diff --git a/docs/libs/gst-plugins-bad-libs-sections.txt b/docs/libs/gst-plugins-bad-libs-sections.txt
index 50dba86ed0..d271b36998 100644
--- a/docs/libs/gst-plugins-bad-libs-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/libs/gst-plugins-bad-libs-sections.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ gst_h264_video_quant_matrix_8x8_get_zigzag_from_raster
 gst_h264_video_quant_matrix_8x8_get_raster_from_zigzag
 gst_h264_video_quant_matrix_4x4_get_zigzag_from_raster
 gst_h264_video_quant_matrix_4x4_get_raster_from_zigzag
+gst_h264_video_calculate_framerate
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
 <SUBSECTION Private>
 </SECTION>
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c
index db5cd8dfa1..a4ae3a618f 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c
@@ -1875,3 +1875,78 @@ gst_h264_video_quant_matrix_4x4_get_raster_from_zigzag (guint8 out_quant[16],
   for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
     out_quant[zigzag_4x4[i]] = quant[i];
 }
+
+/**
+ * gst_h264_video_calculate_framerate:
+ * @sps: Current Sequence Parameter Set
+ * @field_pic_flag: Current @field_pic_flag, obtained from latest slice header
+ * @pic_struct: @pic_struct value if available, 0 otherwise
+ * @fps_num: (out): The resulting fps numerator
+ * @fps_den: (out): The resulting fps denominator
+ *
+ * Calculate framerate of a video sequence using @sps VUI information,
+ * @field_pic_flag from a slice header and @pic_struct from #GstH264PicTiming SEI
+ * message.
+ *
+ * If framerate is variable or can't be determined, @fps_num will be set to 0
+ * and @fps_den to 1.
+ */
+void
+gst_h264_video_calculate_framerate (const GstH264SPS * sps,
+    guint field_pic_flag, guint pic_struct, gint * fps_num, gint * fps_den)
+{
+  gint num = 0;
+  gint den = 1;
+
+  /* To calculate framerate, we use this formula:
+   *          time_scale                1                         1
+   * fps = -----------------  x  ---------------  x  ------------------------
+   *       num_units_in_tick     DeltaTfiDivisor     (field_pic_flag ? 2 : 1)
+   *
+   * See H264 specification E2.1 for more details.
+   */
+
+  if (sps) {
+    if (sps->vui_parameters_present_flag) {
+      const GstH264VUIParams *vui = &sps->vui_parameters;
+      if (vui->timing_info_present_flag && vui->fixed_frame_rate_flag) {
+        int delta_tfi_divisor = 1;
+        num = vui->time_scale;
+        den = vui->num_units_in_tick;
+
+        if (vui->pic_struct_present_flag) {
+          switch (pic_struct) {
+            case 1:
+            case 2:
+              delta_tfi_divisor = 1;
+              break;
+            case 0:
+            case 3:
+            case 4:
+              delta_tfi_divisor = 2;
+              break;
+            case 5:
+            case 6:
+              delta_tfi_divisor = 3;
+              break;
+            case 7:
+              delta_tfi_divisor = 4;
+              break;
+            case 8:
+              delta_tfi_divisor = 6;
+              break;
+          }
+        } else {
+          delta_tfi_divisor = field_pic_flag ? 1 : 2;
+        }
+        den *= delta_tfi_divisor;
+
+        /* Picture is two fields ? */
+        den *= (field_pic_flag ? 2 : 1);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  *fps_num = num;
+  *fps_den = den;
+}
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.h b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.h
index dd0b26b0bf..397d9a5e0e 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.h
@@ -781,6 +781,9 @@ void    gst_h264_video_quant_matrix_4x4_get_zigzag_from_raster (guint8 out_quant
 void    gst_h264_video_quant_matrix_4x4_get_raster_from_zigzag (guint8 out_quant[16],
                                                                 const guint8 quant[16]);
 
+void gst_h264_video_calculate_framerate (const GstH264SPS * sps, guint field_pic_flag,
+    guint pic_struct, gint * fps_num, gint * fps_den);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif