diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7ef922c27b..c26480df68 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2914,6 +2914,7 @@ vc1_parser_select="vc1dsp"
 
 # bitstream_filters
 mjpeg2jpeg_bsf_select="jpegtables"
+trace_headers_bsf_select="cbs_h264 cbs_h265 cbs_mpeg2"
 
 # external libraries
 aac_at_decoder_deps="audiotoolbox"
diff --git a/doc/bitstream_filters.texi b/doc/bitstream_filters.texi
index 2dffe021f9..990b4f3c58 100644
--- a/doc/bitstream_filters.texi
+++ b/doc/bitstream_filters.texi
@@ -275,6 +275,14 @@ codec) with metadata headers.
 
 See also the @ref{mov2textsub} filter.
 
+@section trace_headers
+
+Log trace output containing all syntax elements in the coded stream
+headers (everything above the level of individual coded blocks).
+This can be useful for debugging low-level stream issues.
+
+Supports H.264, H.265 and MPEG-2.
+
 @section vp9_superframe
 
 Merge VP9 invisible (alt-ref) frames back into VP9 superframes. This
diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index 0265c92130..5e09889bc6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -1028,6 +1028,7 @@ OBJS-$(CONFIG_NOISE_BSF)                  += noise_bsf.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_NULL_BSF)                   += null_bsf.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_REMOVE_EXTRADATA_BSF)       += remove_extradata_bsf.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_TEXT2MOVSUB_BSF)            += movsub_bsf.o
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_TRACE_HEADERS_BSF)          += trace_headers_bsf.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_VP9_RAW_REORDER_BSF)        += vp9_raw_reorder_bsf.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_VP9_SUPERFRAME_BSF)         += vp9_superframe_bsf.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_VP9_SUPERFRAME_SPLIT_BSF)   += vp9_superframe_split_bsf.o
diff --git a/libavcodec/bitstream_filters.c b/libavcodec/bitstream_filters.c
index ce34de640d..dd0247182b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/bitstream_filters.c
+++ b/libavcodec/bitstream_filters.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ extern const AVBitStreamFilter ff_noise_bsf;
 extern const AVBitStreamFilter ff_null_bsf;
 extern const AVBitStreamFilter ff_remove_extradata_bsf;
 extern const AVBitStreamFilter ff_text2movsub_bsf;
+extern const AVBitStreamFilter ff_trace_headers_bsf;
 extern const AVBitStreamFilter ff_vp9_raw_reorder_bsf;
 extern const AVBitStreamFilter ff_vp9_superframe_bsf;
 extern const AVBitStreamFilter ff_vp9_superframe_split_bsf;
diff --git a/libavcodec/trace_headers_bsf.c b/libavcodec/trace_headers_bsf.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93d04cb509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/trace_headers_bsf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/*
+ * 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 <stdio.h>
+
+#include "libavutil/avstring.h"
+#include "libavutil/common.h"
+#include "libavutil/log.h"
+
+#include "bsf.h"
+#include "cbs.h"
+
+
+typedef struct TraceHeadersContext {
+    CodedBitstreamContext *cbc;
+} TraceHeadersContext;
+
+
+static int trace_headers_init(AVBSFContext *bsf)
+{
+    TraceHeadersContext *ctx = bsf->priv_data;
+    int err;
+
+    err = ff_cbs_init(&ctx->cbc, bsf->par_in->codec_id, bsf);
+    if (err < 0)
+        return err;
+
+    ctx->cbc->trace_enable = 1;
+    ctx->cbc->trace_level  = AV_LOG_INFO;
+
+    if (bsf->par_in->extradata) {
+        CodedBitstreamFragment ps;
+
+        av_log(bsf, AV_LOG_INFO, "Extradata\n");
+
+        err = ff_cbs_read_extradata(ctx->cbc, &ps, bsf->par_in);
+        if (err < 0) {
+            av_log(bsf, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to read extradata.\n");
+            return err;
+        }
+
+        ff_cbs_fragment_uninit(ctx->cbc, &ps);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void trace_headers_close(AVBSFContext *bsf)
+{
+    TraceHeadersContext *ctx = bsf->priv_data;
+
+    ff_cbs_close(&ctx->cbc);
+}
+
+static int trace_headers(AVBSFContext *bsf, AVPacket *out)
+{
+    TraceHeadersContext *ctx = bsf->priv_data;
+    CodedBitstreamFragment au;
+    AVPacket *in;
+    char tmp[256] = { 0 };
+    int err;
+
+    err = ff_bsf_get_packet(bsf, &in);
+    if (err < 0)
+        return err;
+
+    if (in->flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_KEY)
+        av_strlcat(tmp, ", key frame", sizeof(tmp));
+    if (in->flags & AV_PKT_FLAG_CORRUPT)
+        av_strlcat(tmp, ", corrupt", sizeof(tmp));
+
+    if (in->pts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE)
+        av_strlcatf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), ", pts %"PRId64, in->pts);
+    else
+        av_strlcat(tmp, ", no pts", sizeof(tmp));
+    if (in->dts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE)
+        av_strlcatf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), ", dts %"PRId64, in->dts);
+    else
+        av_strlcat(tmp, ", no dts", sizeof(tmp));
+    if (in->duration > 0)
+        av_strlcatf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), ", duration %"PRId64, in->duration);
+
+    av_log(bsf, AV_LOG_INFO, "Packet: %d bytes%s.\n", in->size, tmp);
+
+    err = ff_cbs_read_packet(ctx->cbc, &au, in);
+    if (err < 0)
+        return err;
+
+    ff_cbs_fragment_uninit(ctx->cbc, &au);
+
+    av_packet_move_ref(out, in);
+    av_packet_free(&in);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static const enum AVCodecID trace_headers_codec_ids[] = {
+    AV_CODEC_ID_H264,
+    AV_CODEC_ID_HEVC,
+    AV_CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO,
+    AV_CODEC_ID_NONE,
+};
+
+const AVBitStreamFilter ff_trace_headers_bsf = {
+    .name           = "trace_headers",
+    .priv_data_size = sizeof(TraceHeadersContext),
+    .init           = &trace_headers_init,
+    .close          = &trace_headers_close,
+    .filter         = &trace_headers,
+    .codec_ids      = trace_headers_codec_ids,
+};
