diff --git a/libavcodec/ac3dec.c b/libavcodec/ac3dec.c
index 0b120e6140..fc0cbeb493 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ac3dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ac3dec.c
@@ -1714,6 +1714,7 @@ skip:
     if (!err) {
         avctx->sample_rate = s->sample_rate;
         avctx->bit_rate    = s->bit_rate + s->prev_bit_rate;
+        avctx->profile     = s->eac3_extension_type_a == 1 ? FF_PROFILE_EAC3_DDP_ATMOS : FF_PROFILE_UNKNOWN;
     }
 
     if (!avctx->sample_rate) {
diff --git a/libavcodec/ac3dec.h b/libavcodec/ac3dec.h
index 138b462abb..0829f4b40d 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ac3dec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/ac3dec.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ typedef struct AC3DecodeContext {
     int eac3;                               ///< indicates if current frame is E-AC-3
     int eac3_frame_dependent_found;         ///< bitstream has E-AC-3 dependent frame(s)
     int eac3_subsbtreamid_found;            ///< bitstream has E-AC-3 additional substream(s)
+    int eac3_extension_type_a;              ///< bitstream has E-AC-3 extension type A enabled frame(s)
     int dolby_surround_mode;                ///< dolby surround mode                    (dsurmod)
     int dolby_surround_ex_mode;             ///< dolby surround ex mode                 (dsurexmod)
     int dolby_headphone_mode;               ///< dolby headphone mode                   (dheadphonmod)
diff --git a/libavcodec/ac3dec_float.c b/libavcodec/ac3dec_float.c
index b8868d8ee1..39d3cbd282 100644
--- a/libavcodec/ac3dec_float.c
+++ b/libavcodec/ac3dec_float.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "ac3dec.h"
 #include "codec_internal.h"
+#include "profiles.h"
 #include "eac3dec.c"
 #include "ac3dec.c"
 
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ const FFCodec ff_eac3_decoder = {
     .p.sample_fmts  = (const enum AVSampleFormat[]) { AV_SAMPLE_FMT_FLTP,
                                                       AV_SAMPLE_FMT_NONE },
     .p.priv_class   = &ac3_eac3_decoder_class,
+    .p.profiles     = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL(ff_eac3_profiles),
     .caps_internal  = FF_CODEC_CAP_INIT_CLEANUP,
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 9a0fe97cad..3e9b0dbd26 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -1591,6 +1591,8 @@ typedef struct AVCodecContext {
 #define FF_PROFILE_DTS_HD_MA   60
 #define FF_PROFILE_DTS_EXPRESS 70
 
+#define FF_PROFILE_EAC3_DDP_ATMOS         30
+
 #define FF_PROFILE_MPEG2_422    0
 #define FF_PROFILE_MPEG2_HIGH   1
 #define FF_PROFILE_MPEG2_SS     2
diff --git a/libavcodec/codec_desc.c b/libavcodec/codec_desc.c
index 199f62df15..4098d4f5a5 100644
--- a/libavcodec/codec_desc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/codec_desc.c
@@ -2931,6 +2931,7 @@ static const AVCodecDescriptor codec_descriptors[] = {
         .name      = "eac3",
         .long_name = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL("ATSC A/52B (AC-3, E-AC-3)"),
         .props     = AV_CODEC_PROP_INTRA_ONLY | AV_CODEC_PROP_LOSSY,
+        .profiles  = NULL_IF_CONFIG_SMALL(ff_eac3_profiles),
     },
     {
         .id        = AV_CODEC_ID_SIPR,
diff --git a/libavcodec/eac3dec.c b/libavcodec/eac3dec.c
index deca51dd3d..5c71751a0c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/eac3dec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/eac3dec.c
@@ -464,7 +464,16 @@ static int ff_eac3_parse_header(AC3DecodeContext *s)
     if (get_bits1(gbc)) {
         int addbsil = get_bits(gbc, 6);
         for (i = 0; i < addbsil + 1; i++) {
-            skip_bits(gbc, 8); // skip additional bit stream info
+            if (i == 0) {
+                /* In this 8 bit chunk, the LSB is equal to flag_ec3_extension_type_a
+                   which can be used to detect Atmos presence */
+                skip_bits(gbc, 7);
+                if (get_bits1(gbc)) {
+                    s->eac3_extension_type_a = 1;
+                }
+            } else {
+                skip_bits(gbc, 8); // skip additional bit stream info
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/profiles.c b/libavcodec/profiles.c
index 2230fc5415..5c026ef380 100644
--- a/libavcodec/profiles.c
+++ b/libavcodec/profiles.c
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ const AVProfile ff_dca_profiles[] = {
     { FF_PROFILE_UNKNOWN },
 };
 
+const AVProfile ff_eac3_profiles[] = {
+  { FF_PROFILE_EAC3_DDP_ATMOS, "Dolby Digital Plus + Dolby Atmos"},
+  { FF_PROFILE_UNKNOWN },
+};
+
 const AVProfile ff_dnxhd_profiles[] = {
   { FF_PROFILE_DNXHD,      "DNXHD"},
   { FF_PROFILE_DNXHR_LB,   "DNXHR LB"},
diff --git a/libavcodec/profiles.h b/libavcodec/profiles.h
index 41a19aa9ad..6ebedbd03f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/profiles.h
+++ b/libavcodec/profiles.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 
 extern const AVProfile ff_aac_profiles[];
 extern const AVProfile ff_dca_profiles[];
+extern const AVProfile ff_eac3_profiles[];
 extern const AVProfile ff_dnxhd_profiles[];
 extern const AVProfile ff_h264_profiles[];
 extern const AVProfile ff_hevc_profiles[];