diff --git a/doc/filters.texi b/doc/filters.texi
index 71b69f8eb6e46..63376cf1a2b38 100644
--- a/doc/filters.texi
+++ b/doc/filters.texi
@@ -9115,6 +9115,12 @@ Halve the red channle of the frame with format rgb24:
 ffmpeg -i input.jpg -vf format=rgb24,dnn_processing=model=halve_first_channel.model:input=dnn_in:output=dnn_out:dnn_backend=native out.native.png
 @end example
 
+@item
+Halve the pixel value of the frame with format gray32f:
+@example
+ffmpeg -i input.jpg -vf format=grayf32,dnn_processing=model=halve_gray_float.model:input=dnn_in:output=dnn_out:dnn_backend=native -y out.native.png
+@end example
+
 @end itemize
 
 @section drawbox
diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_dnn_processing.c b/libavfilter/vf_dnn_processing.c
index 4a6b900d94f61..13273f2f860c0 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_dnn_processing.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_dnn_processing.c
@@ -104,12 +104,20 @@ static int query_formats(AVFilterContext *context)
 {
     static const enum AVPixelFormat pix_fmts[] = {
         AV_PIX_FMT_RGB24, AV_PIX_FMT_BGR24,
+        AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY8, AV_PIX_FMT_GRAYF32,
         AV_PIX_FMT_NONE
     };
     AVFilterFormats *fmts_list = ff_make_format_list(pix_fmts);
     return ff_set_common_formats(context, fmts_list);
 }
 
+#define LOG_FORMAT_CHANNEL_MISMATCH()                       \
+    av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR,                               \
+           "the frame's format %s does not match "          \
+           "the model input channel %d\n",                  \
+           av_get_pix_fmt_name(fmt),                        \
+           model_input->channels);
+
 static int check_modelinput_inlink(const DNNData *model_input, const AVFilterLink *inlink)
 {
     AVFilterContext *ctx   = inlink->dst;
@@ -131,17 +139,34 @@ static int check_modelinput_inlink(const DNNData *model_input, const AVFilterLin
     case AV_PIX_FMT_RGB24:
     case AV_PIX_FMT_BGR24:
         if (model_input->channels != 3) {
-            av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "the frame's input format %s does not match "
-                                       "the model input channels %d\n",
-                                       av_get_pix_fmt_name(fmt),
-                                       model_input->channels);
+            LOG_FORMAT_CHANNEL_MISMATCH();
             return AVERROR(EIO);
         }
         if (model_input->dt != DNN_FLOAT && model_input->dt != DNN_UINT8) {
             av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "only support dnn models with input data type as float32 and uint8.\n");
             return AVERROR(EIO);
         }
-        break;
+        return 0;
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY8:
+        if (model_input->channels != 1) {
+            LOG_FORMAT_CHANNEL_MISMATCH();
+            return AVERROR(EIO);
+        }
+        if (model_input->dt != DNN_UINT8) {
+            av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "only support dnn models with input data type uint8.\n");
+            return AVERROR(EIO);
+        }
+        return 0;
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_GRAYF32:
+        if (model_input->channels != 1) {
+            LOG_FORMAT_CHANNEL_MISMATCH();
+            return AVERROR(EIO);
+        }
+        if (model_input->dt != DNN_FLOAT) {
+            av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "only support dnn models with input data type float32.\n");
+            return AVERROR(EIO);
+        }
+        return 0;
     default:
         av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "%s not supported.\n", av_get_pix_fmt_name(fmt));
         return AVERROR(EIO);
@@ -206,28 +231,58 @@ static int config_output(AVFilterLink *outlink)
 
 static int copy_from_frame_to_dnn(DNNData *dnn_input, const AVFrame *frame)
 {
-    // extend this function to support more formats
-    av_assert0(frame->format == AV_PIX_FMT_RGB24 || frame->format == AV_PIX_FMT_BGR24);
-
-    if (dnn_input->dt == DNN_FLOAT) {
-        float *dnn_input_data = dnn_input->data;
-        for (int i = 0; i < frame->height; i++) {
-            for(int j = 0; j < frame->width * 3; j++) {
-                int k = i * frame->linesize[0] + j;
-                int t = i * frame->width * 3 + j;
-                dnn_input_data[t] = frame->data[0][k] / 255.0f;
+    switch (frame->format) {
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_RGB24:
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_BGR24:
+        if (dnn_input->dt == DNN_FLOAT) {
+            float *dnn_input_data = dnn_input->data;
+            for (int i = 0; i < frame->height; i++) {
+                for(int j = 0; j < frame->width * 3; j++) {
+                    int k = i * frame->linesize[0] + j;
+                    int t = i * frame->width * 3 + j;
+                    dnn_input_data[t] = frame->data[0][k] / 255.0f;
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            uint8_t *dnn_input_data = dnn_input->data;
+            av_assert0(dnn_input->dt == DNN_UINT8);
+            for (int i = 0; i < frame->height; i++) {
+                for(int j = 0; j < frame->width * 3; j++) {
+                    int k = i * frame->linesize[0] + j;
+                    int t = i * frame->width * 3 + j;
+                    dnn_input_data[t] = frame->data[0][k];
+                }
             }
         }
-    } else {
-        uint8_t *dnn_input_data = dnn_input->data;
-        av_assert0(dnn_input->dt == DNN_UINT8);
-        for (int i = 0; i < frame->height; i++) {
-            for(int j = 0; j < frame->width * 3; j++) {
-                int k = i * frame->linesize[0] + j;
-                int t = i * frame->width * 3 + j;
-                dnn_input_data[t] = frame->data[0][k];
+        return 0;
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY8:
+        {
+            uint8_t *dnn_input_data = dnn_input->data;
+            av_assert0(dnn_input->dt == DNN_UINT8);
+            for (int i = 0; i < frame->height; i++) {
+                for(int j = 0; j < frame->width; j++) {
+                    int k = i * frame->linesize[0] + j;
+                    int t = i * frame->width + j;
+                    dnn_input_data[t] = frame->data[0][k];
+                }
             }
         }
+        return 0;
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_GRAYF32:
+        {
+            float *dnn_input_data = dnn_input->data;
+            av_assert0(dnn_input->dt == DNN_FLOAT);
+            for (int i = 0; i < frame->height; i++) {
+                for(int j = 0; j < frame->width; j++) {
+                    int k = i * frame->linesize[0] + j * sizeof(float);
+                    int t = i * frame->width + j;
+                    dnn_input_data[t] = *(float*)(frame->data[0] + k);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return 0;
+    default:
+        return AVERROR(EIO);
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -235,28 +290,58 @@ static int copy_from_frame_to_dnn(DNNData *dnn_input, const AVFrame *frame)
 
 static int copy_from_dnn_to_frame(AVFrame *frame, const DNNData *dnn_output)
 {
-    // extend this function to support more formats
-    av_assert0(frame->format == AV_PIX_FMT_RGB24 || frame->format == AV_PIX_FMT_BGR24);
-
-    if (dnn_output->dt == DNN_FLOAT) {
-        float *dnn_output_data = dnn_output->data;
-        for (int i = 0; i < frame->height; i++) {
-            for(int j = 0; j < frame->width * 3; j++) {
-                int k = i * frame->linesize[0] + j;
-                int t = i * frame->width * 3 + j;
-                frame->data[0][k] = av_clip_uintp2((int)(dnn_output_data[t] * 255.0f), 8);
+    switch (frame->format) {
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_RGB24:
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_BGR24:
+        if (dnn_output->dt == DNN_FLOAT) {
+            float *dnn_output_data = dnn_output->data;
+            for (int i = 0; i < frame->height; i++) {
+                for(int j = 0; j < frame->width * 3; j++) {
+                    int k = i * frame->linesize[0] + j;
+                    int t = i * frame->width * 3 + j;
+                    frame->data[0][k] = av_clip_uintp2((int)(dnn_output_data[t] * 255.0f), 8);
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            uint8_t *dnn_output_data = dnn_output->data;
+            av_assert0(dnn_output->dt == DNN_UINT8);
+            for (int i = 0; i < frame->height; i++) {
+                for(int j = 0; j < frame->width * 3; j++) {
+                    int k = i * frame->linesize[0] + j;
+                    int t = i * frame->width * 3 + j;
+                    frame->data[0][k] = dnn_output_data[t];
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return 0;
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY8:
+        {
+            uint8_t *dnn_output_data = dnn_output->data;
+            av_assert0(dnn_output->dt == DNN_UINT8);
+            for (int i = 0; i < frame->height; i++) {
+                for(int j = 0; j < frame->width; j++) {
+                    int k = i * frame->linesize[0] + j;
+                    int t = i * frame->width + j;
+                    frame->data[0][k] = dnn_output_data[t];
+                }
             }
         }
-    } else {
-        uint8_t *dnn_output_data = dnn_output->data;
-        av_assert0(dnn_output->dt == DNN_UINT8);
-        for (int i = 0; i < frame->height; i++) {
-            for(int j = 0; j < frame->width * 3; j++) {
-                int k = i * frame->linesize[0] + j;
-                int t = i * frame->width * 3 + j;
-                frame->data[0][k] = dnn_output_data[t];
+        return 0;
+    case AV_PIX_FMT_GRAYF32:
+        {
+            float *dnn_output_data = dnn_output->data;
+            av_assert0(dnn_output->dt == DNN_FLOAT);
+            for (int i = 0; i < frame->height; i++) {
+                for(int j = 0; j < frame->width; j++) {
+                    int k = i * frame->linesize[0] + j * sizeof(float);
+                    int t = i * frame->width + j;
+                    *(float*)(frame->data[0] + k) = dnn_output_data[t];
+                }
             }
         }
+        return 0;
+    default:
+        return AVERROR(EIO);
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -278,7 +363,6 @@ static int filter_frame(AVFilterLink *inlink, AVFrame *in)
         av_frame_free(&in);
         return AVERROR(EIO);
     }
-    av_assert0(ctx->output.channels == 3);
 
     out = ff_get_video_buffer(outlink, outlink->w, outlink->h);
     if (!out) {