diff --git a/srcpkgs/ffmpeg6/template b/srcpkgs/ffmpeg6/template
index 36fb029efb67cc..03cf37c2ad870e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ffmpeg6/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ffmpeg6/template
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ makedepends="zlib-devel bzip2-devel freetype-devel alsa-lib-devel libXfixes-deve
  zimg-devel libmysofa-devel libsvt-av1-devel libjxl-devel
  $(vopt_if vdpau libvdpau-devel) $(vopt_if fdk_aac fdk-aac-devel)
  $(vopt_if libvpl libvpl-devel) $(vopt_if nvcodec nv-codec-headers)
- $(vopt_if vaapi libva-devel)"
+ $(vopt_if vaapi libva-devel) $(vopt_if rav1e rav1e-devel)"
 depends="ffplay6>=${version}_${revision}"
 short_desc="Decoding, encoding and streaming software"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/master/Changelog"
 distfiles="https://www.ffmpeg.org/releases/ffmpeg-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=d4fcb164028dd3beee5d92c0ac72e46aac6973c75ea12dc14de07bf8f407370a
 
-build_options="vaapi vdpau fdk_aac nvcodec libvpl"
+build_options="vaapi vdpau fdk_aac nvcodec libvpl rav1e"
 desc_option_sofa="Enable support for AES SOFA"
+desc_option_rav1e="Enable support for the rav1e encoder"
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	i686*)
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		;;
 	x86_64*)
 		hostmakedepends+=" nasm"
-		build_options_default+=" vaapi vdpau nvcodec libvpl"
+		build_options_default+=" vaapi vdpau nvcodec libvpl rav1e"
 		;;
 	ppc64*) build_options_default+=" vaapi vdpau";;
 	mips*) CFLAGS="-mnan=legacy";;
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@ do_configure() {
 		$(vopt_enable sofa libmysofa) \
 		$(vopt_enable libvpl libvpl) \
 		$(vopt_enable nvcodec nvenc) \
-		$(vopt_enable nvcodec nvdec)
+		$(vopt_enable nvcodec nvdec) \
+		$(vopt_enable rav1e librav1e)
 }
 
 do_build() {