diff --git a/doc/APIchanges b/doc/APIchanges
index e163b56f3b..28afc9bd7e 100644
--- a/doc/APIchanges
+++ b/doc/APIchanges
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ libavutil:     2013-12-xx
 
 API changes, most recent first:
 
+2014-04-xx - xxxxxxx - lavc 55.50.0 - dxva2.h
+  Add FF_DXVA2_WORKAROUND_INTEL_CLEARVIDEO for old Intel GPUs.
+
 2014-04-xx - xxxxxxx - lavu 53.13.0 - avutil.h
   Add av_get_time_base_q().
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/dxva2.h b/libavcodec/dxva2.h
index d161eb9f5e..78939be961 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dxva2.h
+++ b/libavcodec/dxva2.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
  */
 
 #define FF_DXVA2_WORKAROUND_SCALING_LIST_ZIGZAG 1 ///< Work around for DXVA2 and old UVD/UVD+ ATI video cards
+#define FF_DXVA2_WORKAROUND_INTEL_CLEARVIDEO    2 ///< Work around for DXVA2 and old Intel GPUs with ClearVideo interface
 
 /**
  * This structure is used to provides the necessary configurations and data
diff --git a/libavcodec/dxva2_h264.c b/libavcodec/dxva2_h264.c
index 1e4d98ac3c..3d503e8243 100644
--- a/libavcodec/dxva2_h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/dxva2_h264.c
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ static void fill_picture_parameters(struct dxva_context *ctx, const H264Context
     pp->bit_depth_chroma_minus8       = h->sps.bit_depth_chroma - 8;
     if (ctx->workaround & FF_DXVA2_WORKAROUND_SCALING_LIST_ZIGZAG)
         pp->Reserved16Bits            = 0;
+    else if (ctx->workaround & FF_DXVA2_WORKAROUND_INTEL_CLEARVIDEO)
+        pp->Reserved16Bits            = 0x34c;
     else
         pp->Reserved16Bits            = 3; /* FIXME is there a way to detect the right mode ? */
     pp->StatusReportFeedbackNumber    = 1 + ctx->report_id++;
@@ -239,7 +241,11 @@ static void fill_slice_long(AVCodecContext *avctx, DXVA_Slice_H264_Long *slice,
             if (list < h->list_count && i < h->ref_count[list]) {
                 const H264Picture *r = &h->ref_list[list][i];
                 unsigned plane;
-                unsigned index = get_refpic_index(pp, ff_dxva2_get_surface_index(ctx, &r->f));
+                unsigned index;
+                if (ctx->workaround & FF_DXVA2_WORKAROUND_INTEL_CLEARVIDEO)
+                    index = ff_dxva2_get_surface_index(ctx, &r->f);
+                else
+                    index = get_refpic_index(pp, ff_dxva2_get_surface_index(ctx, &r->f));
                 fill_picture_entry(&slice->RefPicList[list][i], index,
                                    r->reference == PICT_BOTTOM_FIELD);
                 for (plane = 0; plane < 3; plane++) {
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index b04bc306d1..d82a06802a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/version.h"
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR 55
-#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR 49
+#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR 50
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MICRO  0
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT  AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR, \