diff --git a/etc/codecs.conf b/etc/codecs.conf
index 2043041f35..eb4f321c03 100644
--- a/etc/codecs.conf
+++ b/etc/codecs.conf
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ videocodec odivx
   fourcc MP4S,mp4s	; ISO MPEG-4 Video V1
   fourcc MP43,mp43,DIV3,div3,DIV4,div4 DIV3  ; for DivX4Linux only!
   fourcc AP41 DIV3	  ; AngelPotion stuff
+  fourcc xvid,XVID,XviD
   format 0x4
   driver odivx
   dll "opendivx decore"
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ videocodec divx4
   fourcc MP4S,mp4s	; ISO MPEG-4 Video V1
   fourcc MP43,mp43,DIV3,div3,DIV4,div4 DIV3  ; for DivX4Linux only!
   fourcc AP41 DIV3	  ; AngelPotion stuff
+  fourcc xvid,XVID,XviD
   format 0x4
   driver divx4
   dll "libdivxdecore.0"
@@ -244,6 +246,7 @@ videocodec ffodivx
   fourcc DIVX,divx
   fourcc DIV1,div1 divx
   fourcc MP4S,mp4s	; ISO MPEG-4 Video V1
+  fourcc xvid,XVID,XviD
   format 0x4
   driver ffmpeg
   dll mpeg4 ;opendivx