diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/video-color.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/video-color.c
index 2c04cb60e7..2586116090 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/video-color.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/video-color.c
@@ -217,20 +217,10 @@ gst_video_color_range_offsets (GstVideoColorRange range,
 }
 
 
-#if 0
-typedef struct
-{
-  GstVideoColorPrimaries primaries;
-  gdouble xW, yW;
-  gdouble xR, yR;
-  gdouble xG, yG;
-  gdouble xB, yB;
-} PrimariesInfo;
-
 #define WP_C    0.31006, 0.31616
 #define WP_D65  0.31271, 0.32902
 
-static const PrimariesInfo primaries[] = {
+static const GstVideoColorPrimariesInfo color_primaries[] = {
   {GST_VIDEO_COLOR_PRIMARIES_UNKNOWN, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0},
   {GST_VIDEO_COLOR_PRIMARIES_BT709, WP_D65, 0.64, 0.33, 0.30, 0.60, 0.15, 0.06},
   {GST_VIDEO_COLOR_PRIMARIES_BT470M, WP_C, 0.67, 0.33, 0.21, 0.71, 0.14, 0.08},
@@ -243,7 +233,24 @@ static const PrimariesInfo primaries[] = {
   {GST_VIDEO_COLOR_PRIMARIES_FILM, WP_C, 0.681, 0.319, 0.243, 0.692, 0.145,
       0.049}
 };
-#endif
+
+/**
+ * gst_video_color_primaries_get_info:
+ * @primaries: a #GstVideoColorPrimaries
+ *
+ * Get information about the chromaticity coordinates of @primaries.
+ *
+ * Returns: a #GstVideoColorPrimariesInfo for @primaries.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.6
+ */
+const GstVideoColorPrimariesInfo *
+gst_video_color_primaries_get_info (GstVideoColorPrimaries primaries)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (primaries < G_N_ELEMENTS (color_primaries), NULL);
+
+  return &color_primaries[primaries];
+}
 
 /**
  * gst_video_color_matrix_get_Kr_Kb:
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/video-color.h b/gst-libs/gst/video/video-color.h
index f2aa1bab6b..e82a3a22a9 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/video-color.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/video-color.h
@@ -127,6 +127,35 @@ typedef enum {
   GST_VIDEO_COLOR_PRIMARIES_FILM
 } GstVideoColorPrimaries;
 
+/**
+ * GstVideoColorPrimariesInfo:
+ * @primaries: a #GstVideoColorPrimaries
+ * @Wx: reference white x coordinate
+ * @Wy: reference white y coordinate
+ * @Rx: red x coordinate
+ * @Ry: red y coordinate
+ * @Gx: green x coordinate
+ * @Gy: green y coordinate
+ * @Bx: blue x coordinate
+ * @By: blue y coordinate
+ *
+ * Structure describing the chromaticity coordinates of an RGB system. These
+ * values can be used to construct a matrix to transform RGB to and from the
+ * XYZ colorspace.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.6
+ */
+typedef struct {
+  GstVideoColorPrimaries primaries;
+  gdouble Wx, Wy;
+  gdouble Rx, Ry;
+  gdouble Gx, Gy;
+  gdouble Bx, By;
+} GstVideoColorPrimariesInfo;
+
+const GstVideoColorPrimariesInfo *
+                gst_video_color_primaries_get_info     (GstVideoColorPrimaries primaries);
+
 /**
  * GstVideoColorimetry:
  * @range: the color range. This is the valid range for the samples.