diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/video.h b/gst-libs/gst/video/video.h
index 0fd1d074a7..e8cb1ebcaa 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/video.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/video.h
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ struct _GstVideoInfo {
 /* dealing with components */
 #define GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_COMPONENTS(i)   GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_INFO_N_COMPONENTS((i)->finfo)
 #define GST_VIDEO_INFO_COMP_DEPTH(i,c)   GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_INFO_DEPTH((i)->finfo,c)
+#define GST_VIDEO_INFO_COMP_BITS(i,c)    GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_INFO_BITS((i)->finfo,c)
 #define GST_VIDEO_INFO_COMP_DATA(i,d,c)  GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_INFO_DATA((i)->finfo,d,c)
 #define GST_VIDEO_INFO_COMP_OFFSET(i,c)  GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_INFO_OFFSET((i)->finfo,(i)->offset,c)
 #define GST_VIDEO_INFO_COMP_STRIDE(i,c)  GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_INFO_STRIDE((i)->finfo,(i)->stride,c)