diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index fb0c6fa..14811be 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -1480,6 +1480,14 @@ typedef struct AVPacket {
  */
 #define AV_PKT_FLAG_DISPOSABLE 0x0010
 
+/**
+ * The packet contains a top field.
+ */
+#define AV_PKT_FLAG_TOP_FIELD  0x0020
+/**
+ * The packet contains a bottom field.
+ */
+#define AV_PKT_FLAG_BOTTOM_FIELD  0x0040
 
 enum AVSideDataParamChangeFlags {
     AV_SIDE_DATA_PARAM_CHANGE_CHANNEL_COUNT  = 0x0001,
diff --git a/libavcodec/bitpacked.c b/libavcodec/bitpacked.c
index f0b417d..7c5221d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/bitpacked.c
+++ b/libavcodec/bitpacked.c
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@
 #include "libavutil/imgutils.h"
 
 struct BitpackedContext {
-    int (*decode)(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame,
-                  AVPacket *pkt);
+    int (*decode)(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame, AVPacket *pkt);
+    AVFrame *cur_interlaced_frame;
+    int prev_top_field;
 };
 
 /* For this format, it's a simple passthrough */
@@ -60,25 +61,39 @@ static int bitpacked_decode_yuv422p10(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame,
 {
     uint64_t frame_size = (uint64_t)avctx->width * (uint64_t)avctx->height * 20;
     uint64_t packet_size = (uint64_t)avpkt->size * 8;
+    int interlaced = frame->interlaced_frame;
+    int top_field = (avpkt->flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_TOP_FIELD) ? 1 : 0;
     GetBitContext bc;
     uint16_t *y, *u, *v;
     int ret, i, j;
 
-    ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, frame, 0);
-    if (ret < 0)
-        return ret;
-
-    if (frame_size > packet_size)
+    /* check packet size depending on the interlaced/progressive format */
+    if (interlaced) {
+        if ((frame_size / 2) > packet_size)
+            return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    } else if (frame_size > packet_size) {
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    }
 
     if (avctx->width % 2)
         return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
 
+    /*
+     * if the frame is interlaced, the avpkt we are getting is either the top
+     * or the bottom field. If it's the bottom field, it contains all the odd
+     * lines of the recomposed frame, so we start at offset 1.
+     */
+    i = (interlaced && !top_field) ? 1 : 0;
+
     ret = init_get_bits(&bc, avpkt->data, avctx->width * avctx->height * 20);
     if (ret)
         return ret;
 
-    for (i = 0; i < avctx->height; i++) {
+    /*
+     * Packets from interlaced frames contain either even lines, or odd
+     * lines, so increment by two in that case.
+     */
+    for (; i < avctx->height; i += 1 + interlaced) {
         y = (uint16_t*)(frame->data[0] + i * frame->linesize[0]);
         u = (uint16_t*)(frame->data[1] + i * frame->linesize[1]);
         v = (uint16_t*)(frame->data[2] + i * frame->linesize[2]);
@@ -103,17 +118,35 @@ static av_cold int bitpacked_init_decoder(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 
     if (avctx->codec_tag == MKTAG('U', 'Y', 'V', 'Y')) {
         if (avctx->bits_per_coded_sample == 16 &&
-            avctx->pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_UYVY422)
+            avctx->pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_UYVY422) {
+
+            if (avctx->field_order > AV_FIELD_PROGRESSIVE) {
+                av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "interlaced not yet supported for 8-bit\n");
+                return AVERROR_PATCHWELCOME;
+            }
+
             bc->decode = bitpacked_decode_uyvy422;
-        else if (avctx->bits_per_coded_sample == 20 &&
-                 avctx->pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P10)
+        } else if (avctx->bits_per_coded_sample == 20 &&
+                 avctx->pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P10) {
             bc->decode = bitpacked_decode_yuv422p10;
-        else
+        } else {
             return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+        }
     } else {
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
     }
 
+    bc->cur_interlaced_frame = av_frame_alloc();
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static av_cold int bitpacked_end_decoder(AVCodecContext *avctx)
+{
+    struct BitpackedContext *bc = avctx->priv_data;
+
+    av_frame_free(&bc->cur_interlaced_frame);
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -128,13 +161,72 @@ static int bitpacked_decode(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data, int *got_frame,
     frame->pict_type = AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I;
     frame->key_frame = 1;
 
-    res = bc->decode(avctx, frame, avpkt);
-    if (res)
-        return res;
+    if ((avpkt->flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_TOP_FIELD) &&
+        (avpkt->flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_BOTTOM_FIELD)) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "Invalid field flags.\n");
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    } else if (avpkt->flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_TOP_FIELD) {
+        if (bc->prev_top_field)
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "Consecutive top field detected.\n");
+
+        frame->interlaced_frame = 1;
+        frame->top_field_first = 1;
+
+        if (avctx->pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P10) {
+            res = ff_get_buffer(avctx, frame, 0);
+            if (res < 0)
+                return res;
+        }
+
+        /* always decode the top (1st) field and ref the result frame
+         * but don't output anything */
+        if ((res = bc->decode(avctx, frame, avpkt)) < 0)
+            return res;
+
+        av_frame_unref(bc->cur_interlaced_frame);
+        if ((res = av_frame_ref(bc->cur_interlaced_frame, frame)) < 0)
+            return res;
+
+        bc->prev_top_field = 1;
+
+        return 0;
+    } else if (avpkt->flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_BOTTOM_FIELD) {
+        if (!bc->prev_top_field) {
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "Top field missing.\n");
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        frame->interlaced_frame = 1;
+        frame->top_field_first = 1;
+
+        /* complete the ref'd frame with bottom field and output the
+         * result */
+        if ((res = bc->decode(avctx, bc->cur_interlaced_frame, avpkt)) < 0)
+            return res;
+
+        if ((res = av_frame_ref(frame, bc->cur_interlaced_frame)) < 0)
+            return res;
 
-    *got_frame = 1;
-    return buf_size;
+        bc->prev_top_field = 0;
+        *got_frame = 1;
+        return buf_size;
+    } else {
+        /* No field: the frame is progressive. */
+        if (bc->prev_top_field)
+            av_frame_unref(bc->cur_interlaced_frame);
+
+        if (avctx->pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P10) {
+            res = ff_get_buffer(avctx, frame, 0);
+            if (res < 0)
+                return res;
+        }
 
+        if ((res = bc->decode(avctx, frame, avpkt)) < 0)
+            return res;
+
+        *got_frame = 1;
+        return buf_size;
+    }
 }
 
 AVCodec ff_bitpacked_decoder = {
@@ -144,6 +236,7 @@ AVCodec ff_bitpacked_decoder = {
     .id = AV_CODEC_ID_BITPACKED,
     .priv_data_size        = sizeof(struct BitpackedContext),
     .init = bitpacked_init_decoder,
+    .close = bitpacked_end_decoder,
     .decode = bitpacked_decode,
     .capabilities = AV_CODEC_CAP_EXPERIMENTAL,
 };
