diff --git a/components/formats-api/src/loci/formats/codec/CodecOptions.java b/components/formats-api/src/loci/formats/codec/CodecOptions.java
index ada5ff7fd7b..fef1fdfd4a0 100644
--- a/components/formats-api/src/loci/formats/codec/CodecOptions.java
+++ b/components/formats-api/src/loci/formats/codec/CodecOptions.java
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ public class CodecOptions {
    */
   public boolean ycbcr;
 
+  /**
+   * Whether or not to use chroma subsampling.
+   * Only used when creating an image (WRITE).
+   * Default is false (use chroma subsampling).
+   */
+  public boolean disableChromaSubsampling;
+
   // -- Constructors --
 
   /** Construct a new CodecOptions. */
@@ -142,6 +149,7 @@ public CodecOptions(CodecOptions options) {
       this.tileGridXOffset = options.tileGridXOffset;
       this.tileGridYOffset = options.tileGridYOffset;
       this.ycbcr = options.ycbcr;
+      this.disableChromaSubsampling = options.disableChromaSubsampling;
     }
   }
 
@@ -154,6 +162,7 @@ public static CodecOptions getDefaultOptions() {
     options.interleaved = false;
     options.lossless = true;
     options.ycbcr = false;
+    options.disableChromaSubsampling = false;
     return options;
   }
 
diff --git a/components/formats-bsd/src/loci/formats/codec/WrappedCodec.java b/components/formats-bsd/src/loci/formats/codec/WrappedCodec.java
index 5c1293043f1..40208aac382 100644
--- a/components/formats-bsd/src/loci/formats/codec/WrappedCodec.java
+++ b/components/formats-bsd/src/loci/formats/codec/WrappedCodec.java
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ private static void copyOptions(CodecOptions src, ome.codecs.CodecOptions dest)
     dest.tileGridXOffset = src.tileGridXOffset;
     dest.tileGridYOffset = src.tileGridYOffset;
     dest.ycbcr = src.ycbcr;
+    dest.disableChromaSubsampling = src.disableChromaSubsampling;
   }
 
   protected static ome.codecs.CodecOptions getOptions(CodecOptions options)