diff --git a/doc/APIchanges b/doc/APIchanges
index 4cc2367e69..dbe7f5cd55 100644
--- a/doc/APIchanges
+++ b/doc/APIchanges
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ libavutil:     2017-10-21
 
 API changes, most recent first:
 
+2020-xx-xx - xxxxxxxxxx - lavc 58.79.100 - avcodec.h codec_par.h
+  Move AVCodecParameters-related public API to new header codec_par.h.
+
 2020-xx-xx - xxxxxxxxxx - lavc 58.78.100 - avcodec.h codec_desc.h codec_id.h packet.h
   Move AVCodecDesc-related public API to new header codec_desc.h.
   Move AVCodecID enum to new header codec_id.h.
diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index 1970ff027f..7347f9c25b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ HEADERS = ac3_parser.h                                                  \
           avfft.h                                                       \
           codec_desc.h                                                  \
           codec_id.h                                                    \
+          codec_par.h                                                   \
           d3d11va.h                                                     \
           dirac.h                                                       \
           dv_profile.h                                                  \
diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 55151a0b71..c91f0749ef 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/rational.h"
 
 #include "codec_desc.h"
+#include "codec_par.h"
 #include "codec_id.h"
 #include "packet.h"
 #include "version.h"
@@ -624,15 +625,6 @@ typedef struct AVProducerReferenceTime {
 
 struct AVCodecInternal;
 
-enum AVFieldOrder {
-    AV_FIELD_UNKNOWN,
-    AV_FIELD_PROGRESSIVE,
-    AV_FIELD_TT,          //< Top coded_first, top displayed first
-    AV_FIELD_BB,          //< Bottom coded first, bottom displayed first
-    AV_FIELD_TB,          //< Top coded first, bottom displayed first
-    AV_FIELD_BT,          //< Bottom coded first, top displayed first
-};
-
 /**
  * main external API structure.
  * New fields can be added to the end with minor version bumps.
@@ -3040,164 +3032,6 @@ typedef struct AVSubtitle {
     int64_t pts;    ///< Same as packet pts, in AV_TIME_BASE
 } AVSubtitle;
 
-/**
- * This struct describes the properties of an encoded stream.
- *
- * sizeof(AVCodecParameters) is not a part of the public ABI, this struct must
- * be allocated with avcodec_parameters_alloc() and freed with
- * avcodec_parameters_free().
- */
-typedef struct AVCodecParameters {
-    /**
-     * General type of the encoded data.
-     */
-    enum AVMediaType codec_type;
-    /**
-     * Specific type of the encoded data (the codec used).
-     */
-    enum AVCodecID   codec_id;
-    /**
-     * Additional information about the codec (corresponds to the AVI FOURCC).
-     */
-    uint32_t         codec_tag;
-
-    /**
-     * Extra binary data needed for initializing the decoder, codec-dependent.
-     *
-     * Must be allocated with av_malloc() and will be freed by
-     * avcodec_parameters_free(). The allocated size of extradata must be at
-     * least extradata_size + AV_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE, with the padding
-     * bytes zeroed.
-     */
-    uint8_t *extradata;
-    /**
-     * Size of the extradata content in bytes.
-     */
-    int      extradata_size;
-
-    /**
-     * - video: the pixel format, the value corresponds to enum AVPixelFormat.
-     * - audio: the sample format, the value corresponds to enum AVSampleFormat.
-     */
-    int format;
-
-    /**
-     * The average bitrate of the encoded data (in bits per second).
-     */
-    int64_t bit_rate;
-
-    /**
-     * The number of bits per sample in the codedwords.
-     *
-     * This is basically the bitrate per sample. It is mandatory for a bunch of
-     * formats to actually decode them. It's the number of bits for one sample in
-     * the actual coded bitstream.
-     *
-     * This could be for example 4 for ADPCM
-     * For PCM formats this matches bits_per_raw_sample
-     * Can be 0
-     */
-    int bits_per_coded_sample;
-
-    /**
-     * This is the number of valid bits in each output sample. If the
-     * sample format has more bits, the least significant bits are additional
-     * padding bits, which are always 0. Use right shifts to reduce the sample
-     * to its actual size. For example, audio formats with 24 bit samples will
-     * have bits_per_raw_sample set to 24, and format set to AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S32.
-     * To get the original sample use "(int32_t)sample >> 8"."
-     *
-     * For ADPCM this might be 12 or 16 or similar
-     * Can be 0
-     */
-    int bits_per_raw_sample;
-
-    /**
-     * Codec-specific bitstream restrictions that the stream conforms to.
-     */
-    int profile;
-    int level;
-
-    /**
-     * Video only. The dimensions of the video frame in pixels.
-     */
-    int width;
-    int height;
-
-    /**
-     * Video only. The aspect ratio (width / height) which a single pixel
-     * should have when displayed.
-     *
-     * When the aspect ratio is unknown / undefined, the numerator should be
-     * set to 0 (the denominator may have any value).
-     */
-    AVRational sample_aspect_ratio;
-
-    /**
-     * Video only. The order of the fields in interlaced video.
-     */
-    enum AVFieldOrder                  field_order;
-
-    /**
-     * Video only. Additional colorspace characteristics.
-     */
-    enum AVColorRange                  color_range;
-    enum AVColorPrimaries              color_primaries;
-    enum AVColorTransferCharacteristic color_trc;
-    enum AVColorSpace                  color_space;
-    enum AVChromaLocation              chroma_location;
-
-    /**
-     * Video only. Number of delayed frames.
-     */
-    int video_delay;
-
-    /**
-     * Audio only. The channel layout bitmask. May be 0 if the channel layout is
-     * unknown or unspecified, otherwise the number of bits set must be equal to
-     * the channels field.
-     */
-    uint64_t channel_layout;
-    /**
-     * Audio only. The number of audio channels.
-     */
-    int      channels;
-    /**
-     * Audio only. The number of audio samples per second.
-     */
-    int      sample_rate;
-    /**
-     * Audio only. The number of bytes per coded audio frame, required by some
-     * formats.
-     *
-     * Corresponds to nBlockAlign in WAVEFORMATEX.
-     */
-    int      block_align;
-    /**
-     * Audio only. Audio frame size, if known. Required by some formats to be static.
-     */
-    int      frame_size;
-
-    /**
-     * Audio only. The amount of padding (in samples) inserted by the encoder at
-     * the beginning of the audio. I.e. this number of leading decoded samples
-     * must be discarded by the caller to get the original audio without leading
-     * padding.
-     */
-    int initial_padding;
-    /**
-     * Audio only. The amount of padding (in samples) appended by the encoder to
-     * the end of the audio. I.e. this number of decoded samples must be
-     * discarded by the caller from the end of the stream to get the original
-     * audio without any trailing padding.
-     */
-    int trailing_padding;
-    /**
-     * Audio only. Number of samples to skip after a discontinuity.
-     */
-    int seek_preroll;
-} AVCodecParameters;
-
 /**
  * Iterate over all registered codecs.
  *
@@ -3336,27 +3170,6 @@ attribute_deprecated
 int avcodec_copy_context(AVCodecContext *dest, const AVCodecContext *src);
 #endif
 
-/**
- * Allocate a new AVCodecParameters and set its fields to default values
- * (unknown/invalid/0). The returned struct must be freed with
- * avcodec_parameters_free().
- */
-AVCodecParameters *avcodec_parameters_alloc(void);
-
-/**
- * Free an AVCodecParameters instance and everything associated with it and
- * write NULL to the supplied pointer.
- */
-void avcodec_parameters_free(AVCodecParameters **par);
-
-/**
- * Copy the contents of src to dst. Any allocated fields in dst are freed and
- * replaced with newly allocated duplicates of the corresponding fields in src.
- *
- * @return >= 0 on success, a negative AVERROR code on failure.
- */
-int avcodec_parameters_copy(AVCodecParameters *dst, const AVCodecParameters *src);
-
 /**
  * Fill the parameters struct based on the values from the supplied codec
  * context. Any allocated fields in par are freed and replaced with duplicates
diff --git a/libavcodec/codec_par.h b/libavcodec/codec_par.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..948758e237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/codec_par.h
@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+/*
+ * Codec parameters public API
+ *
+ * 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_CODEC_PAR_H
+#define AVCODEC_CODEC_PAR_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "libavutil/avutil.h"
+#include "libavutil/rational.h"
+#include "libavutil/pixfmt.h"
+
+#include "codec_id.h"
+
+/**
+ * @addtogroup lavc_core
+ */
+
+enum AVFieldOrder {
+    AV_FIELD_UNKNOWN,
+    AV_FIELD_PROGRESSIVE,
+    AV_FIELD_TT,          //< Top coded_first, top displayed first
+    AV_FIELD_BB,          //< Bottom coded first, bottom displayed first
+    AV_FIELD_TB,          //< Top coded first, bottom displayed first
+    AV_FIELD_BT,          //< Bottom coded first, top displayed first
+};
+
+/**
+ * This struct describes the properties of an encoded stream.
+ *
+ * sizeof(AVCodecParameters) is not a part of the public ABI, this struct must
+ * be allocated with avcodec_parameters_alloc() and freed with
+ * avcodec_parameters_free().
+ */
+typedef struct AVCodecParameters {
+    /**
+     * General type of the encoded data.
+     */
+    enum AVMediaType codec_type;
+    /**
+     * Specific type of the encoded data (the codec used).
+     */
+    enum AVCodecID   codec_id;
+    /**
+     * Additional information about the codec (corresponds to the AVI FOURCC).
+     */
+    uint32_t         codec_tag;
+
+    /**
+     * Extra binary data needed for initializing the decoder, codec-dependent.
+     *
+     * Must be allocated with av_malloc() and will be freed by
+     * avcodec_parameters_free(). The allocated size of extradata must be at
+     * least extradata_size + AV_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE, with the padding
+     * bytes zeroed.
+     */
+    uint8_t *extradata;
+    /**
+     * Size of the extradata content in bytes.
+     */
+    int      extradata_size;
+
+    /**
+     * - video: the pixel format, the value corresponds to enum AVPixelFormat.
+     * - audio: the sample format, the value corresponds to enum AVSampleFormat.
+     */
+    int format;
+
+    /**
+     * The average bitrate of the encoded data (in bits per second).
+     */
+    int64_t bit_rate;
+
+    /**
+     * The number of bits per sample in the codedwords.
+     *
+     * This is basically the bitrate per sample. It is mandatory for a bunch of
+     * formats to actually decode them. It's the number of bits for one sample in
+     * the actual coded bitstream.
+     *
+     * This could be for example 4 for ADPCM
+     * For PCM formats this matches bits_per_raw_sample
+     * Can be 0
+     */
+    int bits_per_coded_sample;
+
+    /**
+     * This is the number of valid bits in each output sample. If the
+     * sample format has more bits, the least significant bits are additional
+     * padding bits, which are always 0. Use right shifts to reduce the sample
+     * to its actual size. For example, audio formats with 24 bit samples will
+     * have bits_per_raw_sample set to 24, and format set to AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S32.
+     * To get the original sample use "(int32_t)sample >> 8"."
+     *
+     * For ADPCM this might be 12 or 16 or similar
+     * Can be 0
+     */
+    int bits_per_raw_sample;
+
+    /**
+     * Codec-specific bitstream restrictions that the stream conforms to.
+     */
+    int profile;
+    int level;
+
+    /**
+     * Video only. The dimensions of the video frame in pixels.
+     */
+    int width;
+    int height;
+
+    /**
+     * Video only. The aspect ratio (width / height) which a single pixel
+     * should have when displayed.
+     *
+     * When the aspect ratio is unknown / undefined, the numerator should be
+     * set to 0 (the denominator may have any value).
+     */
+    AVRational sample_aspect_ratio;
+
+    /**
+     * Video only. The order of the fields in interlaced video.
+     */
+    enum AVFieldOrder                  field_order;
+
+    /**
+     * Video only. Additional colorspace characteristics.
+     */
+    enum AVColorRange                  color_range;
+    enum AVColorPrimaries              color_primaries;
+    enum AVColorTransferCharacteristic color_trc;
+    enum AVColorSpace                  color_space;
+    enum AVChromaLocation              chroma_location;
+
+    /**
+     * Video only. Number of delayed frames.
+     */
+    int video_delay;
+
+    /**
+     * Audio only. The channel layout bitmask. May be 0 if the channel layout is
+     * unknown or unspecified, otherwise the number of bits set must be equal to
+     * the channels field.
+     */
+    uint64_t channel_layout;
+    /**
+     * Audio only. The number of audio channels.
+     */
+    int      channels;
+    /**
+     * Audio only. The number of audio samples per second.
+     */
+    int      sample_rate;
+    /**
+     * Audio only. The number of bytes per coded audio frame, required by some
+     * formats.
+     *
+     * Corresponds to nBlockAlign in WAVEFORMATEX.
+     */
+    int      block_align;
+    /**
+     * Audio only. Audio frame size, if known. Required by some formats to be static.
+     */
+    int      frame_size;
+
+    /**
+     * Audio only. The amount of padding (in samples) inserted by the encoder at
+     * the beginning of the audio. I.e. this number of leading decoded samples
+     * must be discarded by the caller to get the original audio without leading
+     * padding.
+     */
+    int initial_padding;
+    /**
+     * Audio only. The amount of padding (in samples) appended by the encoder to
+     * the end of the audio. I.e. this number of decoded samples must be
+     * discarded by the caller from the end of the stream to get the original
+     * audio without any trailing padding.
+     */
+    int trailing_padding;
+    /**
+     * Audio only. Number of samples to skip after a discontinuity.
+     */
+    int seek_preroll;
+} AVCodecParameters;
+
+/**
+ * Allocate a new AVCodecParameters and set its fields to default values
+ * (unknown/invalid/0). The returned struct must be freed with
+ * avcodec_parameters_free().
+ */
+AVCodecParameters *avcodec_parameters_alloc(void);
+
+/**
+ * Free an AVCodecParameters instance and everything associated with it and
+ * write NULL to the supplied pointer.
+ */
+void avcodec_parameters_free(AVCodecParameters **par);
+
+/**
+ * Copy the contents of src to dst. Any allocated fields in dst are freed and
+ * replaced with newly allocated duplicates of the corresponding fields in src.
+ *
+ * @return >= 0 on success, a negative AVERROR code on failure.
+ */
+int avcodec_parameters_copy(AVCodecParameters *dst, const AVCodecParameters *src);
+
+
+/**
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#endif // AVCODEC_CODEC_PAR_H
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index e62d1a7925..a4eb83124c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/version.h"
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR  58
-#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR  78
+#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR  79
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT  AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR, \
