diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index f00bc27ca4..9cc441e9d4 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ version <next>:
 - EVC encoding using external library libxeve
 - QOA decoder and demuxer
 - aap filter
+- fsync filter
 
 version 6.1:
 - libaribcaption decoder
diff --git a/doc/filters.texi b/doc/filters.texi
index 6d00ba2c3f..4ed12b83ac 100644
--- a/doc/filters.texi
+++ b/doc/filters.texi
@@ -14681,6 +14681,58 @@ option may cause flicker since the B-Frames have often larger QP. Default is
 
 @end table
 
+@anchor{fsync}
+@section fsync
+
+Synchronize video frames with an external mapping from a file.
+
+For each input PTS given in the map file it either drops or creates as many frames as necessary to recreate the sequence of output frames given in the map file.
+
+This filter is useful to recreate the output frames of a framerate conversion by the @ref{fps} filter, recorded into a map file using the ffmpeg option @code{-stats_mux_pre}, and do further processing to the corresponding frames e.g. quality comparison.
+
+The filter assumes the map file is sorted by increasing input PTS.
+
+The filter accepts the following options:
+@table @option
+
+@item file, f
+The filename of the map file to be used.
+Each line must contain at least one input PTS @code{@{ptsi@}}, one output PTS @code{@{pts@}} and one output timebase @code{@{tb@}}.
+Use the @code{format, fmt} option to specify which information is present in each line of the input file.
+
+@item format, fmt
+A format string describing the line format of the map file.
+It uses the same directives as the ffmpeg options @code{-stats_mux_pre_fmt}.
+The default value is @code{@{ptsi@} @{pts@} @{tb@}} which contains only the required information.
+@end table
+
+Some examples:
+@itemize
+@item Using the default format of the filter:
+@example
+# Convert a video to 25 fps and record a MAP_FILE file with the default format of this filter
+ffmpeg -i INPUT -vf fps=fps=25 -stats_mux_pre MAP_FILE -stats_mux_pre_fmt "@{ptsi@} @{pts@} @{tb@}" OUTPUT
+
+# Sort MAP_FILE by increasing input PTS
+sort -n MAP_FILE
+
+# Use INPUT, OUTPUT and the MAP_FILE from above to compare the corresponding frames in INPUT and OUTPUT via SSIM
+ffmpeg -i INPUT -i OUTPUT -filter_complex '[0:v]fsync=file=MAP_FILE[ref];[1:v][ref]ssim' -f null -
+@end example
+
+@item Using a custom format:
+@example
+# Convert a video to 25 fps and record a MAP_FILE file with a custom line format
+ffmpeg -i INPUT -vf fps=fps=25 -stats_mux_pre MAP_FILE -stats_mux_pre_fmt "@{n@} @{pts@} @{tb@} @{ni@} @{ptsi@} @{tbi@}" OUTPUT
+
+# Sort MAP_FILE by increasing input PTS
+sort -k 4 -n MAP_FILE
+
+# Use INPUT, OUTPUT and the MAP_FILE from above to compare the corresponding frames in INPUT and OUTPUT via SSIM
+ffmpeg -i INPUT -i OUTPUT -filter_complex '[0:v]fsync=file=MAP_FILE:fmt=@{n@} @{pts@} @{tb@} @{ni@} @{ptsi@} @{tbi@}[ref];[1:v][ref]ssim' -f null -
+@end example
+@end itemize
+
 @section gblur
 
 Apply Gaussian blur filter.
diff --git a/libavfilter/Makefile b/libavfilter/Makefile
index 63725f91b4..612616dfb4 100644
--- a/libavfilter/Makefile
+++ b/libavfilter/Makefile
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ OBJS-$(CONFIG_FREEZEDETECT_FILTER)           += vf_freezedetect.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_FREEZEFRAMES_FILTER)           += vf_freezeframes.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_FREI0R_FILTER)                 += vf_frei0r.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_FSPP_FILTER)                   += vf_fspp.o qp_table.o
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_FSYNC_FILTER)                  += vf_fsync.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_GBLUR_FILTER)                  += vf_gblur.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_GBLUR_VULKAN_FILTER)           += vf_gblur_vulkan.o vulkan.o vulkan_filter.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_GEQ_FILTER)                    += vf_geq.o
diff --git a/libavfilter/allfilters.c b/libavfilter/allfilters.c
index ed7c32be94..b32ffb2d71 100644
--- a/libavfilter/allfilters.c
+++ b/libavfilter/allfilters.c
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ extern const AVFilter ff_vf_freezedetect;
 extern const AVFilter ff_vf_freezeframes;
 extern const AVFilter ff_vf_frei0r;
 extern const AVFilter ff_vf_fspp;
+extern const AVFilter ff_vf_fsync;
 extern const AVFilter ff_vf_gblur;
 extern const AVFilter ff_vf_gblur_vulkan;
 extern const AVFilter ff_vf_geq;
diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_fsync.c b/libavfilter/vf_fsync.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d2027d007
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_fsync.c
@@ -0,0 +1,376 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Thilo Borgmann <thilo.borgmann _at_ mail.de>
+ *
+ * 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
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Filter for syncing video frames from external source
+ *
+ * @author Thilo Borgmann <thilo.borgmann _at_ mail.de>
+ */
+
+#include "libavutil/avstring.h"
+#include "libavutil/error.h"
+#include "libavutil/opt.h"
+#include "libavformat/avio.h"
+#include "libavutil/parseutils.h"
+#include "video.h"
+#include "filters.h"
+
+#define BUF_SIZE 256
+
+typedef struct FsyncContext {
+    const AVClass *class;
+    AVIOContext *avio_ctx; // reading the map file
+    AVFrame *last_frame;   // buffering the last frame for duplicating eventually
+    char *filename;        // user-specified map file
+    char *format;          // user-specified line format according to -stats_enc* options
+    char *format_str;      // sscanf compatible user-specified line format of the map file
+    char *buf;             // line buffer for the map file
+    char *cur;             // current position in the line buffer
+    char *end;             // end pointer of the line buffer
+    int64_t ptsi;          // input pts to map to [0-N] output pts
+    int64_t pts;           // output pts
+    int64_t tb_num;        // output timebase num
+    int64_t tb_den;        // output timebase den
+    int64_t *param[4];     // mapping of ptsi, pts, tb_num, tb_den into user-specified format
+} FsyncContext;
+
+#define OFFSET(x) offsetof(FsyncContext, x)
+#define DEFINE_OPTIONS(filt_name, FLAGS)                                                                                        \
+static const AVOption filt_name##_options[] = {                                                                                 \
+    { "file",   "set the file name to use for frame sync", OFFSET(filename), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, { .str = "" }, .flags=FLAGS }, \
+    { "f",      "set the file name to use for frame sync", OFFSET(filename), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, { .str = "" }, .flags=FLAGS }, \
+    { "format", "set the line format",                     OFFSET(format),   AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, { .str = "{ptsi} {pts} {tb}" }, .flags=FLAGS }, \
+    { "fmt",    "set the line format",                     OFFSET(format),   AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, { .str = "{ptsi} {pts} {tb}" }, .flags=FLAGS }, \
+    { NULL }                                                                                                                    \
+}
+
+// fills the buffer from cur to end, add \0 at EOF
+static int buf_fill(FsyncContext *ctx)
+{
+    int ret;
+    int num = ctx->end - ctx->cur;
+
+    ret = avio_read(ctx->avio_ctx, ctx->cur, num);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        return ret;
+    if (ret < num) {
+        *(ctx->cur + ret) = '\0';
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+// copies cur to end to the beginning and fills the rest
+static int buf_reload(FsyncContext *ctx)
+{
+    int i, ret;
+    int num = ctx->end - ctx->cur;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+        ctx->buf[i] = *ctx->cur++;
+    }
+
+    ctx->cur = ctx->buf + i;
+    ret = buf_fill(ctx);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        return ret;
+    ctx->cur = ctx->buf;
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+// skip from cur over eol
+static void buf_skip_eol(FsyncContext *ctx)
+{
+    char *i;
+    for (i = ctx->cur; i < ctx->end; i++) {
+        if (*i != '\n')// && *i != '\r')
+            break;
+    }
+    ctx->cur = i;
+}
+
+// get number of bytes from cur until eol
+static int buf_get_line_count(FsyncContext *ctx)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    char *i;
+    for (i = ctx->cur; i < ctx->end; i++, ret++) {
+        if (*i == '\0' || *i == '\n')
+            return ret;
+    }
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
+// get number of bytes from cur to '\0'
+static int buf_get_zero(FsyncContext *ctx)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    char *i;
+    for (i = ctx->cur; i < ctx->end; i++, ret++) {
+        if (*i == '\0')
+            return ret;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+static int activate(AVFilterContext *ctx)
+{
+    FsyncContext *s       = ctx->priv;
+    AVFilterLink *inlink  = ctx->inputs[0];
+    AVFilterLink *outlink = ctx->outputs[0];
+
+    int ret, line_count;
+    AVFrame *frame;
+
+    FF_FILTER_FORWARD_STATUS_BACK(outlink, inlink);
+
+    buf_skip_eol(s);
+    line_count = buf_get_line_count(s);
+    if (line_count < 0) {
+        line_count = buf_reload(s);
+        if (line_count < 0)
+            return line_count;
+        line_count = buf_get_line_count(s);
+        if (line_count < 0)
+            return line_count;
+    }
+
+    if (avio_feof(s->avio_ctx) && buf_get_zero(s) < 3) {
+        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "End of file. To zero = %i\n", buf_get_zero(s));
+        goto end;
+    }
+
+    if (s->last_frame) {
+        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "format = %s\n", s->format);
+
+        // default: av_sscanf(s->cur, "{ptsi} {pts} {tb}", &s->ptsi, &s->pts, &s->tb_num, &s->tb_den);
+        ret = av_sscanf(s->cur, s->format_str, s->param[0], s->param[1], s->param[2], s->param[3]);
+        if (ret != 4) {
+            av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unexpected format found (%i / 4).\n", ret);
+            ff_outlink_set_status(outlink, AVERROR_INVALIDDATA, AV_NOPTS_VALUE);
+            return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+        }
+
+        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "frame %lli ", s->last_frame->pts);
+
+        if (s->last_frame->pts >= s->ptsi) {
+            av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "> %lli: DUP LAST with pts = %lli\n", s->ptsi, s->pts);
+
+            // clone frame
+            frame = av_frame_clone(s->last_frame);
+            if (!frame) {
+                ff_outlink_set_status(outlink, AVERROR(ENOMEM), AV_NOPTS_VALUE);
+                return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+            }
+            av_frame_copy_props(frame, s->last_frame);
+
+            // set output pts and timebase
+            frame->pts = s->pts;
+            frame->time_base = av_make_q((int)s->tb_num, (int)s->tb_den);
+
+            // advance cur to eol, skip over eol in the next call
+            s->cur += line_count;
+
+            // call again
+            if (ff_inoutlink_check_flow(inlink, outlink))
+                ff_filter_set_ready(ctx, 100);
+
+            // filter frame
+            return ff_filter_frame(outlink, frame);
+        } else if (s->last_frame->pts < s->ptsi) {
+            av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "< %lli: DROP\n", s->ptsi);
+            av_frame_free(&s->last_frame);
+
+            // call again
+            if (ff_inoutlink_check_flow(inlink, outlink))
+                ff_filter_set_ready(ctx, 100);
+
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+end:
+    ret = ff_inlink_consume_frame(inlink, &s->last_frame);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        return ret;
+
+    FF_FILTER_FORWARD_STATUS(inlink, outlink);
+    FF_FILTER_FORWARD_WANTED(outlink, inlink);
+
+    return FFERROR_NOT_READY;
+}
+
+static int fsync_config_props(AVFilterLink* outlink)
+{
+    AVFilterContext *ctx = outlink->src;
+    FsyncContext    *s   = ctx->priv;
+    int ret;
+
+    // read first line to get output timebase
+    // default: av_sscanf(s->cur, "{ptsi} {pts} {tb}", &s->ptsi, &s->pts, &s->tb_num, &s->tb_den);
+    ret = av_sscanf(s->cur, s->format_str, s->param[0], s->param[1], s->param[2], s->param[3]);
+    if (ret != 4) {
+        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unexpected format found (%i of 4).\n", ret);
+        ff_outlink_set_status(outlink, AVERROR_INVALIDDATA, AV_NOPTS_VALUE);
+        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
+    }
+
+    outlink->frame_rate = av_make_q(1, 0); // unknown or dynamic
+    outlink->time_base  = av_make_q((int)s->tb_num, (int)s->tb_den);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static av_cold int fsync_init(AVFilterContext *ctx)
+{
+    FsyncContext *s = ctx->priv;
+    AVEncStatsComponent *components = NULL;
+    int nb_components = 0;
+    int ret, i;
+    int j = 0;
+    int has_i = 0;
+    int has_o = 0;
+    int has_t = 0;
+
+    av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "filename: %s\n", s->filename);
+
+    s->buf = av_malloc(BUF_SIZE);
+    if (!s->buf)
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+
+    s->format_str = av_mallocz(BUF_SIZE);
+    if (!s->format_str)
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+
+    ret = avio_open(&s->avio_ctx, s->filename, AVIO_FLAG_READ);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        return ret;
+
+    s->cur = s->buf;
+    s->end = s->buf + BUF_SIZE;
+
+    ret = buf_fill(s);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        return ret;
+
+    // parse format into format_str for av_sscanf
+    ret = av_parse_enc_stats_components(&components, &nb_components, s->format);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        return ret;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < nb_components; i++) {
+        AVEncStatsComponent *c = &components[i];
+        switch (c->type) {
+        default:
+            av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unknown format specifier: %i {%s}\n", c->type, c->str);
+            return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+        case ENC_STATS_LITERAL:
+                        if (c->str)  {av_strlcat(s->format_str, c->str,     BUF_SIZE); continue;}
+                        else                                                           continue;
+        case ENC_STATS_FILE_IDX:      av_strlcat(s->format_str, "%*d",      BUF_SIZE); continue;
+        case ENC_STATS_STREAM_IDX:    av_strlcat(s->format_str, "%*d",      BUF_SIZE); continue;
+        case ENC_STATS_FRAME_NUM:     av_strlcat(s->format_str, "%*"PRIu64, BUF_SIZE); continue;
+        case ENC_STATS_FRAME_NUM_IN:  av_strlcat(s->format_str, "%*"PRIu64, BUF_SIZE); continue;
+        case ENC_STATS_TIMEBASE:     {av_strlcat(s->format_str, "%d/%d",    BUF_SIZE);
+                                      if (!has_t) {s->param[j++] = &s->tb_num;
+                                                   s->param[j++] = &s->tb_den;
+                                                   has_t = 1;}                         continue;}
+        case ENC_STATS_TIMEBASE_IN:   av_strlcat(s->format_str, "%*d/%*d",  BUF_SIZE); continue;
+        case ENC_STATS_PTS:          {av_strlcat(s->format_str, "%"PRId64,  BUF_SIZE);
+                                      if (!has_o) {s->param[j++] = &s->pts;
+                                                   has_o = 1;}                         continue;}
+        case ENC_STATS_PTS_TIME:      av_strlcat(s->format_str, "%*g",      BUF_SIZE); continue;
+        case ENC_STATS_PTS_IN:       {av_strlcat(s->format_str, "%"PRId64,  BUF_SIZE);
+                                      if (!has_i) {s->param[j++] = &s->ptsi;
+                                                   has_i = 1;}                         continue;}
+        case ENC_STATS_PTS_TIME_IN:   av_strlcat(s->format_str, "%*g",      BUF_SIZE); continue;
+        case ENC_STATS_DTS:           av_strlcat(s->format_str, "%*"PRId64, BUF_SIZE); continue;
+        case ENC_STATS_DTS_TIME:      av_strlcat(s->format_str, "%*g",      BUF_SIZE); continue;
+        case ENC_STATS_SAMPLE_NUM:    av_strlcat(s->format_str, "%*"PRIu64, BUF_SIZE); continue;
+        case ENC_STATS_NB_SAMPLES:    av_strlcat(s->format_str, "%*d",      BUF_SIZE); continue;
+        case ENC_STATS_PKT_SIZE:      av_strlcat(s->format_str, "%*d",      BUF_SIZE); continue;
+        case ENC_STATS_BITRATE:       av_strlcat(s->format_str, "%*g",      BUF_SIZE); continue;
+        case ENC_STATS_AVG_BITRATE:   av_strlcat(s->format_str, "%*g",      BUF_SIZE); continue;
+        }
+        av_freep(c->str);
+    }
+    av_freep(&components);
+
+    // check for all necessary specifiers found
+    if (j != 4) {
+        if (!has_i) av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Format specifier {ptsi} missing in format string\n");
+        if (!has_o) av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Format specifier {pts} missing in format string\n");
+        if (!has_t) av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Format specifier {tb} missing in format string\n");
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static av_cold void fsync_uninit(AVFilterContext *ctx)
+{
+    FsyncContext *s = ctx->priv;
+
+    avio_close(s->avio_ctx);
+    av_freep(&s->buf);
+    av_freep(&s->format_str);
+    av_frame_unref(s->last_frame);
+}
+
+DEFINE_OPTIONS(fsync, AV_OPT_FLAG_VIDEO_PARAM|AV_OPT_FLAG_FILTERING_PARAM);
+AVFILTER_DEFINE_CLASS(fsync);
+
+static const enum AVPixelFormat pix_fmts[] = {
+    AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY8,
+    AV_PIX_FMT_GBRP,     AV_PIX_FMT_GBRAP,
+    AV_PIX_FMT_YUV422P,  AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P,
+    AV_PIX_FMT_YUV444P,  AV_PIX_FMT_YUV440P,
+    AV_PIX_FMT_YUV411P,  AV_PIX_FMT_YUV410P,
+    AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ440P, AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ411P, AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ420P,
+    AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ422P, AV_PIX_FMT_YUVJ444P,
+    AV_PIX_FMT_YUVA444P, AV_PIX_FMT_YUVA422P, AV_PIX_FMT_YUVA420P,
+    AV_PIX_FMT_NONE
+};
+
+static const AVFilterPad avfilter_vf_fsync_outputs[] = {
+    {
+        .name          = "default",
+        .type          = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
+        .config_props  = fsync_config_props,
+    },
+};
+
+const AVFilter ff_vf_fsync = {
+    .name          = "fsync",
+    .description   = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("Synchronize video frames from external source."),
+    .init          = fsync_init,
+    .uninit        = fsync_uninit,
+    .priv_size     = sizeof(FsyncContext),
+    .priv_class    = &fsync_class,
+    .activate      = activate,
+    FILTER_PIXFMTS_ARRAY(pix_fmts),
+    FILTER_INPUTS(ff_video_default_filterpad),
+    FILTER_OUTPUTS(avfilter_vf_fsync_outputs),
+    .flags         = AVFILTER_FLAG_METADATA_ONLY,
+};
diff --git a/libavformat/version.h b/libavformat/version.h
index 6a80f3ac4e..e063e12b98 100644
--- a/libavformat/version.h
+++ b/libavformat/version.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 #include "version_major.h"
 
-#define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MINOR  18
+#define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MINOR  19
 #define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_INT AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR, \
