diff --git a/doc/codecs.texi b/doc/codecs.texi
index 2112ce5f46..751d5df050 100644
--- a/doc/codecs.texi
+++ b/doc/codecs.texi
@@ -881,6 +881,8 @@ Possible values:
 
 @end table
 
+Encoder specific profiles are documented in the relevant encoder documentation.
+
 @item level @var{integer} (@emph{encoding,audio,video})
 
 Possible values:
diff --git a/libavcodec/options_table.h b/libavcodec/options_table.h
index 54366747ca..e498e8b844 100644
--- a/libavcodec/options_table.h
+++ b/libavcodec/options_table.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #define S AV_OPT_FLAG_SUBTITLE_PARAM
 #define E AV_OPT_FLAG_ENCODING_PARAM
 #define D AV_OPT_FLAG_DECODING_PARAM
+#define CC AV_OPT_FLAG_CHILD_CONSTS
 
 #define AV_CODEC_DEFAULT_BITRATE 200*1000
 
@@ -259,29 +260,29 @@ static const AVOption avcodec_options[] = {
 {"nssew", "nsse weight", OFFSET(nsse_weight), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 8 }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
 {"skip_top", "number of macroblock rows at the top which are skipped", OFFSET(skip_top), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|D},
 {"skip_bottom", "number of macroblock rows at the bottom which are skipped", OFFSET(skip_bottom), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|D},
-{"profile", NULL, OFFSET(profile), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_UNKNOWN }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|A|E, "profile"},
-{"unknown", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_UNKNOWN }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|A|E, "profile"},
-{"aac_main", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_AAC_MAIN }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
-{"aac_low", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_AAC_LOW }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
-{"aac_ssr", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_AAC_SSR }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
-{"aac_ltp", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_AAC_LTP }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
-{"aac_he", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_AAC_HE }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
-{"aac_he_v2", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_AAC_HE_V2 }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
-{"aac_ld", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_AAC_LD }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
-{"aac_eld", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_AAC_ELD }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
-{"mpeg2_aac_low", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_MPEG2_AAC_LOW }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
-{"mpeg2_aac_he", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_MPEG2_AAC_HE }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
-{"dts", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_DTS }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
-{"dts_es", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_DTS_ES }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
-{"dts_96_24", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_DTS_96_24 }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
-{"dts_hd_hra", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_DTS_HD_HRA }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
-{"dts_hd_ma", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_DTS_HD_MA }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
-{"mpeg4_sp",   NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_MPEG4_SIMPLE }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "profile"},
-{"mpeg4_core", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_MPEG4_CORE }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "profile"},
-{"mpeg4_main", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_MPEG4_MAIN }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "profile"},
-{"mpeg4_asp",  NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_MPEG4_ADVANCED_SIMPLE }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "profile"},
-{"main10",  NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN_10 }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "profile"},
-{"msbc",  NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_SBC_MSBC }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
+{"profile", NULL, OFFSET(profile), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_UNKNOWN }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|A|E|CC, "avctx.profile"},
+{"unknown", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_UNKNOWN }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|A|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"aac_main", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_AAC_MAIN }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"aac_low", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_AAC_LOW }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"aac_ssr", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_AAC_SSR }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"aac_ltp", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_AAC_LTP }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"aac_he", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_AAC_HE }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"aac_he_v2", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_AAC_HE_V2 }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"aac_ld", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_AAC_LD }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"aac_eld", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_AAC_ELD }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"mpeg2_aac_low", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_MPEG2_AAC_LOW }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"mpeg2_aac_he", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_MPEG2_AAC_HE }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"dts", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_DTS }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"dts_es", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_DTS_ES }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"dts_96_24", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_DTS_96_24 }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"dts_hd_hra", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_DTS_HD_HRA }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"dts_hd_ma", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_DTS_HD_MA }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"mpeg4_sp",   NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_MPEG4_SIMPLE }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"mpeg4_core", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_MPEG4_CORE }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"mpeg4_main", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_MPEG4_MAIN }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"mpeg4_asp",  NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_MPEG4_ADVANCED_SIMPLE }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"main10",  NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_HEVC_MAIN_10 }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E, "avctx.profile"},
+{"msbc",  NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_SBC_MSBC }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "avctx.profile"},
 {"level", NULL, OFFSET(level), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = FF_LEVEL_UNKNOWN }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|A|E, "level"},
 {"unknown", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_LEVEL_UNKNOWN }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|A|E, "level"},
 {"lowres", "decode at 1= 1/2, 2=1/4, 3=1/8 resolutions", OFFSET(lowres), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 0 }, 0, INT_MAX, V|A|D},
