diff --git a/libavcodec/resample.c b/libavcodec/resample.c
index 9e6defefdf..8c4eebe3c4 100644
--- a/libavcodec/resample.c
+++ b/libavcodec/resample.c
@@ -108,6 +108,39 @@ static void mono_to_stereo(short *output, short *input, int n1)
     }
 }
 
+/*
+5.1 to stereo input: [fl, fr, c, lfe, rl, rr]
+- Left = front_left + rear_gain * rear_left + center_gain * center
+- Right = front_right + rear_gain * rear_right + center_gain * center
+Where rear_gain is usually around 0.5-1.0 and
+      center_gain is almost always 0.7 (-3 dB)
+*/
+static void surround_to_stereo(short **output, short *input, int channels, int samples)
+{
+    int i;
+    short l, r;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < samples; i++) {
+        int fl,fr,c,rl,rr,lfe;
+        fl = input[0];
+        fr = input[1];
+        c = input[2];
+        lfe = input[3];
+        rl = input[4];
+        rr = input[5];
+
+        l = av_clip_int16(fl + (0.5 * rl) + (0.7 * c));
+        r = av_clip_int16(fr + (0.5 * rr) + (0.7 * c));
+
+        /* output l & r. */
+        *output[0]++ = l;
+        *output[1]++ = r;
+
+        /* increment input. */
+        input += channels;
+    }
+}
+
 static void deinterleave(short **output, short *input, int channels, int samples)
 {
     int i, j;
@@ -301,6 +334,10 @@ int audio_resample(ReSampleContext *s, short *output, short *input, int nb_sampl
     } else if (s->output_channels >= 2 && s->input_channels == 1) {
         buftmp3[0] = bufout[0];
         memcpy(buftmp2[0], input, nb_samples * sizeof(short));
+    } else if (s->input_channels == 6 && s->output_channels ==2) {
+        buftmp3[0] = bufout[0];
+        buftmp3[1] = bufout[1];
+        surround_to_stereo(buftmp2, input, s->input_channels, nb_samples);
     } else if (s->output_channels >= s->input_channels && s->input_channels >= 2) {
         for (i = 0; i < s->input_channels; i++) {
             buftmp3[i] = bufout[i];
@@ -330,7 +367,8 @@ int audio_resample(ReSampleContext *s, short *output, short *input, int nb_sampl
         mono_to_stereo(output, buftmp3[0], nb_samples1);
     } else if (s->output_channels == 6 && s->input_channels == 2) {
         ac3_5p1_mux(output, buftmp3[0], buftmp3[1], nb_samples1);
-    } else if (s->output_channels == s->input_channels && s->input_channels >= 2) {
+    } else if ((s->output_channels == s->input_channels && s->input_channels >= 2) ||
+               (s->output_channels == 2 && s->input_channels == 6)) {
         interleave(output, buftmp3, s->output_channels, nb_samples1);
     }