diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg_filter.c b/fftools/ffmpeg_filter.c
index 13c5065191..9d9762a599 100644
--- a/fftools/ffmpeg_filter.c
+++ b/fftools/ffmpeg_filter.c
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ typedef struct InputFilterPriv {
 
     // fallback parameters to use when no input is ever sent
     struct {
+        AVRational          time_base;
+
         int                 format;
 
         int                 width;
@@ -696,6 +698,8 @@ static int ifilter_bind_ist(InputFilter *ifilter, InputStream *ist)
            palettes for all rectangles are identical or compatible */
         ifp->format = AV_PIX_FMT_RGB32;
 
+        ifp->time_base = AV_TIME_BASE_Q;
+
         av_log(fgp, AV_LOG_VERBOSE, "sub2video: using %dx%d canvas\n",
                ifp->width, ifp->height);
     }
@@ -1469,7 +1473,6 @@ static int configure_input_video_filter(FilterGraph *fg, AVFilterGraph *graph,
     AVFilterContext *last_filter;
     const AVFilter *buffer_filt = avfilter_get_by_name("buffer");
     const AVPixFmtDescriptor *desc;
-    InputStream *ist = ifp->ist;
     AVRational fr = ifp->opts.framerate;
     AVRational sar;
     AVBPrint args;
@@ -1482,9 +1485,6 @@ static int configure_input_video_filter(FilterGraph *fg, AVFilterGraph *graph,
     if (ifp->type_src == AVMEDIA_TYPE_SUBTITLE)
         sub2video_prepare(ifp);
 
-    ifp->time_base = (ifp->opts.flags & IFILTER_FLAG_CFR) ?
-                     av_inv_q(ifp->opts.framerate) : ist->st->time_base;
-
     sar = ifp->sample_aspect_ratio;
     if(!sar.den)
         sar = (AVRational){0,1};
@@ -1575,8 +1575,6 @@ static int configure_input_audio_filter(FilterGraph *fg, AVFilterGraph *graph,
     char name[255];
     int ret, pad_idx = 0;
 
-    ifp->time_base = (AVRational){ 1, ifp->sample_rate };
-
     av_bprint_init(&args, 0, AV_BPRINT_SIZE_AUTOMATIC);
     av_bprintf(&args, "time_base=%d/%d:sample_rate=%d:sample_fmt=%s",
                ifp->time_base.num, ifp->time_base.den,
@@ -1804,6 +1802,8 @@ int ifilter_parameters_from_dec(InputFilter *ifilter, const AVCodecContext *dec)
 {
     InputFilterPriv *ifp = ifp_from_ifilter(ifilter);
 
+    ifp->fallback.time_base = dec->pkt_timebase;
+
     if (dec->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO) {
         ifp->fallback.format                 = dec->pix_fmt;
         ifp->fallback.width                  = dec->width;
@@ -1835,6 +1835,10 @@ static int ifilter_parameters_from_frame(InputFilter *ifilter, const AVFrame *fr
     if (ret < 0)
         return ret;
 
+    ifp->time_base = (ifp->type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO)    ? (AVRational){ 1, frame->sample_rate } :
+                     (ifp->opts.flags & IFILTER_FLAG_CFR) ? av_inv_q(ifp->opts.framerate)         :
+                     frame->time_base;
+
     ifp->format              = frame->format;
 
     ifp->width               = frame->width;
@@ -2524,6 +2528,7 @@ static int send_eof(FilterGraphThread *fgt, InputFilter *ifilter,
             ifp->sample_aspect_ratio    = ifp->fallback.sample_aspect_ratio;
             ifp->color_space            = ifp->fallback.color_space;
             ifp->color_range            = ifp->fallback.color_range;
+            ifp->time_base              = ifp->fallback.time_base;
 
             ret = av_channel_layout_copy(&ifp->ch_layout,
                                          &ifp->fallback.ch_layout);
diff --git a/tests/ref/fate/sub2video_basic b/tests/ref/fate/sub2video_basic
index a6eb1a34ea..2e4dcb625e 100644
--- a/tests/ref/fate/sub2video_basic
+++ b/tests/ref/fate/sub2video_basic
@@ -1,95 +1,95 @@
-#tb 0: 1/1000
+#tb 0: 1/1000000
 #media_type 0: video
 #codec_id 0: rawvideo
 #dimensions 0: 720x480
 #sar 0: 0/1
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diff --git a/tests/ref/fate/sub2video_time_limited b/tests/ref/fate/sub2video_time_limited
index c7d48d639f..07d50fc697 100644
--- a/tests/ref/fate/sub2video_time_limited
+++ b/tests/ref/fate/sub2video_time_limited
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-#tb 0: 1/90000
+#tb 0: 1/1000000
 #media_type 0: video
 #codec_id 0: rawvideo
 #dimensions 0: 1920x1080
 #sar 0: 0/1
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+0,      67467,      67467,        0,  8294400, 0xa87c518f
+0,     401132,     401132,        0,  8294400, 0xa87c518f
