diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_dpb.c b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_dpb.c
index 6ba5834631..da520c48cc 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_dpb.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_dpb.c
@@ -238,6 +238,14 @@ gst_vaapi_dpb_add(GstVaapiDpb *dpb, GstVaapiPicture *picture)
     return klass->add(dpb, picture);
 }
 
+guint
+gst_vaapi_dpb_size(GstVaapiDpb *dpb)
+{
+    g_return_val_if_fail(GST_VAAPI_IS_DPB(dpb), 0);
+
+    return dpb->num_pictures;
+}
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* --- MPEG-2 Decoded Picture Buffer                                     --- */
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_dpb.h b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_dpb.h
index 198ad19521..1a199b8949 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_dpb.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_dpb.h
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ gboolean
 gst_vaapi_dpb_add(GstVaapiDpb *dpb, GstVaapiPicture *picture)
     attribute_hidden;
 
+guint
+gst_vaapi_dpb_size(GstVaapiDpb *dpb)
+    attribute_hidden;
+
 static inline gpointer
 gst_vaapi_dpb_ref(gpointer ptr)
 {
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_mpeg2.c b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_mpeg2.c
index 0e97d2e13d..3477573134 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_mpeg2.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_mpeg2.c
@@ -700,6 +700,39 @@ decode_picture_ext(GstVaapiDecoderMpeg2 *decoder, guchar *buf, guint buf_size)
         picture->structure = GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_STRUCTURE_FRAME;
         break;
     }
+
+    /* Allocate dummy picture for first field based I-frame */
+    if (picture->type == GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_TYPE_I &&
+        !GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_IS_FRAME(picture) &&
+        gst_vaapi_dpb_size(priv->dpb) == 0) {
+        GstVaapiPicture *dummy_picture;
+        gboolean success;
+
+        dummy_picture = GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_NEW(MPEG2, decoder);
+        if (!dummy_picture) {
+            GST_ERROR("failed to allocate dummy picture");
+            return GST_VAAPI_DECODER_STATUS_ERROR_ALLOCATION_FAILED;
+        }
+
+        dummy_picture->type      = GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_TYPE_I;
+        dummy_picture->pts       = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
+        dummy_picture->poc       = -1;
+        dummy_picture->structure = GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_STRUCTURE_FRAME;
+
+        GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_FLAG_SET(
+            dummy_picture,
+            (GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_FLAG_SKIPPED |
+             GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_FLAG_REFERENCE)
+        );
+
+        success = gst_vaapi_dpb_add(priv->dpb, dummy_picture);
+        gst_vaapi_picture_unref(dummy_picture);
+        if (!success) {
+            GST_ERROR("failed to add dummy picture into DPB");
+            return GST_VAAPI_DECODER_STATUS_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+        }
+        GST_INFO("allocated dummy picture for first field based I-frame");
+    }
     return GST_VAAPI_DECODER_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }