diff --git a/libavformat/avio.c b/libavformat/avio.c
index 6039990990..1692f1ba47 100644
--- a/libavformat/avio.c
+++ b/libavformat/avio.c
@@ -174,11 +174,14 @@ int ffurl_alloc(URLContext **puc, const char *filename, int flags,
 
 int ffurl_open(URLContext **puc, const char *filename, int flags,
                const AVIOInterruptCB *int_cb, AVDictionary **options,
-               const URLProtocol **protocols)
+               const URLProtocol **protocols,
+               URLContext *parent)
 {
     int ret = ffurl_alloc(puc, filename, flags, int_cb, protocols);
     if (ret)
         return ret;
+    if (parent)
+        av_opt_copy(*puc, parent);
     if (options &&
         (ret = av_opt_set_dict(*puc, options)) < 0)
         goto fail;
diff --git a/libavformat/aviobuf.c b/libavformat/aviobuf.c
index a2edb74974..29fccbea83 100644
--- a/libavformat/aviobuf.c
+++ b/libavformat/aviobuf.c
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ int avio_open2(AVIOContext **s, const char *filename, int flags,
     if (!protocols)
         return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
 
-    err = ffurl_open(&h, filename, flags, int_cb, options, protocols);
+    err = ffurl_open(&h, filename, flags, int_cb, options, protocols, NULL);
     if (err < 0) {
         av_freep(&protocols);
         return err;
diff --git a/libavformat/concat.c b/libavformat/concat.c
index ecdf5dfeb7..a338df61ce 100644
--- a/libavformat/concat.c
+++ b/libavformat/concat.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static av_cold int concat_open(URLContext *h, const char *uri, int flags)
 
         /* creating URLContext */
         if ((err = ffurl_open(&uc, node_uri, flags,
-                              &h->interrupt_callback, NULL, h->protocols)) < 0)
+                              &h->interrupt_callback, NULL, h->protocols, h)) < 0)
             break;
 
         /* creating size */
diff --git a/libavformat/crypto.c b/libavformat/crypto.c
index a364dc0af5..55430c48e5 100644
--- a/libavformat/crypto.c
+++ b/libavformat/crypto.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static int crypto_open(URLContext *h, const char *uri, int flags)
         goto err;
     }
     if ((ret = ffurl_open(&c->hd, nested_url, AVIO_FLAG_READ,
-                          &h->interrupt_callback, NULL, h->protocols)) < 0) {
+                          &h->interrupt_callback, NULL, h->protocols, h)) < 0) {
         av_log(h, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unable to open input\n");
         goto err;
     }
diff --git a/libavformat/gopher.c b/libavformat/gopher.c
index afa2b7d68b..6d9fc38d8c 100644
--- a/libavformat/gopher.c
+++ b/libavformat/gopher.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static int gopher_open(URLContext *h, const char *uri, int flags)
 
     s->hd = NULL;
     err = ffurl_open(&s->hd, buf, AVIO_FLAG_READ_WRITE,
-                     &h->interrupt_callback, NULL, h->protocols);
+                     &h->interrupt_callback, NULL, h->protocols, h);
     if (err < 0)
         goto fail;
 
diff --git a/libavformat/hlsproto.c b/libavformat/hlsproto.c
index b01cef0008..4c3048a790 100644
--- a/libavformat/hlsproto.c
+++ b/libavformat/hlsproto.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ retry:
     url = s->segments[s->cur_seq_no - s->start_seq_no]->url,
     av_log(h, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "opening %s\n", url);
     ret = ffurl_open(&s->seg_hd, url, AVIO_FLAG_READ,
-                     &h->interrupt_callback, NULL, h->protocols);
+                     &h->interrupt_callback, NULL, h->protocols, h);
     if (ret < 0) {
         if (ff_check_interrupt(&h->interrupt_callback))
             return AVERROR_EXIT;
diff --git a/libavformat/http.c b/libavformat/http.c
index 48303908b5..8fe8d11e1e 100644
--- a/libavformat/http.c
+++ b/libavformat/http.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static int http_open_cnx_internal(URLContext *h, AVDictionary **options)
 
     if (!s->hd) {
         err = ffurl_open(&s->hd, buf, AVIO_FLAG_READ_WRITE,
-                         &h->interrupt_callback, options, h->protocols);
+                         &h->interrupt_callback, options, h->protocols, h);
         if (err < 0)
             return err;
     }
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ static int http_proxy_open(URLContext *h, const char *uri, int flags)
                 NULL);
 redo:
     ret = ffurl_open(&s->hd, lower_url, AVIO_FLAG_READ_WRITE,
-                     &h->interrupt_callback, NULL, h->protocols);
+                     &h->interrupt_callback, NULL, h->protocols, h);
     if (ret < 0)
         return ret;
 
diff --git a/libavformat/icecast.c b/libavformat/icecast.c
index 78238378b7..820681b953 100644
--- a/libavformat/icecast.c
+++ b/libavformat/icecast.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static int icecast_open(URLContext *h, const char *uri, int flags)
     ff_url_join(h_url, sizeof(h_url), "http", auth, host, port, "%s", path);
     // Finally open http proto handler
     ret = ffurl_open(&s->hd, h_url, AVIO_FLAG_READ_WRITE, NULL, &opt_dict,
-                     h->protocols);
+                     h->protocols, h);
 
 cleanup:
     // Free variables
diff --git a/libavformat/md5proto.c b/libavformat/md5proto.c
index 07c085a561..08cdd71ea1 100644
--- a/libavformat/md5proto.c
+++ b/libavformat/md5proto.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static int md5_close(URLContext *h)
     if (*filename) {
         err = ffurl_open(&out, filename, AVIO_FLAG_WRITE,
                          &h->interrupt_callback, NULL,
-                         h->protocols);
+                         h->protocols, h);
         if (err)
             return err;
         err = ffurl_write(out, buf, i*2+1);
diff --git a/libavformat/mmst.c b/libavformat/mmst.c
index aeddf0fd1d..1489076ad3 100644
--- a/libavformat/mmst.c
+++ b/libavformat/mmst.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ static int mms_open(URLContext *h, const char *uri, int flags)
     // establish tcp connection.
     ff_url_join(tcpname, sizeof(tcpname), "tcp", NULL, mmst->host, port, NULL);
     err = ffurl_open(&mms->mms_hd, tcpname, AVIO_FLAG_READ_WRITE,
-                     &h->interrupt_callback, NULL, h->protocols);
+                     &h->interrupt_callback, NULL, h->protocols, h);
     if (err)
         goto fail;
 
diff --git a/libavformat/rtmpcrypt.c b/libavformat/rtmpcrypt.c
index 75fc1283c5..cf121c635a 100644
--- a/libavformat/rtmpcrypt.c
+++ b/libavformat/rtmpcrypt.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static int rtmpe_open(URLContext *h, const char *uri, int flags)
 
     /* open the tcp or ffrtmphttp connection */
     if ((ret = ffurl_open(&rt->stream, url, AVIO_FLAG_READ_WRITE,
-                          &h->interrupt_callback, NULL, h->protocols)) < 0) {
+                          &h->interrupt_callback, NULL, h->protocols, h)) < 0) {
         rtmpe_close(h);
         return ret;
     }
diff --git a/libavformat/rtmpproto.c b/libavformat/rtmpproto.c
index 9ed3d0f436..d4f35f6b19 100644
--- a/libavformat/rtmpproto.c
+++ b/libavformat/rtmpproto.c
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ static int rtmp_calc_swfhash(URLContext *s)
 
     /* Get the SWF player file. */
     if ((ret = ffurl_open(&stream, rt->swfverify, AVIO_FLAG_READ,
-                          &s->interrupt_callback, NULL, s->protocols)) < 0) {
+                          &s->interrupt_callback, NULL, s->protocols, s)) < 0) {
         av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot open connection %s.\n", rt->swfverify);
         goto fail;
     }
@@ -2641,7 +2641,7 @@ static int rtmp_open(URLContext *s, const char *uri, int flags)
 
 reconnect:
     if ((ret = ffurl_open(&rt->stream, buf, AVIO_FLAG_READ_WRITE,
-                          &s->interrupt_callback, &opts, s->protocols)) < 0) {
+                          &s->interrupt_callback, &opts, s->protocols, s)) < 0) {
         av_log(s , AV_LOG_ERROR, "Cannot open connection %s\n", buf);
         goto fail;
     }
diff --git a/libavformat/rtpproto.c b/libavformat/rtpproto.c
index 50b8d249ce..6582e4ad76 100644
--- a/libavformat/rtpproto.c
+++ b/libavformat/rtpproto.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ static int rtp_open(URLContext *h, const char *uri, int flags)
     build_udp_url(s, buf, sizeof(buf),
                   hostname, rtp_port, s->local_rtpport, sources, block);
     if (ffurl_open(&s->rtp_hd, buf, flags, &h->interrupt_callback, NULL,
-                   h->protocols) < 0)
+                   h->protocols, h) < 0)
         goto fail;
     if (s->local_rtpport >= 0 && s->local_rtcpport < 0)
         s->local_rtcpport = ff_udp_get_local_port(s->rtp_hd) + 1;
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static int rtp_open(URLContext *h, const char *uri, int flags)
     build_udp_url(s, buf, sizeof(buf),
                   hostname, s->rtcp_port, s->local_rtcpport, sources, block);
     if (ffurl_open(&s->rtcp_hd, buf, flags, &h->interrupt_callback, NULL,
-                   h->protocols) < 0)
+                   h->protocols, h) < 0)
         goto fail;
 
     /* just to ease handle access. XXX: need to suppress direct handle
diff --git a/libavformat/rtsp.c b/libavformat/rtsp.c
index dc07422349..7e430e838b 100644
--- a/libavformat/rtsp.c
+++ b/libavformat/rtsp.c
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ int ff_rtsp_make_setup_request(AVFormatContext *s, const char *host, int port,
                 /* we will use two ports per rtp stream (rtp and rtcp) */
                 j += 2;
                 err = ffurl_open(&rtsp_st->rtp_handle, buf, AVIO_FLAG_READ_WRITE,
-                                 &s->interrupt_callback, &opts, rt->protocols);
+                                 &s->interrupt_callback, &opts, rt->protocols, NULL);
 
                 av_dict_free(&opts);
 
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@ int ff_rtsp_make_setup_request(AVFormatContext *s, const char *host, int port,
             ff_url_join(url, sizeof(url), "rtp", NULL, namebuf,
                         port, "%s", optbuf);
             if (ffurl_open(&rtsp_st->rtp_handle, url, AVIO_FLAG_READ_WRITE,
-                           &s->interrupt_callback, NULL, rt->protocols) < 0) {
+                           &s->interrupt_callback, NULL, rt->protocols, NULL) < 0) {
                 err = AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
                 goto fail;
             }
@@ -1804,7 +1804,7 @@ redirect:
         ff_url_join(tcpname, sizeof(tcpname), lower_rtsp_proto, NULL,
                     host, port, NULL);
         if (ffurl_open(&rt->rtsp_hd, tcpname, AVIO_FLAG_READ_WRITE,
-                       &s->interrupt_callback, NULL, rt->protocols) < 0) {
+                       &s->interrupt_callback, NULL, rt->protocols, NULL) < 0) {
             err = AVERROR(EIO);
             goto fail;
         }
@@ -2311,7 +2311,7 @@ static int sdp_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
                                 rtsp_st->nb_exclude_source_addrs,
                                 rtsp_st->exclude_source_addrs);
             err = ffurl_open(&rtsp_st->rtp_handle, url, AVIO_FLAG_READ_WRITE,
-                             &s->interrupt_callback, &opts, rt->protocols);
+                             &s->interrupt_callback, &opts, rt->protocols, NULL);
 
             av_dict_free(&opts);
 
@@ -2388,7 +2388,7 @@ static int rtp_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
     }
 
     ret = ffurl_open(&in, s->filename, AVIO_FLAG_READ,
-                     &s->interrupt_callback, NULL, rt->protocols);
+                     &s->interrupt_callback, NULL, rt->protocols, NULL);
     if (ret)
         goto fail;
 
diff --git a/libavformat/rtspdec.c b/libavformat/rtspdec.c
index 7b6a0258c8..03374dc0e6 100644
--- a/libavformat/rtspdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/rtspdec.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static int rtsp_read_setup(AVFormatContext *s, char* host, char *controlurl)
             ff_url_join(url, sizeof(url), "rtp", NULL, host, localport, NULL);
             av_log(s, AV_LOG_TRACE, "Opening: %s", url);
             ret = ffurl_open(&rtsp_st->rtp_handle, url, AVIO_FLAG_READ_WRITE,
-                             &s->interrupt_callback, &opts, rt->protocols);
+                             &s->interrupt_callback, &opts, rt->protocols, NULL);
             av_dict_free(&opts);
             if (ret)
                 localport += 2;
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ static int rtsp_listen(AVFormatContext *s)
                 "?listen&listen_timeout=%d", rt->initial_timeout * 1000);
 
     if (ret = ffurl_open(&rt->rtsp_hd, tcpname, AVIO_FLAG_READ_WRITE,
-                         &s->interrupt_callback, NULL, rt->protocols)) {
+                         &s->interrupt_callback, NULL, rt->protocols, NULL)) {
         av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unable to open RTSP for listening\n");
         return ret;
     }
diff --git a/libavformat/sapdec.c b/libavformat/sapdec.c
index 0e99ace614..ce0ceaa81d 100644
--- a/libavformat/sapdec.c
+++ b/libavformat/sapdec.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static int sap_read_header(AVFormatContext *s)
     ff_url_join(url, sizeof(url), "udp", NULL, host, port, "?localport=%d",
                 port);
     ret = ffurl_open(&sap->ann_fd, url, AVIO_FLAG_READ,
-                     &s->interrupt_callback, NULL, sap->protocols);
+                     &s->interrupt_callback, NULL, sap->protocols, NULL);
     if (ret)
         goto fail;
 
diff --git a/libavformat/sapenc.c b/libavformat/sapenc.c
index 5786644056..ed3a0245af 100644
--- a/libavformat/sapenc.c
+++ b/libavformat/sapenc.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static int sap_write_header(AVFormatContext *s)
         if (!same_port)
             base_port += 2;
         ret = ffurl_open(&fd, url, AVIO_FLAG_WRITE, &s->interrupt_callback, NULL,
-                         sap->protocols);
+                         sap->protocols, NULL);
         if (ret) {
             ret = AVERROR(EIO);
             goto fail;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static int sap_write_header(AVFormatContext *s)
     ff_url_join(url, sizeof(url), "udp", NULL, announce_addr, port,
                 "?ttl=%d&connect=1", ttl);
     ret = ffurl_open(&sap->ann_fd, url, AVIO_FLAG_WRITE,
-                     &s->interrupt_callback, NULL, sap->protocols);
+                     &s->interrupt_callback, NULL, sap->protocols, NULL);
     if (ret) {
         ret = AVERROR(EIO);
         goto fail;
diff --git a/libavformat/smoothstreamingenc.c b/libavformat/smoothstreamingenc.c
index 8eba9c9a45..bf1f8d49d6 100644
--- a/libavformat/smoothstreamingenc.c
+++ b/libavformat/smoothstreamingenc.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static int64_t ism_seek(void *opaque, int64_t offset, int whence)
             os->tail_out = os->out;
             av_dict_set(&opts, "truncate", "0", 0);
             ret = ffurl_open(&os->out, frag->file, AVIO_FLAG_WRITE, &os->ctx->interrupt_callback, &opts,
-                             os->protocols);
+                             os->protocols, NULL);
             av_dict_free(&opts);
             if (ret < 0) {
                 os->out = os->tail_out;
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static int64_t ism_seek(void *opaque, int64_t offset, int whence)
             }
             av_dict_set(&opts, "truncate", "0", 0);
             ffurl_open(&os->out2, frag->infofile, AVIO_FLAG_WRITE, &os->ctx->interrupt_callback, &opts,
-                       os->protocols);
+                       os->protocols, NULL);
             av_dict_free(&opts);
             ffurl_seek(os->out, offset - frag->start_pos, SEEK_SET);
             if (os->out2)
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ static int ism_flush(AVFormatContext *s, int final)
 
         snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s/temp", os->dirname);
         ret = ffurl_open(&os->out, filename, AVIO_FLAG_WRITE, &s->interrupt_callback, NULL,
-                         c->protocols);
+                         c->protocols, NULL);
         if (ret < 0)
             break;
         os->cur_start_pos = os->tail_pos;
diff --git a/libavformat/srtpproto.c b/libavformat/srtpproto.c
index 2c64f451aa..e6e035aa3e 100644
--- a/libavformat/srtpproto.c
+++ b/libavformat/srtpproto.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static int srtp_open(URLContext *h, const char *uri, int flags)
                  path, sizeof(path), uri);
     ff_url_join(buf, sizeof(buf), "rtp", NULL, hostname, rtp_port, "%s", path);
     if ((ret = ffurl_open(&s->rtp_hd, buf, flags, &h->interrupt_callback, NULL,
-                          h->protocols)) < 0)
+                          h->protocols, h)) < 0)
         goto fail;
 
     h->max_packet_size = FFMIN(s->rtp_hd->max_packet_size,
diff --git a/libavformat/tls.c b/libavformat/tls.c
index a2a1ffe36d..fab243e93e 100644
--- a/libavformat/tls.c
+++ b/libavformat/tls.c
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@ int ff_tls_open_underlying(TLSShared *c, URLContext *parent, const char *uri, AV
     }
 
     return ffurl_open(&c->tcp, buf, AVIO_FLAG_READ_WRITE,
-                      &parent->interrupt_callback, options, parent->protocols);
+                      &parent->interrupt_callback, options, parent->protocols, parent);
 }
diff --git a/libavformat/url.h b/libavformat/url.h
index 408c674ddf..5cbfd1a942 100644
--- a/libavformat/url.h
+++ b/libavformat/url.h
@@ -137,12 +137,14 @@ int ffurl_connect(URLContext *uc, AVDictionary **options);
  * @param protocols a NULL-terminate list of protocols available for use by
  *                  this context and its children. The caller must ensure this
  *                  list remains valid until the context is closed.
+ * @param parent An enclosing URLContext, whose generic options should
+ *               be applied to this URLContext as well.
  * @return 0 in case of success, a negative value corresponding to an
  * AVERROR code in case of failure
  */
 int ffurl_open(URLContext **puc, const char *filename, int flags,
                const AVIOInterruptCB *int_cb, AVDictionary **options,
-               const URLProtocol **protocols);
+               const URLProtocol **protocols, URLContext *parent);
 
 /**
  * Read up to size bytes from the resource accessed by h, and store