diff --git a/libavcodec/h263dec.c b/libavcodec/h263dec.c
index 405d3c68fd..cc87bc7dee 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h263dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h263dec.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ av_cold int ff_h263_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     if (avctx->codec->id == AV_CODEC_ID_MSS2)
         avctx->pix_fmt = AV_PIX_FMT_YUV420P;
     else
-        avctx->pix_fmt = avctx->get_format(avctx, avctx->codec->pix_fmts);
+        avctx->pix_fmt = ff_thread_get_format(avctx, avctx->codec->pix_fmts);
     s->unrestricted_mv= 1;
 
     /* select sub codec */
diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.c b/libavcodec/h264.c
index b4df424f5b..e5bab1b7b6 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.c
@@ -3043,7 +3043,7 @@ static enum AVPixelFormat get_pixel_format(H264Context *h, int force_callback)
             for (i=0; fmt[i] != AV_PIX_FMT_NONE; i++)
                 if (fmt[i] == h->avctx->pix_fmt && !force_callback)
                     return fmt[i];
-            return h->avctx->get_format(h->avctx, fmt);
+            return ff_thread_get_format(h->avctx, fmt);
         }
         break;
     default:
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c b/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
index 9221fc3915..e969893f77 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpeg12dec.c
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ static enum AVPixelFormat mpeg_get_pixelformat(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     MpegEncContext *s = &s1->mpeg_enc_ctx;
 
     if(s->chroma_format < 2) {
-        return avctx->get_format(avctx,
+        return ff_thread_get_format(avctx,
                                 avctx->codec_id == AV_CODEC_ID_MPEG1VIDEO ?
                                 mpeg1_hwaccel_pixfmt_list_420 :
                                 mpeg2_hwaccel_pixfmt_list_420);
diff --git a/libavcodec/pthread.c b/libavcodec/pthread.c
index 29a2308fae..7e33ba5d19 100644
--- a/libavcodec/pthread.c
+++ b/libavcodec/pthread.c
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ typedef struct PerThreadContext {
                                      * Set when the codec calls get_buffer().
                                      * State is returned to STATE_SETTING_UP afterwards.
                                      */
+        STATE_GET_FORMAT,           /**<
+                                     * Set when the codec calls get_format().
+                                     * State is returned to STATE_SETTING_UP afterwards.
+                                     */
         STATE_SETUP_FINISHED        ///< Set after the codec has called ff_thread_finish_setup().
     } state;
 
@@ -132,6 +136,9 @@ typedef struct PerThreadContext {
 
     AVFrame *requested_frame;       ///< AVFrame the codec passed to get_buffer()
     int      requested_flags;       ///< flags passed to get_buffer() for requested_frame
+
+    const enum AVPixelFormat *available_formats; ///< Format array for get_format()
+    enum AVPixelFormat result_format;            ///< get_format() result
 } PerThreadContext;
 
 /**
@@ -586,17 +593,29 @@ static int submit_packet(PerThreadContext *p, AVPacket *avpkt)
      */
 
     if (!p->avctx->thread_safe_callbacks && (
+         p->avctx->get_format != avcodec_default_get_format ||
 #if FF_API_GET_BUFFER
          p->avctx->get_buffer ||
 #endif
          p->avctx->get_buffer2 != avcodec_default_get_buffer2)) {
         while (p->state != STATE_SETUP_FINISHED && p->state != STATE_INPUT_READY) {
+            int call_done = 1;
             pthread_mutex_lock(&p->progress_mutex);
             while (p->state == STATE_SETTING_UP)
                 pthread_cond_wait(&p->progress_cond, &p->progress_mutex);
 
-            if (p->state == STATE_GET_BUFFER) {
+            switch (p->state) {
+            case STATE_GET_BUFFER:
                 p->result = ff_get_buffer(p->avctx, p->requested_frame, p->requested_flags);
+                break;
+            case STATE_GET_FORMAT:
+                p->result_format = p->avctx->get_format(p->avctx, p->available_formats);
+                break;
+            default:
+                call_done = 0;
+                break;
+            }
+            if (call_done) {
                 p->state  = STATE_SETTING_UP;
                 pthread_cond_signal(&p->progress_cond);
             }
@@ -1018,6 +1037,32 @@ static int thread_get_buffer_internal(AVCodecContext *avctx, ThreadFrame *f, int
     return err;
 }
 
+enum AVPixelFormat ff_thread_get_format(AVCodecContext *avctx, const enum AVPixelFormat *fmt)
+{
+    enum AVPixelFormat res;
+    PerThreadContext *p = avctx->thread_opaque;
+    if (!(avctx->active_thread_type & FF_THREAD_FRAME) || avctx->thread_safe_callbacks ||
+        avctx->get_format == avcodec_default_get_format)
+        return avctx->get_format(avctx, fmt);
+    if (p->state != STATE_SETTING_UP) {
+        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "get_format() cannot be called after ff_thread_finish_setup()\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&p->progress_mutex);
+    p->available_formats = fmt;
+    p->state = STATE_GET_FORMAT;
+    pthread_cond_broadcast(&p->progress_cond);
+
+    while (p->state != STATE_SETTING_UP)
+        pthread_cond_wait(&p->progress_cond, &p->progress_mutex);
+
+    res = p->result_format;
+
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&p->progress_mutex);
+
+    return res;
+}
+
 int ff_thread_get_buffer(AVCodecContext *avctx, ThreadFrame *f, int flags)
 {
     int ret = thread_get_buffer_internal(avctx, f, flags);
diff --git a/libavcodec/thread.h b/libavcodec/thread.h
index 24e62b4967..0dc04e0702 100644
--- a/libavcodec/thread.h
+++ b/libavcodec/thread.h
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@ void ff_thread_report_progress(ThreadFrame *f, int progress, int field);
  */
 void ff_thread_await_progress(ThreadFrame *f, int progress, int field);
 
+/**
+ * Wrapper around get_format() for frame-multithreaded codecs.
+ * Call this function instead of avctx->get_format().
+ * Cannot be called after the codec has called ff_thread_finish_setup().
+ *
+ * @param avctx The current context.
+ * @param fmt The list of available formats.
+ */
+enum AVPixelFormat ff_thread_get_format(AVCodecContext *avctx, const enum AVPixelFormat *fmt);
+
 /**
  * Wrapper around get_buffer() for frame-multithreaded codecs.
  * Call this function instead of ff_get_buffer(f).
diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index e4ea32523d..034b54a460 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -3034,6 +3034,11 @@ int ff_thread_ref_frame(ThreadFrame *dst, ThreadFrame *src)
 
 #if !HAVE_THREADS
 
+enum AVPixelFormat ff_thread_get_format(AVCodecContext *avctx, const enum AVPixelFormat *fmt)
+{
+    return avctx->get_format(avctx, fmt);
+}
+
 int ff_thread_get_buffer(AVCodecContext *avctx, ThreadFrame *f, int flags)
 {
     f->owner = avctx;