diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.c b/libavcodec/h264.c
index 9be317c55f..1cbd4cbee8 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.c
@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@ static int h264_init_context(AVCodecContext *avctx, H264Context *h)
     h->frame_recovered       = 0;
     h->prev_frame_num        = -1;
     h->sei_fpa.frame_packing_arrangement_cancel_flag = -1;
+    h->has_afd               = 0;
 
     h->next_outputed_poc = INT_MIN;
     for (i = 0; i < MAX_DELAYED_PIC_COUNT; i++)
@@ -869,6 +870,15 @@ static void decode_postinit(H264Context *h, int setup_finished)
         }
     }
 
+    if (h->has_afd) {
+        AVFrameSideData *sd =
+            av_frame_new_side_data(cur->f, AV_FRAME_DATA_AFD, 1);
+        if (sd) {
+            *sd->data   = h->afd;
+            h->has_afd = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
     cur->mmco_reset = h->mmco_reset;
     h->mmco_reset = 0;
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.h b/libavcodec/h264.h
index 548510d793..7565e031d5 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.h
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.h
@@ -781,6 +781,9 @@ typedef struct H264Context {
 
     int missing_fields;
 
+    uint8_t afd;
+    int has_afd;
+
 
     // Timestamp stuff
     int sei_buffering_period_present;   ///< Buffering period SEI flag
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264_sei.c b/libavcodec/h264_sei.c
index 8e1697a31e..b6ec5c7de9 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264_sei.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264_sei.c
@@ -132,7 +132,13 @@ static int decode_user_data_itu_t_t35(H264Context *h, int size)
                     return -1;
                 skip_bits(&h->gb, 4);
                 dtg_active_format = get_bits(&h->gb, 4);
+#if FF_API_AFD
+FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
                 h->avctx->dtg_active_format = dtg_active_format;
+FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
+#endif /* FF_API_AFD */
+                h->has_afd = 1;
+                h->afd     = dtg_active_format;
             } else {
                 skip_bits(&h->gb, 6);
             }