diff --git a/doc/APIchanges b/doc/APIchanges
index adff13385592fbfd5f94d07a17154bcb1aa07ab8..e2e6c9067f4149ba1e2ec81d206621e0aba7f449 100644
--- a/doc/APIchanges
+++ b/doc/APIchanges
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ libavutil:     2015-08-28
 
 API changes, most recent first:
 
+2016-04-06 - xxxxxxx - lavu 55.60.100 - mastering_display_metadata.h
+  Add AV_FRAME_DATA_CONTENT_LIGHT_LEVEL value, av_content_light_metadata_alloc()
+  and av_content_light_metadata_create_side_data() API, and AVContentLightMetadata
+  type to export content light level video properties.
+
 2017-03-31 - xxxxxxx - lavu 55.57.100 - spherical.h
   Add av_spherical_projection_name().
   Add av_spherical_from_name().
diff --git a/libavutil/frame.c b/libavutil/frame.c
index 8811dcdcfec401bdc66a51eb176428fdf82baa91..dd12c5549c10e2c7b48aae657059655e4a8044c2 100644
--- a/libavutil/frame.c
+++ b/libavutil/frame.c
@@ -772,6 +772,7 @@ const char *av_frame_side_data_name(enum AVFrameSideDataType type)
     case AV_FRAME_DATA_SKIP_SAMPLES:    return "Skip samples";
     case AV_FRAME_DATA_AUDIO_SERVICE_TYPE:          return "Audio service type";
     case AV_FRAME_DATA_MASTERING_DISPLAY_METADATA:  return "Mastering display metadata";
+    case AV_FRAME_DATA_CONTENT_LIGHT_LEVEL:         return "Content light level metadata";
     case AV_FRAME_DATA_GOP_TIMECODE:                return "GOP timecode";
     }
     return NULL;
diff --git a/libavutil/frame.h b/libavutil/frame.h
index 7cb78a1a443a58f8e50603dd982ea0324a5aff81..4d8c1bed4f8f2f22feae479feaba383d07f32710 100644
--- a/libavutil/frame.h
+++ b/libavutil/frame.h
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ enum AVFrameSideDataType {
      * libavutil/spherical.h.
      */
     AV_FRAME_DATA_SPHERICAL,
+
+    /**
+     * Content light level (based on CTA-861.3). This payload contains data in
+     * the form of the AVContentLightMetadata struct.
+     */
+    AV_FRAME_DATA_CONTENT_LIGHT_LEVEL,
 };
 
 enum AVActiveFormatDescription {
diff --git a/libavutil/mastering_display_metadata.c b/libavutil/mastering_display_metadata.c
index e1683e55c717e30b19c61f449fb4a5a54adc4945..60693476177ca8f157d1a433953fb17238426c99 100644
--- a/libavutil/mastering_display_metadata.c
+++ b/libavutil/mastering_display_metadata.c
@@ -41,3 +41,26 @@ AVMasteringDisplayMetadata *av_mastering_display_metadata_create_side_data(AVFra
 
     return (AVMasteringDisplayMetadata *)side_data->data;
 }
+
+AVContentLightMetadata *av_content_light_metadata_alloc(size_t *size)
+{
+    AVContentLightMetadata *metadata = av_mallocz(sizeof(AVContentLightMetadata));
+
+    if (size)
+        *size = sizeof(*metadata);
+
+    return metadata;
+}
+
+AVContentLightMetadata *av_content_light_metadata_create_side_data(AVFrame *frame)
+{
+    AVFrameSideData *side_data = av_frame_new_side_data(frame,
+                                                        AV_FRAME_DATA_CONTENT_LIGHT_LEVEL,
+                                                        sizeof(AVContentLightMetadata));
+    if (!side_data)
+        return NULL;
+
+    memset(side_data->data, 0, sizeof(AVContentLightMetadata));
+
+    return (AVContentLightMetadata *)side_data->data;
+}
diff --git a/libavutil/mastering_display_metadata.h b/libavutil/mastering_display_metadata.h
index 936533fec403e12ac4c94868554fdadf74bf375b..847b0b62c6cf510609a9ab562ae36abb0658996c 100644
--- a/libavutil/mastering_display_metadata.h
+++ b/libavutil/mastering_display_metadata.h
@@ -86,4 +86,43 @@ AVMasteringDisplayMetadata *av_mastering_display_metadata_alloc(void);
  */
 AVMasteringDisplayMetadata *av_mastering_display_metadata_create_side_data(AVFrame *frame);
 
+/**
+ * Content light level needed by to transmit HDR over HDMI (CTA-861.3).
+ *
+ * To be used as payload of a AVFrameSideData or AVPacketSideData with the
+ * appropriate type.
+ *
+ * @note The struct should be allocated with av_content_light_metadata_alloc()
+ *       and its size is not a part of the public ABI.
+ */
+typedef struct AVContentLightMetadata {
+    /**
+     * Max content light level (cd/m^2).
+     */
+    unsigned MaxCLL;
+
+    /**
+     * Max average light level per frame (cd/m^2).
+     */
+    unsigned MaxFALL;
+} AVContentLightMetadata;
+
+/**
+ * Allocate an AVContentLightMetadata structure and set its fields to
+ * default values. The resulting struct can be freed using av_freep().
+ *
+ * @return An AVContentLightMetadata filled with default values or NULL
+ *         on failure.
+ */
+AVContentLightMetadata *av_content_light_metadata_alloc(size_t *size);
+
+/**
+ * Allocate a complete AVContentLightMetadata and add it to the frame.
+ *
+ * @param frame The frame which side data is added to.
+ *
+ * @return The AVContentLightMetadata structure to be filled by caller.
+ */
+AVContentLightMetadata *av_content_light_metadata_create_side_data(AVFrame *frame);
+
 #endif /* AVUTIL_MASTERING_DISPLAY_METADATA_H */
diff --git a/libavutil/version.h b/libavutil/version.h
index b0f9ba4f4e0d19ad8c22ff19b4f8d5f288ce030b..95e1e929f3b0e33c0f1dc76954a030237c680c9b 100644
--- a/libavutil/version.h
+++ b/libavutil/version.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
  */
 
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR  55
-#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR  59
+#define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MINOR  60
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MICRO 100
 
 #define LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_INT   AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVUTIL_VERSION_MAJOR, \