diff --git a/doc/filters.texi b/doc/filters.texi
index f51623d16a..84034072be 100644
--- a/doc/filters.texi
+++ b/doc/filters.texi
@@ -18516,6 +18516,8 @@ Floyd and Steingberg dithering (error diffusion)
 Frankie Sierra dithering v2 (error diffusion)
 @item sierra2_4a
 Frankie Sierra dithering v2 "Lite" (error diffusion)
+@item sierra3
+Frankie Sierra dithering v3 (error diffusion)
 @end table
 
 Default is @var{sierra2_4a}.
diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_paletteuse.c b/libavfilter/vf_paletteuse.c
index 67e065da7f..902bf5d82f 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_paletteuse.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_paletteuse.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ enum dithering_mode {
     DITHERING_FLOYD_STEINBERG,
     DITHERING_SIERRA2,
     DITHERING_SIERRA2_4A,
+    DITHERING_SIERRA3,
     NB_DITHERING
 };
 
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ static const AVOption paletteuse_options[] = {
         { "floyd_steinberg", "Floyd and Steingberg dithering (error diffusion)",                       0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64=DITHERING_FLOYD_STEINBERG}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, FLAGS, "dithering_mode" },
         { "sierra2",         "Frankie Sierra dithering v2 (error diffusion)",                          0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64=DITHERING_SIERRA2},         INT_MIN, INT_MAX, FLAGS, "dithering_mode" },
         { "sierra2_4a",      "Frankie Sierra dithering v2 \"Lite\" (error diffusion)",                 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64=DITHERING_SIERRA2_4A},      INT_MIN, INT_MAX, FLAGS, "dithering_mode" },
+        { "sierra3",         "Frankie Sierra dithering v3 (error diffusion)",                          0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64=DITHERING_SIERRA3},         INT_MIN, INT_MAX, FLAGS, "dithering_mode" },
     { "bayer_scale", "set scale for bayer dithering", OFFSET(bayer_scale), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64=2}, 0, 5, FLAGS },
     { "diff_mode",   "set frame difference mode",     OFFSET(diff_mode),   AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64=DIFF_MODE_NONE}, 0, NB_DIFF_MODE-1, FLAGS, "diff_mode" },
         { "rectangle", "process smallest different rectangle", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64=DIFF_MODE_RECTANGLE}, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, FLAGS, "diff_mode" },
@@ -368,6 +370,32 @@ static av_always_inline int set_frame(PaletteUseContext *s, AVFrame *out, AVFram
                 if (left  && down) src[src_linesize + x - 1] = dither_color(src[src_linesize + x - 1], er, eg, eb, 1, 2);
                 if (         down) src[src_linesize + x    ] = dither_color(src[src_linesize + x    ], er, eg, eb, 1, 2);
 
+            } else if (dither == DITHERING_SIERRA3) {
+                const int right  = x < w - 1, down  = y < h - 1, left  = x > x_start;
+                const int right2 = x < w - 2, down2 = y < h - 2, left2 = x > x_start + 1;
+                const int color = get_dst_color_err(s, src[x], &er, &eg, &eb);
+
+                if (color < 0)
+                    return color;
+                dst[x] = color;
+
+                if (right)         src[                 x + 1] = dither_color(src[                 x + 1], er, eg, eb, 5, 5);
+                if (right2)        src[                 x + 2] = dither_color(src[                 x + 2], er, eg, eb, 3, 5);
+
+                if (down) {
+                    if (left2)     src[src_linesize   + x - 2] = dither_color(src[src_linesize   + x - 2], er, eg, eb, 2, 5);
+                    if (left)      src[src_linesize   + x - 1] = dither_color(src[src_linesize   + x - 1], er, eg, eb, 4, 5);
+                    if (1)         src[src_linesize   + x    ] = dither_color(src[src_linesize   + x    ], er, eg, eb, 5, 5);
+                    if (right)     src[src_linesize   + x + 1] = dither_color(src[src_linesize   + x + 1], er, eg, eb, 4, 5);
+                    if (right2)    src[src_linesize   + x + 2] = dither_color(src[src_linesize   + x + 2], er, eg, eb, 2, 5);
+
+                    if (down2) {
+                        if (left)  src[src_linesize*2 + x - 1] = dither_color(src[src_linesize*2 + x - 1], er, eg, eb, 2, 5);
+                        if (1)     src[src_linesize*2 + x    ] = dither_color(src[src_linesize*2 + x    ], er, eg, eb, 3, 5);
+                        if (right) src[src_linesize*2 + x + 1] = dither_color(src[src_linesize*2 + x + 1], er, eg, eb, 2, 5);
+                    }
+                }
+
             } else {
                 const int color = color_get(s, src[x]);
 
@@ -842,6 +870,7 @@ DEFINE_SET_FRAME(heckbert,        DITHERING_HECKBERT)
 DEFINE_SET_FRAME(floyd_steinberg, DITHERING_FLOYD_STEINBERG)
 DEFINE_SET_FRAME(sierra2,         DITHERING_SIERRA2)
 DEFINE_SET_FRAME(sierra2_4a,      DITHERING_SIERRA2_4A)
+DEFINE_SET_FRAME(sierra3,         DITHERING_SIERRA3)
 
 static const set_frame_func set_frame_lut[NB_DITHERING] = {
     set_frame_none,
@@ -850,6 +879,7 @@ static const set_frame_func set_frame_lut[NB_DITHERING] = {
     set_frame_floyd_steinberg,
     set_frame_sierra2,
     set_frame_sierra2_4a,
+    set_frame_sierra3,
 };
 
 static int dither_value(int p)
