diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_writeffmpeg.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_writeffmpeg.h
index 299f8e185cf..c35105f7b8b 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_writeffmpeg.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_writeffmpeg.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ void filepath_ffmpeg(char* string, struct RenderData* rd);
 extern void ffmpeg_set_preset(struct RenderData *rd, int preset);
 extern void ffmpeg_verify_image_type(struct RenderData *rd, struct ImageFormatData *imf);
 extern void ffmpeg_verify_codec_settings(struct RenderData *rd);
+extern int  ffmpeg_alpha_channel_supported(struct RenderData *rd);
 
 extern struct IDProperty *ffmpeg_property_add(struct RenderData *Rd, const char *type, int opt_index, int parent_index);
 extern int ffmpeg_property_add_string(struct RenderData *rd, const char *type, const char *str);
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/writeffmpeg.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/writeffmpeg.c
index e9f7823dfe8..2291ea5a249 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/writeffmpeg.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/writeffmpeg.c
@@ -506,12 +506,21 @@ static AVStream* alloc_video_stream(RenderData *rd, int codec_id, AVFormatContex
 	}
 	
 	// Keep lossless encodes in the RGB domain.
-	if (codec_id == CODEC_ID_HUFFYUV || codec_id == CODEC_ID_FFV1) {
+	if (codec_id == CODEC_ID_HUFFYUV) {
 		/* HUFFYUV was PIX_FMT_YUV422P before */
 		c->pix_fmt = PIX_FMT_RGB32;
 	}
 
-	if ( codec_id == CODEC_ID_QTRLE ) {
+	if (codec_id == CODEC_ID_FFV1) {
+		if (rd->im_format.planes ==  R_IMF_PLANES_RGBA) {
+			c->pix_fmt = PIX_FMT_RGB32;
+		}
+		else {
+			c->pix_fmt = PIX_FMT_BGR0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (codec_id == CODEC_ID_QTRLE ) {
 		if (rd->im_format.planes ==  R_IMF_PLANES_RGBA) {
 			c->pix_fmt = PIX_FMT_ARGB;
 		}
@@ -1422,4 +1431,11 @@ void ffmpeg_verify_codec_settings(RenderData *rd)
 	ffmpeg_set_expert_options(rd);
 }
 
+int ffmpeg_alpha_channel_supported(RenderData *rd)
+{
+	int codec = rd->ffcodecdata.codec;
+
+	return ELEM(codec, CODEC_ID_QTRLE, CODEC_ID_FFV1);
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c
index 8483478838d..cd20f4fceed 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ static EnumPropertyItem *rna_ImageFormatSettings_color_mode_itemf(bContext *C, P
 		Scene *scene = ptr->id.data;
 		RenderData *rd = &scene->r;
 
-		if (rd->ffcodecdata.codec == CODEC_ID_QTRLE)
+		if (ffmpeg_alpha_channel_supported(rd))
 			chan_flag |= IMA_CHAN_FLAG_ALPHA;
 	}
 #endif