                 s->color_type == PNG_COLOR_TYPE_GRAY_ALPHA) {