diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index adb040870d..a95e4e8781 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ jobs:
           if brew list openssl@1.1 &> /dev/null; then brew rm openssl@1.1; fi
           brew install -q autoconf automake curl pkgconf libtool python freetype fribidi little-cms2 \
             luajit libass ffmpeg-full meson rust uchardet mujs libplacebo molten-vk vulkan-loader vulkan-headers \
-            libarchive libbluray libcaca libcdio-paranoia libdvdnav libdvdread rubberband vapoursynth zimg
+            libarchive libbluray libcaca libcdio-paranoia libdvdnav libdvdread libsixel rubberband vapoursynth zimg
           brew link ffmpeg-full
 
       - name: Build with meson
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ jobs:
               lua5.2-dev \
               pulseaudio-dev \
               libplacebo-dev \
+              libsixel-dev \
               libx11-dev \
               libxfixes-dev \
               libxkbcommon-dev \
@@ -577,6 +578,7 @@ jobs:
               libdvdnav \
               libiconv \
               libplacebo \
+              libsixel \
               libv4l \
               libxkbcommon \
               luajit \
@@ -652,6 +654,7 @@ jobs:
               libdvdread \
               libdisplay-info \
               libplacebo \
+              libsixel \
               libXinerama \
               libxkbcommon \
               libXpresent \
diff --git a/ci/build-freebsd.sh b/ci/build-freebsd.sh
index 4d52f356bc..e7d579181e 100755
--- a/ci/build-freebsd.sh
+++ b/ci/build-freebsd.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ meson setup build $common_args \
   -Dlua=enabled \
   -Degl-drm=enabled \
   -Dopenal=enabled \
+  -Dsixel=enabled \
   -Dsndio=enabled \
   -Dvapoursynth=enabled \
   -Dvdpau=enabled \
diff --git a/ci/build-linux-old.sh b/ci/build-linux-old.sh
index 6e91d7b76e..3292aac545 100755
--- a/ci/build-linux-old.sh
+++ b/ci/build-linux-old.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ git clone https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libplacebo.git \
 meson setup build $common_args \
  -Dlibplacebo:vulkan=disabled \
  -Dlua=enabled \
+ -Dsixel=enabled \
  -Dwayland=enabled
 meson compile -C build
 ./build/mpv -v --no-config
diff --git a/ci/build-macos.sh b/ci/build-macos.sh
index 1272e56210..c48f928d22 100755
--- a/ci/build-macos.sh
+++ b/ci/build-macos.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ meson setup build $common_args \
   -Dobjc_args="${objc_args}" \
   -Dc_args="${c_args}" \
   -D{caca,cdda,dvda,dvdnav,gl,iconv,lcms2,libarchive,libbluray,lua,jpeg}=enabled \
-  -D{plain-gl,rubberband,vapoursynth,zimg,zlib}=enabled \
+  -D{plain-gl,rubberband,sixel,vapoursynth,zimg,zlib}=enabled \
   -D{cocoa,coreaudio,gl-cocoa,videotoolbox-gl,videotoolbox-pl}=enabled \
   -D{swift-build,macos-cocoa-cb,macos-media-player,macos-touchbar,vulkan}=enabled \
   -Dswift-flags="${SWIFT_FLAGS}"
diff --git a/ci/build-mingw64-full.sh b/ci/build-mingw64-full.sh
index df5940ac0a..682061a567 100755
--- a/ci/build-mingw64-full.sh
+++ b/ci/build-mingw64-full.sh
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@ make TARGET_SYS=Windows PREFIX="$FFBUILD_PREFIX" HOST_CC="$HOST_CC" \
 popd
 endgroup
 
+group "Building libsixel"
+$gitclone https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel.git
+pushd libsixel
+./configure --prefix="$FFBUILD_PREFIX" --host="$FFBUILD_TOOLCHAIN" --disable-shared \
+            --disable-{img2sixel,sixel2png,python} --without-{jpeg,libcurl,png}
+make -j"$(nproc)"
+make install
+popd
+endgroup
+
 group "Building subrandr"
 build_subrandr "$FFBUILD_PREFIX" --target "$FFBUILD_RUST_TARGET" \
                --static-library true --shared-library false
@@ -101,8 +111,8 @@ mpv_args=(
     -Dmujs:werror=false
     -Dmujs:default_library=static
     -Dlua=luajit
-    -D{amf,d3d11,javascript,lcms2,libbluray,libcurl,shaderc,spirv-cross}=enabled
-    -D{subrandr,vapoursynth,vulkan,win32-smtc,zimg}=enabled
+    -D{amf,d3d11,javascript,lcms2,libbluray,libcurl,shaderc,sixel}=enabled
+    -D{spirv-cross,subrandr,vapoursynth,vulkan,win32-smtc,zimg}=enabled
 )
 if $gpl; then
     # Only the GPL image carries the dependencies of the GPL features.
diff --git a/ci/build-openbsd.sh b/ci/build-openbsd.sh
index e82aa7ca2a..04b42dd05f 100755
--- a/ci/build-openbsd.sh
+++ b/ci/build-openbsd.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ meson setup build $common_args \
   -Dlua=enabled \
   -Dopenal=enabled \
   -Dpulse=enabled \
+  -Dsixel=enabled \
   -Dvulkan=enabled \
   -Ddvdnav=enabled \
   -Dcdda=disabled
diff --git a/ci/build-tumbleweed.sh b/ci/build-tumbleweed.sh
index dffa687d42..a9a95ebbfd 100755
--- a/ci/build-tumbleweed.sh
+++ b/ci/build-tumbleweed.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ meson setup build $common_args $@ \
   -Dlibarchive=enabled \
   -Dmanpage-build=enabled \
   -Dpipewire=enabled \
+  -Dsixel=enabled \
   -Dsubrandr=enabled \
   -Dvapoursynth=enabled \
   -Dvulkan=enabled