diff --git a/spa/include/spa/param/format.h b/spa/include/spa/param/format.h
index eb3b851be..486f5d8ef 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/param/format.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/param/format.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ enum spa_media_subtype {
 	SPA_MEDIA_SUBTYPE_vp8,
 	SPA_MEDIA_SUBTYPE_vp9,
 	SPA_MEDIA_SUBTYPE_bayer,
+	SPA_MEDIA_SUBTYPE_h265,
 
 	SPA_MEDIA_SUBTYPE_START_Image	= 0x30000,
 	SPA_MEDIA_SUBTYPE_jpeg,
@@ -132,6 +133,8 @@ enum spa_format {
 	SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_level,			/**< (Int) */
 	SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_H264_streamFormat,	/**< (Id enum spa_h264_stream_format) */
 	SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_H264_alignment,	/**< (Id enum spa_h264_alignment) */
+	SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_H265_streamFormat,	/**< (Id enum spa_h265_stream_format) */
+	SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_H265_alignment,	/**< (Id enum spa_h265_alignment) */
 
 	/* Image Format keys */
 	SPA_FORMAT_START_Image = 0x30000,
diff --git a/spa/include/spa/param/video/format-utils.h b/spa/include/spa/param/video/format-utils.h
index 9efbef612..43bbb22c8 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/param/video/format-utils.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/param/video/format-utils.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <spa/param/video/raw-utils.h>
 #include <spa/param/video/dsp-utils.h>
 #include <spa/param/video/h264-utils.h>
+#include <spa/param/video/h265-utils.h>
 #include <spa/param/video/mjpg-utils.h>
 
 #ifndef SPA_API_VIDEO_FORMAT_UTILS
diff --git a/spa/include/spa/param/video/h265-utils.h b/spa/include/spa/param/video/h265-utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62a797811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spa/include/spa/param/video/h265-utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/* Simple Plugin API */
+/* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright © 2025 Wim Taymans */
+/* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright © 2025 Arun Raghavan */
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
+
+#ifndef SPA_VIDEO_H265_UTILS_H
+#define SPA_VIDEO_H265_UTILS_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * \addtogroup spa_param
+ * \{
+ */
+
+#include <spa/pod/parser.h>
+#include <spa/pod/builder.h>
+#include <spa/param/video/h265.h>
+
+#ifndef SPA_API_VIDEO_H265_UTILS
+ #ifdef SPA_API_IMPL
+  #define SPA_API_VIDEO_H265_UTILS SPA_API_IMPL
+ #else
+  #define SPA_API_VIDEO_H265_UTILS static inline
+ #endif
+#endif
+
+SPA_API_VIDEO_H265_UTILS int
+spa_format_video_h265_parse(const struct spa_pod *format,
+			    struct spa_video_info_h265 *info)
+{
+	return spa_pod_parse_object(format,
+			SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_Format, NULL,
+			SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_size,			SPA_POD_OPT_Rectangle(&info->size),
+			SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_framerate,		SPA_POD_OPT_Fraction(&info->framerate),
+			SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_maxFramerate,		SPA_POD_OPT_Fraction(&info->max_framerate),
+			SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_H265_streamFormat,	SPA_POD_OPT_Id(&info->stream_format),
+			SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_H265_alignment,	SPA_POD_OPT_Id(&info->alignment));
+}
+
+SPA_API_VIDEO_H265_UTILS struct spa_pod *
+spa_format_video_h265_build(struct spa_pod_builder *builder, uint32_t id,
+			    const struct spa_video_info_h265 *info)
+{
+	struct spa_pod_frame f;
+	spa_pod_builder_push_object(builder, &f, SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_Format, id);
+	spa_pod_builder_add(builder,
+			SPA_FORMAT_mediaType,		SPA_POD_Id(SPA_MEDIA_TYPE_video),
+			SPA_FORMAT_mediaSubtype,	SPA_POD_Id(SPA_MEDIA_SUBTYPE_h265),
+			0);
+	if (info->size.width != 0 && info->size.height != 0)
+		spa_pod_builder_add(builder,
+			SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_size,		SPA_POD_Rectangle(&info->size), 0);
+	if (info->framerate.denom != 0)
+		spa_pod_builder_add(builder,
+			SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_framerate,	SPA_POD_Fraction(&info->framerate), 0);
+	if (info->max_framerate.denom != 0)
+		spa_pod_builder_add(builder,
+			SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_maxFramerate,	SPA_POD_Fraction(&info->max_framerate), 0);
+	if (info->stream_format != 0)
+		spa_pod_builder_add(builder,
+			SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_H265_streamFormat, SPA_POD_Id(info->stream_format), 0);
+	if (info->alignment != 0)
+		spa_pod_builder_add(builder,
+			SPA_FORMAT_VIDEO_H265_alignment, SPA_POD_Id(info->alignment), 0);
+	return (struct spa_pod*)spa_pod_builder_pop(builder, &f);
+}
+
+/**
+ * \}
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+} /* extern "C" */
+#endif
+
+#endif /* SPA_VIDEO_H265_UTILS_H */
diff --git a/spa/include/spa/param/video/h265.h b/spa/include/spa/param/video/h265.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..41b111147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spa/include/spa/param/video/h265.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/* Simple Plugin API */
+/* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright © 2025 Wim Taymans */
+/* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright © 2025 Arun Raghavan */
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
+
+#ifndef SPA_VIDEO_H265_H
+#define SPA_VIDEO_H265_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * \addtogroup spa_param
+ * \{
+ */
+
+#include <spa/param/format.h>
+
+enum spa_h265_stream_format {
+	SPA_H265_STREAM_FORMAT_UNKNOWN = 0,
+	SPA_H265_STREAM_FORMAT_HVC1,
+	SPA_H265_STREAM_FORMAT_HEV1,
+	SPA_H265_STREAM_FORMAT_BYTESTREAM
+};
+
+enum spa_h265_alignment {
+	SPA_H265_ALIGNMENT_UNKNOWN = 0,
+	SPA_H265_ALIGNMENT_AU,
+	SPA_H265_ALIGNMENT_NAL
+};
+
+struct spa_video_info_h265 {
+	struct spa_rectangle size;
+	struct spa_fraction framerate;
+	struct spa_fraction max_framerate;
+	enum spa_h265_stream_format stream_format;
+	enum spa_h265_alignment alignment;
+};
+
+/**
+ * \}
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+} /* extern "C" */
+#endif
+
+#endif /* SPA_VIDEO_H265_H */