diff --git a/libavformat/mxfenc.c b/libavformat/mxfenc.c
index 5a3a609bf6..a38fa6b983 100644
--- a/libavformat/mxfenc.c
+++ b/libavformat/mxfenc.c
@@ -553,11 +553,10 @@ static void mxf_write_metadata_key(AVIOContext *pb, unsigned int value)
     avio_wb24(pb, value);
 }
 
-static const MXFCodecUL *mxf_get_data_definition_ul(int type)
+static const MXFCodecUL *mxf_get_codec_ul_by_id(const MXFCodecUL *uls, int id)
 {
-    const MXFCodecUL *uls = ff_mxf_data_definition_uls;
     while (uls->uid[0]) {
-        if (type == uls->id)
+        if (id == uls->id)
             break;
         uls++;
     }
@@ -847,7 +846,7 @@ static void mxf_write_common_fields(AVFormatContext *s, AVStream *st)
     if (st == mxf->timecode_track)
         avio_write(pb, smpte_12m_timecode_track_data_ul, 16);
     else {
-        const MXFCodecUL *data_def_ul = mxf_get_data_definition_ul(st->codecpar->codec_type);
+        const MXFCodecUL *data_def_ul = mxf_get_codec_ul_by_id(ff_mxf_data_definition_uls, st->codecpar->codec_type);
         avio_write(pb, data_def_ul->uid, 16);
     }
 
@@ -1049,34 +1048,6 @@ static const UID mxf_generic_sound_descriptor_key = { 0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x02,0
 
 static const UID mxf_avc_subdescriptor_key = { 0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x02,0x53,0x01,0x01,0x0d,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x6E,0x00 };
 
-static int get_trc(UID ul, enum AVColorTransferCharacteristic trc)
-{
-    switch (trc){
-    case AVCOL_TRC_GAMMA28   :
-    case AVCOL_TRC_GAMMA22   :
-        memcpy(ul, ((UID){0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x00,0x00}), 16);
-        return 0;
-    case AVCOL_TRC_BT709     :
-    case AVCOL_TRC_SMPTE170M :
-        memcpy(ul, ((UID){0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x02,0x00,0x00}), 16);
-        return 0;
-    case AVCOL_TRC_SMPTE240M :
-        memcpy(ul, ((UID){0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x03,0x00,0x00}), 16);
-        return 0;
-    case AVCOL_TRC_BT1361_ECG:
-        memcpy(ul, ((UID){0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x06,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x05,0x00,0x00}), 16);
-        return 0;
-    case AVCOL_TRC_LINEAR    :
-        memcpy(ul, ((UID){0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x06,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x06,0x00,0x00}), 16);
-        return 0;
-    case AVCOL_TRC_SMPTE428  :
-        memcpy(ul, ((UID){0x06,0x0E,0x2B,0x34,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x08,0x04,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x07,0x00,0x00}), 16);
-        return 0;
-    default:
-        return -1;
-    }
-}
-
 static int64_t mxf_write_cdci_common(AVFormatContext *s, AVStream *st, const UID key)
 {
     MXFStreamContext *sc = st->priv_data;
@@ -1085,10 +1056,14 @@ static int64_t mxf_write_cdci_common(AVFormatContext *s, AVStream *st, const UID
     int stored_height = (st->codecpar->height+15)/16*16;
     int display_height;
     int f1, f2;
-    UID transfer_ul = {0};
+    const MXFCodecUL *color_primaries_ul;
+    const MXFCodecUL *color_trc_ul;
+    const MXFCodecUL *color_space_ul;
     int64_t pos = mxf_write_generic_desc(s, st, key);
 
-    get_trc(transfer_ul, st->codecpar->color_trc);
+    color_primaries_ul = mxf_get_codec_ul_by_id(ff_mxf_color_primaries_uls, st->codecpar->color_primaries);
+    color_trc_ul       = mxf_get_codec_ul_by_id(ff_mxf_color_trc_uls, st->codecpar->color_trc);
+    color_space_ul     = mxf_get_codec_ul_by_id(ff_mxf_color_space_uls, st->codecpar->color_space);
 
     if (st->codecpar->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_DVVIDEO) {
         if (st->codecpar->height == 1080)
@@ -1235,10 +1210,19 @@ static int64_t mxf_write_cdci_common(AVFormatContext *s, AVStream *st, const UID
     avio_wb32(pb, sc->aspect_ratio.num);
     avio_wb32(pb, sc->aspect_ratio.den);
 
-    //Transfer characteristic
-    if (transfer_ul[0]) {
+    if (color_primaries_ul->uid[0]) {
+        mxf_write_local_tag(pb, 16, 0x3219);
+        avio_write(pb, color_primaries_ul->uid, 16);
+    };
+
+    if (color_trc_ul->uid[0]) {
         mxf_write_local_tag(pb, 16, 0x3210);
-        avio_write(pb, transfer_ul, 16);
+        avio_write(pb, color_trc_ul->uid, 16);
+    };
+
+    if (color_space_ul->uid[0]) {
+        mxf_write_local_tag(pb, 16, 0x321A);
+        avio_write(pb, color_space_ul->uid, 16);
     };
 
     mxf_write_local_tag(pb, 16, 0x3201);
