diff --git a/package/multimedia/ffmpeg/Config.in b/package/multimedia/ffmpeg/Config.in
index 16bb32d4f..c9fdd5401 100644
--- a/package/multimedia/ffmpeg/Config.in
+++ b/package/multimedia/ffmpeg/Config.in
@@ -47,4 +47,92 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_FFSERVER
 	help
          FFserver is a streaming server for both audio and video.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_ENCODERS
+	string "Enabled encoders"
+	default "all"
+	help
+	 Space-separated list of encoders to build in FFmpeg,
+	 or "all" to build all of them.
+
+	 Run ./configure --list-encoders in the ffmpeg sources
+	 directory to know the available options.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_DECODERS
+	string "Enabled decoders"
+	default "all"
+	help
+	 Space-separated list of decoders to build in FFmpeg,
+	 or "all" to build all of them.
+
+	 Run ./configure --list-decoders in the ffmpeg sources
+	 directory to know the available options.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_MUXERS
+	string "Enabled muxers"
+	default "all"
+	help
+	 Space-separated list of muxers to build in FFmpeg,
+	 or "all" to build all of them.
+
+	 Run ./configure --list-muxers in the ffmpeg sources
+	 directory to know the available options.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_DEMUXERS
+	string "Enabled demuxers"
+	default "all"
+	help
+	 Space-separated list of demuxers to build in FFmpeg,
+	 or "all" to build all of them.
+
+	 Run ./configure --list-demuxers in the ffmpeg sources
+	 directory to know the available options.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_PARSERS
+	string "Enabled parsers"
+	default "all"
+	help
+	 Space-separated list of parsers to build in FFmpeg,
+	 or "all" to build all of them.
+
+	 Run ./configure --list-parsers in the ffmpeg sources
+	 directory to know the available options.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_BSFS
+	string "Enabled bitstreams"
+	default "all"
+	help
+	 Space-separated list of bitstream filters to build in FFmpeg,
+	 or "all" to build all of them.
+
+	 Run ./configure --list-bsfs in the ffmpeg sources
+	 directory to know the available options.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_PROTOCOLS
+	string "Enabled protocols"
+	default "all"
+	help
+	 Space-separated list of protocols to build in FFmpeg,
+	 or "all" to build all of them.
+
+	 Run ./configure --list-protocols in the ffmpeg sources
+	 directory to know the available options.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_FILTERS
+	string "Enabled filters"
+	default "all"
+	help
+	 Space-separated list of filters to build in FFmpeg,
+	 or "all" to build all of them.
+
+	 Run ./configure --list-filters in the ffmpeg sources
+	 directory to know the available options.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_INDEVS
+	bool "Enable input devices"
+	default y
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_OUTDEVS
+	bool "Enable output devices"
+	default y
+
 endif
diff --git a/package/multimedia/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk b/package/multimedia/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
index 1f9f47295..eea76f7cc 100644
--- a/package/multimedia/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
+++ b/package/multimedia/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
@@ -49,6 +49,58 @@ else
 FFMPEG_CONF_OPT += --disable-ffserver
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_ENCODERS)),all)
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPT += --disable-encoders \
+	$(foreach x,$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_ENCODERS)),--enable-encoder=$(x))
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_DECODERS)),all)
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPT += --disable-decoders \
+	$(foreach x,$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_DECODERS)),--enable-decoder=$(x))
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_MUXERS)),all)
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPT += --disable-muxers \
+	$(foreach x,$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_MUXERS)),--enable-muxer=$(x))
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_DEMUXERS)),all)
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPT += --disable-demuxers \
+	$(foreach x,$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_DEMUXERS)),--enable-demuxer=$(x))
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_PARSERS)),all)
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPT += --disable-parsers \
+	$(foreach x,$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_PARSERS)),--enable-parser=$(x))
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_BSFS)),all)
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPT += --disable-bsfs \
+	$(foreach x,$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_BSFS)),--enable-bsf=$(x))
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_PROTOCOLS)),all)
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPT += --disable-protocols \
+	$(foreach x,$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_PROTOCOLS)),--enable-protocol=$(x))
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_FILTERS)),all)
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPT += --disable-filters \
+	$(foreach x,$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_FILTERS)),--enable-filter=$(x))
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_INDEVS),y)
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPT += --enable-indevs
+else
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPT += --disable-indevs
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_OUTDEVS),y)
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPT += --enable-outdevs
+else
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPT += --disable-outdevs
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PTHREADS_NONE),y)
 FFMPEG_CONF_OPT += --disable-pthreads
 else