diff --git a/TOOLS/old-makefile b/TOOLS/old-makefile
index 1cbde2f31f..32b547894a 100644
--- a/TOOLS/old-makefile
+++ b/TOOLS/old-makefile
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ SOURCES = audio/audio.c \
           common/tags.c \
           common/version.c \
           demux/codec_tags.c \
+          demux/cue.c \
           demux/demux.c \
           demux/demux_edl.c \
           demux/demux_cue.c \
diff --git a/demux/cue.c b/demux/cue.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..832d78b215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demux/cue.c
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of mpv.
+ *
+ * mpv is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * mpv is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with mpv.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+
+#include "talloc.h"
+
+#include "misc/bstr.h"
+#include "common/common.h"
+
+#include "cue.h"
+
+#define SECS_PER_CUE_FRAME (1.0/75.0)
+
+enum cue_command {
+    CUE_ERROR = -1,     // not a valid CUE command, or an unknown extension
+    CUE_EMPTY,          // line with whitespace only
+    CUE_UNUSED,         // valid CUE command, but ignored by this code
+    CUE_FILE,
+    CUE_TRACK,
+    CUE_INDEX,
+    CUE_TITLE,
+};
+
+static const struct {
+    enum cue_command command;
+    const char *text;
+} cue_command_strings[] = {
+    { CUE_FILE, "FILE" },
+    { CUE_TRACK, "TRACK" },
+    { CUE_INDEX, "INDEX" },
+    { CUE_TITLE, "TITLE" },
+    { CUE_UNUSED, "CATALOG" },
+    { CUE_UNUSED, "CDTEXTFILE" },
+    { CUE_UNUSED, "FLAGS" },
+    { CUE_UNUSED, "ISRC" },
+    { CUE_UNUSED, "PERFORMER" },
+    { CUE_UNUSED, "POSTGAP" },
+    { CUE_UNUSED, "PREGAP" },
+    { CUE_UNUSED, "REM" },
+    { CUE_UNUSED, "SONGWRITER" },
+    { CUE_UNUSED, "MESSAGE" },
+    { -1 },
+};
+
+static enum cue_command read_cmd(struct bstr *data, struct bstr *out_params)
+{
+    struct bstr line = bstr_strip_linebreaks(bstr_getline(*data, data));
+    line = bstr_lstrip(line);
+    if (line.len == 0)
+        return CUE_EMPTY;
+    for (int n = 0; cue_command_strings[n].command != -1; n++) {
+        struct bstr name = bstr0(cue_command_strings[n].text);
+        if (bstr_startswith(line, name)) {
+            struct bstr rest = bstr_cut(line, name.len);
+            if (rest.len && !strchr(WHITESPACE, rest.start[0]))
+                continue;
+            if (out_params)
+                *out_params = rest;
+            return cue_command_strings[n].command;
+        }
+    }
+    return CUE_ERROR;
+}
+
+static bool eat_char(struct bstr *data, char ch)
+{
+    if (data->len && data->start[0] == ch) {
+        *data = bstr_cut(*data, 1);
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+static struct bstr read_quoted(struct bstr *data)
+{
+    *data = bstr_lstrip(*data);
+    if (!eat_char(data, '"'))
+        return (struct bstr) {0};
+    int end = bstrchr(*data, '"');
+    if (end < 0)
+        return (struct bstr) {0};
+    struct bstr res = bstr_splice(*data, 0, end);
+    *data = bstr_cut(*data, end + 1);
+    return res;
+}
+
+// Read a 2 digit unsigned decimal integer.
+// Return -1 on failure.
+static int read_int_2(struct bstr *data)
+{
+    *data = bstr_lstrip(*data);
+    if (data->len && data->start[0] == '-')
+        return -1;
+    struct bstr s = *data;
+    int res = (int)bstrtoll(s, &s, 10);
+    if (data->len == s.len || data->len - s.len > 2)
+        return -1;
+    *data = s;
+    return res;
+}
+
+static double read_time(struct bstr *data)
+{
+    struct bstr s = *data;
+    bool ok = true;
+    double t1 = read_int_2(&s);
+    ok = eat_char(&s, ':') && ok;
+    double t2 = read_int_2(&s);
+    ok = eat_char(&s, ':') && ok;
+    double t3 = read_int_2(&s);
+    ok = ok && t1 >= 0 && t2 >= 0 && t3 >= 0;
+    return ok ? t1 * 60.0 + t2 + t3 * SECS_PER_CUE_FRAME : 0;
+}
+
+static struct bstr skip_utf8_bom(struct bstr data)
+{
+    return bstr_startswith0(data, "\xEF\xBB\xBF") ? bstr_cut(data, 3) : data;
+}
+
+// Check if the text in data is most likely CUE data. This is used by the
+// demuxer code to check the file type.
+// data is the start of the probed file, possibly cut off at a random point.
+bool mp_probe_cue(struct bstr data)
+{
+    bool valid = false;
+    data = skip_utf8_bom(data);
+    for (;;) {
+        enum cue_command cmd = read_cmd(&data, NULL);
+        // End reached. Since the line was most likely cut off, don't use the
+        // result of the last parsing call.
+        if (data.len == 0)
+            break;
+        if (cmd == CUE_ERROR)
+            return false;
+        if (cmd != CUE_EMPTY)
+            valid = true;
+    }
+    return valid;
+}
+
+struct cue_file *mp_parse_cue(struct bstr data)
+{
+    struct cue_file *f = talloc_zero(NULL, struct cue_file);
+
+    data = skip_utf8_bom(data);
+
+    struct bstr filename = {0};
+    // Global metadata, and copied into new tracks.
+    struct cue_track proto_track = {0};
+    struct cue_track *cur_track = &proto_track;
+
+    while (data.len) {
+        struct bstr param;
+        switch (read_cmd(&data, &param)) {
+        case CUE_ERROR:
+            talloc_free(f);
+            return NULL;
+        case CUE_TRACK: {
+            MP_TARRAY_GROW(f, f->tracks, f->num_tracks);
+            f->num_tracks += 1;
+            cur_track = &f->tracks[f->num_tracks - 1];
+            *cur_track = proto_track;
+            break;
+        }
+        case CUE_TITLE:
+            cur_track->title = read_quoted(&param);
+            break;
+        case CUE_INDEX: {
+            int type = read_int_2(&param);
+            double time = read_time(&param);
+            if (type == 1) {
+                cur_track->start = time;
+                cur_track->filename = filename;
+            } else if (type == 0) {
+                cur_track->pregap_start = time;
+            }
+            break;
+        }
+        case CUE_FILE:
+            // NOTE: FILE comes before TRACK, so don't use cur_track->filename
+            filename = read_quoted(&param);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return f;
+}
diff --git a/demux/cue.h b/demux/cue.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f58ca79fe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demux/cue.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of mpv.
+ *
+ * mpv is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * mpv is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with mpv.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef MP_CUE_H_
+#define MP_CUE_H_
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include "misc/bstr.h"
+
+struct cue_file {
+    struct cue_track *tracks;
+    int num_tracks;
+};
+
+struct cue_track {
+    double pregap_start;        // corresponds to INDEX 00
+    double start;               // corresponds to INDEX 01
+    struct bstr filename;
+    int source;
+    struct bstr title;
+};
+
+bool mp_probe_cue(struct bstr data);
+struct cue_file *mp_parse_cue(struct bstr data);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/demux/demux_cue.c b/demux/demux_cue.c
index c493647e09..0caf66541e 100644
--- a/demux/demux_cue.c
+++ b/demux/demux_cue.c
@@ -33,149 +33,14 @@
 #include "stream/stream.h"
 #include "timeline.h"
 
+#include "cue.h"
+
 #define PROBE_SIZE 512
-#define SECS_PER_CUE_FRAME (1.0/75.0)
-
-enum cue_command {
-    CUE_ERROR = -1,     // not a valid CUE command, or an unknown extension
-    CUE_EMPTY,          // line with whitespace only
-    CUE_UNUSED,         // valid CUE command, but ignored by this code
-    CUE_FILE,
-    CUE_TRACK,
-    CUE_INDEX,
-    CUE_TITLE,
-};
-
-static const struct {
-    enum cue_command command;
-    const char *text;
-} cue_command_strings[] = {
-    { CUE_FILE, "FILE" },
-    { CUE_TRACK, "TRACK" },
-    { CUE_INDEX, "INDEX" },
-    { CUE_TITLE, "TITLE" },
-    { CUE_UNUSED, "CATALOG" },
-    { CUE_UNUSED, "CDTEXTFILE" },
-    { CUE_UNUSED, "FLAGS" },
-    { CUE_UNUSED, "ISRC" },
-    { CUE_UNUSED, "PERFORMER" },
-    { CUE_UNUSED, "POSTGAP" },
-    { CUE_UNUSED, "PREGAP" },
-    { CUE_UNUSED, "REM" },
-    { CUE_UNUSED, "SONGWRITER" },
-    { CUE_UNUSED, "MESSAGE" },
-    { -1 },
-};
-
-struct cue_track {
-    double pregap_start;        // corresponds to INDEX 00
-    double start;               // corresponds to INDEX 01
-    struct bstr filename;
-    int source;
-    struct bstr title;
-};
 
 struct priv {
     bstr data;
 };
 
-static enum cue_command read_cmd(struct bstr *data, struct bstr *out_params)
-{
-    struct bstr line = bstr_strip_linebreaks(bstr_getline(*data, data));
-    line = bstr_lstrip(line);
-    if (line.len == 0)
-        return CUE_EMPTY;
-    for (int n = 0; cue_command_strings[n].command != -1; n++) {
-        struct bstr name = bstr0(cue_command_strings[n].text);
-        if (bstr_startswith(line, name)) {
-            struct bstr rest = bstr_cut(line, name.len);
-            if (rest.len && !strchr(WHITESPACE, rest.start[0]))
-                continue;
-            if (out_params)
-                *out_params = rest;
-            return cue_command_strings[n].command;
-        }
-    }
-    return CUE_ERROR;
-}
-
-static bool eat_char(struct bstr *data, char ch)
-{
-    if (data->len && data->start[0] == ch) {
-        *data = bstr_cut(*data, 1);
-        return true;
-    } else {
-        return false;
-    }
-}
-
-static struct bstr read_quoted(struct bstr *data)
-{
-    *data = bstr_lstrip(*data);
-    if (!eat_char(data, '"'))
-        return (struct bstr) {0};
-    int end = bstrchr(*data, '"');
-    if (end < 0)
-        return (struct bstr) {0};
-    struct bstr res = bstr_splice(*data, 0, end);
-    *data = bstr_cut(*data, end + 1);
-    return res;
-}
-
-// Read a 2 digit unsigned decimal integer.
-// Return -1 on failure.
-static int read_int_2(struct bstr *data)
-{
-    *data = bstr_lstrip(*data);
-    if (data->len && data->start[0] == '-')
-        return -1;
-    struct bstr s = *data;
-    int res = (int)bstrtoll(s, &s, 10);
-    if (data->len == s.len || data->len - s.len > 2)
-        return -1;
-    *data = s;
-    return res;
-}
-
-static double read_time(struct bstr *data)
-{
-    struct bstr s = *data;
-    bool ok = true;
-    double t1 = read_int_2(&s);
-    ok = eat_char(&s, ':') && ok;
-    double t2 = read_int_2(&s);
-    ok = eat_char(&s, ':') && ok;
-    double t3 = read_int_2(&s);
-    ok = ok && t1 >= 0 && t2 >= 0 && t3 >= 0;
-    return ok ? t1 * 60.0 + t2 + t3 * SECS_PER_CUE_FRAME : 0;
-}
-
-static struct bstr skip_utf8_bom(struct bstr data)
-{
-    return bstr_startswith0(data, "\xEF\xBB\xBF") ? bstr_cut(data, 3) : data;
-}
-
-// Check if the text in data is most likely CUE data. This is used by the
-// demuxer code to check the file type.
-// data is the start of the probed file, possibly cut off at a random point.
-static bool mp_probe_cue(struct bstr data)
-{
-    bool valid = false;
-    data = skip_utf8_bom(data);
-    for (;;) {
-        enum cue_command cmd = read_cmd(&data, NULL);
-        // End reached. Since the line was most likely cut off, don't use the
-        // result of the last parsing call.
-        if (data.len == 0)
-            break;
-        if (cmd == CUE_ERROR)
-            return false;
-        if (cmd != CUE_EMPTY)
-            valid = true;
-    }
-    return valid;
-}
-
 static void add_source(struct timeline *tl, struct demuxer *d)
 {
     MP_TARRAY_APPEND(tl, tl->sources, tl->num_sources, d);
@@ -289,50 +154,15 @@ static void build_timeline(struct timeline *tl)
 
     add_source(tl, tl->demuxer);
 
-    struct bstr data = p->data;
-    data = skip_utf8_bom(data);
-
-    struct cue_track *tracks = NULL;
-    size_t track_count = 0;
-
-    struct bstr filename = {0};
-    // Global metadata, and copied into new tracks.
-    struct cue_track proto_track = {0};
-    struct cue_track *cur_track = &proto_track;
-
-    while (data.len) {
-        struct bstr param;
-        switch (read_cmd(&data, &param)) {
-        case CUE_ERROR:
-            MP_ERR(tl, "CUE: error parsing input file!\n");
-            goto out;
-        case CUE_TRACK: {
-            track_count++;
-            tracks = talloc_realloc(ctx, tracks, struct cue_track, track_count);
-            cur_track = &tracks[track_count - 1];
-            *cur_track = proto_track;
-            break;
-        }
-        case CUE_TITLE:
-            cur_track->title = read_quoted(&param);
-            break;
-        case CUE_INDEX: {
-            int type = read_int_2(&param);
-            double time = read_time(&param);
-            if (type == 1) {
-                cur_track->start = time;
-                cur_track->filename = filename;
-            } else if (type == 0) {
-                cur_track->pregap_start = time;
-            }
-            break;
-        }
-        case CUE_FILE:
-            // NOTE: FILE comes before TRACK, so don't use cur_track->filename
-            filename = read_quoted(&param);
-            break;
-        }
+    struct cue_file *f = mp_parse_cue(p->data);
+    if (!f) {
+        MP_ERR(tl, "CUE: error parsing input file!\n");
+        goto out;
     }
+    talloc_steal(ctx, f);
+
+    struct cue_track *tracks = f->tracks;
+    size_t track_count = f->num_tracks;
 
     if (track_count == 0) {
         MP_ERR(tl, "CUE: no tracks found!\n");
diff --git a/wscript_build.py b/wscript_build.py
index 6961c938b7..0dcb006a4d 100644
--- a/wscript_build.py
+++ b/wscript_build.py
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ def build(ctx):
 
         ## Demuxers
         ( "demux/codec_tags.c" ),
+        ( "demux/cue.c" ),
         ( "demux/demux.c" ),
         ( "demux/demux_cue.c" ),
         ( "demux/demux_disc.c" ),