diff --git a/libavformat/img2.c b/libavformat/img2.c
index e099b3687b..2a08fa7b24 100644
--- a/libavformat/img2.c
+++ b/libavformat/img2.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static const IdStrMap img_tags[] = {
     { CODEC_ID_FFV1      , "ffv1-img"},
     { CODEC_ID_RAWVIDEO  , "y"},
     { CODEC_ID_BMP       , "bmp"},
+    { CODEC_ID_GIF       , "gif"},
     {0, NULL}
 };