diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg.h b/fftools/ffmpeg.h
index 7454089c2d..8d54affc0a 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg.h
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg.h
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ typedef struct OptionsContext {
     SpecifierOptList hwaccel_devices;
     SpecifierOptList hwaccel_output_formats;
     SpecifierOptList autorotate;
+    SpecifierOptList autoenhance;
 
     /* output options */
     StreamMap *stream_maps;
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ enum IFilterFlags {
     IFILTER_FLAG_AUTOROTATE     = (1 << 0),
     IFILTER_FLAG_REINIT         = (1 << 1),
     IFILTER_FLAG_CFR            = (1 << 2),
+    IFILTER_FLAG_AUTOENHANCE    = (1 << 3),
 };
 
 typedef struct InputFilterOptions {
@@ -369,6 +371,7 @@ typedef struct InputStream {
 #endif
 
     int                   autorotate;
+    int                   autoenhance;
 
     int                   fix_sub_duration;
 
diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg_demux.c b/fftools/ffmpeg_demux.c
index 47312c9fe1..0b4ab3d7ec 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg_demux.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg_demux.c
@@ -1056,6 +1056,7 @@ int ist_filter_add(InputStream *ist, InputFilter *ifilter, int is_simple,
         return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
 
     opts->flags |= IFILTER_FLAG_AUTOROTATE * !!(ist->autorotate) |
+                   IFILTER_FLAG_AUTOENHANCE * !!(ist->autoenhance) |
                    IFILTER_FLAG_REINIT     * !!(ds->reinit_filters);
 
     return ds->sch_idx_dec;
@@ -1238,6 +1239,9 @@ static int ist_add(const OptionsContext *o, Demuxer *d, AVStream *st)
     ist->autorotate = 1;
     MATCH_PER_STREAM_OPT(autorotate, i, ist->autorotate, ic, st);
 
+    ist->autoenhance = 1;
+    MATCH_PER_STREAM_OPT(autoenhance, i, ist->autoenhance, ic, st);
+
     MATCH_PER_STREAM_OPT(codec_tags, str, codec_tag, ic, st);
     if (codec_tag) {
         uint32_t tag = strtol(codec_tag, &next, 0);
diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg_filter.c b/fftools/ffmpeg_filter.c
index 3d88482d07..c4d900d95b 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg_filter.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg_filter.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
  */
 
+#include "config_components.h"
+
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include "ffmpeg.h"
@@ -145,6 +147,8 @@ typedef struct InputFilterPriv {
     int                 displaymatrix_present;
     int32_t             displaymatrix[9];
 
+    int                 enhancement_present;
+
     // fallback parameters to use when no input is ever sent
     struct {
         AVRational          time_base;
@@ -1567,6 +1571,15 @@ static int configure_input_video_filter(FilterGraph *fg, AVFilterGraph *graph,
     desc = av_pix_fmt_desc_get(ifp->format);
     av_assert0(desc);
 
+#if CONFIG_LCEVC_FILTER
+    if ((ifp->opts.flags & IFILTER_FLAG_AUTOENHANCE) &&
+        !(desc->flags & AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_HWACCEL)) {
+        ret = insert_filter(&last_filter, &pad_idx, "lcevc", NULL);
+        if (ret < 0)
+            return ret;
+    }
+#endif
+
     // TODO: insert hwaccel enabled filters like transpose_vaapi into the graph
     if ((ifp->opts.flags & IFILTER_FLAG_AUTOROTATE) &&
         !(desc->flags & AV_PIX_FMT_FLAG_HWACCEL)) {
@@ -1883,6 +1896,10 @@ static int ifilter_parameters_from_frame(InputFilter *ifilter, const AVFrame *fr
         memcpy(ifp->displaymatrix, sd->data, sizeof(ifp->displaymatrix));
     ifp->displaymatrix_present = !!sd;
 
+#if CONFIG_LCEVC_FILTER
+    ifp->enhancement_present = !!(av_frame_get_side_data(frame, AV_FRAME_DATA_LCEVC));
+#endif
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2584,7 +2601,8 @@ enum ReinitReason {
     VIDEO_CHANGED   = (1 << 0),
     AUDIO_CHANGED   = (1 << 1),
     MATRIX_CHANGED  = (1 << 2),
-    HWACCEL_CHANGED = (1 << 3)
+    HWACCEL_CHANGED = (1 << 3),
+    ENHANCEMENT_CHANGED = (1 << 4),
 };
 
 static const char *unknown_if_null(const char *str)
@@ -2625,6 +2643,12 @@ static int send_frame(FilterGraph *fg, FilterGraphThread *fgt,
     } else if (ifp->displaymatrix_present)
         need_reinit |= MATRIX_CHANGED;
 
+#if CONFIG_LCEVC_FILTER
+    if (sd = av_frame_get_side_data(frame, AV_FRAME_DATA_LCEVC))
+        if (!ifp->enhancement_present)
+            need_reinit |= ENHANCEMENT_CHANGED;
+#endif
+
     if (!(ifp->opts.flags & IFILTER_FLAG_REINIT) && fgt->graph)
         need_reinit = 0;
 
@@ -2681,6 +2705,8 @@ static int send_frame(FilterGraph *fg, FilterGraphThread *fgt,
                 av_bprintf(&reason, "display matrix changed, ");
             if (need_reinit & HWACCEL_CHANGED)
                 av_bprintf(&reason, "hwaccel changed, ");
+            if (need_reinit & ENHANCEMENT_CHANGED)
+                av_bprintf(&reason, "enhancement data found, ");
             if (reason.len > 1)
                 reason.str[reason.len - 2] = '\0'; // remove last comma
             av_log(fg, AV_LOG_INFO, "Reconfiguring filter graph%s%s\n", reason.len ? " because " : "", reason.str);
diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c b/fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c
index 4b3f9789ba..b87782806e 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c
@@ -1738,6 +1738,9 @@ const OptionDef options[] = {
     { "autorotate",                 OPT_TYPE_BOOL,   OPT_PERSTREAM | OPT_EXPERT | OPT_INPUT,
         { .off = OFFSET(autorotate) },
         "automatically insert correct rotate filters" },
+    { "autoenhance",                OPT_TYPE_BOOL,   OPT_PERSTREAM | OPT_EXPERT | OPT_INPUT,
+        { .off = OFFSET(autoenhance) },
+        "automatically insert enhancement filters (LCEVC)" },
     { "autoscale",                  OPT_TYPE_BOOL,   OPT_PERSTREAM | OPT_EXPERT | OPT_OUTPUT,
         { .off = OFFSET(autoscale) },
         "automatically insert a scale filter at the end of the filter graph" },
