diff --git a/gstreamer-video/src/video_format.rs b/gstreamer-video/src/video_format.rs
index 91320a758..0fc6ee2d4 100644
--- a/gstreamer-video/src/video_format.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-video/src/video_format.rs
@@ -8,12 +8,126 @@
 
 use gst_video_sys;
 
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::str;
 
 use glib::translate::{from_glib, FromGlib, ToGlib, ToGlibPtr};
 
+#[cfg(feature = "v1_18")]
+pub static VIDEO_FORMATS_ALL: Lazy<Box<[::VideoFormat]>> = Lazy::new(|| unsafe {
+    let mut len: u32 = 0;
+    let mut res = Vec::with_capacity(len as usize);
+    let formats = gst_video_sys::gst_video_formats_raw(&mut len);
+    for i in 0..len {
+        let format = formats.offset(i as isize);
+        res.push(from_glib(*format));
+    }
+    res.into_boxed_slice()
+});
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "v1_18"))]
+pub static VIDEO_FORMATS_ALL: Lazy<Box<[::VideoFormat]>> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    Box::new([
+        ::VideoFormat::I420,
+        ::VideoFormat::Yv12,
+        ::VideoFormat::Yuy2,
+        ::VideoFormat::Uyvy,
+        ::VideoFormat::Ayuv,
+        ::VideoFormat::Vuya,
+        ::VideoFormat::Rgbx,
+        ::VideoFormat::Bgrx,
+        ::VideoFormat::Xrgb,
+        ::VideoFormat::Xbgr,
+        ::VideoFormat::Rgba,
+        ::VideoFormat::Bgra,
+        ::VideoFormat::Argb,
+        ::VideoFormat::Abgr,
+        ::VideoFormat::Rgb,
+        ::VideoFormat::Bgr,
+        ::VideoFormat::Y41b,
+        ::VideoFormat::Y42b,
+        ::VideoFormat::Yvyu,
+        ::VideoFormat::Y444,
+        ::VideoFormat::V210,
+        ::VideoFormat::V216,
+        ::VideoFormat::Y210,
+        ::VideoFormat::Y410,
+        ::VideoFormat::Nv12,
+        ::VideoFormat::Nv21,
+        ::VideoFormat::Gray8,
+        ::VideoFormat::Gray16Be,
+        ::VideoFormat::Gray16Le,
+        ::VideoFormat::V308,
+        ::VideoFormat::Rgb16,
+        ::VideoFormat::Bgr16,
+        ::VideoFormat::Rgb15,
+        ::VideoFormat::Bgr15,
+        ::VideoFormat::Uyvp,
+        ::VideoFormat::A420,
+        ::VideoFormat::Rgb8p,
+        ::VideoFormat::Yuv9,
+        ::VideoFormat::Yvu9,
+        ::VideoFormat::Iyu1,
+        ::VideoFormat::Argb64,
+        ::VideoFormat::Ayuv64,
+        ::VideoFormat::R210,
+        ::VideoFormat::I42010be,
+        ::VideoFormat::I42010le,
+        ::VideoFormat::I42210be,
+        ::VideoFormat::I42210le,
+        ::VideoFormat::Y44410be,
+        ::VideoFormat::Y44410le,
+        ::VideoFormat::Gbr,
+        ::VideoFormat::Gbr10be,
+        ::VideoFormat::Gbr10le,
+        ::VideoFormat::Nv16,
+        ::VideoFormat::Nv24,
+        ::VideoFormat::Nv1264z32,
+        ::VideoFormat::A42010be,
+        ::VideoFormat::A42010le,
+        ::VideoFormat::A42210be,
+        ::VideoFormat::A42210le,
+        ::VideoFormat::A44410be,
+        ::VideoFormat::A44410le,
+        ::VideoFormat::Nv61,
+        ::VideoFormat::P01010be,
+        ::VideoFormat::P01010le,
+        ::VideoFormat::Iyu2,
+        ::VideoFormat::Vyuy,
+        ::VideoFormat::Gbra,
+        ::VideoFormat::Gbra10be,
+        ::VideoFormat::Gbra10le,
+        ::VideoFormat::Bgr10a2Le,
+        ::VideoFormat::Rgb10a2Le,
+        ::VideoFormat::Gbr12be,
+        ::VideoFormat::Gbr12le,
+        ::VideoFormat::Gbra12be,
+        ::VideoFormat::Gbra12le,
+        ::VideoFormat::P012Be,
+        ::VideoFormat::P012Le,
+        ::VideoFormat::I42012be,
+        ::VideoFormat::I42012le,
+        ::VideoFormat::Y212Be,
+        ::VideoFormat::Y212Le,
+        ::VideoFormat::I42212be,
+        ::VideoFormat::I42212le,
+        ::VideoFormat::Y412Be,
+        ::VideoFormat::Y412Le,
+        ::VideoFormat::Y44412be,
+        ::VideoFormat::Y44412le,
+        ::VideoFormat::Gray10Le32,
+        ::VideoFormat::Nv1210le32,
+        ::VideoFormat::Nv1610le32,
+        ::VideoFormat::Nv1210le40,
+        ::VideoFormat::Y44416be,
+        ::VideoFormat::Y44416le,
+        ::VideoFormat::P016Be,
+        ::VideoFormat::P016Le,
+    ])
+});
+
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Copy, Clone, Debug, Hash)]
 pub enum VideoEndianness {
     Unknown,
@@ -87,6 +201,10 @@ impl ::VideoFormat {
                 .unwrap()
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn iter_raw() -> VideoFormatIterator {
+        VideoFormatIterator::default()
+    }
 }
 
 impl str::FromStr for ::VideoFormat {
@@ -114,6 +232,86 @@ impl fmt::Display for ::VideoFormat {
         f.write_str((*self).to_str())
     }
 }
+pub struct VideoFormatIterator {
+    idx: usize,
+    len: usize,
+}
+
+impl Default for VideoFormatIterator {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            idx: 0,
+            len: VIDEO_FORMATS_ALL.len(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Iterator for VideoFormatIterator {
+    type Item = ::VideoFormat;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        if self.idx >= self.len {
+            None
+        } else {
+            let fmt = VIDEO_FORMATS_ALL[self.idx];
+            self.idx += 1;
+            Some(fmt)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ExactSizeIterator for VideoFormatIterator {
+    fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.len
+    }
+}
+
+impl DoubleEndedIterator for VideoFormatIterator {
+    fn next_back(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        if self.idx >= self.len {
+            None
+        } else {
+            let fmt = VIDEO_FORMATS_ALL[self.len - 1];
+            self.len -= 1;
+            Some(fmt)
+        }
+    }
+}
+pub trait VideoFormatIteratorExt {
+    fn into_video_caps(self) -> Option<gst::caps::Builder<gst::caps::NoFeature>>;
+}
+
+impl<T> VideoFormatIteratorExt for T
+where
+    T: Iterator<Item = ::VideoFormat>,
+{
+    fn into_video_caps(self) -> Option<gst::caps::Builder<gst::caps::NoFeature>> {
+        let formats: Vec<::VideoFormat> = self.collect();
+        if !formats.is_empty() {
+            Some(::functions::video_make_raw_caps(&formats))
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait VideoFormatIteratorExtRef {
+    fn into_video_caps(self) -> Option<gst::caps::Builder<gst::caps::NoFeature>>;
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> VideoFormatIteratorExtRef for T
+where
+    T: Iterator<Item = &'a ::VideoFormat>,
+{
+    fn into_video_caps(self) -> Option<gst::caps::Builder<gst::caps::NoFeature>> {
+        let formats: Vec<::VideoFormat> = self.copied().collect();
+        if !formats.is_empty() {
+            Some(::functions::video_make_raw_caps(&formats))
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
@@ -125,4 +323,53 @@ mod tests {
 
         format!("{}", ::VideoFormat::Nv16);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn iter() {
+        use super::*;
+        gst::init().unwrap();
+
+        assert!(::VideoFormat::iter_raw().count() > 0);
+        assert_eq!(
+            ::VideoFormat::iter_raw().count(),
+            ::VideoFormat::iter_raw().len()
+        );
+
+        let mut i = ::VideoFormat::iter_raw();
+        let mut count = 0;
+        loop {
+            if i.next().is_none() {
+                break;
+            }
+            count += 1;
+            if i.next_back().is_none() {
+                break;
+            }
+            count += 1;
+        }
+        assert_eq!(count, ::VideoFormat::iter_raw().len());
+
+        assert!(::VideoFormat::iter_raw().any(|f| f == ::VideoFormat::P016Be));
+        assert!(::VideoFormat::iter_raw()
+            .find(|f| *f == ::VideoFormat::Encoded)
+            .is_none());
+
+        let caps = ::VideoFormat::iter_raw().into_video_caps();
+        assert!(caps.is_some());
+
+        let caps = ::VideoFormat::iter_raw()
+            .filter(|f| ::VideoFormatInfo::from_format(*f).is_gray())
+            .into_video_caps();
+        assert!(caps.is_some());
+
+        let caps = ::VideoFormat::iter_raw().skip(1000).into_video_caps();
+        assert!(caps.is_none());
+
+        let caps = [::VideoFormat::Nv12, ::VideoFormat::Nv16]
+            .iter()
+            .into_video_caps()
+            .unwrap()
+            .build();
+        assert_eq!(caps.to_string(), "video/x-raw, format=(string){ NV12, NV16 }, width=(int)[ 1, 2147483647 ], height=(int)[ 1, 2147483647 ], framerate=(fraction)[ 0/1, 2147483647/1 ]");
+    }
 }