diff --git a/libavformat/avienc.c b/libavformat/avienc.c
index f1ee7f169a..82fe1e3b86 100644
--- a/libavformat/avienc.c
+++ b/libavformat/avienc.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ const CodecTag codec_bmp_tags[] = {
     { CODEC_ID_H263, MKTAG('H', '2', '6', '3') },
     { CODEC_ID_H263P, MKTAG('H', '2', '6', '3') },
     { CODEC_ID_H263I, MKTAG('I', '2', '6', '3') }, /* intel h263 */
+    { CODEC_ID_H261, MKTAG('H', '2', '6', '1') },
 
     /* added based on MPlayer */
     { CODEC_ID_H263P, MKTAG('U', '2', '6', '3') },