diff --git a/doc/APIchanges b/doc/APIchanges
index 953a38d693..c5668ca273 100644
--- a/doc/APIchanges
+++ b/doc/APIchanges
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ libavutil:     2012-10-22
 
 API changes, most recent first:
 
+2013-10-xx - xxxxxxx - lavc 55.27.0 - avcodec.h
+  Deprecate AVCodecContext.error_rate, it is replaced by the 'error_rate'
+  private option of the mpegvideo encoder family.
+
 2013-11-xx - xxxxxxx - lavc 55.26.0 - vdpau.h
   Add av_vdpau_get_profile().
   Add av_vdpau_alloc_context(). This function must from now on be
diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index f2a3c69de2..59ab70ddca 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -2833,12 +2833,14 @@ typedef struct AVCodecContext {
     uint8_t *subtitle_header;
     int subtitle_header_size;
 
+#if FF_API_ERROR_RATE
     /**
-     * Simulates errors in the bitstream to test error concealment.
-     * - encoding: Set by user.
-     * - decoding: unused
+     * @deprecated use the 'error_rate' private AVOption of the mpegvideo
+     * encoders
      */
+    attribute_deprecated
     int error_rate;
+#endif
 
 #if FF_API_CODEC_PKT
     /**
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegvideo.h b/libavcodec/mpegvideo.h
index 5c2607a060..bf867b5ac3 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegvideo.h
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegvideo.h
@@ -747,6 +747,8 @@ typedef struct MpegEncContext {
     int context_reinit;
 
     ERContext er;
+
+    int error_rate;
 } MpegEncContext;
 
 #define REBASE_PICTURE(pic, new_ctx, old_ctx)             \
@@ -772,7 +774,9 @@ typedef struct MpegEncContext {
                                                                       FF_MPV_OFFSET(luma_elim_threshold), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0 }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, FF_MPV_OPT_FLAGS },\
 { "chroma_elim_threshold", "single coefficient elimination threshold for chrominance (negative values also consider dc coefficient)",\
                                                                       FF_MPV_OFFSET(chroma_elim_threshold), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0 }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, FF_MPV_OPT_FLAGS },\
-{ "quantizer_noise_shaping", NULL,                                  FF_MPV_OFFSET(quantizer_noise_shaping), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0 },       0, INT_MAX, FF_MPV_OPT_FLAGS },
+{ "quantizer_noise_shaping", NULL,                                  FF_MPV_OFFSET(quantizer_noise_shaping), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0 },       0, INT_MAX, FF_MPV_OPT_FLAGS },\
+{ "error_rate", "Simulate errors in the bitstream to test error concealment.",                                                                                                  \
+                                                                    FF_MPV_OFFSET(error_rate),              AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, { .i64 = 0 },       0, INT_MAX, FF_MPV_OPT_FLAGS },
 
 extern const AVOption ff_mpv_generic_options[];
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c b/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
index ce010ecf05..7842e0b359 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegvideo_enc.c
@@ -882,6 +882,13 @@ av_cold int ff_MPV_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     if (ff_rate_control_init(s) < 0)
         return -1;
 
+#if FF_API_ERROR_RATE
+    FF_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
+    if (avctx->error_rate)
+        s->error_rate = avctx->error_rate;
+    FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS;
+#endif
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2582,9 +2589,9 @@ static int encode_thread(AVCodecContext *c, void *arg){
                     av_assert2((put_bits_count(&s->pb)&7) == 0);
                     current_packet_size= put_bits_ptr(&s->pb) - s->ptr_lastgob;
 
-                    if(s->avctx->error_rate && s->resync_mb_x + s->resync_mb_y > 0){
+                    if (s->error_rate && s->resync_mb_x + s->resync_mb_y > 0) {
                         int r= put_bits_count(&s->pb)/8 + s->picture_number + 16 + s->mb_x + s->mb_y;
-                        int d= 100 / s->avctx->error_rate;
+                        int d = 100 / s->error_rate;
                         if(r % d == 0){
                             current_packet_size=0;
                             s->pb.buf_ptr= s->ptr_lastgob;
diff --git a/libavcodec/options_table.h b/libavcodec/options_table.h
index ee2b2ffe80..f330913815 100644
--- a/libavcodec/options_table.h
+++ b/libavcodec/options_table.h
@@ -295,7 +295,9 @@ static const AVOption avcodec_options[] = {
 {"nr", "noise reduction", OFFSET(noise_reduction), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
 {"rc_init_occupancy", "number of bits which should be loaded into the rc buffer before decoding starts", OFFSET(rc_initial_buffer_occupancy), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
 {"flags2", NULL, OFFSET(flags2), AV_OPT_TYPE_FLAGS, {.i64 = DEFAULT}, 0, UINT_MAX, V|A|E|D, "flags2"},
+#if FF_API_ERROR_RATE
 {"error", NULL, OFFSET(error_rate), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
+#endif
 {"threads", NULL, OFFSET(thread_count), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 1 }, 0, INT_MAX, V|A|E|D, "threads"},
 {"auto", "autodetect a suitable number of threads to use", 0, AV_OPT_TYPE_CONST, {.i64 = 0 }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E|D, "threads"},
 {"me_threshold", "motion estimation threshold", OFFSET(me_threshold), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = DEFAULT }, INT_MIN, INT_MAX, V|E},
diff --git a/libavcodec/version.h b/libavcodec/version.h
index d2fa0de842..b7396dec97 100644
--- a/libavcodec/version.h
+++ b/libavcodec/version.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "libavutil/avutil.h"
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR 55
-#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR  42
+#define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MINOR  43
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_INT  AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR, \
@@ -120,5 +120,8 @@
 #ifndef FF_API_XVMC
 #define FF_API_XVMC              (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 56)
 #endif
+#ifndef FF_API_ERROR_RATE
+#define FF_API_ERROR_RATE        (LIBAVCODEC_VERSION_MAJOR < 56)
+#endif
 
 #endif /* AVCODEC_VERSION_H */