diff --git a/libavcodec/vdpau.c b/libavcodec/vdpau.c
index 875c331b54..ec7effbec6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vdpau.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vdpau.c
@@ -76,9 +76,13 @@ int ff_vdpau_common_init(AVCodecContext *avctx, VdpDecoderProfile profile,
 {
     VDPAUHWContext *hwctx = avctx->hwaccel_context;
     VDPAUContext *vdctx = avctx->internal->hwaccel_priv_data;
+    VdpVideoSurfaceQueryCapabilities *surface_query_caps;
+    VdpDecoderQueryCapabilities *decoder_query_caps;
     VdpDecoderCreate *create;
     void *func;
     VdpStatus status;
+    VdpBool supported;
+    uint32_t max_level, max_mb, max_width, max_height;
     /* See vdpau/vdpau.h for alignment constraints. */
     uint32_t width  = (avctx->coded_width + 1) & ~1;
     uint32_t height = (avctx->coded_height + 3) & ~3;
@@ -103,6 +107,42 @@ int ff_vdpau_common_init(AVCodecContext *avctx, VdpDecoderProfile profile,
     vdctx->device           = hwctx->device;
     vdctx->get_proc_address = hwctx->get_proc_address;
 
+    if (level < 0)
+        return AVERROR(ENOTSUP);
+
+    status = vdctx->get_proc_address(vdctx->device,
+                                     VDP_FUNC_ID_VIDEO_SURFACE_QUERY_CAPABILITIES,
+                                     &func);
+    if (status != VDP_STATUS_OK)
+        return vdpau_error(status);
+    else
+        surface_query_caps = func;
+
+    status = surface_query_caps(vdctx->device, VDP_CHROMA_TYPE_420, &supported,
+                                &max_width, &max_height);
+    if (status != VDP_STATUS_OK)
+        return vdpau_error(status);
+    if (supported != VDP_TRUE ||
+        max_width < width || max_height < height)
+        return AVERROR(ENOTSUP);
+
+    status = vdctx->get_proc_address(vdctx->device,
+                                     VDP_FUNC_ID_DECODER_QUERY_CAPABILITIES,
+                                     &func);
+    if (status != VDP_STATUS_OK)
+        return vdpau_error(status);
+    else
+        decoder_query_caps = func;
+
+    status = decoder_query_caps(vdctx->device, profile, &supported, &max_level,
+                                &max_mb, &max_width, &max_height);
+    if (status != VDP_STATUS_OK)
+        return vdpau_error(status);
+
+    if (supported != VDP_TRUE || max_level < level ||
+        max_width < width || max_height < height)
+        return AVERROR(ENOTSUP);
+
     status = vdctx->get_proc_address(vdctx->device, VDP_FUNC_ID_DECODER_CREATE,
                                      &func);
     if (status != VDP_STATUS_OK)