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diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 3306910dd2f..fb0c6fae70b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -4365,7 +4365,7 @@ int av_packet_from_data(AVPacket *pkt, uint8_t *data, int size);
  * @warning This is a hack - the packet memory allocation stuff is broken. The
  * packet is allocated if it was not really allocated.
  *
- * @deprecated Use av_packet_ref
+ * @deprecated Use av_packet_ref or av_packet_make_refcounted
  */
 attribute_deprecated
 int av_dup_packet(AVPacket *pkt);
@@ -4536,6 +4536,22 @@ void av_packet_move_ref(AVPacket *dst, AVPacket *src);
  */
 int av_packet_copy_props(AVPacket *dst, const AVPacket *src);
 
+/**
+ * Ensure the data described by a given packet is reference counted.
+ *
+ * @note This function does not ensure that the reference will be writable.
+ *       Use av_packet_make_writable instead for that purpose.
+ *
+ * @see av_packet_ref
+ * @see av_packet_make_writable
+ *
+ * @param pkt packet whose data should be made reference counted.
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success, a negative AVERROR on error. On failure, the
+ *         packet is unchanged.
+ */
+int av_packet_make_refcounted(AVPacket *pkt);
+
 /**
  * Create a writable reference for the data described by a given packet,
  * avoiding data copy if possible.