diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vd_ffmpeg.c b/libmpcodecs/vd_ffmpeg.c
index 2ea90a0454..19192f8669 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vd_ffmpeg.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vd_ffmpeg.c
@@ -167,6 +167,54 @@ static int control(sh_video_t *sh,int cmd,void* arg,...){
     return CONTROL_UNKNOWN;
 }
 
+void mp_msp_av_log_callback(void* ptr, int level, const char* fmt, va_list vl)
+{
+    static int print_prefix=1;
+    AVClass* avc= ptr ? *(AVClass**)ptr : NULL;
+    int type= MSGT_FIXME;
+    int mp_level;
+    char buf[256];
+
+    if(ptr){
+        if(!strcmp(avc->class_name, "AVCodecContext")){
+            AVCodecContext * s= ptr;
+            if(s->codec){
+                if(s->codec->type == CODEC_TYPE_AUDIO){
+                    if(s->codec->decode)
+                        type= MSGT_DECAUDIO;
+                }else if(s->codec->type == CODEC_TYPE_VIDEO){
+                    if(s->codec->decode)
+                        type= MSGT_DECVIDEO;
+                }
+                //FIXME subtitles, encoders (what msgt for them? there is no appropiate ...)
+            }
+        }else if(!strcmp(avc->class_name, "AVFormatContext")){
+#if 0 //needs libavformat include FIXME iam too lazy to do this cleanly,probably the whole should be moved out of this file ...
+            AVFormatContext * s= ptr;
+            if(s->iformat)
+                type= MSGT_DEMUXER;
+            else if(s->oformat)
+                type= MSGT_MUXER;
+#endif
+        }
+    }
+
+    switch(level){
+    case AV_LOG_DEBUG:  mp_level= MSGL_V   ; break;
+    case AV_LOG_INFO :  mp_level= MSGL_INFO; break;
+    case AV_LOG_ERROR:  mp_level= MSGL_ERR ; break;
+    default          :  mp_level= MSGL_ERR ; break;
+    }
+
+    if(print_prefix && avc) {
+        mp_msg(type, mp_level, "[%s @ %p]", avc->item_name(ptr), avc);
+    }
+
+    print_prefix= strstr(fmt, "\n") != NULL;
+    vsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, vl);
+    mp_msg(type, mp_level, buf);
+}
+
 // init driver
 static int init(sh_video_t *sh){
     AVCodecContext *avctx;
@@ -179,6 +227,7 @@ static int init(sh_video_t *sh){
       avcodec_init();
       avcodec_register_all();
       avcodec_inited=1;
+      av_log_set_callback(mp_msp_av_log_callback);
     }
 
     ctx = sh->context = malloc(sizeof(vd_ffmpeg_ctx));