diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/export_format_base.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/export_format_base.h
index a96d1148fc..a21c977833 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/export_format_base.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/export_format_base.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class ExportFormatBase {
 		F_None = 0,
 		F_WAV = SF_FORMAT_WAV,
 		F_W64 = SF_FORMAT_W64,
+		F_CAF = SF_FORMAT_CAF,
 		F_AIFF = SF_FORMAT_AIFF,
 		F_AU = SF_FORMAT_AU,
 		F_IRCAM = SF_FORMAT_IRCAM,
diff --git a/libs/ardour/enums.cc b/libs/ardour/enums.cc
index ab181d2956..bab0e8ed15 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/enums.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/enums.cc
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ setup_enum_writer ()
 	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (ExportFormatBase, F_RAW);
 	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (ExportFormatBase, F_FLAC);
 	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (ExportFormatBase, F_Ogg);
+	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (ExportFormatBase, F_CAF);
 	REGISTER (_ExportFormatBase_FormatId);
 
 	REGISTER_CLASS_ENUM (ExportFormatBase, E_FileDefault);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/export_format_manager.cc b/libs/ardour/export_format_manager.cc
index 08238ff710..890623c114 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/export_format_manager.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/export_format_manager.cc
@@ -178,6 +178,17 @@ ExportFormatManager::init_formats ()
 	fl_ptr->set_extension ("w64");
 	add_format (f_ptr);
 
+	f_ptr.reset (fl_ptr = new ExportFormatLinear ("CAF", ExportFormatBase::F_CAF));
+	fl_ptr->add_sample_format (ExportFormatBase::SF_U8);
+	fl_ptr->add_sample_format (ExportFormatBase::SF_16);
+	fl_ptr->add_sample_format (ExportFormatBase::SF_24);
+	fl_ptr->add_sample_format (ExportFormatBase::SF_32);
+	fl_ptr->add_sample_format (ExportFormatBase::SF_Float);
+	fl_ptr->add_sample_format (ExportFormatBase::SF_Double);
+	fl_ptr->set_default_sample_format (ExportFormatBase::SF_Float);
+	fl_ptr->set_extension ("caf");
+	add_format (f_ptr);
+
 	f_ptr.reset (fl_ptr = new ExportFormatLinear ("RAW", ExportFormatBase::F_RAW));
 	fl_ptr->add_sample_format (ExportFormatBase::SF_U8);
 	fl_ptr->add_sample_format (ExportFormatBase::SF_8);