diff --git a/libavformat/avformat.h b/libavformat/avformat.h
index e91e7f1d33..90dee0d075 100644
--- a/libavformat/avformat.h
+++ b/libavformat/avformat.h
@@ -2474,6 +2474,15 @@ int avformat_seek_file(AVFormatContext *s, int stream_index, int64_t min_ts, int
  */
 int avformat_flush(AVFormatContext *s);
 
+/**
+ * Remove the AVPackets do not needed in the packet list.
+ * The behaviour is undefined if the packet list is empty.
+ *
+ * @param s media file handle
+ * @param st_index the stream_index list which is needed
+ */
+int av_packet_clean(AVFormatContext *s, int *st_index);
+
 /**
  * Start playing a network-based stream (e.g. RTSP stream) at the
  * current position.
diff --git a/libavformat/internal.h b/libavformat/internal.h
index 17a6ab07d3..ac943b1441 100644
--- a/libavformat/internal.h
+++ b/libavformat/internal.h
@@ -764,6 +764,21 @@ int ff_packet_list_put(AVPacketList **head, AVPacketList **tail,
 int ff_packet_list_get(AVPacketList **head, AVPacketList **tail,
                        AVPacket *pkt);
 
+/**
+ * Remove the AVPackets do not needed in the packet list.
+ * The behaviour is undefined if the packet list is empty.
+ *
+ * @note The pkt will be overwritten completely. The caller owns the
+ *       packet and must unref it by itself.
+ *
+ * @param head List head element
+ * @param tail List tail element
+ * @param st_index the stream_index list which is needed
+ * @return 0 on success. Success is guaranteed
+ *         if the packet list is not empty.
+ */
+int ff_packet_list_clean(AVPacketList **head, AVPacketList **tail,
+                       int *st_index);
 /**
  * Wipe the list and unref all the packets in it.
  *
diff --git a/libavformat/utils.c b/libavformat/utils.c
index 45a4179552..26b5a08a19 100644
--- a/libavformat/utils.c
+++ b/libavformat/utils.c
@@ -1565,6 +1565,65 @@ int ff_packet_list_get(AVPacketList **pkt_buffer,
     return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * return 1 if needed
+ */
+static int ff_check_st_index(int st, int *st_index)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < AVMEDIA_TYPE_NB; ++i) {
+        if (st_index[i] == st)
+            return 1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int ff_packet_list_clean(AVPacketList **pkt_buffer,
+                         AVPacketList **pkt_buffer_end,
+                         int           *st_index)
+{
+    AVPacketList *pktl, *pktn;
+    av_assert0(*pkt_buffer);
+    pktl = *pkt_buffer;
+    pktn = pktl->next;
+
+    /* num >= 3 */
+    while (pktn && pktn != *pkt_buffer_end) {
+        if (!ff_check_st_index(pktn->pkt.stream_index, st_index)) {
+            av_packet_unref(&pktn->pkt);
+            pktl->next = pktn->next;
+            av_freep(pktn);
+            pktn = pktl->next;
+        } else {
+            pktl = pktn;
+            pktn = pktn->next;
+        }
+    }
+    /* last one*/
+    if (pktn && !ff_check_st_index(pktn->pkt.stream_index, st_index)) {
+        av_packet_unref(&pktn->pkt);
+        av_freep(pktn);
+        pktl->next = NULL;
+        *pkt_buffer_end = pktl;
+    }
+    /* first one*/
+    pktl = *pkt_buffer;
+    if (!ff_check_st_index(pktl->pkt.stream_index, st_index)) {
+        av_packet_unref(&pktl->pkt);
+        *pkt_buffer = pktl->next;
+        if (!pktl->next)
+            *pkt_buffer_end = NULL;
+        av_freep(&pktl);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int av_packet_clean(AVFormatContext *s, int *st_index) {
+    int ret = ff_packet_list_clean(&s->internal->packet_buffer,
+                                   &s->internal->packet_buffer_end, st_index);
+    return ret;
+}
+
 static int64_t ts_to_samples(AVStream *st, int64_t ts)
 {
     return av_rescale(ts, st->time_base.num * st->codecpar->sample_rate, st->time_base.den);
diff --git a/libavformat/version.h b/libavformat/version.h
index 3c1957b00c..75c03fde0a 100644
--- a/libavformat/version.h
+++ b/libavformat/version.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 // Major bumping may affect Ticket5467, 5421, 5451(compatibility with Chromium)
 // Also please add any ticket numbers that you believe might be affected here
 #define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR  58
-#define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MINOR  47
+#define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MINOR  48
 #define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_INT AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR, \
