diff --git a/libavcodec/libvpxenc.c b/libavcodec/libvpxenc.c
index 721a052641..7612551a56 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libvpxenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/libvpxenc.c
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ typedef struct VPxEncoderContext {
     int rc_undershoot_pct;
     int rc_overshoot_pct;
 
-    char *vp8_ts_parameters;
+    char *vpx_ts_parameters;
+    int *ts_layer_flags;
+    int current_temporal_idx;
 
     // VP9-only
     int lossless;
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ static const char *const ctlidstr[] = {
     [VP8E_SET_CQ_LEVEL]          = "VP8E_SET_CQ_LEVEL",
     [VP8E_SET_MAX_INTRA_BITRATE_PCT] = "VP8E_SET_MAX_INTRA_BITRATE_PCT",
     [VP8E_SET_SHARPNESS]               = "VP8E_SET_SHARPNESS",
+    [VP8E_SET_TEMPORAL_LAYER_ID]       = "VP8E_SET_TEMPORAL_LAYER_ID",
 #if CONFIG_LIBVPX_VP9_ENCODER
     [VP9E_SET_LOSSLESS]                = "VP9E_SET_LOSSLESS",
     [VP9E_SET_TILE_COLUMNS]            = "VP9E_SET_TILE_COLUMNS",
@@ -144,6 +147,9 @@ static const char *const ctlidstr[] = {
     [VP9E_SET_FRAME_PARALLEL_DECODING] = "VP9E_SET_FRAME_PARALLEL_DECODING",
     [VP9E_SET_AQ_MODE]                 = "VP9E_SET_AQ_MODE",
     [VP9E_SET_COLOR_SPACE]             = "VP9E_SET_COLOR_SPACE",
+    [VP9E_SET_SVC_LAYER_ID]            = "VP9E_SET_SVC_LAYER_ID",
+    [VP9E_SET_SVC_PARAMETERS]          = "VP9E_SET_SVC_PARAMETERS",
+    [VP9E_SET_SVC]                     = "VP9E_SET_SVC",
 #if VPX_ENCODER_ABI_VERSION >= 11
     [VP9E_SET_COLOR_RANGE]             = "VP9E_SET_COLOR_RANGE",
 #endif
@@ -223,8 +229,16 @@ static av_cold void dump_enc_cfg(AVCodecContext *avctx,
            "  %*s%u\n", width, "ts_number_layers:", cfg->ts_number_layers);
     av_log(avctx, level,
            "\n  %*s", width, "ts_target_bitrate:");
-    for (i = 0; i < VPX_TS_MAX_LAYERS; i++)
-        av_log(avctx, level, "%u ", cfg->ts_target_bitrate[i]);
+    if (avctx->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_VP8) {
+        for (i = 0; i < VPX_TS_MAX_LAYERS; i++)
+            av_log(avctx, level, "%u ", cfg->ts_target_bitrate[i]);
+    }
+#if CONFIG_LIBVPX_VP9_ENCODER
+    if (avctx->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_VP9) {
+        for (i = 0; i < VPX_TS_MAX_LAYERS; i++)
+            av_log(avctx, level, "%u ", cfg->layer_target_bitrate[i]);
+    }
+#endif
     av_log(avctx, level, "\n");
     av_log(avctx, level,
            "\n  %*s", width, "ts_rate_decimator:");
@@ -346,6 +360,8 @@ static av_cold int vpx_free(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     }
 #endif
 
+    av_freep(&ctx->ts_layer_flags);
+
     vpx_codec_destroy(&ctx->encoder);
     if (ctx->is_alpha) {
         vpx_codec_destroy(&ctx->encoder_alpha);
@@ -370,23 +386,154 @@ static void vp8_ts_parse_int_array(int *dest, char *value, size_t value_len, int
     }
 }
 
-static int vp8_ts_param_parse(struct vpx_codec_enc_cfg *enccfg, char *key, char *value)
+static void set_temporal_layer_pattern(int layering_mode,
+                                       vpx_codec_enc_cfg_t *cfg,
+                                       int *layer_flags,
+                                       int *flag_periodicity)
+{
+    switch (layering_mode) {
+    case 2: {
+        /**
+         * 2-layers, 2-frame period.
+         */
+        int ids[2] = { 0, 1 };
+        cfg->ts_periodicity = 2;
+        *flag_periodicity = 2;
+        cfg->ts_number_layers = 2;
+        cfg->ts_rate_decimator[0] = 2;
+        cfg->ts_rate_decimator[1] = 1;
+        memcpy(cfg->ts_layer_id, ids, sizeof(ids));
+
+        layer_flags[0] =
+             VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_GF | VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_ARF |
+             VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_GF | VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_ARF;
+
+        layer_flags[1] =
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_ARF | VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_GF |
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_LAST |
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_ARF | VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_GF;
+        break;
+    }
+    case 3: {
+        /**
+         * 3-layers structure with one reference frame.
+         *  This works same as temporal_layering_mode 3.
+         *
+         * 3-layers, 4-frame period.
+         */
+        int ids[4] = { 0, 2, 1, 2 };
+        cfg->ts_periodicity = 4;
+        *flag_periodicity = 4;
+        cfg->ts_number_layers = 3;
+        cfg->ts_rate_decimator[0] = 4;
+        cfg->ts_rate_decimator[1] = 2;
+        cfg->ts_rate_decimator[2] = 1;
+        memcpy(cfg->ts_layer_id, ids, sizeof(ids));
+
+        /**
+         * 0=L, 1=GF, 2=ARF,
+         * Intra-layer prediction disabled.
+         */
+        layer_flags[0] =
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_GF | VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_ARF |
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_GF | VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_ARF;
+        layer_flags[2] =
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_GF | VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_ARF |
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_ARF | VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_LAST;
+        layer_flags[1] =
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_GF | VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_ARF |
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_LAST | VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_GF |
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_ARF;
+        layer_flags[3] =
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_LAST | VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_ARF |
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_LAST | VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_GF |
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_ARF;
+        break;
+    }
+    case 4: {
+        /**
+         * 3-layers structure.
+         * added dependency between the two TL2 frames (on top of case 3).
+         * 3-layers, 4-frame period.
+         */
+        int ids[4] = { 0, 2, 1, 2 };
+        cfg->ts_periodicity = 4;
+        *flag_periodicity = 4;
+        cfg->ts_number_layers = 3;
+        cfg->ts_rate_decimator[0] = 4;
+        cfg->ts_rate_decimator[1] = 2;
+        cfg->ts_rate_decimator[2] = 1;
+        memcpy(cfg->ts_layer_id, ids, sizeof(ids));
+
+        /**
+         * 0=L, 1=GF, 2=ARF, Intra-layer prediction disabled.
+         */
+        layer_flags[0] =
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_GF | VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_ARF |
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_GF | VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_ARF;
+        layer_flags[2] =
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_GF | VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_ARF |
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_ARF | VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_LAST;
+        layer_flags[1] =
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_GF | VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_ARF |
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_LAST | VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_GF;
+        layer_flags[3] =
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_REF_LAST |
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_LAST | VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_GF |
+            VP8_EFLAG_NO_UPD_ARF;
+        break;
+    }
+    default:
+        /**
+         * do not change the layer_flags or the flag_periodicity in this case;
+         * it might be that the code is using external flags to be used.
+         */
+        break;
+
+    }
+}
+
+static int vpx_ts_param_parse(VPxContext *ctx,
+                              struct vpx_codec_enc_cfg *enccfg,
+                              char *key, char *value,
+                              const enum AVCodecID codec_id)
 {
     size_t value_len = strlen(value);
+    int ts_layering_mode = 0;
 
     if (!value_len)
         return -1;
 
     if (!strcmp(key, "ts_number_layers"))
         enccfg->ts_number_layers = strtoul(value, &value, 10);
-    else if (!strcmp(key, "ts_target_bitrate"))
-        vp8_ts_parse_int_array(enccfg->ts_target_bitrate, value, value_len, VPX_TS_MAX_LAYERS);
-    else if (!strcmp(key, "ts_rate_decimator"))
-      vp8_ts_parse_int_array(enccfg->ts_rate_decimator, value, value_len, VPX_TS_MAX_LAYERS);
-    else if (!strcmp(key, "ts_periodicity"))
+    else if (!strcmp(key, "ts_target_bitrate")) {
+        if (codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_VP8)
+            vp8_ts_parse_int_array(enccfg->ts_target_bitrate, value, value_len, VPX_TS_MAX_LAYERS);
+#if CONFIG_LIBVPX_VP9_ENCODER
+        if (codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_VP9)
+            vp8_ts_parse_int_array(enccfg->layer_target_bitrate, value, value_len, VPX_TS_MAX_LAYERS);
+#endif
+    } else if (!strcmp(key, "ts_rate_decimator")) {
+        vp8_ts_parse_int_array(enccfg->ts_rate_decimator, value, value_len, VPX_TS_MAX_LAYERS);
+    } else if (!strcmp(key, "ts_periodicity")) {
         enccfg->ts_periodicity = strtoul(value, &value, 10);
-    else if (!strcmp(key, "ts_layer_id"))
+    } else if (!strcmp(key, "ts_layer_id")) {
         vp8_ts_parse_int_array(enccfg->ts_layer_id, value, value_len, VPX_TS_MAX_PERIODICITY);
+    } else if (!strcmp(key, "ts_layering_mode")) {
+        /* option for pre-defined temporal structures in function set_temporal_layer_pattern. */
+        ts_layering_mode = strtoul(value, &value, 4);
+    }
+
+#if CONFIG_LIBVPX_VP9_ENCODER
+    enccfg->temporal_layering_mode = 1; // only bypass mode is being supported for now.
+    enccfg->ss_number_layers = 1; // making sure the spatial scalability is off. Will support this in future.
+#endif
+    if (ts_layering_mode) {
+      // make sure the ts_layering_mode comes at the end of the ts_parameter string to ensure that
+      // correct configuration is done.
+      ctx->ts_layer_flags = av_malloc(sizeof(int) * VPX_TS_MAX_PERIODICITY);
+      set_temporal_layer_pattern(ts_layering_mode, enccfg, ctx->ts_layer_flags, &enccfg->ts_periodicity);
+    }
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -590,6 +737,7 @@ static av_cold int vpx_init(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     vpx_img_fmt_t img_fmt = VPX_IMG_FMT_I420;
 #if CONFIG_LIBVPX_VP9_ENCODER
     vpx_codec_caps_t codec_caps = vpx_codec_get_caps(iface);
+    vpx_svc_extra_cfg_t svc_params;
 #endif
 
     av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_INFO, "%s\n", vpx_codec_version_str());
@@ -611,8 +759,8 @@ static av_cold int vpx_init(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     }
 #endif
 
-    if(!avctx->bit_rate)
-        if(avctx->rc_max_rate || avctx->rc_buffer_size || avctx->rc_initial_buffer_occupancy) {
+    if (!avctx->bit_rate)
+        if (avctx->rc_max_rate || avctx->rc_buffer_size || avctx->rc_initial_buffer_occupancy) {
             av_log( avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Rate control parameters set without a bitrate\n");
             return AVERROR(EINVAL);
         }
@@ -648,6 +796,9 @@ static av_cold int vpx_init(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     if (avctx->bit_rate) {
         enccfg.rc_target_bitrate = av_rescale_rnd(avctx->bit_rate, 1, 1000,
                                                   AV_ROUND_NEAR_INF);
+#if CONFIG_LIBVPX_VP9_ENCODER
+        enccfg.ss_target_bitrate[0] = enccfg.rc_target_bitrate;
+#endif
     } else {
         // Set bitrate to default value. Also sets CRF to default if needed.
         set_vpx_defaults(avctx, &enccfg);
@@ -757,13 +908,13 @@ FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
 
     enccfg.g_error_resilient = ctx->error_resilient || ctx->flags & VP8F_ERROR_RESILIENT;
 
-    if (CONFIG_LIBVPX_VP8_ENCODER && avctx->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_VP8 && ctx->vp8_ts_parameters) {
+    if (ctx->vpx_ts_parameters) {
         AVDictionary *dict    = NULL;
         AVDictionaryEntry* en = NULL;
 
-        if (!av_dict_parse_string(&dict, ctx->vp8_ts_parameters, "=", ":", 0)) {
+        if (!av_dict_parse_string(&dict, ctx->vpx_ts_parameters, "=", ":", 0)) {
             while ((en = av_dict_get(dict, "", en, AV_DICT_IGNORE_SUFFIX))) {
-                if (vp8_ts_param_parse(&enccfg, en->key, en->value) < 0)
+                if (vpx_ts_param_parse(ctx, &enccfg, en->key, en->value, avctx->codec_id) < 0)
                     av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING,
                            "Error parsing option '%s = %s'.\n",
                            en->key, en->value);
@@ -780,7 +931,21 @@ FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
         log_encoder_error(avctx, "Failed to initialize encoder");
         return AVERROR(EINVAL);
     }
-
+#if CONFIG_LIBVPX_VP9_ENCODER
+    if (avctx->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_VP9 && enccfg.ts_number_layers > 1) {
+        memset(&svc_params, 0, sizeof(svc_params));
+        for (int i = 0; i < enccfg.ts_number_layers; ++i) {
+            svc_params.max_quantizers[i] = enccfg.rc_max_quantizer;
+            svc_params.min_quantizers[i] = enccfg.rc_min_quantizer;
+        }
+        svc_params.scaling_factor_num[0] = enccfg.g_h;
+        svc_params.scaling_factor_den[0] = enccfg.g_h;
+#if VPX_ENCODER_ABI_VERSION >= 12
+        codecctl_int(avctx, VP9E_SET_SVC, 1);
+        codecctl_intp(avctx, VP9E_SET_SVC_PARAMETERS, (int *) &svc_params);
+#endif
+    }
+#endif
     if (ctx->is_alpha) {
         enccfg_alpha = enccfg;
         res = vpx_codec_enc_init(&ctx->encoder_alpha, iface, &enccfg_alpha, flags);
@@ -1328,6 +1493,9 @@ static int vpx_encode(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *pkt,
     int64_t timestamp = 0;
     int res, coded_size;
     vpx_enc_frame_flags_t flags = 0;
+    const struct vpx_codec_enc_cfg *enccfg = ctx->encoder.config.enc;
+    vpx_svc_layer_id_t layer_id;
+    int layer_id_valid = 0;
 
     if (frame) {
         const AVFrameSideData *sd = av_frame_get_side_data(frame, AV_FRAME_DATA_REGIONS_OF_INTEREST);
@@ -1375,6 +1543,38 @@ static int vpx_encode(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *pkt,
         }
     }
 
+    // this is for encoding with preset temporal layering patterns defined in
+    // set_temporal_layer_pattern function.
+    if (enccfg->ts_number_layers > 1 && ctx->ts_layer_flags) {
+        if (flags & VPX_EFLAG_FORCE_KF) {
+            // keyframe, reset temporal layering.
+            ctx->current_temporal_idx = 0;
+            flags = VPX_EFLAG_FORCE_KF;
+        } else {
+            flags = 0;
+        }
+
+        /* get the flags from the temporal layer configuration. */
+        flags |= ctx->ts_layer_flags[ctx->current_temporal_idx];
+
+        memset(&layer_id, 0, sizeof(vpx_svc_layer_id_t));
+        layer_id.spatial_layer_id = 0;
+        layer_id.temporal_layer_id = enccfg->ts_layer_id[ctx->current_temporal_idx];
+        layer_id.temporal_layer_id_per_spatial[0] = layer_id.temporal_layer_id;
+        layer_id_valid = 1;
+    }
+
+    if (layer_id_valid) {
+        if (avctx->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_VP8) {
+            codecctl_int(avctx, VP8E_SET_TEMPORAL_LAYER_ID, layer_id.temporal_layer_id);
+        }
+#if CONFIG_LIBVPX_VP9_ENCODER
+        else if (avctx->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_VP9) {
+            codecctl_intp(avctx, VP9E_SET_SVC_LAYER_ID, (int *) &layer_id);
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+
     res = vpx_codec_encode(&ctx->encoder, rawimg, timestamp,
                            avctx->ticks_per_frame, flags, ctx->deadline);
     if (res != VPX_CODEC_OK) {
@@ -1404,6 +1604,8 @@ static int vpx_encode(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *pkt,
         }
         av_base64_encode(avctx->stats_out, b64_size, ctx->twopass_stats.buf,
                          ctx->twopass_stats.sz);
+    } else if (enccfg->ts_number_layers > 1 && ctx->ts_layer_flags) {
+        ctx->current_temporal_idx = (ctx->current_temporal_idx + 1) % enccfg->ts_periodicity;
     }
 
     *got_packet = !!coded_size;
@@ -1442,6 +1644,7 @@ static int vpx_encode(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *pkt,
     { "noise-sensitivity", "Noise sensitivity", OFFSET(noise_sensitivity), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 0 }, 0, 4, VE}, \
     { "undershoot-pct",  "Datarate undershoot (min) target (%)", OFFSET(rc_undershoot_pct), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = -1 }, -1, 100, VE }, \
     { "overshoot-pct",   "Datarate overshoot (max) target (%)", OFFSET(rc_overshoot_pct), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = -1 }, -1, 1000, VE }, \
+    { "ts-parameters",   "Temporal scaling configuration using a :-separated list of key=value parameters", OFFSET(vpx_ts_parameters), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, {.str=NULL},  0,  0, VE}, \
 
 #define LEGACY_OPTIONS \
     {"speed", "", offsetof(VPxContext, cpu_used), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 1}, -16, 16, VE}, \
@@ -1461,8 +1664,6 @@ static const AVOption vp8_options[] = {
     { "auto-alt-ref",    "Enable use of alternate reference "
                          "frames (2-pass only)",                        OFFSET(auto_alt_ref),    AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = -1}, -1,  2, VE},
     { "cpu-used",        "Quality/Speed ratio modifier",                OFFSET(cpu_used),        AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 1}, -16, 16, VE},
-    { "ts-parameters",   "Temporal scaling configuration using a "
-                         ":-separated list of key=value parameters",    OFFSET(vp8_ts_parameters), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, {.str=NULL},  0,  0, VE},
     LEGACY_OPTIONS
     { NULL }
 };
