diff --git a/libavcodec/av1_parse.c b/libavcodec/av1_parse.c
index 948e8eb62a..061636815f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/av1_parse.c
+++ b/libavcodec/av1_parse.c
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ int ff_av1_packet_split(AV1Packet *pkt, const uint8_t *buf, int length, void *lo
 
         obu->size_bits = get_obu_bit_length(obu->data, obu->size, obu->type);
 
-        if (obu->size_bits < 0 || (!obu->size_bits && obu->type != AV1_OBU_TEMPORAL_DELIMITER)) {
+        if (obu->size_bits < 0 ||
+            (obu->size_bits == 0 && (obu->type != AV1_OBU_TEMPORAL_DELIMITER &&
+                                     obu->type != AV1_OBU_PADDING))) {
             av_log(logctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Invalid OBU of type %d, skipping.\n", obu->type);
             continue;
         }