diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c
index 811d81845d..85119713eb 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.c
@@ -1651,6 +1651,179 @@ gst_h264_parser_identify_nalu_avc (GstH264NalParser * nalparser,
   return GST_H264_PARSER_OK;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_h264_parser_identify_and_split_nalu_avc:
+ * @nalparser: a #GstH264NalParser
+ * @data: The data to parse, containing an AVC coded NAL unit
+ * @offset: the offset in @data from which to parse the NAL unit
+ * @size: the size of @data
+ * @nal_length_size: the size in bytes of the AVC nal length prefix.
+ * @nalus: a caller allocated GArray of #GstH264NalUnit where to store parsed nal headers
+ * @consumed: (out): the size of consumed bytes
+ *
+ * Parses @data for packetized (e.g., avc/avc3) bitstream and
+ * sets @nalus. In addition to nal identifying process,
+ * this method scans start-code prefix to split malformed packet into
+ * actual nal chunks.
+ *
+ * Returns: a #GstH264ParserResult
+ *
+ * Since: 1.22.9
+ */
+GstH264ParserResult
+gst_h264_parser_identify_and_split_nalu_avc (GstH264NalParser * nalparser,
+    const guint8 * data, guint offset, gsize size, guint8 nal_length_size,
+    GArray * nalus, gsize * consumed)
+{
+  GstBitReader br;
+  guint nalu_size;
+  guint remaining;
+  guint off;
+  guint sc_size;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (data != NULL, GST_H264_PARSER_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (nalus != NULL, GST_H264_PARSER_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (nal_length_size > 0 && nal_length_size < 5,
+      GST_H264_PARSER_ERROR);
+
+  g_array_set_size (nalus, 0);
+
+  if (consumed)
+    *consumed = 0;
+
+  /* Would overflow guint below otherwise: the callers needs to ensure that
+   * this never happens */
+  if (offset > G_MAXUINT32 - nal_length_size) {
+    GST_WARNING ("offset + nal_length_size overflow");
+    return GST_H264_PARSER_BROKEN_DATA;
+  }
+
+  if (size < offset + nal_length_size) {
+    GST_DEBUG ("Can't parse, buffer has too small size %" G_GSIZE_FORMAT
+        ", offset %u", size, offset);
+    return GST_H264_PARSER_ERROR;
+  }
+
+  /* Read nal unit size and unwrap the size field */
+  gst_bit_reader_init (&br, data + offset, size - offset);
+  nalu_size = gst_bit_reader_get_bits_uint32_unchecked (&br,
+      nal_length_size * 8);
+
+  if (nalu_size < 1) {
+    GST_WARNING ("too small nal size %d", nalu_size);
+    return GST_H264_PARSER_BROKEN_DATA;
+  }
+
+  if (size < (gsize) nalu_size + nal_length_size) {
+    GST_WARNING ("larger nalu size %d than data size %" G_GSIZE_FORMAT,
+        nalu_size + nal_length_size, size);
+    return GST_H264_PARSER_BROKEN_DATA;
+  }
+
+  if (consumed)
+    *consumed = nalu_size + nal_length_size;
+
+  off = offset + nal_length_size;
+  remaining = nalu_size;
+  sc_size = nal_length_size;
+
+  /* Drop trailing start-code since it will not be scanned */
+  if (remaining >= 3) {
+    if (data[off + remaining - 1] == 0x01 && data[off + remaining - 2] == 0x00
+        && data[off + remaining - 3] == 0x00) {
+      remaining -= 3;
+
+      /* 4 bytes start-code */
+      if (remaining > 0 && data[off + remaining - 1] == 0x00)
+        remaining--;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /* Looping to split malformed nal units. nal-length field was dropped above
+   * so expected bitstream structure are:
+   *
+   * <complete nalu>
+   * | nalu |
+   * sc scan result will be -1 and handled in CONDITION-A
+   *
+   * <nalu with startcode prefix>
+   * | SC | nalu |
+   * Hit CONDITION-C first then terminated in CONDITION-A
+   *
+   * <first nal has no startcode but others have>
+   * | nalu | SC | nalu | ...
+   * CONDITION-B handles those cases
+   */
+  do {
+    GstH264NalUnit nalu;
+    gint sc_offset = -1;
+    guint skip_size = 0;
+
+    memset (&nalu, 0, sizeof (GstH264NalUnit));
+
+    /* startcode 3 bytes + minimum nal size 1 */
+    if (remaining >= 4)
+      sc_offset = scan_for_start_codes (data + off, remaining);
+
+    if (sc_offset < 0) {
+      if (remaining >= 1) {
+        /* CONDITION-A */
+        /* Last chunk */
+        nalu.size = remaining;
+        nalu.sc_offset = off - sc_size;
+        nalu.offset = off;
+        nalu.data = (guint8 *) data;
+        nalu.valid = TRUE;
+
+        gst_h264_parse_nalu_header (&nalu);
+        g_array_append_val (nalus, nalu);
+      }
+      break;
+    } else if ((sc_offset == 2 && data[off + sc_offset - 1] != 0)
+        || sc_offset > 2) {
+      /* CONDITION-B */
+      /* Found trailing startcode prefix */
+
+      nalu.size = sc_offset;
+      if (data[off + sc_offset - 1] == 0) {
+        /* 4 bytes start code */
+        nalu.size--;
+      }
+
+      nalu.sc_offset = off - sc_size;
+      nalu.offset = off;
+      nalu.data = (guint8 *) data;
+      nalu.valid = TRUE;
+
+      gst_h264_parse_nalu_header (&nalu);
+      g_array_append_val (nalus, nalu);
+    } else {
+      /* CONDITION-C */
+      /* startcode located at beginning of this chunk without actual nal data.
+       * skip this start code */
+    }
+
+    skip_size = sc_offset + 3;
+    if (skip_size >= remaining)
+      break;
+
+    /* no more nal-length bytes but 3bytes startcode */
+    sc_size = 3;
+    if (sc_offset > 0 && data[off + sc_offset - 1] == 0)
+      sc_size++;
+
+    remaining -= skip_size;
+    off += skip_size;
+  } while (remaining >= 1);
+
+  if (nalus->len > 0)
+    return GST_H264_PARSER_OK;
+
+  GST_WARNING ("No nal found");
+
+  return GST_H264_PARSER_BROKEN_DATA;
+}
+
 /**
  * gst_h264_parser_parse_nal:
  * @nalparser: a #GstH264NalParser
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.h
index e6b956a8ab..2b0b667c73 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/codecparsers/gsth264parser.h
@@ -1440,6 +1440,15 @@ GstH264ParserResult gst_h264_parser_identify_nalu_avc (GstH264NalParser *nalpars
                                                        guint offset, gsize size, guint8 nal_length_size,
                                                        GstH264NalUnit *nalu);
 
+GST_CODEC_PARSERS_API
+GstH264ParserResult gst_h264_parser_identify_and_split_nalu_avc (GstH264NalParser *nalparser,
+                                                                 const guint8 *data,
+                                                                 guint offset,
+                                                                 gsize size,
+                                                                 guint8 nal_length_size,
+                                                                 GArray * nalus,
+                                                                 gsize * consumed);
+
 GST_CODEC_PARSERS_API
 GstH264ParserResult gst_h264_parser_parse_nal         (GstH264NalParser *nalparser,
                                                        GstH264NalUnit *nalu);
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/libs/h264parser.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/libs/h264parser.c
index 33676ebfe9..f42fd31ac5 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/libs/h264parser.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/libs/h264parser.c
@@ -878,6 +878,203 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_h264_parse_partial_nal_header)
 
 GST_END_TEST;
 
+GST_START_TEST (test_h264_split_avc)
+{
+  GstH264NalParser *parser;
+  GArray *array;
+  GstH264NalUnit *nal;
+  static const guint8 aud[] = { 0x09, 0xf0 };
+  static const guint8 seq_end[] = { 0x0a };
+  static const guint8 sc_3bytes[] = { 0x00, 0x00, 0x01 };
+  static const guint8 sc_4bytes[] = { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01 };
+  const guint8 nal_length_size = 4;
+  guint8 data[128];
+  gsize size;
+  GstH264ParserResult ret;
+  gsize consumed;
+  guint off;
+
+  parser = gst_h264_nal_parser_new ();
+  array = g_array_new (FALSE, FALSE, sizeof (GstH264NalUnit));
+
+#define BUILD_NAL(arr) G_STMT_START { \
+  memcpy (data + off, arr, sizeof (arr)); \
+  off += sizeof (arr); \
+} G_STMT_END
+
+  /* 1) Complete packetized nalu */
+  size = nal_length_size + sizeof (aud);
+  off = nal_length_size;
+  GST_WRITE_UINT32_BE (data, sizeof (aud));
+  BUILD_NAL (aud);
+  ret = gst_h264_parser_identify_and_split_nalu_avc (parser, data,
+      0, size, nal_length_size, array, &consumed);
+  assert_equals_int (ret, GST_H264_PARSER_OK);
+  assert_equals_int (array->len, 1);
+  assert_equals_int (consumed, size);
+  nal = &g_array_index (array, GstH264NalUnit, 0);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->type, GST_H264_NAL_AU_DELIMITER);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->sc_offset, 0);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->offset, nal_length_size);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->size, sizeof (aud));
+
+  /* 2-1) SC (3 bytes) + nalu */
+  size = nal_length_size + sizeof (sc_3bytes) + sizeof (aud);
+  off = nal_length_size;
+  GST_WRITE_UINT32_BE (data, sizeof (sc_3bytes) + sizeof (aud));
+  BUILD_NAL (sc_3bytes);
+  BUILD_NAL (aud);
+  ret = gst_h264_parser_identify_and_split_nalu_avc (parser, data,
+      0, size, nal_length_size, array, &consumed);
+  assert_equals_int (ret, GST_H264_PARSER_OK);
+  assert_equals_int (array->len, 1);
+  assert_equals_int (consumed, size);
+  nal = &g_array_index (array, GstH264NalUnit, 0);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->type, GST_H264_NAL_AU_DELIMITER);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->sc_offset, nal_length_size);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->offset, nal_length_size + sizeof (sc_3bytes));
+  assert_equals_int (nal->size, sizeof (aud));
+
+  /* 2-2) SC (4 bytes) + nalu */
+  size = nal_length_size + sizeof (sc_4bytes) + sizeof (aud);
+  off = nal_length_size;
+  GST_WRITE_UINT32_BE (data, sizeof (sc_4bytes) + sizeof (aud));
+  BUILD_NAL (sc_4bytes);
+  BUILD_NAL (aud);
+  ret = gst_h264_parser_identify_and_split_nalu_avc (parser, data,
+      0, size, nal_length_size, array, &consumed);
+  assert_equals_int (ret, GST_H264_PARSER_OK);
+  assert_equals_int (array->len, 1);
+  assert_equals_int (consumed, size);
+  nal = &g_array_index (array, GstH264NalUnit, 0);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->type, GST_H264_NAL_AU_DELIMITER);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->sc_offset, nal_length_size);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->offset, nal_length_size + sizeof (sc_4bytes));
+  assert_equals_int (nal->size, sizeof (aud));
+
+  /* 3-1) nalu + trailing SC (3 bytes) */
+  size = nal_length_size + sizeof (aud) + sizeof (sc_3bytes);
+  off = nal_length_size;
+  GST_WRITE_UINT32_BE (data, sizeof (aud) + sizeof (sc_3bytes));
+  BUILD_NAL (aud);
+  BUILD_NAL (sc_3bytes);
+  ret = gst_h264_parser_identify_and_split_nalu_avc (parser, data,
+      0, size, nal_length_size, array, &consumed);
+  assert_equals_int (ret, GST_H264_PARSER_OK);
+  assert_equals_int (array->len, 1);
+  assert_equals_int (consumed, size);
+  nal = &g_array_index (array, GstH264NalUnit, 0);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->type, GST_H264_NAL_AU_DELIMITER);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->sc_offset, 0);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->offset, nal_length_size);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->size, sizeof (aud));
+
+  /* 3-2) nalu + trailing SC (4 bytes) */
+  size = nal_length_size + sizeof (aud) + sizeof (sc_4bytes);
+  off = nal_length_size;
+  GST_WRITE_UINT32_BE (data, sizeof (aud) + sizeof (sc_4bytes));
+  BUILD_NAL (aud);
+  BUILD_NAL (sc_4bytes);
+  ret = gst_h264_parser_identify_and_split_nalu_avc (parser, data,
+      0, size, nal_length_size, array, &consumed);
+  assert_equals_int (ret, GST_H264_PARSER_OK);
+  assert_equals_int (array->len, 1);
+  assert_equals_int (consumed, size);
+  nal = &g_array_index (array, GstH264NalUnit, 0);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->type, GST_H264_NAL_AU_DELIMITER);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->sc_offset, 0);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->offset, nal_length_size);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->size, sizeof (aud));
+
+  /* 4-1) SC + nalu + SC + nalu */
+  size = nal_length_size + sizeof (sc_3bytes) + sizeof (aud) +
+      sizeof (sc_4bytes) + sizeof (seq_end);
+  off = nal_length_size;
+  GST_WRITE_UINT32_BE (data, sizeof (sc_3bytes) + sizeof (aud) +
+      sizeof (sc_4bytes) + sizeof (seq_end));
+  BUILD_NAL (sc_3bytes);
+  BUILD_NAL (aud);
+  BUILD_NAL (sc_4bytes);
+  BUILD_NAL (seq_end);
+  ret = gst_h264_parser_identify_and_split_nalu_avc (parser, data,
+      0, size, nal_length_size, array, &consumed);
+  assert_equals_int (ret, GST_H264_PARSER_OK);
+  assert_equals_int (array->len, 2);
+  assert_equals_int (consumed, size);
+  nal = &g_array_index (array, GstH264NalUnit, 0);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->type, GST_H264_NAL_AU_DELIMITER);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->sc_offset, nal_length_size);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->offset, nal_length_size + sizeof (sc_3bytes));
+  assert_equals_int (nal->size, sizeof (aud));
+  nal = &g_array_index (array, GstH264NalUnit, 1);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->type, GST_H264_NAL_SEQ_END);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->sc_offset, nal_length_size + sizeof (sc_3bytes)
+      + sizeof (aud));
+  assert_equals_int (nal->offset, nal_length_size + sizeof (sc_3bytes)
+      + sizeof (aud) + sizeof (sc_4bytes));
+  assert_equals_int (nal->size, sizeof (seq_end));
+
+  /* 4-2) SC + nalu + SC + nalu + trailing SC */
+  size = nal_length_size + sizeof (sc_3bytes) + sizeof (aud) +
+      sizeof (sc_4bytes) + sizeof (seq_end) + sizeof (sc_3bytes);
+  off = nal_length_size;
+  GST_WRITE_UINT32_BE (data, sizeof (sc_3bytes) + sizeof (aud) +
+      sizeof (sc_4bytes) + sizeof (seq_end) + sizeof (sc_3bytes));
+  BUILD_NAL (sc_3bytes);
+  BUILD_NAL (aud);
+  BUILD_NAL (sc_4bytes);
+  BUILD_NAL (seq_end);
+  BUILD_NAL (sc_3bytes);
+  ret = gst_h264_parser_identify_and_split_nalu_avc (parser, data,
+      0, size, nal_length_size, array, &consumed);
+  assert_equals_int (ret, GST_H264_PARSER_OK);
+  assert_equals_int (array->len, 2);
+  assert_equals_int (consumed, size);
+  nal = &g_array_index (array, GstH264NalUnit, 0);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->type, GST_H264_NAL_AU_DELIMITER);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->sc_offset, nal_length_size);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->offset, nal_length_size + sizeof (sc_3bytes));
+  assert_equals_int (nal->size, sizeof (aud));
+  nal = &g_array_index (array, GstH264NalUnit, 1);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->type, GST_H264_NAL_SEQ_END);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->sc_offset, nal_length_size + sizeof (sc_3bytes)
+      + sizeof (aud));
+  assert_equals_int (nal->offset, nal_length_size + sizeof (sc_3bytes)
+      + sizeof (aud) + sizeof (sc_4bytes));
+  assert_equals_int (nal->size, sizeof (seq_end));
+
+  /* 4-3) nalu + SC + nalu */
+  size = nal_length_size + sizeof (aud) + sizeof (sc_4bytes) + sizeof (seq_end);
+  off = nal_length_size;
+  GST_WRITE_UINT32_BE (data, sizeof (aud) + sizeof (sc_4bytes) +
+      sizeof (seq_end));
+  BUILD_NAL (aud);
+  BUILD_NAL (sc_4bytes);
+  BUILD_NAL (seq_end);
+  ret = gst_h264_parser_identify_and_split_nalu_avc (parser, data,
+      0, size, nal_length_size, array, &consumed);
+  assert_equals_int (ret, GST_H264_PARSER_OK);
+  assert_equals_int (array->len, 2);
+  assert_equals_int (consumed, size);
+  nal = &g_array_index (array, GstH264NalUnit, 0);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->type, GST_H264_NAL_AU_DELIMITER);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->sc_offset, 0);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->offset, nal_length_size);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->size, sizeof (aud));
+  nal = &g_array_index (array, GstH264NalUnit, 1);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->type, GST_H264_NAL_SEQ_END);
+  assert_equals_int (nal->sc_offset, nal_length_size + sizeof (aud));
+  assert_equals_int (nal->offset,
+      nal_length_size + sizeof (aud) + sizeof (sc_4bytes));
+  assert_equals_int (nal->size, sizeof (seq_end));
+
+#undef BUILD_NAL
+
+  gst_h264_nal_parser_free (parser);
+  g_array_unref (array);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
 
 static Suite *
 h264parser_suite (void)
@@ -895,6 +1092,7 @@ h264parser_suite (void)
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_h264_create_sei);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_h264_decoder_config_record);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_h264_parse_partial_nal_header);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_h264_split_avc);
 
   return s;
 }