diff --git a/doc/APIchanges b/doc/APIchanges
index ffdb8a2898..880687ba63 100644
--- a/doc/APIchanges
+++ b/doc/APIchanges
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ libavutil:     2012-10-22
 
 API changes, most recent first:
 
+2013-06-xx - xxxxxxx - lavc 55.10.0 - avcodec.h
+  Add MPEG-2 AAC profiles
 
 2013-06-xx - xxxxxxx - lavu 52.36.100
   Add AVRIPEMD:
diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 455f57bb3b..c38b46dbaa 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -2694,6 +2694,8 @@ typedef struct AVCodecContext {
 #define FF_PROFILE_AAC_HE_V2 28
 #define FF_PROFILE_AAC_LD   22
 #define FF_PROFILE_AAC_ELD  38
+#define FF_PROFILE_MPEG2_AAC_LOW 128
+#define FF_PROFILE_MPEG2_AAC_HE  131
 
 #define FF_PROFILE_DTS         20
 #define FF_PROFILE_DTS_ES      30
diff --git a/libavcodec/libfdk-aacenc.c b/libavcodec/libfdk-aacenc.c
index e3992e1dbe..034701a45d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libfdk-aacenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/libfdk-aacenc.c
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ static av_cold int aac_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
             avctx->bit_rate = (96*sce + 128*cpe) * avctx->sample_rate / 44;
             if (avctx->profile == FF_PROFILE_AAC_HE ||
                 avctx->profile == FF_PROFILE_AAC_HE_V2 ||
+                avctx->profile == FF_PROFILE_MPEG2_AAC_HE ||
                 s->eld_sbr)
                 avctx->bit_rate /= 2;
         }
diff --git a/libavcodec/options_table.h b/libavcodec/options_table.h
index 65d4ab494c..3461a6f4f5 100644
--- a/libavcodec/options_table.h
+++ b/libavcodec/options_table.h
@@ -303,6 +303,8 @@ static const AVOption options[]={
 {"aac_he_v2", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_AAC_HE_V2 }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
 {"aac_ld", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_AAC_LD }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
 {"aac_eld", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_AAC_ELD }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
+{"mpeg2_aac_low", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_MPEG2_AAC_LOW }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
+{"mpeg2_aac_he", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_MPEG2_AAC_HE }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
 {"dts", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_DTS }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
 {"dts_es", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_DTS_ES }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
 {"dts_96_24", NULL, 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = FF_PROFILE_DTS_96_24 }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, A|E, "profile"},
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index c1941ab424..b59cdd2be8 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/avutil.h"
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR 55
-#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR  16
+#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR  17
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT  AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR, \