diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkformat.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkformat.c
index ffc2a9e3fc..78edcefcae 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkformat.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkformat.c
@@ -656,3 +656,26 @@ gst_vulkan_format_from_video_info_2 (GstVulkanPhysicalDevice * physical_device,
 
   return FALSE;
 }
+
+/**
+ * gst_vulkan_format_to_video_format:
+ * @vk_format: the Vulkan format to convert
+ *
+ * Returns: the #GstVideoFormat that maps to @vk_format
+ *
+ * Since: 1.24
+ */
+GstVideoFormat
+gst_vulkan_format_to_video_format (VkFormat vk_format)
+{
+  int i;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (vk_formats_map); i++) {
+    if (vk_formats_map[i].vkfrmt != vk_format)
+      continue;
+
+    return vk_formats_map[i].format;
+  }
+
+  return GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_UNKNOWN;
+}
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkformat.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkformat.h
index cd8e8246b9..ad0a1e1509 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkformat.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkformat.h
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ gboolean                        gst_vulkan_format_from_video_info_2            (
                                                                                 int * n_imgs,
                                                                                 VkImageUsageFlags * usage);
 
+GST_VULKAN_API
+GstVideoFormat                  gst_vulkan_format_to_video_format              (VkFormat vk_format);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GST_VULKAN_FORMAT_H__ */