diff --git a/libavcodec/qsv.c b/libavcodec/qsv.c
index 7563625627..e9410d417e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qsv.c
+++ b/libavcodec/qsv.c
@@ -839,8 +839,16 @@ static mfxStatus qsv_frame_alloc(mfxHDL pthis, mfxFrameAllocRequest *req,
         AVHWFramesContext *frames_ctx = (AVHWFramesContext*)ctx->hw_frames_ctx->data;
         AVQSVFramesContext *frames_hwctx = frames_ctx->hwctx;
         mfxFrameInfo      *i  = &req->Info;
-        mfxFrameInfo      *i1 = &frames_hwctx->surfaces[0].Info;
+        mfxFrameInfo      *i1;
 
+        if (!frames_hwctx->nb_surfaces) {
+            av_log(ctx->logctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG,
+                   "Dynamic frame pools, no frame is pre-allocated\n");
+
+            return MFX_ERR_NONE;
+        }
+
+        i1 = &frames_hwctx->surfaces[0].Info;
         if (i->Width  > i1->Width  || i->Height > i1->Height ||
             i->FourCC != i1->FourCC || i->ChromaFormat != i1->ChromaFormat) {
             av_log(ctx->logctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Mismatching surface properties in an "
@@ -859,12 +867,16 @@ static mfxStatus qsv_frame_alloc(mfxHDL pthis, mfxFrameAllocRequest *req,
     } else if (req->Type & MFX_MEMTYPE_INTERNAL_FRAME) {
         /* internal frames -- allocate a new hw frames context */
         AVHWFramesContext *ext_frames_ctx = (AVHWFramesContext*)ctx->hw_frames_ctx->data;
+        AVQSVFramesContext *ext_frames_hwctx = ext_frames_ctx->hwctx;
         mfxFrameInfo      *i  = &req->Info;
 
         AVBufferRef *frames_ref, *mids_buf;
         AVHWFramesContext *frames_ctx;
         AVQSVFramesContext *frames_hwctx;
 
+        if (!ext_frames_hwctx->nb_surfaces)
+            return MFX_ERR_UNSUPPORTED;
+
         frames_ref = av_hwframe_ctx_alloc(ext_frames_ctx->device_ref);
         if (!frames_ref)
             return MFX_ERR_MEMORY_ALLOC;
@@ -912,6 +924,9 @@ static mfxStatus qsv_frame_alloc(mfxHDL pthis, mfxFrameAllocRequest *req,
 
 static mfxStatus qsv_frame_free(mfxHDL pthis, mfxFrameAllocResponse *resp)
 {
+    if (!resp->mids)
+        return MFX_ERR_NONE;
+
     av_buffer_unref((AVBufferRef**)&resp->mids[resp->NumFrameActual]);
     av_buffer_unref((AVBufferRef**)&resp->mids[resp->NumFrameActual + 1]);
     av_freep(&resp->mids);
@@ -920,11 +935,20 @@ static mfxStatus qsv_frame_free(mfxHDL pthis, mfxFrameAllocResponse *resp)
 
 static mfxStatus qsv_frame_lock(mfxHDL pthis, mfxMemId mid, mfxFrameData *ptr)
 {
-    QSVMid *qsv_mid = mid;
-    AVHWFramesContext *hw_frames_ctx = (AVHWFramesContext*)qsv_mid->hw_frames_ref->data;
-    AVQSVFramesContext *hw_frames_hwctx = hw_frames_ctx->hwctx;
+    QSVFramesContext *ctx = (QSVFramesContext *)pthis;
+    AVHWFramesContext *frames_ctx = (AVHWFramesContext*)ctx->hw_frames_ctx->data;
+    AVQSVFramesContext *frames_hwctx = frames_ctx->hwctx;
+    QSVMid *qsv_mid;
+    AVHWFramesContext *hw_frames_ctx;
+    AVQSVFramesContext *hw_frames_hwctx;
     int ret;
 
+    if (!frames_hwctx->nb_surfaces)
+        return MFX_ERR_UNSUPPORTED;
+
+    qsv_mid = mid;
+    hw_frames_ctx = (AVHWFramesContext*)qsv_mid->hw_frames_ref->data;
+    hw_frames_hwctx = hw_frames_ctx->hwctx;
     if (qsv_mid->locked_frame)
         return MFX_ERR_UNDEFINED_BEHAVIOR;
 
@@ -977,8 +1001,15 @@ fail:
 
 static mfxStatus qsv_frame_unlock(mfxHDL pthis, mfxMemId mid, mfxFrameData *ptr)
 {
-    QSVMid *qsv_mid = mid;
+    QSVFramesContext *ctx = (QSVFramesContext *)pthis;
+    AVHWFramesContext *frames_ctx = (AVHWFramesContext*)ctx->hw_frames_ctx->data;
+    AVQSVFramesContext *frames_hwctx = frames_ctx->hwctx;
+    QSVMid *qsv_mid;
 
+    if (!frames_hwctx->nb_surfaces)
+        return MFX_ERR_UNSUPPORTED;
+
+    qsv_mid = mid;
     av_frame_free(&qsv_mid->locked_frame);
     av_frame_free(&qsv_mid->hw_frame);
 
@@ -987,9 +1018,18 @@ static mfxStatus qsv_frame_unlock(mfxHDL pthis, mfxMemId mid, mfxFrameData *ptr)
 
 static mfxStatus qsv_frame_get_hdl(mfxHDL pthis, mfxMemId mid, mfxHDL *hdl)
 {
-    QSVMid *qsv_mid = (QSVMid*)mid;
+    QSVFramesContext *ctx = (QSVFramesContext *)pthis;
+    AVHWFramesContext *frames_ctx = (AVHWFramesContext*)ctx->hw_frames_ctx->data;
+    AVQSVFramesContext *frames_hwctx = frames_ctx->hwctx;
     mfxHDLPair *pair_dst = (mfxHDLPair*)hdl;
-    mfxHDLPair *pair_src = (mfxHDLPair*)qsv_mid->handle_pair;
+    mfxHDLPair *pair_src;
+
+    if (frames_hwctx->nb_surfaces) {
+        QSVMid *qsv_mid = (QSVMid*)mid;
+        pair_src = (mfxHDLPair*)qsv_mid->handle_pair;
+    } else {
+        pair_src = (mfxHDLPair*)mid;
+    }
 
     pair_dst->first = pair_src->first;
 
@@ -1103,14 +1143,18 @@ int ff_qsv_init_session_frames(AVCodecContext *avctx, mfxSession *psession,
 
     if (!opaque) {
         qsv_frames_ctx->logctx = avctx;
+        av_buffer_unref(&qsv_frames_ctx->mids_buf);
+        qsv_frames_ctx->mids = NULL;
+        qsv_frames_ctx->nb_mids = 0;
 
         /* allocate the memory ids for the external frames */
-        av_buffer_unref(&qsv_frames_ctx->mids_buf);
-        qsv_frames_ctx->mids_buf = qsv_create_mids(qsv_frames_ctx->hw_frames_ctx);
-        if (!qsv_frames_ctx->mids_buf)
-            return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
-        qsv_frames_ctx->mids    = (QSVMid*)qsv_frames_ctx->mids_buf->data;
-        qsv_frames_ctx->nb_mids = frames_hwctx->nb_surfaces;
+        if (frames_hwctx->nb_surfaces) {
+            qsv_frames_ctx->mids_buf = qsv_create_mids(qsv_frames_ctx->hw_frames_ctx);
+            if (!qsv_frames_ctx->mids_buf)
+                return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+            qsv_frames_ctx->mids    = (QSVMid*)qsv_frames_ctx->mids_buf->data;
+            qsv_frames_ctx->nb_mids = frames_hwctx->nb_surfaces;
+        }
 
         err = MFXVideoCORE_SetFrameAllocator(session, &frame_allocator);
         if (err != MFX_ERR_NONE)
