diff --git a/libavformat/avformat.h b/libavformat/avformat.h
index 66638c8f22..8412d3a31b 100644
--- a/libavformat/avformat.h
+++ b/libavformat/avformat.h
@@ -393,12 +393,16 @@ typedef struct AVProbeData {
     const char *filename;
     unsigned char *buf; /**< Buffer must have AVPROBE_PADDING_SIZE of extra allocated bytes filled with zero. */
     int buf_size;       /**< Size of buf except extra allocated bytes */
+#ifdef FF_API_PROBE_MIME
+    uint8_t *mime_type; /**< mime_type, when known. */
+#endif
 } AVProbeData;
 
 #define AVPROBE_SCORE_RETRY (AVPROBE_SCORE_MAX/4)
 #define AVPROBE_SCORE_STREAM_RETRY (AVPROBE_SCORE_MAX/4-1)
 
 #define AVPROBE_SCORE_EXTENSION  50 ///< score for file extension
+#define AVPROBE_SCORE_MIME       75 ///< score for file mime type
 #define AVPROBE_SCORE_MAX       100 ///< maximum score
 
 #define AVPROBE_PADDING_SIZE 32             ///< extra allocated bytes at the end of the probe buffer
@@ -585,6 +589,13 @@ typedef struct AVInputFormat {
 
     const AVClass *priv_class; ///< AVClass for the private context
 
+    /**
+     * Comma-separated list of mime types.
+     * It is used check for matching mime types while probing.
+     * @see av_probe_input_format2
+     */
+    const char *mime_type;
+
     /*****************************************************************
      * No fields below this line are part of the public API. They
      * may not be used outside of libavformat and can be changed and
diff --git a/libavformat/format.c b/libavformat/format.c
index 4b3d55a2e3..f29bb8027a 100644
--- a/libavformat/format.c
+++ b/libavformat/format.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "libavutil/avstring.h"
+#include "libavutil/opt.h"
 
 #include "avio_internal.h"
 #include "avformat.h"
@@ -213,6 +214,10 @@ AVInputFormat *av_probe_input_format3(AVProbeData *pd, int is_opened,
             if (av_match_ext(lpd.filename, fmt1->extensions))
                 score = AVPROBE_SCORE_EXTENSION;
         }
+#ifdef FF_API_PROBE_MIME
+        if (av_match_name(lpd.mime_type, fmt1->mime_type))
+            score = FFMAX(score, AVPROBE_SCORE_EXTENSION);
+#endif
         if (score > score_max) {
             score_max = score;
             fmt       = fmt1;
@@ -264,12 +269,19 @@ int av_probe_input_buffer2(AVIOContext *pb, AVInputFormat **fmt,
     if (offset >= max_probe_size)
         return AVERROR(EINVAL);
 
+#ifdef FF_API_PROBE_MIME
+    if (pb->av_class)
+        av_opt_get(pb, "mime_type", AV_OPT_SEARCH_CHILDREN, &pd.mime_type);
+#endif
+
+#if !FF_API_PROBE_MIME
     if (!*fmt && pb->av_class && av_opt_get(pb, "mime_type", AV_OPT_SEARCH_CHILDREN, &mime_type) >= 0 && mime_type) {
         if (!av_strcasecmp(mime_type, "audio/aacp")) {
             *fmt = av_find_input_format("aac");
         }
         av_freep(&mime_type);
     }
+#endif
 
     for (probe_size = PROBE_BUF_MIN; probe_size <= max_probe_size && !*fmt;
          probe_size = FFMIN(probe_size << 1,
@@ -278,14 +290,13 @@ int av_probe_input_buffer2(AVIOContext *pb, AVInputFormat **fmt,
 
         /* Read probe data. */
         if ((ret = av_reallocp(&buf, probe_size + AVPROBE_PADDING_SIZE)) < 0)
-            return ret;
+            goto fail;
         if ((ret = avio_read(pb, buf + buf_offset,
                              probe_size - buf_offset)) < 0) {
             /* Fail if error was not end of file, otherwise, lower score. */
-            if (ret != AVERROR_EOF) {
-                av_free(buf);
-                return ret;
-            }
+            if (ret != AVERROR_EOF)
+                goto fail;
+
             score = 0;
             ret   = 0;          /* error was end of file, nothing read */
         }
@@ -317,14 +328,17 @@ int av_probe_input_buffer2(AVIOContext *pb, AVInputFormat **fmt,
         }
     }
 
-    if (!*fmt) {
-        av_free(buf);
-        return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
-    }
+    if (!*fmt)
+        ret = AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
 
+fail:
     /* Rewind. Reuse probe buffer to avoid seeking. */
-    ret = ffio_rewind_with_probe_data(pb, &buf, buf_offset);
+    if (ret >= 0)
+        ret = ffio_rewind_with_probe_data(pb, &buf, buf_offset);
 
+#ifdef FF_API_PROBE_MIME
+    av_free(pd.mime_type);
+#endif
     return ret < 0 ? ret : score;
 }
 
diff --git a/libavformat/version.h b/libavformat/version.h
index 5ad23380fb..573eb1ccc8 100644
--- a/libavformat/version.h
+++ b/libavformat/version.h
@@ -85,4 +85,8 @@
 #ifndef FF_API_R_FRAME_RATE
 #define FF_API_R_FRAME_RATE            1
 #endif
+#ifndef FF_API_PROBE_MIME
+#define FF_API_PROBE_MIME               (LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR > 55)
+#endif
+
 #endif /* AVFORMAT_VERSION_H */