diff --git a/include/SDL_pixels.h b/include/SDL_pixels.h
index 2e2b05c78..753f617ad 100644
--- a/include/SDL_pixels.h
+++ b/include/SDL_pixels.h
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ typedef enum
     SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB444 =
         SDL_DEFINE_PIXELFORMAT(SDL_PIXELTYPE_PACKED16, SDL_PACKEDORDER_XRGB,
                                SDL_PACKEDLAYOUT_4444, 12, 2),
+    SDL_PIXELFORMAT_BGR444 =
+        SDL_DEFINE_PIXELFORMAT(SDL_PIXELTYPE_PACKED16, SDL_PACKEDORDER_XBGR,
+                               SDL_PACKEDLAYOUT_4444, 12, 2),
     SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB555 =
         SDL_DEFINE_PIXELFORMAT(SDL_PIXELTYPE_PACKED16, SDL_PACKEDORDER_XRGB,
                                SDL_PACKEDLAYOUT_1555, 15, 2),
diff --git a/src/test/SDL_test_common.c b/src/test/SDL_test_common.c
index cf46837ce..10058491e 100644
--- a/src/test/SDL_test_common.c
+++ b/src/test/SDL_test_common.c
@@ -577,6 +577,9 @@ SDLTest_PrintPixelFormat(char *text, size_t maxlen, Uint32 format)
     case SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB444:
         SDL_snprintfcat(text, maxlen, "RGB444");
         break;
+    case SDL_PIXELFORMAT_BGR444:
+        SDL_snprintfcat(text, maxlen, "BGR444");
+        break;
     case SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB555:
         SDL_snprintfcat(text, maxlen, "RGB555");
         break;
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_pixels.c b/src/video/SDL_pixels.c
index 21748772c..9ce363ad6 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_pixels.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_pixels.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ SDL_GetPixelFormatName(Uint32 format)
     CASE(SDL_PIXELFORMAT_INDEX8)
     CASE(SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB332)
     CASE(SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB444)
+    CASE(SDL_PIXELFORMAT_BGR444)
     CASE(SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB555)
     CASE(SDL_PIXELFORMAT_BGR555)
     CASE(SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ARGB4444)
@@ -321,6 +322,12 @@ SDL_MasksToPixelFormatEnum(int bpp, Uint32 Rmask, Uint32 Gmask, Uint32 Bmask,
             Amask == 0x0000) {
             return SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB444;
         }
+        if (Rmask == 0x000F &&
+            Gmask == 0x00F0 &&
+            Bmask == 0x0F00 &&
+            Amask == 0x0000) {
+            return SDL_PIXELFORMAT_BGR444;
+        }
         break;
     case 15:
         if (Rmask == 0) {
diff --git a/test/testautomation_pixels.c b/test/testautomation_pixels.c
index 7b88caaa9..b54be8699 100644
--- a/test/testautomation_pixels.c
+++ b/test/testautomation_pixels.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /* Test case functions */
 
 /* Definition of all RGB formats used to test pixel conversions */
-const int _numRGBPixelFormats = 30;
+const int _numRGBPixelFormats = 31;
 Uint32 _RGBPixelFormats[] =
   {
     SDL_PIXELFORMAT_INDEX1LSB,
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Uint32 _RGBPixelFormats[] =
     SDL_PIXELFORMAT_INDEX8,
     SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB332,
     SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB444,
+    SDL_PIXELFORMAT_BGR444,
     SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB555,
     SDL_PIXELFORMAT_BGR555,
     SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ARGB4444,
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ char* _RGBPixelFormatsVerbose[] =
     "SDL_PIXELFORMAT_INDEX8",
     "SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB332",
     "SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB444",
+    "SDL_PIXELFORMAT_BGR444",
     "SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB555",
     "SDL_PIXELFORMAT_BGR555",
     "SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ARGB4444",
diff --git a/test/testautomation_surface.c b/test/testautomation_surface.c
index ca41d4a0c..92c078685 100644
--- a/test/testautomation_surface.c
+++ b/test/testautomation_surface.c
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ surface_testCompleteSurfaceConversion(void *arg)
         SDL_PIXELFORMAT_INDEX8,
         SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB332,
         SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB444,
+        SDL_PIXELFORMAT_BGR444,
         SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB555,
         SDL_PIXELFORMAT_BGR555,
         SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ARGB4444,