diff --git a/libavcodec/h263.c b/libavcodec/h263.c
index f156980ab2..8b8ea7c1b0 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h263.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h263.c
@@ -6054,8 +6054,10 @@ int flv_h263_decode_picture_header(MpegEncContext *s)
     s->height = height;
 
     s->pict_type = I_TYPE + get_bits(&s->gb, 2);
-    if (s->pict_type > P_TYPE)
+    s->dropable= s->pict_type > P_TYPE;
+    if (s->dropable)
         s->pict_type = P_TYPE;
+
     skip_bits1(&s->gb);	/* deblocking flag */
     s->chroma_qscale= s->qscale = get_bits(&s->gb, 5);
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegvideo.c b/libavcodec/mpegvideo.c
index 3bab4da407..c15c55fac4 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegvideo.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegvideo.c
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ int MPV_frame_start(MpegEncContext *s, AVCodecContext *avctx)
     assert(s->last_picture_ptr==NULL || s->out_format != FMT_H264 || s->codec_id == CODEC_ID_SVQ3);
 
     /* mark&release old frames */
-    if (s->pict_type != B_TYPE && s->last_picture_ptr && s->last_picture_ptr->data[0]) {
+    if (s->pict_type != B_TYPE && s->last_picture_ptr && s->last_picture_ptr != s->next_picture_ptr && s->last_picture_ptr->data[0]) {
         avctx->release_buffer(avctx, (AVFrame*)s->last_picture_ptr);
 
         /* release forgotten pictures */
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ alloc:
             pic= (AVFrame*)&s->picture[i];
         }
 
-        pic->reference= s->pict_type != B_TYPE ? 3 : 0;
+        pic->reference= s->pict_type != B_TYPE && !s->dropable ? 3 : 0;
 
         pic->coded_picture_number= s->coded_picture_number++;
         
@@ -1390,8 +1390,14 @@ alloc:
   if(s->out_format != FMT_H264 || s->codec_id == CODEC_ID_SVQ3){
     if (s->pict_type != B_TYPE) {
         s->last_picture_ptr= s->next_picture_ptr;
-        s->next_picture_ptr= s->current_picture_ptr;
+        if(!s->dropable)
+            s->next_picture_ptr= s->current_picture_ptr;
     }
+/*    av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "L%p N%p C%p L%p N%p C%p type:%d drop:%d\n", s->last_picture_ptr, s->next_picture_ptr,s->current_picture_ptr,
+        s->last_picture_ptr    ? s->last_picture_ptr->data[0] : NULL, 
+        s->next_picture_ptr    ? s->next_picture_ptr->data[0] : NULL, 
+        s->current_picture_ptr ? s->current_picture_ptr->data[0] : NULL,
+        s->pict_type, s->dropable);*/
     
     if(s->last_picture_ptr) copy_picture(&s->last_picture, s->last_picture_ptr);
     if(s->next_picture_ptr) copy_picture(&s->next_picture, s->next_picture_ptr);
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegvideo.h b/libavcodec/mpegvideo.h
index 5272ec3992..51153fd38b 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegvideo.h
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegvideo.h
@@ -355,8 +355,9 @@ typedef struct MpegEncContext {
     int adaptive_quant;         ///< use adaptive quantization 
     int dquant;                 ///< qscale difference to prev qscale  
     int pict_type;              ///< I_TYPE, P_TYPE, B_TYPE, ... 
-    int last_pict_type;
+    int last_pict_type; //FIXME removes
     int last_non_b_pict_type;   ///< used for mpeg4 gmc b-frames & ratecontrol 
+    int dropable;
     int frame_rate_index;
     int frame_rate_ext_n;       ///< MPEG-2 specific framerate modificators (numerator)
     int frame_rate_ext_d;       ///< MPEG-2 specific framerate modificators (denominator)