diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
index 3afb34526be..22d144ce630 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_screen.c
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ virgl_get_video_param(struct pipe_screen *screen,
    case PIPE_VIDEO_FORMAT_MPEG12:
    case PIPE_VIDEO_FORMAT_VC1:
    case PIPE_VIDEO_FORMAT_JPEG:
+   case PIPE_VIDEO_FORMAT_VP9:
       drv_supported = (entrypoint == PIPE_VIDEO_ENTRYPOINT_BITSTREAM);
       break;
    default:
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_video.c b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_video.c
index 337dd843168..d1a30d43971 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_video.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/virgl/virgl_video.c
@@ -788,6 +788,8 @@ static int fill_picture_desc(const struct pipe_picture_desc *desc,
         return fill_vc1_picture_desc(desc, vdsc);
     case PIPE_VIDEO_FORMAT_JPEG:
         return fill_mjpeg_picture_desc(desc, vdsc);
+    case PIPE_VIDEO_FORMAT_VP9:
+        return fill_vp9_picture_desc(desc, vdsc);
     default:
         return -1;
     }