diff --git a/moc/decoder_plugins/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.c b/moc/decoder_plugins/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.c
index 9ecdd06..ec02b08 100644
--- a/moc/decoder_plugins/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/moc/decoder_plugins/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.c
@@ -381,6 +381,8 @@ static void ffmpeg_get_name (const char *file, char buf[4])
 		strcpy (buf, "MP4");
 	else if (!strcasecmp (ext, "m4a"))
 		strcpy (buf, "M4A");
+	else if (!strcasecmp (ext, "ape"))
+		strcpy (buf, "APE");
 }
 
 static int ffmpeg_our_format_ext (const char *ext)
@@ -388,7 +390,8 @@ static int ffmpeg_our_format_ext (const char *ext)
 	return !strcasecmp (ext, "wma")
 		|| !strcasecmp (ext, "ra")
 		|| !strcasecmp (ext, "m4a")
-		|| !strcasecmp (ext, "mp4");
+		|| !strcasecmp (ext, "mp4")
+		|| !strcasecmp (ext, "ape");
 }
 
 static void ffmpeg_get_error (void *prv_data, struct decoder_error *error)