diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 97c0133f8c..2c6dd59e62 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2326,6 +2326,7 @@ TOOLCHAIN_FEATURES="
 TYPES_LIST="
     kCMVideoCodecType_HEVC
     kCMVideoCodecType_HEVCWithAlpha
+    kCMVideoCodecType_VP9
     kCVPixelFormatType_420YpCbCr10BiPlanarVideoRange
     kCVPixelFormatType_422YpCbCr8BiPlanarVideoRange
     kCVPixelFormatType_422YpCbCr10BiPlanarVideoRange
@@ -3081,6 +3082,8 @@ vp9_vaapi_hwaccel_deps="vaapi VADecPictureParameterBufferVP9_bit_depth"
 vp9_vaapi_hwaccel_select="vp9_decoder"
 vp9_vdpau_hwaccel_deps="vdpau VdpPictureInfoVP9"
 vp9_vdpau_hwaccel_select="vp9_decoder"
+vp9_videotoolbox_hwaccel_deps="videotoolbox"
+vp9_videotoolbox_hwaccel_select="vp9_decoder"
 wmv3_d3d11va_hwaccel_select="vc1_d3d11va_hwaccel"
 wmv3_d3d11va2_hwaccel_select="vc1_d3d11va2_hwaccel"
 wmv3_dxva2_hwaccel_select="vc1_dxva2_hwaccel"
@@ -6282,6 +6285,7 @@ enabled videotoolbox && {
     check_lib coreservices CoreServices/CoreServices.h UTGetOSTypeFromString "-framework CoreServices"
     check_func_headers CoreMedia/CMFormatDescription.h kCMVideoCodecType_HEVC "-framework CoreMedia"
     check_func_headers CoreMedia/CMFormatDescription.h kCMVideoCodecType_HEVCWithAlpha "-framework CoreMedia"
+    check_func_headers CoreMedia/CMFormatDescription.h kCMVideoCodecType_VP9 "-framework CoreMedia"
     check_func_headers CoreVideo/CVPixelBuffer.h kCVPixelFormatType_420YpCbCr10BiPlanarVideoRange "-framework CoreVideo"
     check_func_headers CoreVideo/CVPixelBuffer.h kCVPixelFormatType_422YpCbCr8BiPlanarVideoRange "-framework CoreVideo"
     check_func_headers CoreVideo/CVPixelBuffer.h kCVPixelFormatType_422YpCbCr10BiPlanarVideoRange "-framework CoreVideo"
diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index 14fbd2ecbc..32b35ebe75 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -975,6 +975,7 @@ OBJS-$(CONFIG_VP9_DXVA2_HWACCEL)          += dxva2_vp9.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_VP9_NVDEC_HWACCEL)          += nvdec_vp9.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_VP9_VAAPI_HWACCEL)          += vaapi_vp9.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_VP9_VDPAU_HWACCEL)          += vdpau_vp9.o
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_VP9_VIDEOTOOLBOX_HWACCEL)   += videotoolbox_vp9.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_VP8_QSV_HWACCEL)            += qsvdec.o
 
 # libavformat dependencies
diff --git a/libavcodec/hwaccels.h b/libavcodec/hwaccels.h
index 8e54cf73f9..65e778f3e4 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hwaccels.h
+++ b/libavcodec/hwaccels.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ extern const AVHWAccel ff_vp9_dxva2_hwaccel;
 extern const AVHWAccel ff_vp9_nvdec_hwaccel;
 extern const AVHWAccel ff_vp9_vaapi_hwaccel;
 extern const AVHWAccel ff_vp9_vdpau_hwaccel;
+extern const AVHWAccel ff_vp9_videotoolbox_hwaccel;
 extern const AVHWAccel ff_wmv3_d3d11va_hwaccel;
 extern const AVHWAccel ff_wmv3_d3d11va2_hwaccel;
 extern const AVHWAccel ff_wmv3_dxva2_hwaccel;
diff --git a/libavcodec/videotoolbox.c b/libavcodec/videotoolbox.c
index 0666446dbd..2e9af2ab93 100644
--- a/libavcodec/videotoolbox.c
+++ b/libavcodec/videotoolbox.c
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
 enum { kCMVideoCodecType_HEVC = 'hvc1' };
 #endif
 
+#if !HAVE_KCMVIDEOCODECTYPE_VP9
+enum { kCMVideoCodecType_VP9 = 'vp09' };
+#endif
+
 #define VIDEOTOOLBOX_ESDS_EXTRADATA_PADDING  12
 
 typedef struct VTHWFrame {
@@ -814,6 +818,11 @@ static CFDictionaryRef videotoolbox_decoder_config_create(CMVideoCodecType codec
         if (data)
             CFDictionarySetValue(avc_info, CFSTR("hvcC"), data);
         break;
+    case kCMVideoCodecType_VP9 :
+        data = ff_videotoolbox_vpcc_extradata_create(avctx);
+        if (data)
+            CFDictionarySetValue(avc_info, CFSTR("vpcC"), data);
+        break;
     default:
         break;
     }
@@ -861,6 +870,9 @@ static int videotoolbox_start(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     case AV_CODEC_ID_MPEG4 :
         videotoolbox->cm_codec_type = kCMVideoCodecType_MPEG4Video;
         break;
+    case AV_CODEC_ID_VP9 :
+        videotoolbox->cm_codec_type = kCMVideoCodecType_VP9;
+        break;
     default :
         break;
     }
diff --git a/libavcodec/videotoolbox_vp9.c b/libavcodec/videotoolbox_vp9.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b6d08f00b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/videotoolbox_vp9.c
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+/*
+ * Videotoolbox hardware acceleration for VP9
+ *
+ * copyright (c) 2021 rcombs
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+#include "videotoolbox.h"
+#include "libavutil/hwcontext_videotoolbox.h"
+#include "vt_internal.h"
+#include "libavutil/avutil.h"
+#include "libavutil/frame.h"
+#include "libavutil/hwcontext.h"
+#include "libavutil/intreadwrite.h"
+#include "libavutil/pixdesc.h"
+#include "decode.h"
+#include "internal.h"
+#include "vp9shared.h"
+
+enum VPX_CHROMA_SUBSAMPLING
+{
+    VPX_SUBSAMPLING_420_VERTICAL = 0,
+    VPX_SUBSAMPLING_420_COLLOCATED_WITH_LUMA = 1,
+    VPX_SUBSAMPLING_422 = 2,
+    VPX_SUBSAMPLING_444 = 3,
+};
+
+static int get_vpx_chroma_subsampling(enum AVPixelFormat pixel_format,
+                                      enum AVChromaLocation chroma_location)
+{
+    int chroma_w, chroma_h;
+    if (av_pix_fmt_get_chroma_sub_sample(pixel_format, &chroma_w, &chroma_h) == 0) {
+        if (chroma_w == 1 && chroma_h == 1) {
+            return (chroma_location == AVCHROMA_LOC_LEFT)
+                       ? VPX_SUBSAMPLING_420_VERTICAL
+                       : VPX_SUBSAMPLING_420_COLLOCATED_WITH_LUMA;
+        } else if (chroma_w == 1 && chroma_h == 0) {
+            return VPX_SUBSAMPLING_422;
+        } else if (chroma_w == 0 && chroma_h == 0) {
+            return VPX_SUBSAMPLING_444;
+        }
+    }
+    return -1;
+}
+
+CFDataRef ff_videotoolbox_vpcc_extradata_create(AVCodecContext *avctx)
+{
+    const VP9SharedContext *h = avctx->priv_data;
+    CFDataRef data = NULL;
+    uint8_t *p;
+    int vt_extradata_size;
+    uint8_t *vt_extradata;
+    int subsampling = get_vpx_chroma_subsampling(avctx->sw_pix_fmt, avctx->chroma_sample_location);
+
+    vt_extradata_size = 1 + 3 + 6 + 2;
+    vt_extradata = av_malloc(vt_extradata_size);
+
+    if (subsampling < 0)
+        return NULL;
+
+    if (!vt_extradata)
+        return NULL;
+
+    p = vt_extradata;
+
+    *p++ = 1; /* version */
+    AV_WB24(p + 1, 0); /* flags */
+    p += 3;
+
+   *p++ = h->h.profile;
+   *p++ = avctx->level;
+   *p++ = (h->h.bpp << 4) | (subsampling << 1) | (avctx->color_range == AVCOL_RANGE_JPEG);
+   *p++ = avctx->color_primaries;
+   *p++ = avctx->color_trc;
+   *p++ = avctx->colorspace;
+
+    AV_WB16(p + 0, 0);
+    p += 2;
+
+    av_assert0(p - vt_extradata == vt_extradata_size);
+
+    data = CFDataCreate(kCFAllocatorDefault, vt_extradata, vt_extradata_size);
+    av_free(vt_extradata);
+    return data;
+}
+
+static int videotoolbox_vp9_start_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
+                                        const uint8_t *buffer,
+                                        uint32_t size)
+{
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int videotoolbox_vp9_decode_slice(AVCodecContext *avctx,
+                                         const uint8_t *buffer,
+                                         uint32_t size)
+{
+    VTContext *vtctx = avctx->internal->hwaccel_priv_data;
+
+    return ff_videotoolbox_buffer_copy(vtctx, buffer, size);
+}
+
+static int videotoolbox_vp9_end_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx)
+{
+    const VP9SharedContext *h = avctx->priv_data;
+    AVFrame *frame = h->frames[CUR_FRAME].tf.f;
+
+    return ff_videotoolbox_common_end_frame(avctx, frame);
+}
+
+const AVHWAccel ff_vp9_videotoolbox_hwaccel = {
+    .name           = "vp9_videotoolbox",
+    .type           = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
+    .id             = AV_CODEC_ID_VP9,
+    .pix_fmt        = AV_PIX_FMT_VIDEOTOOLBOX,
+    .alloc_frame    = ff_videotoolbox_alloc_frame,
+    .start_frame    = videotoolbox_vp9_start_frame,
+    .decode_slice   = videotoolbox_vp9_decode_slice,
+    .end_frame      = videotoolbox_vp9_end_frame,
+    .frame_params   = ff_videotoolbox_frame_params,
+    .init           = ff_videotoolbox_common_init,
+    .uninit         = ff_videotoolbox_uninit,
+    .priv_data_size = sizeof(VTContext),
+};
diff --git a/libavcodec/vp9.c b/libavcodec/vp9.c
index 8317ac6bd8..24841c5b9f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vp9.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vp9.c
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ static int update_size(AVCodecContext *avctx, int w, int h)
                      CONFIG_VP9_D3D11VA_HWACCEL * 2 + \
                      CONFIG_VP9_NVDEC_HWACCEL + \
                      CONFIG_VP9_VAAPI_HWACCEL + \
-                     CONFIG_VP9_VDPAU_HWACCEL)
+                     CONFIG_VP9_VDPAU_HWACCEL + \
+                     CONFIG_VP9_VIDEOTOOLBOX_HWACCEL)
     enum AVPixelFormat pix_fmts[HWACCEL_MAX + 2], *fmtp = pix_fmts;
     VP9Context *s = avctx->priv_data;
     uint8_t *p;
@@ -212,6 +213,9 @@ static int update_size(AVCodecContext *avctx, int w, int h)
 #endif
 #if CONFIG_VP9_VDPAU_HWACCEL
             *fmtp++ = AV_PIX_FMT_VDPAU;
+#endif
+#if CONFIG_VP9_VIDEOTOOLBOX_HWACCEL
+            *fmtp++ = AV_PIX_FMT_VIDEOTOOLBOX;
 #endif
             break;
         case AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P12:
@@ -1893,6 +1897,9 @@ const AVCodec ff_vp9_decoder = {
 #endif
 #if CONFIG_VP9_VDPAU_HWACCEL
                                HWACCEL_VDPAU(vp9),
+#endif
+#if CONFIG_VP9_VIDEOTOOLBOX_HWACCEL
+                               HWACCEL_VIDEOTOOLBOX(vp9),
 #endif
                                NULL
                            },
diff --git a/libavcodec/vt_internal.h b/libavcodec/vt_internal.h
index e2f279d0fc..54a11fd1b5 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vt_internal.h
+++ b/libavcodec/vt_internal.h
@@ -64,5 +64,6 @@ int ff_videotoolbox_h264_decode_slice(AVCodecContext *avctx,
 int ff_videotoolbox_common_end_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame);
 CFDataRef ff_videotoolbox_avcc_extradata_create(AVCodecContext *avctx);
 CFDataRef ff_videotoolbox_hvcc_extradata_create(AVCodecContext *avctx);
+CFDataRef ff_videotoolbox_vpcc_extradata_create(AVCodecContext *avctx);
 
 #endif /* AVCODEC_VT_INTERNAL_H */
