diff --git a/doc/APIchanges b/doc/APIchanges
index 6e0d27d993..90c6500764 100644
--- a/doc/APIchanges
+++ b/doc/APIchanges
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ libavutil:     2015-08-28
 
 API changes, most recent first:
 
+2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavf 57.10.0 - avformat.h
+  Add av_stream_add_side_data().
+
 2016-xx-xx - xxxxxxx - lavu 55.28.0 - pixfmt.h
   Add AV_PIX_FMT_GRAY12(LE/BE).
 
diff --git a/libavformat/avformat.h b/libavformat/avformat.h
index 65c3d90d4b..547b88b2f1 100644
--- a/libavformat/avformat.h
+++ b/libavformat/avformat.h
@@ -1399,6 +1399,21 @@ const AVClass *avformat_get_class(void);
  */
 AVStream *avformat_new_stream(AVFormatContext *s, const AVCodec *c);
 
+/**
+ * Wrap an existing array as stream side data.
+ *
+ * @param st stream
+ * @param type side information type
+ * @param data the side data array. It must be allocated with the av_malloc()
+ *             family of functions. The ownership of the data is transferred to
+ *             st.
+ * @param size side information size
+ * @return zero on success, a negative AVERROR code on failure. On failure,
+ *         the stream is unchanged and the data remains owned by the caller.
+ */
+int av_stream_add_side_data(AVStream *st, enum AVPacketSideDataType type,
+                            uint8_t *data, size_t size);
+
 /**
  * Allocate new information from stream.
  *
diff --git a/libavformat/utils.c b/libavformat/utils.c
index 37ba5a8626..8fa89eb790 100644
--- a/libavformat/utils.c
+++ b/libavformat/utils.c
@@ -3388,15 +3388,11 @@ uint8_t *av_stream_get_side_data(AVStream *st, enum AVPacketSideDataType type,
     return NULL;
 }
 
-uint8_t *av_stream_new_side_data(AVStream *st, enum AVPacketSideDataType type,
-                                 int size)
+int av_stream_add_side_data(AVStream *st, enum AVPacketSideDataType type,
+                            uint8_t *data, size_t size)
 {
     AVPacketSideData *sd, *tmp;
     int i;
-    uint8_t *data = av_malloc(size);
-
-    if (!data)
-        return NULL;
 
     for (i = 0; i < st->nb_side_data; i++) {
         sd = &st->side_data[i];
@@ -3405,14 +3401,16 @@ uint8_t *av_stream_new_side_data(AVStream *st, enum AVPacketSideDataType type,
             av_freep(&sd->data);
             sd->data = data;
             sd->size = size;
-            return sd->data;
+            return 0;
         }
     }
 
-    tmp = av_realloc_array(st->side_data, st->nb_side_data + 1, sizeof(*tmp));
+    if ((unsigned) st->nb_side_data + 1 >= INT_MAX / sizeof(*st->side_data))
+        return AVERROR(ERANGE);
+
+    tmp = av_realloc(st->side_data, (st->nb_side_data + 1) * sizeof(*tmp));
     if (!tmp) {
-        av_freep(&data);
-        return NULL;
+        return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
     }
 
     st->side_data = tmp;
@@ -3422,6 +3420,25 @@ uint8_t *av_stream_new_side_data(AVStream *st, enum AVPacketSideDataType type,
     sd->type = type;
     sd->data = data;
     sd->size = size;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+uint8_t *av_stream_new_side_data(AVStream *st, enum AVPacketSideDataType type,
+                                 int size)
+{
+    int ret;
+    uint8_t *data = av_malloc(size);
+
+    if (!data)
+        return NULL;
+
+    ret = av_stream_add_side_data(st, type, data, size);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        av_freep(&data);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     return data;
 }
 
diff --git a/libavformat/version.h b/libavformat/version.h
index c329c2f302..c6085f8591 100644
--- a/libavformat/version.h
+++ b/libavformat/version.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/version.h"
 
 #define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR 57
-#define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MINOR  9
+#define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MINOR 10
 #define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MICRO  0
 
 #define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_INT AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR, \