diff --git a/libavcodec/wmv2dec.c b/libavcodec/wmv2dec.c
index ea0e0594b5..4f97d9227c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/wmv2dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/wmv2dec.c
@@ -141,6 +141,21 @@ int ff_wmv2_decode_picture_header(MpegEncContext *s)
     if (s->qscale <= 0)
         return AVERROR_INVALIDDATA;
 
+    if (s->pict_type != AV_PICTURE_TYPE_I && show_bits(&s->gb, 1)) {
+        GetBitContext gb = s->gb;
+        int skip_type = get_bits(&gb, 2);
+        int run = skip_type == SKIP_TYPE_COL ? s->mb_width : s->mb_height;
+
+        while (run > 0) {
+            int block = FFMIN(run, 25);
+            if (get_bits(&gb, block) + 1 != 1<<block)
+                break;
+            run -= block;
+        }
+        if (!run)
+            return FRAME_SKIPPED;
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }