diff --git a/libavcodec/mediacodecdec.c b/libavcodec/mediacodecdec.c
index 1cebb3d76d..04d5026e68 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mediacodecdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mediacodecdec.c
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ static int h264_set_extradata(AVCodecContext *avctx, FFAMediaFormat *format)
         uint8_t *data = NULL;
         int data_size = 0;
 
+        avctx->profile = ff_h264_get_profile(sps);
+        avctx->level = sps->level_idc;
+
         if ((ret = h2645_ps_to_nalu(sps->data, sps->data_size, &data, &data_size)) < 0) {
             goto done;
         }
@@ -236,6 +239,9 @@ static int hevc_set_extradata(AVCodecContext *avctx, FFAMediaFormat *format)
         uint8_t *data;
         int data_size;
 
+        avctx->profile = sps->ptl.general_ptl.profile_idc;
+        avctx->level   = sps->ptl.general_ptl.level_idc;
+
         if ((ret = h2645_ps_to_nalu(vps->data, vps->data_size, &vps_data, &vps_data_size)) < 0 ||
             (ret = h2645_ps_to_nalu(sps->data, sps->data_size, &sps_data, &sps_data_size)) < 0 ||
             (ret = h2645_ps_to_nalu(pps->data, pps->data_size, &pps_data, &pps_data_size)) < 0) {