diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 99b4d7c8d7..bde13f3e09 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3728,6 +3728,7 @@ spp_filter_select="fft idctdsp fdctdsp me_cmp pixblockdsp"
 sr_filter_deps="avformat swscale"
 sr_filter_select="dnn"
 stereo3d_filter_deps="gpl"
+splitcc_filter_deps="avcodec"
 subtitles_filter_deps="avformat avcodec libass"
 super2xsai_filter_deps="gpl"
 pixfmts_super2xsai_test_deps="super2xsai_filter"
diff --git a/doc/filters.texi b/doc/filters.texi
index 1158df64d2..b4bbbace7f 100644
--- a/doc/filters.texi
+++ b/doc/filters.texi
@@ -27408,6 +27408,69 @@ ffmpeg -i INPUT -filter_complex "showspeaker=format=colon:style='@{\\c&HDD0000&\
 @end example
 @end itemize
 
+
+@section splitcc
+
+Split-out closed-caption/A53 subtitles from video frame side data.
+
+This filter provides an input and an output for video frames, which are just passed through without modification.
+The second out provides subtitle frames which are extracted from video frame side data.
+
+Inputs:
+@itemize
+@item 0: Video [ALL]
+@end itemize
+
+Outputs:
+@itemize
+@item 0: Video (same as input)
+@item 1: Subtitles [TEXT]
+@end itemize
+
+It accepts the following parameters:
+
+@table @option
+
+@item use_cc_styles
+Emit closed caption style header.
+This will make closed captions appear in white font with a black rectangle background.
+
+@item real_time
+Emit subtitle events as they are decoded for real-time display.
+
+@item real_time_latency_msec
+Minimum elapsed time between emitting real-time subtitle events.
+Only applies to real_time mode.
+
+@item data_field
+Select data field. Possible values:
+
+@table @samp
+@item auto
+Pick first one that appears.
+@item first
+@item second
+@end table
+
+@end table
+
+@subsection Examples
+
+@itemize
+@item
+Extract closed captions as text subtitle stream and overlay it onto the video in cc style (black bar background):
+@example
+ffmpeg -i "https://streams.videolan.org/streams/ts/CC/NewsStream-608-ac3.ts" -filter_complex  "[0:v:0]splitcc=use_cc_styles=1[vid1][sub1];[vid1][sub1]overlaytextsubs" output.mkv
+@end example
+
+@item
+A nicer variant, using realtime output from cc_dec and rendering it with the render_latest_only parameter from overlaytextsubs to avoid ghosting by timely overlap.
+@example
+ffmpeg -i "https://streams.videolan.org/streams/ts/CC/NewsStream-608-ac3.ts" -filter_complex  "[0:v:0]splitcc=real_time=1:real_time_latency_msec=200[vid1][sub1];[vid1][sub1]overlaytextsubs=render_latest_only=1" output.mkv
+@end example
+@end itemize
+
+
 @section textsub2video
 
 Converts text subtitles to video frames.
diff --git a/libavfilter/Makefile b/libavfilter/Makefile
index a99a0f6583..958da451ea 100644
--- a/libavfilter/Makefile
+++ b/libavfilter/Makefile
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ OBJS-$(CONFIG_NULLSINK_FILTER)               += vsink_nullsink.o
 # subtitle filters
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_CENSOR_FILTER)                 += sf_textmod.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_SHOW_SPEAKER_FILTER)           += sf_textmod.o
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_SPLITCC_FILTER)                += sf_splitcc.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_STRIPSTYLES_FILTER)            += sf_stripstyles.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_TEXTMOD_FILTER)                += sf_textmod.o
 
diff --git a/libavfilter/allfilters.c b/libavfilter/allfilters.c
index 7a958b51d4..3aa1e5ebc0 100644
--- a/libavfilter/allfilters.c
+++ b/libavfilter/allfilters.c
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ extern const AVFilter ff_avsrc_movie;
 /* subtitle filters */
 extern const AVFilter ff_sf_censor;
 extern const AVFilter ff_sf_showspeaker;
+extern const AVFilter ff_sf_splitcc;
 extern const AVFilter ff_sf_stripstyles;
 extern const AVFilter ff_sf_textmod;
 
diff --git a/libavfilter/sf_splitcc.c b/libavfilter/sf_splitcc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14235e822c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavfilter/sf_splitcc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,395 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 softworkz
+ *
+ * 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
+ * subtitle filter for splitting out closed-caption/A53 subtitles from video frame side data
+ */
+
+#include "filters.h"
+#include "libavutil/opt.h"
+#include "subtitles.h"
+#include "libavcodec/avcodec.h"
+
+static const AVRational ms_tb = {1, 1000};
+
+typedef struct SplitCaptionsContext {
+    const AVClass *class;
+    enum AVSubtitleType format;
+    AVCodecContext *cc_dec;
+    int eof;
+    AVFrame *next_sub_frame;
+    AVFrame *empty_sub_frame;
+    int new_frame;
+    int64_t next_repetition_pts;
+    int had_keyframe;
+    AVBufferRef *subtitle_header;
+    int use_cc_styles;
+    int real_time;
+    int real_time_latency_msec;
+    int data_field;
+    int scatter_realtime_output;
+} SplitCaptionsContext;
+
+static int64_t ms_to_avtb(int64_t ms)
+{
+    return av_rescale_q(ms, (AVRational){ 1, 1000 }, AV_TIME_BASE_Q);
+}
+
+static int init(AVFilterContext *ctx)
+{
+    SplitCaptionsContext *s = ctx->priv;
+    AVDictionary *options = NULL;
+
+    int ret;
+    const AVCodec *codec = avcodec_find_decoder(AV_CODEC_ID_EIA_608);
+    if (!codec) {
+        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "failed to find EIA-608/708 decoder\n");
+        return AVERROR_DECODER_NOT_FOUND;
+    }
+
+    if (!((s->cc_dec = avcodec_alloc_context3(codec)))) {
+        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "failed to allocate EIA-608/708 decoder\n");
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+    }
+
+    av_dict_set_int(&options, "real_time", s->real_time, 0);
+    av_dict_set_int(&options, "real_time_latency_msec", s->real_time_latency_msec, 0);
+    av_dict_set_int(&options, "data_field", s->data_field, 0);
+
+    if ((ret = avcodec_open2(s->cc_dec, codec, &options)) < 0) {
+        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "failed to open EIA-608/708 decoder: %i\n", ret);
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    if (s->use_cc_styles && s->cc_dec->subtitle_header && s->cc_dec->subtitle_header[0] != 0) {
+        char* subtitle_header =  av_strdup((char *)s->cc_dec->subtitle_header);
+        if (!subtitle_header)
+            return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+        s->subtitle_header = av_buffer_create((uint8_t *)subtitle_header, strlen(subtitle_header) + 1, NULL, NULL, 0);
+        if (!s->subtitle_header) {
+            av_free(subtitle_header);
+            return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void uninit(AVFilterContext *ctx)
+{
+    SplitCaptionsContext *s = ctx->priv;
+    av_frame_free(&s->next_sub_frame);
+    av_frame_free(&s->empty_sub_frame);
+    av_buffer_unref(&s->subtitle_header);
+}
+
+static int config_input(AVFilterLink *link)
+{
+    const SplitCaptionsContext *context = link->dst->priv;
+
+    if (context->cc_dec)
+        context->cc_dec->pkt_timebase = link->time_base;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int query_formats(AVFilterContext *ctx)
+{
+    AVFilterFormats *formats;
+    AVFilterLink *inlink0 = ctx->inputs[0];
+    AVFilterLink *outlink0 = ctx->outputs[0];
+    AVFilterLink *outlink1 = ctx->outputs[1];
+    static const enum AVSubtitleType subtitle_fmts[] = { AV_SUBTITLE_FMT_ASS, AV_SUBTITLE_FMT_NONE };
+    int ret;
+
+    /* set input0 video formats */
+    formats = ff_all_formats(AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO);
+    if ((ret = ff_formats_ref(formats, &inlink0->outcfg.formats)) < 0)
+        return ret;
+
+    /* set output0 video formats */
+    if ((ret = ff_formats_ref(formats, &outlink0->incfg.formats)) < 0)
+        return ret;
+
+    /* set output1 subtitle formats */
+    formats = ff_make_format_list(subtitle_fmts);
+    if ((ret = ff_formats_ref(formats, &outlink1->incfg.formats)) < 0)
+        return ret;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int config_video_output(AVFilterLink *outlink)
+{
+    AVFilterContext *ctx = outlink->src;
+    const AVFilterLink *inlink = outlink->src->inputs[0];
+
+    outlink->w = ctx->inputs[0]->w;
+    outlink->h = ctx->inputs[0]->h;
+    outlink->frame_rate = ctx->inputs[0]->frame_rate;
+    outlink->time_base = ctx->inputs[0]->time_base;
+    outlink->sample_aspect_ratio = ctx->inputs[0]->sample_aspect_ratio;
+
+    if (inlink->hw_frames_ctx)
+        outlink->hw_frames_ctx = av_buffer_ref(inlink->hw_frames_ctx);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int config_sub_output(AVFilterLink *outlink)
+{
+    SplitCaptionsContext *s = outlink->src->priv;
+    const AVFilterLink *inlink = outlink->src->inputs[0];
+
+    outlink->time_base = inlink->time_base;
+    outlink->format = AV_SUBTITLE_FMT_ASS;
+    outlink->frame_rate = (AVRational){1000, s->real_time_latency_msec};
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int request_sub_frame(AVFilterLink *outlink)
+{
+    SplitCaptionsContext *s = outlink->src->priv;
+    int status;
+    int64_t pts;
+
+    if (!s->empty_sub_frame) {
+        s->empty_sub_frame = ff_get_subtitles_buffer(outlink, outlink->format);
+        if (!s->empty_sub_frame)
+            return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+    }
+
+    if (!s->eof && ff_inlink_acknowledge_status(outlink->src->inputs[0], &status, &pts)) {
+        if (status == AVERROR_EOF)
+            s->eof = 1;
+    }
+
+    if (s->eof)
+        return AVERROR_EOF;
+
+    if (s->next_sub_frame) {
+
+        AVFrame *out = NULL;
+        s->next_sub_frame->pts++;
+
+        if (s->new_frame)
+            out = av_frame_clone(s->next_sub_frame);
+        else if (s->empty_sub_frame) {
+            s->empty_sub_frame->pts = s->next_sub_frame->pts;
+            out = av_frame_clone(s->empty_sub_frame);
+            av_frame_copy_props(out, s->next_sub_frame);
+            out->repeat_sub = 1;
+        }
+
+        if (!out)
+            return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+
+        out->subtitle_timing.start_pts = av_rescale_q(s->next_sub_frame->pts, outlink->time_base, AV_TIME_BASE_Q);
+        s->new_frame = 0;
+
+        return ff_filter_frame(outlink, out);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int decode(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame, int *got_frame, AVPacket *pkt)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    *got_frame = 0;
+
+    if (pkt) {
+        ret = avcodec_send_packet(avctx, pkt);
+        // In particular, we don't expect AVERROR(EAGAIN), because we read all
+        // decoded frames with avcodec_receive_frame() until done.
+        if (ret < 0 && ret != AVERROR_EOF)
+            return ret;
+    }
+
+    ret = avcodec_receive_frame(avctx, frame);
+    if (ret < 0 && ret != AVERROR(EAGAIN))
+        return ret;
+    if (ret >= 0)
+        *got_frame = 1;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int filter_frame(AVFilterLink *inlink, AVFrame *frame)
+{
+    AVFrameSideData *sd;
+    SplitCaptionsContext *s = inlink->dst->priv;
+    AVFilterLink *outlink0 = inlink->dst->outputs[0];
+    AVFilterLink *outlink1 = inlink->dst->outputs[1];
+    AVPacket *pkt = NULL;
+    AVFrame *sub_out = NULL;
+
+    int ret;
+
+    outlink0->format = inlink->format;
+
+    sd = av_frame_get_side_data(frame, AV_FRAME_DATA_A53_CC);
+
+    if (sd && (s->had_keyframe || frame->key_frame)) {
+        int got_output = 0;
+
+        s->had_keyframe = 1;
+        pkt = av_packet_alloc();
+        pkt->buf = av_buffer_ref(sd->buf);
+        if (!pkt->buf) {
+            ret = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+            goto fail;
+        }
+
+        pkt->data = pkt->buf->data;
+        pkt->size = pkt->buf->size;
+        pkt->pts  = av_rescale_q(frame->pts, inlink->time_base, AV_TIME_BASE_Q);
+
+        sub_out = ff_get_subtitles_buffer(outlink1, AV_SUBTITLE_FMT_ASS);
+        if (!sub_out) {
+            ret = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+            goto fail;
+        }
+
+        if ((ret = av_buffer_replace(&sub_out->subtitle_header, s->subtitle_header)) < 0)
+            goto fail;
+
+        ret = decode(s->cc_dec, sub_out, &got_output, pkt);
+
+        ////if (got_output) {
+        ////    av_log(inlink->dst, AV_LOG_INFO, "CC Packet PTS: %"PRId64" got_output: %d  out_frame_pts: %"PRId64"  out_sub_pts: %"PRId64"\n", pkt->pts, got_output, sub_out->pts, sub_out->subtitle_pts);
+        ////}
+
+        av_packet_free(&pkt);
+
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            av_log(inlink->dst, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Decode error: %d \n", ret);
+            goto fail;
+        }
+
+        if (got_output) {
+            sub_out->pts = frame->pts;
+            av_frame_free(&s->next_sub_frame);
+            s->next_sub_frame = sub_out;
+            sub_out = NULL;
+            s->new_frame = 1;
+            s->next_sub_frame->pts = frame->pts;
+
+            if ((ret = av_buffer_replace(&s->next_sub_frame->subtitle_header, s->subtitle_header)) < 0)
+                goto fail;
+
+            if (s->real_time && s->scatter_realtime_output) {
+                if (s->next_repetition_pts)
+                    s->next_sub_frame->pts = s->next_repetition_pts;
+
+                s->next_sub_frame->subtitle_timing.duration = ms_to_avtb(s->real_time_latency_msec);
+                s->next_repetition_pts = s->next_sub_frame->pts + av_rescale_q(s->real_time_latency_msec, ms_tb, inlink->time_base);
+            }
+
+            ret = request_sub_frame(outlink1);
+            if (ret < 0)
+                goto fail;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (s->real_time && s->scatter_realtime_output && !s->new_frame && s->next_repetition_pts > 0 && frame->pts > s->next_repetition_pts) {
+        s->new_frame = 1;
+        s->next_sub_frame->pts = s->next_repetition_pts;
+        s->next_repetition_pts = s->next_sub_frame->pts + av_rescale_q(s->real_time_latency_msec, ms_tb, inlink->time_base);
+    }
+
+    if (!s->next_sub_frame) {
+        s->next_sub_frame = ff_get_subtitles_buffer(outlink1, outlink1->format);
+        if (!s->next_sub_frame) {
+            ret = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+            goto fail;
+        }
+
+        s->next_sub_frame->subtitle_timing.duration = ms_to_avtb(s->real_time_latency_msec);
+        s->next_sub_frame->pts = frame->pts;
+        s->new_frame = 1;
+
+        if ((ret = av_buffer_replace(&s->next_sub_frame->subtitle_header, s->subtitle_header)) < 0)
+            goto fail;
+    }
+
+    ret = ff_filter_frame(outlink0, frame);
+
+fail:
+    av_packet_free(&pkt);
+    av_frame_free(&sub_out);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+#define OFFSET(x) offsetof(SplitCaptionsContext, x)
+#define FLAGS (AV_OPT_FLAG_SUBTITLE_PARAM | AV_OPT_FLAG_FILTERING_PARAM)
+
+static const AVOption split_cc_options[] = {
+    { "use_cc_styles",    "Emit closed caption style header", OFFSET(use_cc_styles),  AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, {.i64=0}, 0, 1, FLAGS, NULL },
+    { "real_time", "emit subtitle events as they are decoded for real-time display", OFFSET(real_time), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, 1, FLAGS },
+    { "real_time_latency_msec", "minimum elapsed time between emitting real-time subtitle events", OFFSET(real_time_latency_msec), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 200 }, 0, 500, FLAGS },
+    { "scatter_realtime_output", "scatter output events to a duration of real_time_latency_msec", OFFSET(scatter_realtime_output), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, 1, FLAGS },
+    { "data_field", "select data field", OFFSET(data_field), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = -1 }, -1, 1, FLAGS, "data_field" },
+    { "auto",   "pick first one that appears", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 =-1 }, 0, 0, FLAGS, "data_field" },
+    { "first",  NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, 0, FLAGS, "data_field" },
+    { "second", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, { .i64 = 1 }, 0, 0, FLAGS, "data_field" },
+    { NULL },
+};
+
+AVFILTER_DEFINE_CLASS(split_cc);
+
+static const AVFilterPad inputs[] = {
+    {
+        .name         = "default",
+        .type         = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
+        .filter_frame = filter_frame,
+        .config_props = config_input,
+    },
+};
+
+static const AVFilterPad outputs[] = {
+    {
+        .name          = "video_passthrough",
+        .type          = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
+        .config_props  = config_video_output,
+    },
+    {
+        .name          = "subtitles",
+        .type          = AVMEDIA_TYPE_SUBTITLE,
+        .request_frame = request_sub_frame,
+        .config_props  = config_sub_output,
+    },
+};
+
+const AVFilter ff_sf_splitcc = {
+    .name           = "splitcc",
+    .description    = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("Extract closed-caption (A53) data from video as subtitle stream."),
+    .init           = init,
+    .uninit         = uninit,
+    .priv_size      = sizeof(SplitCaptionsContext),
+    .priv_class     = &split_cc_class,
+    .flags_internal = FF_FILTER_FLAG_HWFRAME_AWARE,
+    FILTER_INPUTS(inputs),
+    FILTER_OUTPUTS(outputs),
+    FILTER_QUERY_FUNC(query_formats),
+};
