diff --git a/doc/indevs.texi b/doc/indevs.texi
index 5be647f70a..9d8020311a 100644
--- a/doc/indevs.texi
+++ b/doc/indevs.texi
@@ -625,6 +625,12 @@ Save the currently used video capture filter device and its
 parameters (if the filter supports it) to a file.
 If a file with the same name exists it will be overwritten.
 
+@item use_video_device_timestamps
+If set to @option{false}, the timestamp for video frames will be
+derived from the wallclock instead of the timestamp provided by
+the capture device. This allows working around devices that
+provide unreliable timestamps.
+
 @end table
 
 @subsection Examples
diff --git a/libavdevice/dshow.c b/libavdevice/dshow.c
index cc0bef0474..5e6eb9c85d 100644
--- a/libavdevice/dshow.c
+++ b/libavdevice/dshow.c
@@ -1310,6 +1310,7 @@ static const AVOption options[] = {
     { "audio_device_save", "save audio capture filter device (and properties) to file", OFFSET(audio_filter_save_file), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, {.str = NULL}, 0, 0, DEC },
     { "video_device_load", "load video capture filter device (and properties) from file", OFFSET(video_filter_load_file), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, {.str = NULL}, 0, 0, DEC },
     { "video_device_save", "save video capture filter device (and properties) to file", OFFSET(video_filter_save_file), AV_OPT_TYPE_STRING, {.str = NULL}, 0, 0, DEC },
+    { "use_video_device_timestamps", "use device instead of wallclock timestamps for video frames", OFFSET(use_video_device_timestamps), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, {.i64 = 1}, 0, 1, DEC },
     { NULL },
 };
 
diff --git a/libavdevice/dshow_capture.h b/libavdevice/dshow_capture.h
index 06ded2ba96..5a2691518c 100644
--- a/libavdevice/dshow_capture.h
+++ b/libavdevice/dshow_capture.h
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ struct dshow_ctx {
     char *audio_filter_save_file;
     char *video_filter_load_file;
     char *video_filter_save_file;
+    int   use_video_device_timestamps;
 
     IBaseFilter *device_filter[2];
     IPin        *device_pin[2];
diff --git a/libavdevice/dshow_pin.c b/libavdevice/dshow_pin.c
index 3dae405e65..8e56dccbfe 100644
--- a/libavdevice/dshow_pin.c
+++ b/libavdevice/dshow_pin.c
@@ -309,10 +309,14 @@ long ff_dshow_meminputpin_Receive(DShowMemInputPin *this, IMediaSample *sample)
     if (!sample)
         return E_POINTER;
 
+    priv_data = pin->filter->priv_data;
+    s = priv_data;
+    ctx = s->priv_data;
+
     IMediaSample_GetTime(sample, &orig_curtime, &dummy);
     orig_curtime += pin->filter->start_time;
     IReferenceClock_GetTime(clock, &graphtime);
-    if (devtype == VideoDevice) {
+    if (devtype == VideoDevice && !ctx->use_video_device_timestamps) {
         /* PTS from video devices is unreliable. */
         IReferenceClock_GetTime(clock, &curtime);
     } else {
@@ -322,7 +326,7 @@ long ff_dshow_meminputpin_Receive(DShowMemInputPin *this, IMediaSample *sample)
                like 437650244077016960 which FFmpeg doesn't like.
                TODO figure out math. For now just drop them. */
             av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_DEBUG,
-                "dshow dropping initial (or ending) audio frame with odd PTS too high %"PRId64"\n", curtime);
+                "dshow dropping initial (or ending) frame with odd PTS too high %"PRId64"\n", curtime);
             return S_OK;
         }
         curtime += pin->filter->start_time;
@@ -330,9 +334,6 @@ long ff_dshow_meminputpin_Receive(DShowMemInputPin *this, IMediaSample *sample)
 
     buf_size = IMediaSample_GetActualDataLength(sample);
     IMediaSample_GetPointer(sample, &buf);
-    priv_data = pin->filter->priv_data;
-    s = priv_data;
-    ctx = s->priv_data;
     index = pin->filter->stream_index;
 
     av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_VERBOSE, "dshow passing through packet of type %s size %8d "