diff --git a/doc/decoders.texi b/doc/decoders.texi
index bfab562fb2..27c6ba4a5d 100644
--- a/doc/decoders.texi
+++ b/doc/decoders.texi
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ enabled decoders.
 A description of some of the currently available video decoders
 follows.
 
+@section av1
+
+AOMedia Video 1 (AV1) decoder.
+
+@subsection Options
+
+@table @option
+
+@item operating_point
+Select an operating point of a scalable AV1 bitstream (0 - 31). Default is 0.
+
+@end table
+
 @section rawvideo
 
 Raw video decoder.
diff --git a/libavcodec/av1dec.c b/libavcodec/av1dec.c
index c1967f03bd..b7ee307159 100644
--- a/libavcodec/av1dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/av1dec.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "libavutil/pixdesc.h"
+#include "libavutil/opt.h"
 #include "avcodec.h"
 #include "av1dec.h"
 #include "bytestream.h"
@@ -615,6 +616,8 @@ static av_cold int av1_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     if (ret < 0)
         return ret;
 
+    av_opt_set_int(s->cbc->priv_data, "operating_point", s->operating_point, 0);
+
     if (avctx->extradata && avctx->extradata_size) {
         ret = ff_cbs_read(s->cbc, &s->current_obu, avctx->extradata,
                           avctx->extradata_size);
@@ -704,6 +707,11 @@ static int set_output_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame,
     const AVFrame *srcframe = s->cur_frame.tf.f;
     int ret;
 
+    // TODO: all layers
+    if (s->operating_point_idc &&
+        av_log2(s->operating_point_idc >> 8) > s->cur_frame.spatial_id)
+        return 0;
+
     ret = av_frame_ref(frame, srcframe);
     if (ret < 0)
         return ret;
@@ -809,6 +817,8 @@ static int av1_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *frame,
                 goto end;
             }
 
+            s->operating_point_idc = s->raw_seq->operating_point_idc[s->operating_point];
+
             if (s->pix_fmt == AV_PIX_FMT_NONE) {
                 ret = get_pixel_format(avctx);
                 if (ret < 0) {
@@ -888,6 +898,9 @@ static int av1_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *frame,
             s->cur_frame.spatial_id  = header->spatial_id;
             s->cur_frame.temporal_id = header->temporal_id;
 
+            s->cur_frame.spatial_id  = header->spatial_id;
+            s->cur_frame.temporal_id = header->temporal_id;
+
             if (avctx->hwaccel) {
                 ret = avctx->hwaccel->start_frame(avctx, unit->data,
                                                   unit->data_size);
@@ -979,12 +992,28 @@ static void av1_decode_flush(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         av1_frame_unref(avctx, &s->ref[i]);
 
     av1_frame_unref(avctx, &s->cur_frame);
+    s->operating_point_idc = 0;
     s->raw_frame_header = NULL;
     s->raw_seq = NULL;
 
     ff_cbs_flush(s->cbc);
 }
 
+#define OFFSET(x) offsetof(AV1DecContext, x)
+#define VD AV_OPT_FLAG_VIDEO_PARAM | AV_OPT_FLAG_DECODING_PARAM
+static const AVOption av1_options[] = {
+    { "operating_point",  "Select an operating point of the scalable bitstream",
+                          OFFSET(operating_point), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, AV1_MAX_OPERATING_POINTS - 1, VD },
+    { NULL }
+};
+
+static const AVClass av1_class = {
+    .class_name = "AV1 decoder",
+    .item_name  = av_default_item_name,
+    .option     = av1_options,
+    .version    = LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT,
+};
+
 AVCodec ff_av1_decoder = {
     .name                  = "av1",
     .long_name             = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("Alliance for Open Media AV1"),
@@ -1000,6 +1029,7 @@ AVCodec ff_av1_decoder = {
                              FF_CODEC_CAP_SETS_PKT_DTS,
     .flush                 = av1_decode_flush,
     .profiles              = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL(ff_av1_profiles),
+    .priv_class            = &av1_class,
     .hw_configs            = (const AVCodecHWConfigInternal * []) {
 #if CONFIG_AV1_DXVA2_HWACCEL
         HWACCEL_DXVA2(av1),
diff --git a/libavcodec/av1dec.h b/libavcodec/av1dec.h
index 4b218f64bb..70414c9ca3 100644
--- a/libavcodec/av1dec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/av1dec.h
@@ -74,9 +74,13 @@ typedef struct AV1DecContext {
     uint16_t tg_start;
     uint16_t tg_end;
 
+    int operating_point_idc;
+
     AV1Frame ref[AV1_NUM_REF_FRAMES];
     AV1Frame cur_frame;
 
+    // AVOptions
+    int operating_point;
 } AV1DecContext;
 
 #endif /* AVCODEC_AV1DEC_H */
