diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12.c b/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
index bdb6b009b3..b5bf68d683 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12.c
@@ -1278,8 +1278,12 @@ static int mpeg_decode_postinit(AVCodecContext *avctx)
             return -2;
 
         avcodec_set_dimensions(avctx, s->width, s->height);
-        if (s->bit_rate && s->bit_rate != 0x3FFFF*400)
-            avctx->bit_rate          = s->bit_rate;
+        if (avctx->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO && s->bit_rate) {
+            avctx->rc_max_rate = s->bit_rate;
+        } else if (avctx->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO && s->bit_rate &&
+                   (s->bit_rate != 0x3FFFF*400 || s->vbv_delay != 0xFFFF)) {
+            avctx->bit_rate = s->bit_rate;
+        }
         s1->save_aspect_info     = s->aspect_ratio_info;
         s1->save_width           = s->width;
         s1->save_height          = s->height;
@@ -1378,6 +1382,7 @@ static int mpeg1_decode_picture(AVCodecContext *avctx,
         return -1;
 
     vbv_delay = get_bits(&s->gb, 16);
+    s->vbv_delay = vbv_delay;
     if (s->pict_type == AV_PICTURE_TYPE_P || s->pict_type == AV_PICTURE_TYPE_B) {
         s->full_pel[0] = get_bits1(&s->gb);
         f_code = get_bits(&s->gb, 3);
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegvideo.h b/libavcodec/mpegvideo.h
index 61cc3e10de..b04f3801c7 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegvideo.h
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegvideo.h
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ typedef struct MpegEncContext {
     int dquant;                 ///< qscale difference to prev qscale
     int closed_gop;             ///< MPEG1/2 GOP is closed
     int pict_type;              ///< AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I, AV_PICTURE_TYPE_P, AV_PICTURE_TYPE_B, ...
+    int vbv_delay;
     int last_pict_type; //FIXME removes
     int last_non_b_pict_type;   ///< used for mpeg4 gmc b-frames & ratecontrol
     int dropable;
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegvideo_parser.c b/libavcodec/mpegvideo_parser.c
index 5fb2799814..c112a94841 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegvideo_parser.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegvideo_parser.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static void mpegvideo_extract_headers(AVCodecParserContext *s,
     int horiz_size_ext, vert_size_ext, bit_rate_ext;
     int did_set_size=0;
     int bit_rate = 0;
+    int vbv_delay = 0;
 //FIXME replace the crap with get_bits()
     s->repeat_pict = 0;
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ static void mpegvideo_extract_headers(AVCodecParserContext *s,
         case PICTURE_START_CODE:
             if (bytes_left >= 2) {
                 s->pict_type = (buf[1] >> 3) & 7;
+                vbv_delay = ((buf[1] & 0x07) << 13) | (buf[2] << 5) | (buf[3]  >> 3);
             }
             break;
         case SEQ_START_CODE:
@@ -131,8 +133,11 @@ static void mpegvideo_extract_headers(AVCodecParserContext *s,
         }
     }
  the_end: ;
-    if (bit_rate && bit_rate != 0x3FFFF) {
-        avctx->bit_rate = 400 * bit_rate;
+    if (avctx->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_MPEG2VIDEO && bit_rate) {
+        avctx->rc_max_rate = 400*bit_rate;
+    } else if (avctx->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO && bit_rate &&
+               (bit_rate != 0x3FFFF || vbv_delay != 0xFFFF)) {
+        avctx->bit_rate = 400*bit_rate;
     }
 }