diff --git a/src/types/FormatUtils.ts b/src/types/FormatUtils.ts
index 748bb2510..f6a21e2a8 100644
--- a/src/types/FormatUtils.ts
+++ b/src/types/FormatUtils.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ export type URLTransformer = (url: URL) => URL;
 export type FormatFilter = (format: Format) => boolean;
 
 export interface FormatOptions {
+  /**
+   * Video or audio itag
+   */
+  itag?: number;
   /**
    * Video quality; 360p, 720p, 1080p, etc... also accepts 'best' and 'bestefficiency'.
    */
@@ -21,6 +25,10 @@ export interface FormatOptions {
    * File format, use 'any' to download any format
    */
   format?: string;
+  /**
+   * Video or audio codec, e.g. 'avc', 'vp9', 'av01' for video, 'opus', 'mp4a' for audio
+   */
+  codec?: string;
   /**
    * InnerTube client.
    */
@@ -35,4 +43,4 @@ export interface DownloadOptions extends FormatOptions {
     start: number;
     end: number;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/FormatUtils.ts b/src/utils/FormatUtils.ts
index 282ec7d6e..209a40bd1 100644
--- a/src/utils/FormatUtils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/FormatUtils.ts
@@ -155,10 +155,14 @@ export function chooseFormat(options: FormatOptions, streaming_data?: IStreaming
   const use_most_efficient = quality !== 'best';
 
   let candidates = formats.filter((format) => {
+    if (options.itag && format.itag !== options.itag)
+      return false;
     if (requires_audio && !format.has_audio)
       return false;
     if (requires_video && !format.has_video)
       return false;
+    if (options.codec && !format.mime_type.includes(options.codec))
+      return false;
     if (options.format !== 'any' && !format.mime_type.includes(options.format || 'mp4'))
       return false;
     if (!is_best && format.quality_label !== quality)