diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9c8965852b..1a9c3dcd3c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ External library support:
   --disable-iconv          disable iconv [autodetect]
   --enable-jni             enable JNI support [no]
   --enable-ladspa          enable LADSPA audio filtering [no]
+  --enable-lcms2           enable ICC profile support via LittleCMS 2 [no]
   --enable-libaom          enable AV1 video encoding/decoding via libaom [no]
   --enable-libaribb24      enable ARIB text and caption decoding via libaribb24 [no]
   --enable-libass          enable libass subtitles rendering,
@@ -1813,6 +1814,7 @@ EXTERNAL_LIBRARY_LIST="
     gnutls
     jni
     ladspa
+    lcms2
     libaom
     libass
     libbluray
@@ -6504,6 +6506,7 @@ enabled gmp               && require gmp gmp.h mpz_export -lgmp
 enabled gnutls            && require_pkg_config gnutls gnutls gnutls/gnutls.h gnutls_global_init
 enabled jni               && { [ $target_os = "android" ] && check_headers jni.h && enabled pthreads || die "ERROR: jni not found"; }
 enabled ladspa            && require_headers "ladspa.h dlfcn.h"
+enabled lcms2             && require_pkg_config lcms2 "lcms2 >= 2.13" lcms2.h cmsCreateContext
 enabled libaom            && require_pkg_config libaom "aom >= 1.0.0" aom/aom_codec.h aom_codec_version
 enabled libaribb24        && { check_pkg_config libaribb24 "aribb24 > 1.0.3" "aribb24/aribb24.h" arib_instance_new ||
                                { enabled gpl && require_pkg_config libaribb24 aribb24 "aribb24/aribb24.h" arib_instance_new; } ||
diff --git a/libavfilter/fflcms2.c b/libavfilter/fflcms2.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afde5d87a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavfilter/fflcms2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,311 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Niklas Haas
+ * 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 "libavutil/color_utils.h"
+
+#include "fflcms2.h"
+
+static void log_cb(cmsContext ctx, cmsUInt32Number error, const char *str)
+{
+    FFIccContext *s = cmsGetContextUserData(ctx);
+    av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "lcms2: [%"PRIu32"] %s\n", error, str);
+}
+
+int ff_icc_context_init(FFIccContext *s, void *avctx)
+{
+    memset(s, 0, sizeof(*s));
+    s->avctx = avctx;
+    s->ctx = cmsCreateContext(NULL, s);
+    if (!s->ctx)
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+
+    cmsSetLogErrorHandlerTHR(s->ctx, log_cb);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void ff_icc_context_uninit(FFIccContext *s)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(s->curves); i++)
+        cmsFreeToneCurve(s->curves[i]);
+    cmsDeleteContext(s->ctx);
+    memset(s, 0, sizeof(*s));
+}
+
+static int get_curve(FFIccContext *s, enum AVColorTransferCharacteristic trc,
+                     cmsToneCurve **out_curve)
+{
+    if (trc >= AVCOL_TRC_NB)
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+
+    if (s->curves[trc])
+        goto done;
+
+    switch (trc) {
+    case AVCOL_TRC_LINEAR:
+        s->curves[trc] = cmsBuildGamma(s->ctx, 1.0);
+        break;
+    case AVCOL_TRC_GAMMA22:
+        s->curves[trc] = cmsBuildGamma(s->ctx, 2.2);
+        break;
+    case AVCOL_TRC_GAMMA28:
+        s->curves[trc] = cmsBuildGamma(s->ctx, 2.8);
+        break;
+    case AVCOL_TRC_BT709:
+    case AVCOL_TRC_SMPTE170M:
+    case AVCOL_TRC_BT2020_10:
+    case AVCOL_TRC_BT2020_12:
+        s->curves[trc] = cmsBuildParametricToneCurve(s->ctx, 4, (double[5]) {
+            /* γ = */ 1/0.45,
+            /* a = */ 1/1.099296826809442,
+            /* b = */ 1 - 1/1.099296826809442,
+            /* c = */ 1/4.5,
+            /* d = */ 4.5 * 0.018053968510807,
+        });
+        break;
+    case AVCOL_TRC_SMPTE240M:
+        s->curves[trc] = cmsBuildParametricToneCurve(s->ctx, 4, (double[5]) {
+            /* γ = */ 1/0.45,
+            /* a = */ 1/1.1115,
+            /* b = */ 1 - 1/1.1115,
+            /* c = */ 1/4.0,
+            /* d = */ 4.0 * 0.0228,
+        });
+        break;
+    case AVCOL_TRC_LOG:
+        s->curves[trc] = cmsBuildParametricToneCurve(s->ctx, 8, (double[5]) {
+            /* a = */ 1.0,
+            /* b = */ 10.0,
+            /* c = */ 2.0,
+            /* d = */ -1.0,
+            /* e = */ 0.0
+        });
+        break;
+    case AVCOL_TRC_LOG_SQRT:
+        s->curves[trc] = cmsBuildParametricToneCurve(s->ctx, 8, (double[5]) {
+            /* a = */ 1.0,
+            /* b = */ 10.0,
+            /* c = */ 2.5,
+            /* d = */ -1.0,
+            /* e = */ 0.0
+        });
+        break;
+    case AVCOL_TRC_IEC61966_2_1:
+        s->curves[trc] = cmsBuildParametricToneCurve(s->ctx, 4, (double[5]) {
+            /* γ = */ 2.4,
+            /* a = */ 1/1.055,
+            /* b = */ 1 - 1/1.055,
+            /* c = */ 1/12.92,
+            /* d = */ 12.92 * 0.0031308,
+        });
+        break;
+    case AVCOL_TRC_SMPTE428:
+        s->curves[trc] = cmsBuildParametricToneCurve(s->ctx, 2, (double[3]) {
+            /* γ = */ 2.6,
+            /* a = */ pow(52.37/48.0, 1/2.6),
+            /* b = */ 0.0
+        });
+        break;
+
+    /* Can't be represented using the existing parametric tone curves.
+     * FIXME: use cmsBuildTabulatedToneCurveFloat instead */
+    case AVCOL_TRC_IEC61966_2_4:
+    case AVCOL_TRC_BT1361_ECG:
+    case AVCOL_TRC_SMPTE2084:
+    case AVCOL_TRC_ARIB_STD_B67:
+        return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
+
+    default:
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    }
+
+    if (!s->curves[trc])
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+
+done:
+    *out_curve = s->curves[trc];
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int ff_icc_profile_generate(FFIccContext *s,
+                            enum AVColorPrimaries color_prim,
+                            enum AVColorTransferCharacteristic color_trc,
+                            cmsHPROFILE *out_profile)
+{
+    cmsToneCurve *tonecurve;
+    const struct ColorPrimaries *prim;
+    int ret;
+
+    if (!(prim = ff_get_color_primaries(color_prim)))
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    if ((ret = get_curve(s, color_trc, &tonecurve)) < 0)
+        return ret;
+
+    *out_profile = cmsCreateRGBProfileTHR(s->ctx,
+        &(cmsCIExyY) { prim->wp.xw, prim->wp.yw, 1.0 },
+        &(cmsCIExyYTRIPLE) {
+            .Red    = { prim->prim.xr, prim->prim.yr, 1.0 },
+            .Green  = { prim->prim.xg, prim->prim.yg, 1.0 },
+            .Blue   = { prim->prim.xb, prim->prim.yb, 1.0 },
+        },
+        (cmsToneCurve *[3]) { tonecurve, tonecurve, tonecurve }
+    );
+
+    return *out_profile == NULL ? AVERROR_EXTERNAL : 0;
+}
+
+int ff_icc_profile_attach(FFIccContext *s, cmsHPROFILE profile, AVFrame *frame)
+{
+    cmsUInt32Number size;
+    AVBufferRef *buf;
+    int ret;
+
+    if (!cmsSaveProfileToMem(profile, NULL, &size))
+        return AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+
+    buf = av_buffer_alloc(size);
+    if (!buf)
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+
+    if (!cmsSaveProfileToMem(profile, buf->data, &size) || size != buf->size) {
+        av_buffer_unref(&buf);
+        return AVERROR_EXTERNAL;
+    }
+
+    if (!av_frame_new_side_data_from_buf(frame, AV_FRAME_DATA_ICC_PROFILE, buf)) {
+        av_buffer_unref(&buf);
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static av_always_inline void XYZ_xy(cmsCIEXYZ XYZ, double *x, double *y)
+{
+    double k = 1.0 / (XYZ.X + XYZ.Y + XYZ.Z);
+    *x = k * XYZ.X;
+    *y = k * XYZ.Y;
+}
+
+int ff_icc_profile_read_primaries(FFIccContext *s, cmsHPROFILE profile,
+                                  struct ColorPrimaries *out_primaries)
+{
+    static const uint8_t testprimaries[4][3] = {
+        { 0xFF,    0,    0 }, /* red */
+        {    0, 0xFF,    0 }, /* green */
+        {    0,    0, 0xFF }, /* blue */
+        { 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF }, /* white */
+    };
+
+    struct WhitepointCoefficients *wp = &out_primaries->wp;
+    struct PrimaryCoefficients *prim = &out_primaries->prim;
+    cmsFloat64Number prev_adapt;
+    cmsHPROFILE xyz;
+    cmsHTRANSFORM tf;
+    cmsCIEXYZ dst[4];
+
+    xyz = cmsCreateXYZProfileTHR(s->ctx);
+    if (!xyz)
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+
+    /* We need to use an unadapted observer to get the raw values */
+    prev_adapt = cmsSetAdaptationStateTHR(s->ctx, 0.0);
+    tf = cmsCreateTransformTHR(s->ctx, profile, TYPE_RGB_8, xyz, TYPE_XYZ_DBL,
+                               INTENT_ABSOLUTE_COLORIMETRIC,
+                               /* Note: These flags mostly don't do anything
+                                * anyway, but specify them regardless */
+                               cmsFLAGS_NOCACHE |
+                               cmsFLAGS_NOOPTIMIZE |
+                               cmsFLAGS_LOWRESPRECALC |
+                               cmsFLAGS_GRIDPOINTS(2));
+    cmsSetAdaptationStateTHR(s->ctx, prev_adapt);
+    cmsCloseProfile(xyz);
+    if (!tf) {
+        av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid ICC profile (e.g. CMYK)\n");
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    }
+
+    cmsDoTransform(tf, testprimaries, dst, 4);
+    cmsDeleteTransform(tf);
+    XYZ_xy(dst[0], &prim->xr, &prim->yr);
+    XYZ_xy(dst[1], &prim->xg, &prim->yg);
+    XYZ_xy(dst[2], &prim->xb, &prim->yb);
+    XYZ_xy(dst[3], &wp->xw, &wp->yw);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int ff_icc_profile_detect_transfer(FFIccContext *s, cmsHPROFILE profile,
+                                   enum AVColorTransferCharacteristic *out_trc)
+{
+    /* 8-bit linear grayscale ramp */
+    static const uint8_t testramp[16][3] = {
+        {  1,   1,   1}, /* avoid exact zero due to log100 etc. */
+        { 17,  17,  17},
+        { 34,  34,  34},
+        { 51,  51,  51},
+        { 68,  68,  68},
+        { 85,  85,  85},
+        { 02,  02,  02},
+        {119, 119, 119},
+        {136, 136, 136},
+        {153, 153, 153},
+        {170, 170, 170},
+        {187, 187, 187},
+        {204, 204, 204},
+        {221, 221, 221},
+        {238, 238, 238},
+        {255, 255, 255},
+    };
+
+    double dst[FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(testramp)];
+
+    for (enum AVColorTransferCharacteristic trc = 0; trc < AVCOL_TRC_NB; trc++) {
+        cmsToneCurve *tonecurve;
+        cmsHPROFILE ref;
+        cmsHTRANSFORM tf;
+        double delta = 0.0;
+        if (get_curve(s, trc, &tonecurve) < 0)
+            continue;
+
+        ref = cmsCreateGrayProfileTHR(s->ctx, cmsD50_xyY(), tonecurve);
+        if (!ref)
+            return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+
+        tf = cmsCreateTransformTHR(s->ctx, profile, TYPE_RGB_8, ref, TYPE_GRAY_DBL,
+                                   INTENT_RELATIVE_COLORIMETRIC,
+                                   cmsFLAGS_NOCACHE | cmsFLAGS_NOOPTIMIZE);
+        cmsCloseProfile(ref);
+        if (!tf) {
+            av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid ICC profile (e.g. CMYK)\n");
+            return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+        }
+
+        cmsDoTransform(tf, testramp, dst, FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(dst));
+        cmsDeleteTransform(tf);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(dst); i++)
+            delta += fabs(testramp[i][0] / 255.0 - dst[i]);
+        if (delta < 0.01) {
+            *out_trc = trc;
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    *out_trc = AVCOL_TRC_UNSPECIFIED;
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libavfilter/fflcms2.h b/libavfilter/fflcms2.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad6c8c47cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavfilter/fflcms2.h
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Niklas Haas
+ * 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
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Various functions for dealing with ICC profiles
+ */
+
+#ifndef AVFILTER_FFLCMS2_H
+#define AVFILTER_FFLCMS2_H
+
+#include "libavutil/frame.h"
+#include "libavutil/pixfmt.h"
+#include "colorspace.h"
+
+#include <lcms2.h>
+
+typedef struct FFIccContext {
+    void *avctx;
+    cmsContext ctx;
+    cmsToneCurve *curves[AVCOL_TRC_NB]; /* tone curve cache */
+} FFIccContext;
+
+/**
+ * Initializes an FFIccContext. This must be done prior to using it.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, or a negative error code.
+ */
+int ff_icc_context_init(FFIccContext *s, void *avctx);
+void ff_icc_context_uninit(FFIccContext *s);
+
+/**
+ * Generate an ICC profile for a given combination of color primaries and
+ * transfer function. Both values must be set to valid entries (not
+ * "undefined") for this function to work.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, or a negative error code.
+ */
+int ff_icc_profile_generate(FFIccContext *s,
+                            enum AVColorPrimaries color_prim,
+                            enum AVColorTransferCharacteristic color_trc,
+                            cmsHPROFILE *out_profile);
+
+/**
+ * Attach an ICC profile to a frame. Helper wrapper around cmsSaveProfileToMem
+ * and av_frame_new_side_data_from_buf.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, or a negative error code.
+ */
+int ff_icc_profile_attach(FFIccContext *s, cmsHPROFILE profile, AVFrame *frame);
+
+/**
+ * Read the color primaries and white point coefficients encoded by an ICC
+ * profile, and return the raw values in `out_primaries`.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, or a negative error code.
+ */
+int ff_icc_profile_read_primaries(FFIccContext *s, cmsHPROFILE profile,
+                                  struct ColorPrimaries *out_primaries);
+
+/**
+ * Attempt detecting the transfer characteristic that best approximates the
+ * transfer function encoded by an ICC profile. Sets `out_trc` to
+ * AVCOL_TRC_UNSPECIFIED if no clear match can be identified.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success (including no match), or a negative error code.
+ */
+int ff_icc_profile_detect_transfer(FFIccContext *s, cmsHPROFILE profile,
+                                   enum AVColorTransferCharacteristic *out_trc);
+
+#endif /* AVFILTER_FFLCMS2_H */
