diff --git a/libavformat/mpegts.c b/libavformat/mpegts.c
index 61f91fdaed..20d2c86186 100644
--- a/libavformat/mpegts.c
+++ b/libavformat/mpegts.c
@@ -557,6 +557,8 @@ static AVStream *new_pes_av_stream(PESContext *pes, uint32_t prog_reg_desc, uint
     dprintf(pes->stream, "stream_type=%x pid=%x prog_reg_desc=%.4s\n",
             pes->stream_type, pes->pid, (char*)&prog_reg_desc);
 
+    st->codec->codec_tag = pes->stream_type;
+
     mpegts_find_stream_type(st, pes->stream_type, ISO_types);
     if (prog_reg_desc == AV_RL32("HDMV") &&
         st->codec->codec_id == CODEC_ID_PROBE)