diff --git a/libavcodec/libfdk-aacdec.c b/libavcodec/libfdk-aacdec.c
index 624d57959c..65bd36a448 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libfdk-aacdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/libfdk-aacdec.c
@@ -36,9 +36,16 @@ typedef struct FDKAACDecContext {
     const AVClass *class;
     HANDLE_AACDECODER handle;
     int initialized;
+    uint8_t *decoder_buffer;
+    uint8_t *anc_buffer;
     enum ConcealMethod conceal_method;
 } FDKAACDecContext;
 
+
+#define DMX_ANC_BUFFSIZE       128
+#define DECODER_MAX_CHANNELS     6
+#define DECODER_BUFFSIZE      2048 * sizeof(INT_PCM)
+
 #define OFFSET(x) offsetof(FDKAACDecContext, x)
 #define AD AV_OPT_FLAG_AUDIO_PARAM | AV_OPT_FLAG_DECODING_PARAM
 static const AVOption fdk_aac_dec_options[] = {
@@ -170,6 +177,8 @@ static av_cold int fdk_aac_decode_close(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 
     if (s->handle)
         aacDecoder_Close(s->handle);
+    av_free(s->decoder_buffer);
+    av_free(s->anc_buffer);
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -178,6 +187,7 @@ static av_cold int fdk_aac_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 {
     FDKAACDecContext *s = avctx->priv_data;
     AAC_DECODER_ERROR err;
+    int ret;
 
     s->handle = aacDecoder_Open(avctx->extradata_size ? TT_MP4_RAW : TT_MP4_ADTS, 1);
     if (!s->handle) {
@@ -199,9 +209,49 @@ static av_cold int fdk_aac_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
         return AVERROR_UNKNOWN;
     }
 
+    if (avctx->request_channel_layout > 0 &&
+        avctx->request_channel_layout != AV_CH_LAYOUT_NATIVE) {
+        int downmix_channels = -1;
+
+        switch (avctx->request_channel_layout) {
+        case AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO:
+        case AV_CH_LAYOUT_STEREO_DOWNMIX:
+            downmix_channels = 2;
+            break;
+        case AV_CH_LAYOUT_MONO:
+            downmix_channels = 1;
+            break;
+        default:
+            av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "Invalid request_channel_layout\n");
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if (downmix_channels != -1) {
+            if (aacDecoder_SetParam(s->handle, AAC_PCM_OUTPUT_CHANNELS,
+                                    downmix_channels) != AAC_DEC_OK) {
+               av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "Unable to set output channels in the decoder\n");
+            } else {
+               s->anc_buffer = av_malloc(DMX_ANC_BUFFSIZE);
+               if (!s->anc_buffer) {
+                   av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unable to allocate ancillary buffer for the decoder\n");
+                   ret = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+                   goto fail;
+               }
+               if (aacDecoder_AncDataInit(s->handle, s->anc_buffer, DMX_ANC_BUFFSIZE)) {
+                   av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unable to register downmix ancillary buffer in the decoder\n");
+                   ret = AVERROR_UNKNOWN;
+                   goto fail;
+               }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     avctx->sample_fmt = AV_SAMPLE_FMT_S16;
 
     return 0;
+fail:
+    fdk_aac_decode_close(avctx);
+    return ret;
 }
 
 static int fdk_aac_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
@@ -225,14 +275,24 @@ static int fdk_aac_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
         frame->nb_samples = avctx->frame_size;
         if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, frame, 0)) < 0)
             return ret;
-        buf = frame->extended_data[0];
-        buf_size = avctx->channels * frame->nb_samples *
-                   av_get_bytes_per_sample(avctx->sample_fmt);
+
+        if (s->anc_buffer) {
+            buf_size = DECODER_BUFFSIZE * DECODER_MAX_CHANNELS;
+            buf = s->decoder_buffer;
+        } else {
+            buf = frame->extended_data[0];
+            buf_size = avctx->channels * frame->nb_samples *
+                       av_get_bytes_per_sample(avctx->sample_fmt);
+        }
     } else {
-        buf_size = 50 * 1024;
-        buf = tmpptr = av_malloc(buf_size);
-        if (!buf)
+        buf_size = DECODER_BUFFSIZE * DECODER_MAX_CHANNELS;
+
+        if (!s->decoder_buffer)
+            s->decoder_buffer = av_malloc(buf_size);
+        if (!s->decoder_buffer)
             return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+
+        buf = tmpptr = s->decoder_buffer;
     }
 
     err = aacDecoder_DecodeFrame(s->handle, (INT_PCM *) buf, buf_size, 0);
@@ -258,16 +318,20 @@ static int fdk_aac_decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *data,
         frame->nb_samples = avctx->frame_size;
         if ((ret = ff_get_buffer(avctx, frame, 0)) < 0)
             goto end;
-        memcpy(frame->extended_data[0], tmpptr,
+    }
+    if (s->decoder_buffer) {
+        memcpy(frame->extended_data[0], buf,
                avctx->channels * avctx->frame_size *
                av_get_bytes_per_sample(avctx->sample_fmt));
+
+        if (!s->anc_buffer)
+            av_freep(&s->decoder_buffer);
     }
 
     *got_frame_ptr = 1;
     ret = avpkt->size - valid;
 
 end:
-    av_free(tmpptr);
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index 1efe55c621..3e193e5d1b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR 56
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR  8
-#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MICRO 100
+#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MICRO 101
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT  AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR, \
                                                LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR, \