diff --git a/av/video/format.pyi b/av/video/format.pyi
index ee16b85b8..e102ef4c0 100644
--- a/av/video/format.pyi
+++ b/av/video/format.pyi
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ class VideoFormat:
     has_palette: bool
     is_bit_stream: bool
     is_planar: bool
-    is_rgb: bool
+    @property
+    def is_rgb(self) -> bool: ...
+    @property
+    def is_bayer(self) -> bool: ...
     width: int
     height: int
     components: tuple[VideoFormatComponent, ...]
diff --git a/av/video/format.pyx b/av/video/format.pyx
index 6ae66c3a2..8779f7151 100644
--- a/av/video/format.pyx
+++ b/av/video/format.pyx
@@ -104,7 +104,12 @@ cdef class VideoFormat:
     def is_rgb(self):
         """The pixel format contains RGB-like data (as opposed to YUV/grayscale)."""
         return bool(self.ptr.flags & lib.AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_RGB)
+    
 
+    @property
+    def is_bayer(self):
+        """The pixel format contains Bayer data."""
+        return bool(self.ptr.flags & lib.AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_BAYER)
 
     cpdef chroma_width(self, int luma_width=0):
         """chroma_width(luma_width=0)
diff --git a/av/video/frame.pyx b/av/video/frame.pyx
index 36f4deae1..b74d58d1c 100644
--- a/av/video/frame.pyx
+++ b/av/video/frame.pyx
@@ -317,6 +317,18 @@ cdef class VideoFrame(Frame):
         itemsize, dtype = {
             "abgr": (4, "uint8"),
             "argb": (4, "uint8"),
+            "bayer_bggr8": (1, "uint8"),
+            "bayer_gbrg8": (1, "uint8"),
+            "bayer_grbg8": (1, "uint8"),
+            "bayer_rggb8": (1, "uint8"),
+            "bayer_bggr16le": (2, "uint16"),
+            "bayer_bggr16be": (2, "uint16"),
+            "bayer_gbrg16le": (2, "uint16"),
+            "bayer_gbrg16be": (2, "uint16"),
+            "bayer_grbg16le": (2, "uint16"),
+            "bayer_grbg16be": (2, "uint16"),
+            "bayer_rggb16le": (2, "uint16"),
+            "bayer_rggb16be": (2, "uint16"),
             "bgr24": (3, "uint8"),
             "bgr8": (1, "uint8"),
             "bgra": (4, "uint8"),
@@ -451,6 +463,13 @@ cdef class VideoFrame(Frame):
             else:
                 # Planes where U and V are interleaved have the same stride as Y.
                 linesizes = (array.strides[0], array.strides[0])
+        elif format in {"bayer_bggr8", "bayer_rggb8", "bayer_gbrg8", "bayer_grbg8","bayer_bggr16le", "bayer_rggb16le", "bayer_gbrg16le", "bayer_grbg16le","bayer_bggr16be", "bayer_rggb16be", "bayer_gbrg16be", "bayer_grbg16be"}:
+            check_ndarray(array, "uint8" if format.endswith("8") else "uint16", 2)
+    
+            if array.strides[1] != (1 if format.endswith("8") else 2):
+                raise ValueError("provided array does not have C_CONTIGUOUS rows")
+    
+            linesizes = (array.strides[0],)
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"Conversion from numpy array with format `{format}` is not yet supported")
 
@@ -554,7 +573,19 @@ cdef class VideoFrame(Frame):
             "yuv444p16be": (3, 2, "uint16"),
             "yuv444p16le": (3, 2, "uint16"),
             "yuva444p16be": (4, 2, "uint16"),
-            "yuva444p16le": (4, 2, "uint16"),
+            "yuva444p16le": (4, 2, "uint16"),            
+            "bayer_bggr8": (1, 1, "uint8"),
+            "bayer_rggb8": (1, 1, "uint8"),
+            "bayer_grbg8": (1, 1, "uint8"),
+            "bayer_gbrg8": (1, 1, "uint8"),
+            "bayer_bggr16be": (1, 2, "uint16"),
+            "bayer_bggr16le": (1, 2, "uint16"),
+            "bayer_rggb16be": (1, 2, "uint16"),
+            "bayer_rggb16le": (1, 2, "uint16"),
+            "bayer_grbg16be": (1, 2, "uint16"),
+            "bayer_grbg16le": (1, 2, "uint16"),
+            "bayer_gbrg16be": (1, 2, "uint16"),
+            "bayer_gbrg16le": (1, 2, "uint16"),
         }.get(format, (None, None, None))
         if channels is not None:
             if array.ndim == 2:  # (height, width) -> (height, width, 1)
@@ -644,6 +675,8 @@ cdef class VideoFrame(Frame):
         frame = VideoFrame(width, height, format)
         if format == "rgba":
             copy_bytes_to_plane(img_bytes, frame.planes[0], 4, flip_horizontal, flip_vertical)
+        elif format in ("bayer_bggr8", "bayer_rggb8", "bayer_gbrg8", "bayer_grbg8","bayer_bggr16le", "bayer_rggb16le", "bayer_gbrg16le", "bayer_grbg16le","bayer_bggr16be", "bayer_rggb16be", "bayer_gbrg16be", "bayer_grbg16be"):
+            copy_bytes_to_plane(img_bytes, frame.planes[0], 1 if format.endswith("8") else 2, flip_horizontal, flip_vertical)
         else:
             raise NotImplementedError(f"Format '{format}' is not supported.")
         return frame