diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index beba93157b..a5a110c7b6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ OBJS-$(CONFIG_EAC3_CORE_BSF)              += eac3_core_bsf.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_EXTRACT_EXTRADATA_BSF)      += extract_extradata_bsf.o    \
                                              av1_parse.o h2645_parse.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_FILTER_UNITS_BSF)           += filter_units_bsf.o
-OBJS-$(CONFIG_H264_METADATA_BSF)          += h264_metadata_bsf.o
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_H264_METADATA_BSF)          += h264_metadata_bsf.o h264_levels.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_H264_MP4TOANNEXB_BSF)       += h264_mp4toannexb_bsf.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_H264_REDUNDANT_PPS_BSF)     += h264_redundant_pps_bsf.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_HAPQA_EXTRACT_BSF)          += hapqa_extract_bsf.o hap.o
@@ -1139,6 +1139,7 @@ TESTPROGS-$(CONFIG_IDCTDSP)               += dct
 TESTPROGS-$(CONFIG_IIRFILTER)             += iirfilter
 TESTPROGS-$(HAVE_MMX)                     += motion
 TESTPROGS-$(CONFIG_MPEGVIDEO)             += mpeg12framerate
+TESTPROGS-$(CONFIG_H264_METADATA_BSF)     += h264_levels
 TESTPROGS-$(CONFIG_RANGECODER)            += rangecoder
 TESTPROGS-$(CONFIG_SNOW_ENCODER)          += snowenc
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_levels.c b/libavcodec/h264_levels.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b4e18a914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_levels.c
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/*
+ * 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 "avcodec.h"
+#include "h264_levels.h"
+
+// H.264 table A-1.
+static const H264LevelDescriptor h264_levels[] = {
+    // Name          MaxMBPS                   MaxBR              MinCR
+    //  | level_idc     |       MaxFS            |    MaxCPB        | MaxMvsPer2Mb
+    //  |     | cs3f    |         |  MaxDpbMbs   |       |  MaxVmvR |   |
+    { "1",   10, 0,     1485,     99,    396,     64,    175,   64, 2,  0 },
+    { "1b",  10, 1,     1485,     99,    396,    128,    350,   64, 2,  0 },
+    { "1b",   9, 0,     1485,     99,    396,    128,    350,   64, 2,  0 },
+    { "1.1", 11, 0,     3000,    396,    900,    192,    500,  128, 2,  0 },
+    { "1.2", 12, 0,     6000,    396,   2376,    384,   1000,  128, 2,  0 },
+    { "1.3", 13, 0,    11880,    396,   2376,    768,   2000,  128, 2,  0 },
+    { "2",   20, 0,    11880,    396,   2376,   2000,   2000,  128, 2,  0 },
+    { "2.1", 21, 0,    19800,    792,   4752,   4000,   4000,  256, 2,  0 },
+    { "2.2", 22, 0,    20250,   1620,   8100,   4000,   4000,  256, 2,  0 },
+    { "3",   30, 0,    40500,   1620,   8100,  10000,  10000,  256, 2, 32 },
+    { "3.1", 31, 0,   108000,   3600,  18000,  14000,  14000,  512, 4, 16 },
+    { "3.2", 32, 0,   216000,   5120,  20480,  20000,  20000,  512, 4, 16 },
+    { "4",   40, 0,   245760,   8192,  32768,  20000,  25000,  512, 4, 16 },
+    { "4.1", 41, 0,   245760,   8192,  32768,  50000,  62500,  512, 2, 16 },
+    { "4.2", 42, 0,   522240,   8704,  34816,  50000,  62500,  512, 2, 16 },
+    { "5",   50, 0,   589824,  22080, 110400, 135000, 135000,  512, 2, 16 },
+    { "5.1", 51, 0,   983040,  36864, 184320, 240000, 240000,  512, 2, 16 },
+    { "5.2", 52, 0,  2073600,  36864, 184320, 240000, 240000,  512, 2, 16 },
+    { "6",   60, 0,  4177920, 139264, 696320, 240000, 240000, 8192, 2, 16 },
+    { "6.1", 61, 0,  8355840, 139264, 696320, 480000, 480000, 8192, 2, 16 },
+    { "6.2", 62, 0, 16711680, 139264, 696320, 800000, 800000, 8192, 2, 16 },
+};
+
+// H.264 table A-2 plus values from A-1.
+static const struct {
+    int profile_idc;
+    int cpb_br_vcl_factor;
+    int cpb_br_nal_factor;
+} h264_br_factors[] = {
+    {  66, 1000, 1200 },
+    {  77, 1000, 1200 },
+    {  88, 1000, 1200 },
+    { 100, 1250, 1500 },
+    { 110, 3000, 3600 },
+    { 122, 4000, 4800 },
+    { 244, 4000, 4800 },
+    {  44, 4000, 4800 },
+};
+
+// We are only ever interested in the NAL bitrate factor.
+static int h264_get_br_factor(int profile_idc)
+{
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(h264_br_factors); i++) {
+        if (h264_br_factors[i].profile_idc == profile_idc)
+            return h264_br_factors[i].cpb_br_nal_factor;
+    }
+    // Default to the non-high profile value if not specified.
+    return 1200;
+}
+
+const H264LevelDescriptor *ff_h264_get_level(int level_idc,
+                                             int constraint_set3_flag)
+{
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(h264_levels); i++) {
+        if (h264_levels[i].level_idc            == level_idc &&
+            h264_levels[i].constraint_set3_flag == constraint_set3_flag)
+            return &h264_levels[i];
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+const H264LevelDescriptor *ff_h264_guess_level(int profile_idc,
+                                               int64_t bitrate,
+                                               int width, int height,
+                                               int max_dec_frame_buffering)
+{
+    int width_mbs  = (width  + 15) / 16;
+    int height_mbs = (height + 15) / 16;
+    int no_cs3f = !(profile_idc == 66 ||
+                    profile_idc == 77 ||
+                    profile_idc == 88);
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(h264_levels); i++) {
+        const H264LevelDescriptor *level = &h264_levels[i];
+
+        if (level->constraint_set3_flag && no_cs3f)
+            continue;
+
+        if (bitrate > level->max_br * h264_get_br_factor(profile_idc))
+            continue;
+
+        if (width_mbs  * height_mbs > level->max_fs)
+            continue;
+        if (width_mbs  * width_mbs  > 8 * level->max_fs)
+            continue;
+        if (height_mbs * height_mbs > 8 * level->max_fs)
+            continue;
+
+        if (width_mbs && height_mbs) {
+            int max_dpb_frames =
+                FFMIN(level->max_dpb_mbs / (width_mbs * height_mbs), 16);
+            if (max_dec_frame_buffering > max_dpb_frames)
+                continue;
+        }
+
+        return level;
+    }
+
+    // No usable levels found - frame is too big or bitrate is too high.
+    return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_levels.h b/libavcodec/h264_levels.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4189fc61c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_levels.h
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * 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 AVCODEC_H264_LEVELS_H
+#define AVCODEC_H264_LEVELS_H
+
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+typedef struct H264LevelDescriptor {
+    const char *name;
+    uint8_t     level_idc;
+    uint8_t     constraint_set3_flag;
+    uint32_t    max_mbps;
+    uint32_t    max_fs;
+    uint32_t    max_dpb_mbs;
+    uint32_t    max_br;
+    uint32_t    max_cpb;
+    uint16_t    max_v_mv_r;
+    uint8_t     min_cr;
+    uint8_t     max_mvs_per_2mb;
+} H264LevelDescriptor;
+
+const H264LevelDescriptor *ff_h264_get_level(int level_idc,
+                                             int constraint_set3_flag);
+
+/**
+ * Guess the level of a stream from some parameters.
+ *
+ * Unknown parameters may be zero, in which case they are ignored.
+ */
+const H264LevelDescriptor *ff_h264_guess_level(int profile_idc,
+                                               int64_t bitrate,
+                                               int width, int height,
+                                               int max_dec_frame_buffering);
+
+
+#endif /* AVCODEC_H264_LEVELS_H */
diff --git a/libavcodec/tests/.gitignore b/libavcodec/tests/.gitignore
index 350fb2990c..73945a7c82 100644
--- a/libavcodec/tests/.gitignore
+++ b/libavcodec/tests/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 /fft-fixed
 /fft-fixed32
 /golomb
+/h264_levels
 /htmlsubtitles
 /iirfilter
 /imgconvert
diff --git a/libavcodec/tests/h264_levels.c b/libavcodec/tests/h264_levels.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..794517eb6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/tests/h264_levels.c
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+/*
+ * 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/common.h"
+#include "libavcodec/h264_levels.h"
+
+static const struct {
+    int width;
+    int height;
+    int level_idc;
+} test_sizes[] = {
+    // First level usable at some standard sizes.
+    // (From H.264 table A-6.)
+    {  176,  144, 10 }, // QCIF
+    {  352,  288, 11 }, // CIF
+    {  640,  480, 22 }, // VGA
+    {  720,  480, 22 }, // NTSC
+    {  720,  576, 22 }, // PAL
+    {  800,  600, 31 }, // SVGA
+    { 1280,  720, 31 }, // 720p
+    { 1280, 1024, 32 }, // SXGA
+    { 1920, 1080, 40 }, // 1080p
+    { 2048, 1080, 42 }, // 2Kx1080
+    { 2048, 1536, 50 }, // 4XGA
+    { 3840, 2160, 51 }, // 4K
+    { 7680, 4320, 60 }, // 8K
+
+    // Overly wide or tall sizes.
+    {    1,  256, 10 },
+    {    1,  512, 11 },
+    {    1, 1024, 21 },
+    {    1, 1808, 22 },
+    {    1, 1824, 31 },
+    {  256,    1, 10 },
+    {  512,    1, 11 },
+    { 1024,    1, 21 },
+    { 1808,    1, 22 },
+    { 1824,    1, 31 },
+    {  512, 4096, 40 },
+    {  256, 4112, 42 },
+    { 8688, 1024, 51 },
+    { 8704,  512, 60 },
+    { 16880,   1, 60 },
+    { 16896,   1,  0 },
+};
+
+static const struct {
+    int width;
+    int height;
+    int dpb_size;
+    int level_idc;
+} test_dpb[] = {
+    // First level usable for some DPB sizes.
+    // (From H.264 table A-7.)
+    {  176,  144,  4, 10 },
+    {  176,  144,  8, 11 },
+    {  176,  144, 16, 12 },
+    { 1280,  720,  1, 31 },
+    { 1280,  720,  5, 31 },
+    { 1280,  720,  9, 40 },
+    { 1280,  720, 10, 50 },
+    { 1920, 1080,  1, 40 },
+    { 1920, 1080,  5, 50 },
+    { 1920, 1080, 13, 50 },
+    { 1920, 1080, 14, 51 },
+    { 3840, 2160,  5, 51 },
+    { 3840, 2160,  6, 60 },
+    { 3840, 2160, 16, 60 },
+    { 7680, 4320,  5, 60 },
+    { 7680, 4320,  6,  0 },
+};
+
+static const struct {
+    int64_t bitrate;
+    int profile_idc;
+    int level_idc;
+} test_bitrate[] = {
+    // Values where profile affects level at a given bitrate.
+    {   2500000,  77, 21 },
+    {   2500000, 100, 20 },
+    {   2500000, 244, 13 },
+    { 100000000,  77, 50 },
+    { 100000000, 100, 50 },
+    { 100000000, 244, 41 },
+    { 999999999,  77,  0 },
+    { 999999999, 100, 62 },
+    // Check level 1b.
+    {  32 * 1200,  66, 10 },
+    {  32 * 1500, 100, 10 },
+    {  96 * 1200,  66, 10 },
+    {  96 * 1500, 100,  9 },
+    { 144 * 1200,  66, 11 },
+    { 144 * 1500, 100, 11 },
+};
+
+static const struct {
+    const char *name;
+    int profile_idc;
+    int64_t bitrate;
+    int width;
+    int height;
+    int dpb_frames;
+    int level_idc;
+} test_all[] = {
+    { "Bluray 1080p 40Mb/s", 100, 40000000, 1920, 1080, 4, 41 },
+    { "Bluray 1080p 24Mb/s", 100, 24000000, 1920, 1080, 4, 40 },
+    { "Bluray 720p 40Mb/s",  100, 40000000, 1280,  720, 6, 41 },
+    { "Bluray 720p 24Mb/s",  100, 24000000, 1280,  720, 6, 40 },
+    { "Bluray PAL 40Mb/s",   100, 40000000,  720,  576, 6, 41 },
+    { "Bluray PAL 24Mb/s",   100, 24000000,  720,  576, 6, 32 },
+    { "Bluray PAL 16Mb/s",   100, 16800000,  720,  576, 6, 31 },
+    { "Bluray PAL 12Mb/s",   100, 12000000,  720,  576, 5, 30 },
+    { "Bluray NTSC 40Mb/s",  100, 40000000,  720,  480, 6, 41 },
+    { "Bluray NTSC 24Mb/s",  100, 24000000,  720,  480, 6, 32 },
+    { "Bluray NTSC 16Mb/s",  100, 16800000,  720,  480, 6, 31 },
+    { "Bluray NTSC 12Mb/s",  100, 12000000,  720,  480, 6, 30 },
+};
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    const H264LevelDescriptor *level;
+    int i;
+
+#define CHECK(expected, format, ...) do { \
+        if (expected ? (!level || level->level_idc != expected) \
+                     : !!level) { \
+            av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Incorrect level for " \
+                   format ": expected %d, got %d.\n", __VA_ARGS__, \
+                   expected, level ? level->level_idc : -1); \
+            return 1; \
+        } \
+    } while (0)
+
+    for (i = 0; i < FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(test_sizes); i++) {
+        level = ff_h264_guess_level(0, 0, test_sizes[i].width,
+                                    test_sizes[i].height, 0);
+        CHECK(test_sizes[i].level_idc, "size %dx%d",
+              test_sizes[i].width, test_sizes[i].height);
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(test_dpb); i++) {
+        level = ff_h264_guess_level(0, 0, test_dpb[i].width,
+                                    test_dpb[i].height,
+                                    test_dpb[i].dpb_size);
+        CHECK(test_dpb[i].level_idc, "size %dx%d dpb %d",
+              test_dpb[i].width, test_dpb[i].height,
+              test_dpb[i].dpb_size);
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(test_bitrate); i++) {
+        level = ff_h264_guess_level(test_bitrate[i].profile_idc,
+                                    test_bitrate[i].bitrate,
+                                    0, 0, 0);
+        CHECK(test_bitrate[i].level_idc, "bitrate %"PRId64" profile %d",
+              test_bitrate[i].bitrate, test_bitrate[i].profile_idc);
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < FF_ARRAY_ELEMS(test_all); i++) {
+        level = ff_h264_guess_level(test_all[i].profile_idc,
+                                    test_all[i].bitrate,
+                                    test_all[i].width,
+                                    test_all[i].height,
+                                    test_all[i].dpb_frames);
+        CHECK(test_all[i].level_idc, "%s", test_all[i].name);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tests/fate/libavcodec.mak b/tests/fate/libavcodec.mak
index d3b2dd874e..aa4c36b112 100644
--- a/tests/fate/libavcodec.mak
+++ b/tests/fate/libavcodec.mak
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ fate-dct8x8: libavcodec/tests/dct$(EXESUF)
 fate-dct8x8: CMD = run libavcodec/tests/dct
 fate-dct8x8: CMP = null
 
+FATE_LIBAVCODEC-$(CONFIG_H264_VAAPI_ENCODER) += fate-h264-levels
+fate-h264-levels: libavcodec/tests/h264_levels$(EXESUF)
+fate-h264-levels: CMD = run libavcodec/tests/h264_levels
+fate-h264-levels: REF = /dev/null
+
 FATE_LIBAVCODEC-$(CONFIG_IIRFILTER) += fate-iirfilter
 fate-iirfilter: libavcodec/tests/iirfilter$(EXESUF)
 fate-iirfilter: CMD = run libavcodec/tests/iirfilter
