diff --git a/libavcodec/libx264.c b/libavcodec/libx264.c
index bfd91bb900..8dc4e4dd79 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libx264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/libx264.c
@@ -842,6 +842,66 @@ FF_ENABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
     av_reduce(&sw, &sh, avctx->sample_aspect_ratio.num, avctx->sample_aspect_ratio.den, 4096);
     x4->params.vui.i_sar_width  = sw;
     x4->params.vui.i_sar_height = sh;
+    if (x4->params.b_pulldown) {
+
+	static const char * const pulldown_names[] = { "none", "22", "32", "64", "double", "triple", "euro", 0 };
+
+typedef struct
+{
+    int mod;
+    uint8_t pattern[24];
+    float fps_factor;
+} cli_pulldown_t;
+
+enum pulldown_type_e
+{
+    X264_PULLDOWN_22 = 1,
+    X264_PULLDOWN_32,
+    X264_PULLDOWN_64,
+    X264_PULLDOWN_DOUBLE,
+    X264_PULLDOWN_TRIPLE,
+    X264_PULLDOWN_EURO
+};
+
+#define TB  PIC_STRUCT_TOP_BOTTOM
+#define BT  PIC_STRUCT_BOTTOM_TOP
+#define TBT PIC_STRUCT_TOP_BOTTOM_TOP
+#define BTB PIC_STRUCT_BOTTOM_TOP_BOTTOM
+
+static const cli_pulldown_t pulldown_values[] =
+{
+    [X264_PULLDOWN_22]     = {1,  {TB},                                   1.0},
+    [X264_PULLDOWN_32]     = {4,  {TBT, BT, BTB, TB},                     1.25},
+    [X264_PULLDOWN_64]     = {2,  {PIC_STRUCT_DOUBLE, PIC_STRUCT_TRIPLE}, 1.0},
+    [X264_PULLDOWN_DOUBLE] = {1,  {PIC_STRUCT_DOUBLE},                    2.0},
+    [X264_PULLDOWN_TRIPLE] = {1,  {PIC_STRUCT_TRIPLE},                    3.0},
+    [X264_PULLDOWN_EURO]   = {24, {TBT, BT, BT, BT, BT, BT, BT, BT, BT, BT, BT, BT,
+                                   BTB, TB, TB, TB, TB, TB, TB, TB, TB, TB, TB, TB}, 25.0/24.0}
+};
+
+#undef TB
+#undef BT
+#undef TBT
+#undef BTB
+double  pulldown_pts = 0;
+int     i_frame = 0;
+
+// indexed by pic_struct enum
+static const float pulldown_frame_duration[10] = { 0.0, 1, 0.5, 0.5, 1, 1, 1.5, 1.5, 2, 3 };
+
+	x4->params.b_pulldown = 1;
+        x4->params.b_pic_struct = 1;
+        pulldown = &pulldown_values[opt->i_pulldown];
+        x4->params.i_timebase_num = x4->params.i_fps_den;
+        //FAIL_IF_ERROR2( fmod( param->i_fps_num * pulldown->fps_factor, 1 ),
+        //                "unsupported framerate for chosen pulldown\n" );
+        x4->params.i_timebase_den = x4->params.i_fps_num * pulldown->fps_factor;
+        
+	    x4->pic.i_pic_struct = pulldown->pattern[ i_frame % pulldown->mod ];
+            x4->pic.i_pts = (int64_t)( pulldown_pts + 0.5 );
+            pulldown_pts += pulldown_frame_duration[x4->pic.i_pic_struct];
+}
+
     x4->params.i_timebase_den = avctx->time_base.den;
     x4->params.i_timebase_num = avctx->time_base.num;
     if (avctx->framerate.num > 0 && avctx->framerate.den > 0) {