diff --git a/libavcodec/mdec.c b/libavcodec/mdec.c
index 9b6e6b6dd9..02b69d045a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mdec.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "dsputil.h"
 #include "mpegvideo.h"
 #include "mpeg12.h"
+#include "thread.h"
 
 typedef struct MDECContext{
     AVCodecContext *avctx;
@@ -163,10 +164,10 @@ static int decode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx,
     int i;
 
     if(p->data[0])
-        avctx->release_buffer(avctx, p);
+        ff_thread_release_buffer(avctx, p);
 
     p->reference= 0;
-    if(avctx->get_buffer(avctx, p) < 0){
+    if(ff_thread_get_buffer(avctx, p) < 0){
         av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "get_buffer() failed\n");
         return -1;
     }
@@ -239,6 +240,18 @@ static av_cold int decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx){
     return 0;
 }
 
+static av_cold int decode_init_thread_copy(AVCodecContext *avctx){
+    MDECContext * const a = avctx->priv_data;
+    AVFrame *p = (AVFrame*)&a->picture;
+
+    avctx->coded_frame = p;
+    a->avctx= avctx;
+
+    p->qscale_table = av_mallocz( a->mb_width);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static av_cold int decode_end(AVCodecContext *avctx){
     MDECContext * const a = avctx->priv_data;
 
@@ -260,7 +273,8 @@ AVCodec ff_mdec_decoder = {
     NULL,
     decode_end,
     decode_frame,
-    CODEC_CAP_DR1,
+    CODEC_CAP_DR1 | CODEC_CAP_FRAME_THREADS,
     .long_name= NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("Sony PlayStation MDEC (Motion DECoder)"),
+    .init_thread_copy= ONLY_IF_THREADS_ENABLED(decode_init_thread_copy)
 };