diff --git a/libavcodec/acelp_filters.c b/libavcodec/acelp_filters.c
index b31f301fba..2db69d595d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/acelp_filters.c
+++ b/libavcodec/acelp_filters.c
@@ -93,3 +93,20 @@ void ff_acelp_high_pass_filter(int16_t* out, int hpf_f[2],
         hpf_f[0] = tmp;
     }
 }
+
+void ff_acelp_apply_order_2_transfer_function(float *buf,
+                                              const float zero_coeffs[2],
+                                              const float pole_coeffs[2],
+                                              float gain, float mem[2], int n)
+{
+    int i;
+    float tmp;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+        tmp = gain * buf[i] - pole_coeffs[0] * mem[0] - pole_coeffs[1] * mem[1];
+        buf[i] =        tmp + zero_coeffs[0] * mem[0] + zero_coeffs[1] * mem[1];
+
+        mem[1] = mem[0];
+        mem[0] = tmp;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libavcodec/acelp_filters.h b/libavcodec/acelp_filters.h
index b7f6a3abcb..2cbe9bb17d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/acelp_filters.h
+++ b/libavcodec/acelp_filters.h
@@ -81,4 +81,20 @@ void ff_acelp_interpolate(int16_t* out, const int16_t* in,
 void ff_acelp_high_pass_filter(int16_t* out, int hpf_f[2],
                                const int16_t* in, int length);
 
+/**
+ * Apply an order 2 rational transfer function in-place.
+ *
+ * @param samples [in/out]
+ * @param zero_coeffs z^-1 and z^-2 coefficients of the numerator
+ * @param pole_coeffs z^-1 and z^-2 coefficients of the denominator
+ * @param gain scale factor for final output
+ * @param mem intermediate values used by filter (should be 0 initially)
+ * @param n number of samples
+ */
+void ff_acelp_apply_order_2_transfer_function(float *samples,
+                                              const float zero_coeffs[2],
+                                              const float pole_coeffs[2],
+                                              float gain,
+                                              float mem[2], int n);
+
 #endif /* AVCODEC_ACELP_FILTERS_H */