diff --git a/libavcodec/vdpau.c b/libavcodec/vdpau.c
index 4fe486bce6..316281457e 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vdpau.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vdpau.c
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ int ff_vdpau_common_start_frame(struct vdpau_picture_context *pic_ctx,
 int ff_vdpau_common_end_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *frame,
                               struct vdpau_picture_context *pic_ctx)
 {
+    VDPAUContext *vdctx = avctx->internal->hwaccel_priv_data;
     AVVDPAUContext *hwctx = avctx->hwaccel_context;
     VdpVideoSurface surf = ff_vdpau_get_surface_id(frame);
     VdpStatus status;
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
         status = hwctx->render2(avctx, frame, (void *)&pic_ctx->info,
                                 pic_ctx->bitstream_buffers_used, pic_ctx->bitstream_buffers);
     } else
-    status = hwctx->render(hwctx->decoder, surf, (void *)&pic_ctx->info,
+    status = vdctx->render(vdctx->decoder, surf, (void *)&pic_ctx->info,
                            pic_ctx->bitstream_buffers_used,
                            pic_ctx->bitstream_buffers);
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/vdpau_h264.c b/libavcodec/vdpau_h264.c
index c63f9a8d2a..5d35680e6f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vdpau_h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vdpau_h264.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <vdpau/vdpau.h>
 
 #include "avcodec.h"
+#include "internal.h"
 #include "h264.h"
 #include "mpegutils.h"
 #include "vdpau.h"
@@ -202,6 +203,32 @@ static int vdpau_h264_end_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int vdpau_h264_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
+{
+    VdpDecoderProfile profile;
+    uint32_t level = avctx->level;
+
+    switch (avctx->profile & ~FF_PROFILE_H264_INTRA) {
+    case FF_PROFILE_H264_CONSTRAINED_BASELINE:
+    case FF_PROFILE_H264_BASELINE:
+        profile = VDP_DECODER_PROFILE_H264_BASELINE;
+        break;
+    case FF_PROFILE_H264_MAIN:
+        profile = VDP_DECODER_PROFILE_H264_MAIN;
+        break;
+    case FF_PROFILE_H264_HIGH:
+        profile = VDP_DECODER_PROFILE_H264_HIGH;
+        break;
+    default:
+        return AVERROR(ENOTSUP);
+    }
+
+    if ((avctx->profile & FF_PROFILE_H264_INTRA) && avctx->level == 11)
+        level = VDP_DECODER_LEVEL_H264_1b;
+
+    return ff_vdpau_common_init(avctx, profile, level);
+}
+
 AVHWAccel ff_h264_vdpau_hwaccel = {
     .name           = "h264_vdpau",
     .type           = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
@@ -211,4 +238,7 @@ AVHWAccel ff_h264_vdpau_hwaccel = {
     .end_frame      = vdpau_h264_end_frame,
     .decode_slice   = vdpau_h264_decode_slice,
     .frame_priv_data_size = sizeof(struct vdpau_picture_context),
+    .init           = vdpau_h264_init,
+    .uninit         = ff_vdpau_common_uninit,
+    .priv_data_size = sizeof(VDPAUContext),
 };
diff --git a/libavcodec/vdpau_mpeg12.c b/libavcodec/vdpau_mpeg12.c
index 84a971c5b1..c47e50e0ec 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vdpau_mpeg12.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vdpau_mpeg12.c
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ static int vdpau_mpeg_decode_slice(AVCodecContext *avctx,
 }
 
 #if CONFIG_MPEG1_VDPAU_HWACCEL
+static int vdpau_mpeg1_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
+{
+    return ff_vdpau_common_init(avctx, VDP_DECODER_PROFILE_MPEG1,
+                                VDP_DECODER_LEVEL_MPEG1_NA);
+}
+
 AVHWAccel ff_mpeg1_vdpau_hwaccel = {
     .name           = "mpeg1_vdpau",
     .type           = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
@@ -104,10 +110,31 @@ AVHWAccel ff_mpeg1_vdpau_hwaccel = {
     .end_frame      = ff_vdpau_mpeg_end_frame,
     .decode_slice   = vdpau_mpeg_decode_slice,
     .frame_priv_data_size = sizeof(struct vdpau_picture_context),
+    .init           = vdpau_mpeg1_init,
+    .uninit         = ff_vdpau_common_uninit,
+    .priv_data_size = sizeof(VDPAUContext),
 };
 #endif
 
 #if CONFIG_MPEG2_VDPAU_HWACCEL
+static int vdpau_mpeg2_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
+{
+    VdpDecoderProfile profile;
+
+    switch (avctx->profile) {
+    case FF_PROFILE_MPEG2_MAIN:
+        profile = VDP_DECODER_PROFILE_MPEG2_MAIN;
+        break;
+    case FF_PROFILE_MPEG2_SIMPLE:
+        profile = VDP_DECODER_PROFILE_MPEG2_SIMPLE;
+        break;
+    default:
+        return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+    }
+
+    return ff_vdpau_common_init(avctx, profile, VDP_DECODER_LEVEL_MPEG2_HL);
+}
+
 AVHWAccel ff_mpeg2_vdpau_hwaccel = {
     .name           = "mpeg2_vdpau",
     .type           = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
@@ -117,5 +144,8 @@ AVHWAccel ff_mpeg2_vdpau_hwaccel = {
     .end_frame      = ff_vdpau_mpeg_end_frame,
     .decode_slice   = vdpau_mpeg_decode_slice,
     .frame_priv_data_size = sizeof(struct vdpau_picture_context),
+    .init           = vdpau_mpeg2_init,
+    .uninit         = ff_vdpau_common_uninit,
+    .priv_data_size = sizeof(VDPAUContext),
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/libavcodec/vdpau_mpeg4.c b/libavcodec/vdpau_mpeg4.c
index 64669a6e0f..fbbacbc3af 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vdpau_mpeg4.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vdpau_mpeg4.c
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ static int vdpau_mpeg4_decode_slice(av_unused AVCodecContext *avctx,
 }
 
 #if CONFIG_H263_VDPAU_HWACCEL
+static int vdpau_h263_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
+{
+    return ff_vdpau_common_init(avctx, VDP_DECODER_PROFILE_MPEG4_PART2_ASP,
+                                VDP_DECODER_LEVEL_MPEG4_PART2_ASP_L5);
+}
+
 AVHWAccel ff_h263_vdpau_hwaccel = {
     .name           = "h263_vdpau",
     .type           = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
@@ -98,10 +104,31 @@ AVHWAccel ff_h263_vdpau_hwaccel = {
     .end_frame      = ff_vdpau_mpeg_end_frame,
     .decode_slice   = vdpau_mpeg4_decode_slice,
     .frame_priv_data_size = sizeof(struct vdpau_picture_context),
+    .init           = vdpau_h263_init,
+    .uninit         = ff_vdpau_common_uninit,
+    .priv_data_size = sizeof(VDPAUContext),
 };
 #endif
 
 #if CONFIG_MPEG4_VDPAU_HWACCEL
+static int vdpau_mpeg4_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
+{
+    VdpDecoderProfile profile;
+
+    switch (avctx->profile) {
+    case FF_PROFILE_MPEG4_SIMPLE:
+        profile = VDP_DECODER_PROFILE_MPEG4_PART2_SP;
+        break;
+    case FF_PROFILE_MPEG4_ADVANCED_SIMPLE:
+        profile = VDP_DECODER_PROFILE_MPEG4_PART2_ASP;
+        break;
+    default:
+        return AVERROR(ENOTSUP);
+    }
+
+    return ff_vdpau_common_init(avctx, profile, avctx->level);
+}
+
 AVHWAccel ff_mpeg4_vdpau_hwaccel = {
     .name           = "mpeg4_vdpau",
     .type           = AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO,
@@ -111,5 +138,8 @@ AVHWAccel ff_mpeg4_vdpau_hwaccel = {
     .end_frame      = ff_vdpau_mpeg_end_frame,
     .decode_slice   = vdpau_mpeg4_decode_slice,
     .frame_priv_data_size = sizeof(struct vdpau_picture_context),
+    .init           = vdpau_mpeg4_init,
+    .uninit         = ff_vdpau_common_uninit,
+    .priv_data_size = sizeof(VDPAUContext),
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/libavcodec/vdpau_vc1.c b/libavcodec/vdpau_vc1.c
index 13c41df66a..ffd6505d13 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vdpau_vc1.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vdpau_vc1.c
@@ -113,6 +113,27 @@ static int vdpau_vc1_decode_slice(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int vdpau_vc1_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
+{
+    VdpDecoderProfile profile;
+
+    switch (avctx->profile) {
+    case FF_PROFILE_VC1_SIMPLE:
+        profile = VDP_DECODER_PROFILE_VC1_SIMPLE;
+        break;
+    case FF_PROFILE_VC1_MAIN:
+        profile = VDP_DECODER_PROFILE_VC1_MAIN;
+        break;
+    case FF_PROFILE_VC1_ADVANCED:
+        profile = VDP_DECODER_PROFILE_VC1_ADVANCED;
+        break;
+    default:
+        return AVERROR(ENOTSUP);
+    }
+
+    return ff_vdpau_common_init(avctx, profile, avctx->level);
+}
+
 #if CONFIG_WMV3_VDPAU_HWACCEL
 AVHWAccel ff_wmv3_vdpau_hwaccel = {
     .name           = "wm3_vdpau",
@@ -123,6 +144,9 @@ AVHWAccel ff_wmv3_vdpau_hwaccel = {
     .end_frame      = ff_vdpau_mpeg_end_frame,
     .decode_slice   = vdpau_vc1_decode_slice,
     .frame_priv_data_size = sizeof(struct vdpau_picture_context),
+    .init           = vdpau_vc1_init,
+    .uninit         = ff_vdpau_common_uninit,
+    .priv_data_size = sizeof(VDPAUContext),
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -135,4 +159,7 @@ AVHWAccel ff_vc1_vdpau_hwaccel = {
     .end_frame      = ff_vdpau_mpeg_end_frame,
     .decode_slice   = vdpau_vc1_decode_slice,
     .frame_priv_data_size = sizeof(struct vdpau_picture_context),
+    .init           = vdpau_vc1_init,
+    .uninit         = ff_vdpau_common_uninit,
+    .priv_data_size = sizeof(VDPAUContext),
 };