diff --git a/libavcodec/vdpau.c b/libavcodec/vdpau.c
index 0fccdf03fd..33be4bed34 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vdpau.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vdpau.c
@@ -664,6 +664,9 @@ do {                                       \
         case FF_PROFILE_H264_CONSTRAINED_BASELINE:
         case FF_PROFILE_H264_MAIN:             PROFILE(H264_MAIN);
         case FF_PROFILE_H264_HIGH:             PROFILE(H264_HIGH);
+#ifdef VDP_DECODER_PROFILE_H264_EXTENDED
+        case FF_PROFILE_H264_EXTENDED:         PROFILE(H264_EXTENDED);
+#endif
         default:                               return AVERROR(EINVAL);
         }
     case AV_CODEC_ID_WMV3:
diff --git a/libavcodec/vdpau_h264.c b/libavcodec/vdpau_h264.c
index c8307bcc47..d9a3a52df0 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vdpau_h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vdpau_h264.c
@@ -219,6 +219,11 @@ static int vdpau_h264_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     case FF_PROFILE_H264_HIGH:
         profile = VDP_DECODER_PROFILE_H264_HIGH;
         break;
+#ifdef VDP_DECODER_PROFILE_H264_EXTENDED
+    case FF_PROFILE_H264_EXTENDED:
+        profile = VDP_DECODER_PROFILE_H264_EXTENDED;
+        break;
+#endif
     default:
         return AVERROR(ENOTSUP);
     }