diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc/hevcdec.c b/libavcodec/hevc/hevcdec.c
index 0dc24f82f8..4e3fa39e49 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc/hevcdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc/hevcdec.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #include "progressframe.h"
 #include "refstruct.h"
 #include "thread.h"
+#include "threadprogress.h"
 
 static const uint8_t hevc_pel_weight[65] = { [2] = 0, [4] = 1, [6] = 2, [8] = 3, [12] = 4, [16] = 5, [24] = 6, [32] = 7, [48] = 8, [64] = 9 };
 
@@ -2751,6 +2752,8 @@ static int hls_decode_entry_wpp(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *hevc_lclist,
     const uint8_t *data      = s->data + s->sh.offset[ctb_row];
     const size_t   data_size = s->sh.size[ctb_row];
 
+    int progress = 0;
+
     int ret;
 
     if (ctb_row)
@@ -2762,13 +2765,15 @@ static int hls_decode_entry_wpp(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *hevc_lclist,
 
         hls_decode_neighbour(lc, l, pps, sps, x_ctb, y_ctb, ctb_addr_ts);
 
-        ff_thread_await_progress2(s->avctx, ctb_row, thread, SHIFT_CTB_WPP);
+        if (ctb_row)
+            ff_thread_progress_await(&s->wpp_progress[ctb_row - 1],
+                                     progress + SHIFT_CTB_WPP + 1);
 
         /* atomic_load's prototype requires a pointer to non-const atomic variable
          * (due to implementations via mutexes, where reads involve writes).
          * Of course, casting const away here is nevertheless safe. */
         if (atomic_load((atomic_int*)&s->wpp_err)) {
-            ff_thread_report_progress2(s->avctx, ctb_row , thread, SHIFT_CTB_WPP);
+            ff_thread_progress_report(&s->wpp_progress[ctb_row], INT_MAX);
             return 0;
         }
 
@@ -2792,19 +2797,19 @@ static int hls_decode_entry_wpp(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *hevc_lclist,
         ctb_addr_ts++;
 
         ff_hevc_save_states(lc, pps, ctb_addr_ts);
-        ff_thread_report_progress2(s->avctx, ctb_row, thread, 1);
+        ff_thread_progress_report(&s->wpp_progress[ctb_row], ++progress);
         ff_hevc_hls_filters(lc, l, pps, x_ctb, y_ctb, ctb_size);
 
         if (!more_data && (x_ctb+ctb_size) < sps->width && ctb_row != s->sh.num_entry_point_offsets) {
             /* Casting const away here is safe, because it is an atomic operation. */
             atomic_store((atomic_int*)&s->wpp_err, 1);
-            ff_thread_report_progress2(s->avctx, ctb_row ,thread, SHIFT_CTB_WPP);
+            ff_thread_progress_report(&s->wpp_progress[ctb_row], INT_MAX);
             return 0;
         }
 
         if ((x_ctb+ctb_size) >= sps->width && (y_ctb+ctb_size) >= sps->height ) {
             ff_hevc_hls_filter(lc, l, pps, x_ctb, y_ctb, ctb_size);
-            ff_thread_report_progress2(s->avctx, ctb_row , thread, SHIFT_CTB_WPP);
+            ff_thread_progress_report(&s->wpp_progress[ctb_row], INT_MAX);
             return ctb_addr_ts;
         }
         ctb_addr_rs = pps->ctb_addr_ts_to_rs[ctb_addr_ts];
@@ -2814,17 +2819,43 @@ static int hls_decode_entry_wpp(AVCodecContext *avctx, void *hevc_lclist,
             break;
         }
     }
-    ff_thread_report_progress2(s->avctx, ctb_row ,thread, SHIFT_CTB_WPP);
+    ff_thread_progress_report(&s->wpp_progress[ctb_row], INT_MAX);
 
     return 0;
 error:
     l->tab_slice_address[ctb_addr_rs] = -1;
     /* Casting const away here is safe, because it is an atomic operation. */
     atomic_store((atomic_int*)&s->wpp_err, 1);
-    ff_thread_report_progress2(s->avctx, ctb_row ,thread, SHIFT_CTB_WPP);
+    ff_thread_progress_report(&s->wpp_progress[ctb_row], INT_MAX);
     return ret;
 }
 
+static int wpp_progress_init(HEVCContext *s, unsigned count)
+{
+    if (s->nb_wpp_progress < count) {
+        void *tmp = av_realloc_array(s->wpp_progress, count,
+                                     sizeof(*s->wpp_progress));
+        if (!tmp)
+            return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+
+        s->wpp_progress = tmp;
+        memset(s->wpp_progress + s->nb_wpp_progress, 0,
+               (count - s->nb_wpp_progress) * sizeof(*s->wpp_progress));
+
+        for (int i = s->nb_wpp_progress; i < count; i++) {
+            int ret = ff_thread_progress_init(&s->wpp_progress[i], 1);
+            if (ret < 0)
+                return ret;
+            s->nb_wpp_progress = i + 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+        ff_thread_progress_reset(&s->wpp_progress[i]);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int hls_slice_data_wpp(HEVCContext *s, const H2645NAL *nal)
 {
     const HEVCPPS *const pps = s->pps;
@@ -2909,7 +2940,7 @@ static int hls_slice_data_wpp(HEVCContext *s, const H2645NAL *nal)
     }
 
     atomic_store(&s->wpp_err, 0);
-    res = ff_slice_thread_allocz_entries(s->avctx, s->sh.num_entry_point_offsets + 1);
+    res = wpp_progress_init(s, s->sh.num_entry_point_offsets + 1);
     if (res < 0)
         return res;
 
@@ -3826,6 +3857,10 @@ static av_cold int hevc_decode_free(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 
     ff_hevc_ps_uninit(&s->ps);
 
+    for (int i = 0; i < s->nb_wpp_progress; i++)
+        ff_thread_progress_destroy(&s->wpp_progress[i]);
+    av_freep(&s->wpp_progress);
+
     av_freep(&s->sh.entry_point_offset);
     av_freep(&s->sh.offset);
     av_freep(&s->sh.size);
@@ -3981,12 +4016,6 @@ static av_cold int hevc_decode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     HEVCContext *s = avctx->priv_data;
     int ret;
 
-    if (avctx->active_thread_type & FF_THREAD_SLICE) {
-        ret = ff_slice_thread_init_progress(avctx);
-        if (ret < 0)
-            return ret;
-    }
-
     ret = hevc_init_context(avctx);
     if (ret < 0)
         return ret;
diff --git a/libavcodec/hevc/hevcdec.h b/libavcodec/hevc/hevcdec.h
index 6ba2ca3887..473709b4e8 100644
--- a/libavcodec/hevc/hevcdec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/hevc/hevcdec.h
@@ -540,6 +540,9 @@ typedef struct HEVCContext {
     /** The target for the common_cabac_state of the local contexts. */
     HEVCCABACState cabac;
 
+    struct ThreadProgress *wpp_progress;
+    unsigned            nb_wpp_progress;
+
     atomic_int wpp_err;
 
     const uint8_t *data;
diff --git a/libavcodec/pthread_slice.c b/libavcodec/pthread_slice.c
index a4d31c6f4d..ac455e48ed 100644
--- a/libavcodec/pthread_slice.c
+++ b/libavcodec/pthread_slice.c
@@ -41,11 +41,6 @@ typedef int (action_func)(AVCodecContext *c, void *arg);
 typedef int (action_func2)(AVCodecContext *c, void *arg, int jobnr, int threadnr);
 typedef int (main_func)(AVCodecContext *c);
 
-typedef struct Progress {
-    pthread_cond_t  cond;
-    pthread_mutex_t mutex;
-} Progress;
-
 typedef struct SliceThreadContext {
     AVSliceThread *thread;
     action_func *func;
@@ -54,11 +49,6 @@ typedef struct SliceThreadContext {
     void *args;
     int *rets;
     int job_size;
-
-    int *entries;
-    int entries_count;
-    int thread_count;
-    Progress *progress;
 } SliceThreadContext;
 
 static void main_function(void *priv) {
@@ -82,18 +72,9 @@ static void worker_func(void *priv, int jobnr, int threadnr, int nb_jobs, int nb
 void ff_slice_thread_free(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 {
     SliceThreadContext *c = avctx->internal->thread_ctx;
-    int i;
 
     avpriv_slicethread_free(&c->thread);
 
-    for (i = 0; i < c->thread_count; i++) {
-        Progress *const progress = &c->progress[i];
-        pthread_mutex_destroy(&progress->mutex);
-        pthread_cond_destroy(&progress->cond);
-    }
-
-    av_freep(&c->entries);
-    av_freep(&c->progress);
     av_freep(&avctx->internal->thread_ctx);
 }
 
@@ -175,86 +156,3 @@ int ff_slice_thread_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     avctx->execute2 = thread_execute2;
     return 0;
 }
-
-int av_cold ff_slice_thread_init_progress(AVCodecContext *avctx)
-{
-    SliceThreadContext *const p = avctx->internal->thread_ctx;
-    int err, i = 0, thread_count = avctx->thread_count;
-
-    p->progress = av_calloc(thread_count, sizeof(*p->progress));
-    if (!p->progress) {
-        err = AVERROR(ENOMEM);
-        goto fail;
-    }
-
-    for (; i < thread_count; i++) {
-        Progress *const progress = &p->progress[i];
-        err = pthread_mutex_init(&progress->mutex, NULL);
-        if (err) {
-            err = AVERROR(err);
-            goto fail;
-        }
-        err = pthread_cond_init (&progress->cond,  NULL);
-        if (err) {
-            err = AVERROR(err);
-            pthread_mutex_destroy(&progress->mutex);
-            goto fail;
-        }
-    }
-    err = 0;
-fail:
-    p->thread_count = i;
-    return err;
-}
-
-void ff_thread_report_progress2(AVCodecContext *avctx, int field, int thread, int n)
-{
-    SliceThreadContext *p = avctx->internal->thread_ctx;
-    Progress *const progress = &p->progress[thread];
-    int *entries = p->entries;
-
-    pthread_mutex_lock(&progress->mutex);
-    entries[field] +=n;
-    pthread_cond_signal(&progress->cond);
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&progress->mutex);
-}
-
-void ff_thread_await_progress2(AVCodecContext *avctx, int field, int thread, int shift)
-{
-    SliceThreadContext *p  = avctx->internal->thread_ctx;
-    Progress *progress;
-    int *entries      = p->entries;
-
-    if (!entries || !field) return;
-
-    thread = thread ? thread - 1 : p->thread_count - 1;
-    progress = &p->progress[thread];
-
-    pthread_mutex_lock(&progress->mutex);
-    while ((entries[field - 1] - entries[field]) < shift){
-        pthread_cond_wait(&progress->cond, &progress->mutex);
-    }
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&progress->mutex);
-}
-
-int ff_slice_thread_allocz_entries(AVCodecContext *avctx, int count)
-{
-    if (avctx->active_thread_type & FF_THREAD_SLICE)  {
-        SliceThreadContext *p = avctx->internal->thread_ctx;
-
-        if (p->entries_count == count) {
-            memset(p->entries, 0, p->entries_count * sizeof(*p->entries));
-            return 0;
-        }
-        av_freep(&p->entries);
-
-        p->entries       = av_calloc(count, sizeof(*p->entries));
-        if (!p->entries) {
-            p->entries_count = 0;
-            return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
-        }
-        p->entries_count  = count;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
diff --git a/libavcodec/thread.h b/libavcodec/thread.h
index 47c00a0ed2..7df5839ed0 100644
--- a/libavcodec/thread.h
+++ b/libavcodec/thread.h
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ int ff_thread_get_buffer(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVFrame *f, int flags);
 int ff_slice_thread_execute_with_mainfunc(AVCodecContext *avctx,
         int (*action_func2)(AVCodecContext *c, void *arg, int jobnr, int threadnr),
         int (*main_func)(AVCodecContext *c), void *arg, int *ret, int job_count);
-int ff_slice_thread_allocz_entries(AVCodecContext *avctx, int count);
-int ff_slice_thread_init_progress(AVCodecContext *avctx);
-void ff_thread_report_progress2(AVCodecContext *avctx, int field, int thread, int n);
-void ff_thread_await_progress2(AVCodecContext *avctx,  int field, int thread, int shift);
 
 enum ThreadingStatus {
     FF_THREAD_IS_COPY,
diff --git a/libavcodec/utils.c b/libavcodec/utils.c
index d68e672e0a..28023a4a4d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/utils.c
+++ b/libavcodec/utils.c
@@ -913,25 +913,6 @@ int ff_thread_can_start_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx)
 {
     return 1;
 }
-
-int ff_slice_thread_init_progress(AVCodecContext *avctx)
-{
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int ff_slice_thread_allocz_entries(AVCodecContext *avctx, int count)
-{
-    return 0;
-}
-
-void ff_thread_await_progress2(AVCodecContext *avctx, int field, int thread, int shift)
-{
-}
-
-void ff_thread_report_progress2(AVCodecContext *avctx, int field, int thread, int n)
-{
-}
-
 #endif
 
 const uint8_t *avpriv_find_start_code(const uint8_t *restrict p,