diff --git a/libavfilter/Makefile b/libavfilter/Makefile
index cdddb1b..35bf11b 100644
--- a/libavfilter/Makefile
+++ b/libavfilter/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ OBJS = allfilters.o                                                     \
        fifo.o                                                           \
        formats.o                                                        \
        framepool.o                                                      \
+       framequeue.o                                                     \
        graphdump.o                                                      \
        graphparser.o                                                    \
        opencl_allkernels.o                                              \
diff --git a/libavfilter/framequeue.c b/libavfilter/framequeue.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..debeab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavfilter/framequeue.c
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+/*
+ * Generic frame queue
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Nicolas George
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include "libavutil/avassert.h"
+#include "framequeue.h"
+
+static inline FFFrameBucket *bucket(FFFrameQueue *fq, size_t idx)
+{
+    return &fq->queue[(fq->tail + idx) & (fq->allocated - 1)];
+}
+
+void ff_framequeue_global_init(FFFrameQueueGlobal *fqg)
+{
+}
+
+static void check_consistency(FFFrameQueue *fq)
+{
+#if ASSERT_LEVEL >= 2
+    uint64_t nb_samples = 0;
+    size_t i;
+
+    av_assert0(fq->queued == fq->total_frames_head - fq->total_frames_tail);
+    for (i = 0; i < fq->queued; i++)
+        nb_samples += bucket(fq, i)->frame->nb_samples;
+    av_assert0(nb_samples == fq->total_samples_head - fq->total_samples_tail);
+#endif
+}
+
+void ff_framequeue_init(FFFrameQueue *fq, FFFrameQueueGlobal *fqg)
+{
+    fq->queue = &fq->first_bucket;
+    fq->allocated = 1;
+}
+
+void ff_framequeue_free(FFFrameQueue *fq)
+{
+    while (fq->queued) {
+        AVFrame *frame = ff_framequeue_take(fq);
+        av_frame_free(&frame);
+    }
+    if (fq->queue != &fq->first_bucket)
+        av_freep(&fq->queue);
+}
+
+int ff_framequeue_add(FFFrameQueue *fq, AVFrame *frame)
+{
+    FFFrameBucket *b;
+
+    check_consistency(fq);
+    if (fq->queued == fq->allocated) {
+        if (fq->allocated == 1) {
+            size_t na = 8;
+            FFFrameBucket *nq = av_realloc_array(NULL, na, sizeof(*nq));
+            if (!nq)
+                return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+            nq[0] = fq->queue[0];
+            fq->queue = nq;
+            fq->allocated = na;
+        } else {
+            size_t na = fq->allocated << 1;
+            FFFrameBucket *nq = av_realloc_array(fq->queue, na, sizeof(*nq));
+            if (!nq)
+                return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+            if (fq->tail + fq->queued > fq->allocated)
+                memmove(nq + fq->allocated, nq,
+                        (fq->tail + fq->queued - fq->allocated) * sizeof(*nq));
+            fq->queue = nq;
+            fq->allocated = na;
+        }
+    }
+    b = bucket(fq, fq->queued);
+    b->frame = frame;
+    fq->queued++;
+    fq->total_frames_head++;
+    fq->total_samples_head += frame->nb_samples;
+    check_consistency(fq);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+AVFrame *ff_framequeue_take(FFFrameQueue *fq)
+{
+    FFFrameBucket *b;
+
+    check_consistency(fq);
+    av_assert1(fq->queued);
+    b = bucket(fq, 0);
+    fq->queued--;
+    fq->tail++;
+    fq->tail &= fq->allocated - 1;
+    fq->total_frames_tail++;
+    fq->total_samples_tail += b->frame->nb_samples;
+    check_consistency(fq);
+    return b->frame;
+}
+
+AVFrame *ff_framequeue_peek(FFFrameQueue *fq, size_t idx)
+{
+    FFFrameBucket *b;
+
+    check_consistency(fq);
+    av_assert1(idx < fq->queued);
+    b = bucket(fq, idx);
+    check_consistency(fq);
+    return b->frame;
+}
diff --git a/libavfilter/framequeue.h b/libavfilter/framequeue.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..558ea22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavfilter/framequeue.h
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+/*
+ * Generic frame queue
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Nicolas George
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef AVFILTER_FRAMEQUEUE_H
+#define AVFILTER_FRAMEQUEUE_H
+
+/**
+ * FFFrameQueue: simple AVFrame queue API
+ *
+ * Note: this API is not thread-safe. Concurrent access to the same queue
+ * must be protected by a mutex or any synchronization mechanism.
+ */
+
+#include "libavutil/frame.h"
+
+typedef struct FFFrameBucket {
+    AVFrame *frame;
+} FFFrameBucket;
+
+/**
+ * Structure to hold global options and statistics for frame queues.
+ *
+ * This structure is intended to allow implementing global control of the
+ * frame queues, including memory consumption caps.
+ *
+ * It is currently empty.
+ */
+typedef struct FFFrameQueueGlobal {
+} FFFrameQueueGlobal;
+
+/**
+ * Queue of AVFrame pointers.
+ */
+typedef struct FFFrameQueue {
+
+    /**
+     * Array of allocated buckets, used as a circular buffer.
+     */
+    FFFrameBucket *queue;
+
+    /**
+     * Size of the array of buckets.
+     */
+    size_t allocated;
+
+    /**
+     * Tail of the queue.
+     * It is the index in the array of the next frame to take.
+     */
+    size_t tail;
+
+    /**
+     * Number of currently queued frames.
+     */
+    size_t queued;
+
+    /**
+     * Pre-allocated bucket for queues of size 1.
+     */
+    FFFrameBucket first_bucket;
+
+    /**
+     * Total number of frames entered in the queue.
+     */
+    uint64_t total_frames_head;
+
+    /**
+     * Total number of frames dequeued from the queue.
+     * queued = total_frames_head - total_frames_tail
+     */
+    uint64_t total_frames_tail;
+
+    /**
+     * Total number of samples entered in the queue.
+     */
+    uint64_t total_samples_head;
+
+    /**
+     * Total number of samples dequeued from the queue.
+     * queued_samples = total_samples_head - total_samples_tail
+     */
+    uint64_t total_samples_tail;
+
+} FFFrameQueue;
+
+/**
+ * Init a global structure.
+ */
+void ff_framequeue_global_init(FFFrameQueueGlobal *fqg);
+
+/**
+ * Init a frame queue and attach it to a global structure.
+ */
+void ff_framequeue_init(FFFrameQueue *fq, FFFrameQueueGlobal *fqg);
+
+/**
+ * Free the queue and all queued frames.
+ */
+void ff_framequeue_free(FFFrameQueue *fq);
+
+/**
+ * Add a frame.
+ * @return  >=0 or an AVERROR code.
+ */
+int ff_framequeue_add(FFFrameQueue *fq, AVFrame *frame);
+
+/**
+ * Take the first frame in the queue.
+ * Must not be used with empty queues.
+ */
+AVFrame *ff_framequeue_take(FFFrameQueue *fq);
+
+/**
+ * Access a frame in the queue, without removing it.
+ * The first frame is numbered 0; the designated frame must exist.
+ */
+AVFrame *ff_framequeue_peek(FFFrameQueue *fq, size_t idx);
+
+/**
+ * Get the number of queued frames.
+ */
+static inline size_t ff_framequeue_queued_frames(const FFFrameQueue *fq)
+{
+    return fq->queued;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the number of queued samples.
+ */
+static inline uint64_t ff_framequeue_queued_samples(const FFFrameQueue *fq)
+{
+    return fq->total_samples_head - fq->total_samples_tail;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Update the statistics after a frame accessed using ff_framequeue_peek()
+ * was modified.
+ * Currently used only as a marker.
+ */
+static inline void ff_framequeue_update_peeked(FFFrameQueue *fq, size_t idx)
+{
+}
+
+/**
+ * Update the sample count in the queue.
+ *
+ * This function must be used when the first frame was accessed using
+ * ff_framequeue_peek() and samples were removed from it.
+ */
+static inline void ff_framequeue_skip_samples(FFFrameQueue *fq, size_t n)
+{
+    fq->total_samples_tail += n;
+}
+
+#endif /* AVFILTER_FRAMEQUEUE_H */
