diff --git a/doc/APIchanges b/doc/APIchanges
index 337f1466d8..e5dd6f1e83 100644
--- a/doc/APIchanges
+++ b/doc/APIchanges
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ libavutil:     2021-04-27
 
 API changes, most recent first:
 
+2022-05-26 - xxxxxxxxx - lavu 57.26.100 - frame.h
+  Add av_frame_remove_all_side_data(), av_frame_copy_side_data(),
+  AV_FRAME_TRANSFER_SD_COPY, and AV_FRAME_TRANSFER_SD_FILTER.
+
 2022-05-23 - xxxxxxxxx - lavu 57.25.100 - avutil.h
   Deprecate av_fopen_utf8() without replacement.
 
diff --git a/libavutil/frame.c b/libavutil/frame.c
index fbb869fffa..bfe575612d 100644
--- a/libavutil/frame.c
+++ b/libavutil/frame.c
@@ -271,9 +271,45 @@ FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
     return AVERROR(EINVAL);
 }
 
+void av_frame_remove_all_side_data(AVFrame *frame)
+{
+    wipe_side_data(frame);
+}
+
+int av_frame_copy_side_data(AVFrame* dst, const AVFrame* src, int flags)
+{
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < src->nb_side_data; i++) {
+        const AVFrameSideData *sd_src = src->side_data[i];
+        AVFrameSideData *sd_dst;
+        if ((flags & AV_FRAME_TRANSFER_SD_FILTER) &&
+            sd_src->type == AV_FRAME_DATA_PANSCAN &&
+            (src->width != dst->width || src->height != dst->height))
+            continue;
+        if (flags & AV_FRAME_TRANSFER_SD_COPY) {
+            sd_dst = av_frame_new_side_data(dst, sd_src->type,
+                                            sd_src->size);
+            if (!sd_dst) {
+                wipe_side_data(dst);
+                return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+            }
+            memcpy(sd_dst->data, sd_src->data, sd_src->size);
+        } else {
+            AVBufferRef *ref = av_buffer_ref(sd_src->buf);
+            sd_dst = av_frame_new_side_data_from_buf(dst, sd_src->type, ref);
+            if (!sd_dst) {
+                av_buffer_unref(&ref);
+                wipe_side_data(dst);
+                return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+            }
+        }
+        av_dict_copy(&sd_dst->metadata, sd_src->metadata, 0);
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int frame_copy_props(AVFrame *dst, const AVFrame *src, int force_copy)
 {
-    int ret, i;
+    int ret;
 
     dst->key_frame              = src->key_frame;
     dst->pict_type              = src->pict_type;
@@ -309,31 +345,10 @@ static int frame_copy_props(AVFrame *dst, const AVFrame *src, int force_copy)
 
     av_dict_copy(&dst->metadata, src->metadata, 0);
 
-    for (i = 0; i < src->nb_side_data; i++) {
-        const AVFrameSideData *sd_src = src->side_data[i];
-        AVFrameSideData *sd_dst;
-        if (   sd_src->type == AV_FRAME_DATA_PANSCAN
-            && (src->width != dst->width || src->height != dst->height))
-            continue;
-        if (force_copy) {
-            sd_dst = av_frame_new_side_data(dst, sd_src->type,
-                                            sd_src->size);
-            if (!sd_dst) {
-                wipe_side_data(dst);
-                return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
-            }
-            memcpy(sd_dst->data, sd_src->data, sd_src->size);
-        } else {
-            AVBufferRef *ref = av_buffer_ref(sd_src->buf);
-            sd_dst = av_frame_new_side_data_from_buf(dst, sd_src->type, ref);
-            if (!sd_dst) {
-                av_buffer_unref(&ref);
-                wipe_side_data(dst);
-                return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
-            }
-        }
-        av_dict_copy(&sd_dst->metadata, sd_src->metadata, 0);
-    }
+    if ((ret = av_frame_copy_side_data(dst, src,
+            (force_copy ? AV_FRAME_TRANSFER_SD_COPY : 0) |
+            AV_FRAME_TRANSFER_SD_FILTER) < 0))
+        return ret;
 
     ret = av_buffer_replace(&dst->opaque_ref, src->opaque_ref);
     ret |= av_buffer_replace(&dst->private_ref, src->private_ref);
diff --git a/libavutil/frame.h b/libavutil/frame.h
index 33fac2054c..a868fa70d7 100644
--- a/libavutil/frame.h
+++ b/libavutil/frame.h
@@ -850,6 +850,30 @@ int av_frame_copy(AVFrame *dst, const AVFrame *src);
  */
 int av_frame_copy_props(AVFrame *dst, const AVFrame *src);
 
+
+/**
+ * Copy side data, rather than creating new references.
+ */
+#define AV_FRAME_TRANSFER_SD_COPY      (1 << 0)
+/**
+ * Filter out side data that does not match dst properties.
+ */
+#define AV_FRAME_TRANSFER_SD_FILTER    (1 << 1)
+
+/**
+ * Copy all side-data from src to dst.
+ *
+ * @param dst a frame to which the side data should be copied.
+ * @param src a frame from which to copy the side data.
+ * @param flags a combination of AV_FRAME_TRANSFER_SD_*
+ *
+ * @return >= 0 on success, a negative AVERROR on error.
+ *
+ * @note This function will create new references to side data buffers in src,
+ * unless the AV_FRAME_TRANSFER_SD_COPY flag is passed.
+ */
+int av_frame_copy_side_data(AVFrame* dst, const AVFrame* src, int flags);
+
 /**
  * Get the buffer reference a given data plane is stored in.
  *
@@ -901,6 +925,14 @@ AVFrameSideData *av_frame_get_side_data(const AVFrame *frame,
  */
 void av_frame_remove_side_data(AVFrame *frame, enum AVFrameSideDataType type);
 
+/**
+ * Remove and free all side data instances.
+ *
+ * @param frame from which to remove all side data.
+ */
+void av_frame_remove_all_side_data(AVFrame *frame);
+
+
 
 /**
  * Flags for frame cropping.
diff --git a/libavutil/version.h b/libavutil/version.h
index 1b4b41d81f..2c7f4f6b37 100644
--- a/libavutil/version.h
+++ b/libavutil/version.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
  */
 
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR  57
-#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR  25
+#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR  26
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT   AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR, \
