diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/va/picture.c b/src/gallium/frontends/va/picture.c
index b66d80cee1c..044c267eeff 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/va/picture.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/va/picture.c
@@ -398,6 +398,26 @@ handleVAEncMiscParameterTypeFrameRate(vlVaContext *context, VAEncMiscParameterBu
    return status;
 }
 
+static VAStatus
+handleVAEncMiscParameterTypeTemporalLayer(vlVaContext *context, VAEncMiscParameterBuffer *misc)
+{
+   VAStatus status = VA_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+
+   switch (u_reduce_video_profile(context->templat.profile)) {
+   case PIPE_VIDEO_FORMAT_MPEG4_AVC:
+      status = vlVaHandleVAEncMiscParameterTypeTemporalLayerH264(context, misc);
+      break;
+
+   case PIPE_VIDEO_FORMAT_HEVC:
+      break;
+
+   default:
+      break;
+   }
+
+   return status;
+}
+
 static VAStatus
 handleVAEncSequenceParameterBufferType(vlVaDriver *drv, vlVaContext *context, vlVaBuffer *buf)
 {
@@ -435,6 +455,10 @@ handleVAEncMiscParameterBufferType(vlVaContext *context, vlVaBuffer *buf)
       vaStatus = handleVAEncMiscParameterTypeFrameRate(context, misc);
       break;
 
+   case VAEncMiscParameterTypeTemporalLayerStructure:
+      vaStatus = handleVAEncMiscParameterTypeTemporalLayer(context, misc);
+      break;
+
    default:
       break;
    }
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/va/picture_h264_enc.c b/src/gallium/frontends/va/picture_h264_enc.c
index 4dfeecccef7..6bcc926f27e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/va/picture_h264_enc.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/va/picture_h264_enc.c
@@ -170,6 +170,16 @@ vlVaHandleVAEncMiscParameterTypeFrameRateH264(vlVaContext *context, VAEncMiscPar
    return VA_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+VAStatus
+vlVaHandleVAEncMiscParameterTypeTemporalLayerH264(vlVaContext *context, VAEncMiscParameterBuffer *misc)
+{
+   VAEncMiscParameterTemporalLayerStructure *tl = (VAEncMiscParameterTemporalLayerStructure *)misc->data;
+
+   context->desc.h264enc.num_temporal_layers = tl->number_of_layers;
+
+   return VA_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 void getEncParamPresetH264(vlVaContext *context)
 {
    //motion estimation preset
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/va/va_private.h b/src/gallium/frontends/va/va_private.h
index a25e24592a1..67fc6ffdaf9 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/va/va_private.h
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/va/va_private.h
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ VAStatus vlVaHandleVAEncSliceParameterBufferTypeH264(vlVaDriver *drv, vlVaContex
 VAStatus vlVaHandleVAEncSequenceParameterBufferTypeH264(vlVaDriver *drv, vlVaContext *context, vlVaBuffer *buf);
 VAStatus vlVaHandleVAEncMiscParameterTypeRateControlH264(vlVaContext *context, VAEncMiscParameterBuffer *buf);
 VAStatus vlVaHandleVAEncMiscParameterTypeFrameRateH264(vlVaContext *context, VAEncMiscParameterBuffer *buf);
+VAStatus vlVaHandleVAEncMiscParameterTypeTemporalLayerH264(vlVaContext *context, VAEncMiscParameterBuffer *buf);
 VAStatus vlVaHandleVAEncPictureParameterBufferTypeHEVC(vlVaDriver *drv, vlVaContext *context, vlVaBuffer *buf);
 VAStatus vlVaHandleVAEncSliceParameterBufferTypeHEVC(vlVaDriver *drv, vlVaContext *context, vlVaBuffer *buf);
 VAStatus vlVaHandleVAEncSequenceParameterBufferTypeHEVC(vlVaDriver *drv, vlVaContext *context, vlVaBuffer *buf);