diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/wine/base.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/wine/base.nix
index 9ac68c4ffcea..02fc066447b3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/wine/base.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/wine/base.nix
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
             libgbm
           ]
         )
+        ++ lib.optionals ffmpegSupport [
+          pkgs.ffmpeg-headless
+        ]
       )
     );
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/wine/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/wine/default.nix
index 605f327a5f6b..acc89c0ee11a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/wine/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/wine/default.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
   mingwSupport ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin,
   waylandSupport ? false,
   x11Support ? false,
+  ffmpegSupport ? false,
   embedInstallers ? false, # The Mono and Gecko MSI installers
   moltenvk, # Allow users to override MoltenVK easily
 }:
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ let
             vulkanSupport
             waylandSupport
             x11Support
+            ffmpegSupport
             xineramaSupport
             ;
         };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/wine-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/wine-packages.nix
index 2656241d4acd..627b190bf5d9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/wine-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/wine-packages.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ rec {
     usbSupport = true;
     waylandSupport = stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux;
     x11Support = stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux;
+    ffmpegSupport = true;
   };
 
   full = base.override {