diff --git a/libavcodec/vp3.c b/libavcodec/vp3.c
index bdad6f896a..6c76269b09 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vp3.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vp3.c
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ typedef struct Vp3DecodeContext {
     DSPContext dsp;
     int flipped_image;
     int last_slice_end;
+    int skip_loop_filter;
 
     int qps[3];
     int nqps;
@@ -1494,7 +1495,8 @@ static void render_slice(Vp3DecodeContext *s, int slice)
             }
 
             // Filter up to the last row in the superblock row
-            apply_loop_filter(s, plane, 4*sb_y - !!sb_y, FFMIN(4*sb_y+3, fragment_height-1));
+            if (!s->skip_loop_filter)
+                apply_loop_filter(s, plane, 4*sb_y - !!sb_y, FFMIN(4*sb_y+3, fragment_height-1));
         }
     }
 
@@ -1749,6 +1751,9 @@ static int vp3_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
             s->keyframe?"key":"", counter, s->qps[0]);
     counter++;
 
+    s->skip_loop_filter = !s->filter_limit_values[s->qps[0]] ||
+        avctx->skip_loop_filter >= (s->keyframe ? AVDISCARD_ALL : AVDISCARD_NONKEY);
+
     if (s->qps[0] != s->last_qps[0])
         init_loop_filter(s);