diff --git a/doc/bitstream_filters.texi b/doc/bitstream_filters.texi
index 947c31dae8..6f4846f55f 100644
--- a/doc/bitstream_filters.texi
+++ b/doc/bitstream_filters.texi
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ ffmpeg -i INPUT -c copy -bsf noise[=1] output.mkv
 @end example
 applies the modification to every byte.
 
+@section null
+This bitstream filter passes the packets through unchanged.
+
 @section remove_extra
 
 Remove extradata from packets.
diff --git a/libavcodec/Makefile b/libavcodec/Makefile
index c7454543bb..62f9db5c86 100644
--- a/libavcodec/Makefile
+++ b/libavcodec/Makefile
@@ -993,6 +993,7 @@ OBJS-$(CONFIG_MOV2TEXTSUB_BSF)            += movsub_bsf.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_MP3_HEADER_DECOMPRESS_BSF)  += mp3_header_decompress_bsf.o \
                                              mpegaudiodata.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_NOISE_BSF)                  += noise_bsf.o
+OBJS-$(CONFIG_NULL_BSF)                   += null_bsf.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_REMOVE_EXTRADATA_BSF)       += remove_extradata_bsf.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_TEXT2MOVSUB_BSF)            += movsub_bsf.o
 OBJS-$(CONFIG_VP9_SUPERFRAME_BSF)         += vp9_superframe_bsf.o
diff --git a/libavcodec/bitstream_filters.c b/libavcodec/bitstream_filters.c
index 2045e18b94..6893a4b6e4 100644
--- a/libavcodec/bitstream_filters.c
+++ b/libavcodec/bitstream_filters.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ extern const AVBitStreamFilter ff_mp3_header_decompress_bsf;
 extern const AVBitStreamFilter ff_mpeg4_unpack_bframes_bsf;
 extern const AVBitStreamFilter ff_mov2textsub_bsf;
 extern const AVBitStreamFilter ff_noise_bsf;
+extern const AVBitStreamFilter ff_null_bsf;
 extern const AVBitStreamFilter ff_remove_extradata_bsf;
 extern const AVBitStreamFilter ff_text2movsub_bsf;
 extern const AVBitStreamFilter ff_vp9_superframe_bsf;
diff --git a/libavcodec/null_bsf.c b/libavcodec/null_bsf.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..feb71248a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/null_bsf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Null bitstream filter -- pass the input through unchanged.
+ */
+
+#include "avcodec.h"
+#include "bsf.h"
+
+static int null_filter(AVBSFContext *ctx, AVPacket *out)
+{
+    AVPacket *in;
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = ff_bsf_get_packet(ctx, &in);
+    if (ret < 0)
+        return ret;
+    av_packet_move_ref(out, in);
+    av_packet_free(&in);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+const AVBitStreamFilter ff_null_bsf = {
+    .name           = "null",
+    .filter         = null_filter,
+};