diff --git a/libavcodec/vp3.c b/libavcodec/vp3.c
index f99b383584..8b12a3c539 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vp3.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vp3.c
@@ -2219,7 +2219,143 @@ av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, " help! got beefy vector! (%X, %X)\n", motion_x,
     }
 
     emms_c();
+}
 
+#define SATURATE_U8(x) ((x) < 0) ? 0 : ((x) > 255) ? 255 : x
+
+static void horizontal_filter(unsigned char *first_pixel, int stride,
+    int *bounding_values)
+{
+    int i;
+    int filter_value;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < 8; i++, first_pixel += stride) {
+        filter_value = 
+            (first_pixel[-2] * 1) - 
+            (first_pixel[-1] * 3) +
+            (first_pixel[ 0] * 3) -
+            (first_pixel[ 1] * 1);
+        filter_value = bounding_values[(filter_value + 4) >> 3];
+        first_pixel[-1] = SATURATE_U8(first_pixel[-1] + filter_value);
+        first_pixel[ 0] = SATURATE_U8(first_pixel[ 0] - filter_value);
+    }
+}
+
+static void vertical_filter(unsigned char *first_pixel, int stride,
+    int *bounding_values)
+{
+    int i;
+    int filter_value;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < 8; i++, first_pixel++) {
+        filter_value = 
+            (first_pixel[-(2 * stride)] * 1) - 
+            (first_pixel[-(1 * stride)] * 3) +
+            (first_pixel[ (0         )] * 3) -
+            (first_pixel[ (1 * stride)] * 1);
+        filter_value = bounding_values[(filter_value + 4) >> 3];
+        first_pixel[-(1 * stride)] = SATURATE_U8(first_pixel[-(1 * stride)] + filter_value);
+        first_pixel[0] = SATURATE_U8(first_pixel[0] - filter_value);
+    }
+}
+
+static void apply_loop_filter(Vp3DecodeContext *s)
+{
+    int x, y, plane;
+    int width, height;
+    int fragment;
+    int stride;
+    unsigned char *plane_data;
+    int bounding_values[256];
+    int filter_limit;
+
+    /* find the right loop limit value */
+    for (x = 63; x >= 0; x--) {
+        if (vp31_ac_scale_factor[x] >= s->quality_index)
+            break;
+    }
+    filter_limit = vp31_filter_limit_values[x];
+
+    /* set up the bounding values */
+    memset(bounding_values, 0, 256 * sizeof(int));
+    for (x = 0; x < filter_limit; x++) {
+        bounding_values[-x - filter_limit] = -filter_limit + x;
+        bounding_values[-x] = -x;
+        bounding_values[x] = x;
+        bounding_values[x + filter_limit] = filter_limit - x;
+    }
+
+    for (plane = 0; plane < 3; plane++) {
+
+        if (plane == 0) {
+            /* Y plane parameters */
+            fragment = 0;
+            width = s->fragment_width;
+            height = s->fragment_height;
+            stride = s->current_frame.linesize[0];
+            plane_data = s->current_frame.data[0];
+        } else if (plane == 1) {
+            /* U plane parameters */
+            fragment = s->u_fragment_start;
+            width = s->fragment_width / 2;
+            height = s->fragment_height / 2;
+            stride = s->current_frame.linesize[1];
+            plane_data = s->current_frame.data[1];
+        } else {
+            /* V plane parameters */
+            fragment = s->v_fragment_start;
+            width = s->fragment_width / 2;
+            height = s->fragment_height / 2;
+            stride = s->current_frame.linesize[2];
+            plane_data = s->current_frame.data[2];
+        }
+
+        for (y = 0; y < height; y++) {
+
+            for (x = 0; x < width; x++) {
+
+                /* do not perform left edge filter for left columns frags */
+                if ((x > 0) &&
+                    (s->all_fragments[fragment].coding_method != MODE_COPY)) {
+                    horizontal_filter(
+                        plane_data + s->all_fragments[fragment].first_pixel, 
+                        stride, bounding_values);
+                }
+
+                /* do not perform top edge filter for top row fragments */
+                if ((y > 0) &&
+                    (s->all_fragments[fragment].coding_method != MODE_COPY)) {
+                    vertical_filter(
+                        plane_data + s->all_fragments[fragment].first_pixel, 
+                        stride, bounding_values);
+                }
+
+                /* do not perform right edge filter for right column
+                 * fragments or if right fragment neighbor is also coded
+                 * in this frame (it will be filtered in next iteration) */
+                if ((x < width - 1) &&
+                    (s->all_fragments[fragment].coding_method != MODE_COPY) &&
+                    (s->all_fragments[fragment + 1].coding_method == MODE_COPY)) {
+                    horizontal_filter(
+                        plane_data + s->all_fragments[fragment + 1].first_pixel, 
+                        stride, bounding_values);
+                }
+
+                /* do not perform bottom edge filter for bottom row
+                 * fragments or if bottom fragment neighbor is also coded
+                 * in this frame (it will be filtered in the next row) */
+                if ((y < height - 1) &&
+                    (s->all_fragments[fragment].coding_method != MODE_COPY) &&
+                    (s->all_fragments[fragment + width].coding_method == MODE_COPY)) {
+                    vertical_filter(
+                        plane_data + s->all_fragments[fragment + width].first_pixel, 
+                        stride, bounding_values);
+                }
+
+                fragment++;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /* 
@@ -2601,6 +2737,7 @@ if (!s->keyframe) {
 
     reverse_dc_prediction(s, 0, s->fragment_width, s->fragment_height);
     render_fragments(s, 0, s->width, s->height, 0);
+//    apply_loop_filter(s);
 
     if ((avctx->flags & CODEC_FLAG_GRAY) == 0) {
         reverse_dc_prediction(s, s->u_fragment_start,
diff --git a/libavcodec/vp3data.h b/libavcodec/vp3data.h
index 1dd511fa0f..85a2337167 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vp3data.h
+++ b/libavcodec/vp3data.h
@@ -61,6 +61,17 @@ static const uint32_t vp31_ac_scale_factor[64] =
    21,   19,   18,   17,   15,   13,  12,  10
 };
 
+static const uint32_t vp31_filter_limit_values[64] = 
+{  30, 25, 20, 20, 15, 15, 14, 14,
+   13, 13, 12, 12, 11, 11, 10, 10,
+    9,  9,  8,  8,  7,  7,  7,  7,
+    6,  6,  6,  6,  5,  5,  5,  5,
+    4,  4,  4,  4,  3,  3,  3,  3,
+    2,  2,  2,  2,  2,  2,  2,  2,
+    0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,
+    0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0
+};
+
 /* table used to convert natural order <-> zigzag order */
 static const int dezigzag_index[64] =
 {   0,  1,  8,  16,  9,  2,  3, 10,