diff --git a/src/video_display/sdl2.c b/src/video_display/sdl2.c
index 772d4caf6..3051af381 100644
--- a/src/video_display/sdl2.c
+++ b/src/video_display/sdl2.c
@@ -723,6 +723,9 @@ static void *display_sdl2_init(struct module *parent, const char *fmt, unsigned
                 driver = "KMSDRM";
         }
 #endif // defined __linux__
+        if (get_commandline_param("color-601") != NULL) {
+                SDL_SetYUVConversionMode(SDL_YUV_CONVERSION_BT601);
+        }
 
         if (SDL_VideoInit(driver) < 0) {
                 MSG(ERROR, "Unable to initialize SDL2 video: %s\n",