diff --git a/vp8/common/onyx.h b/vp8/common/onyx.h
index 28cbaed98611b78bf3ab5f367d29d798372490db..3f04dab4c39932f501b76d8a34974f15a37c1de1 100644
--- a/vp8/common/onyx.h
+++ b/vp8/common/onyx.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ extern "C"
         int Version;            // 4 versions of bitstream defined 0 best quality/slowest decode, 3 lowest quality/fastest decode
         int Width;              // width of data passed to the compressor
         int Height;             // height of data passed to the compressor
-        double frame_rate;       // set to passed in framerate
+        struct vpx_rational  timebase;
         int target_bandwidth;    // bandwidth to be used in kilobits per second
 
         int noise_sensitivity;   // parameter used for applying pre processing blur: recommendation 0
diff --git a/vp8/encoder/firstpass.c b/vp8/encoder/firstpass.c
index 23e30508a5ceb13ac801647e859c093ce6c83065..8d19d1efda1e9d917646b4d6f7f5befc188b5003 100644
--- a/vp8/encoder/firstpass.c
+++ b/vp8/encoder/firstpass.c
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ void vp8_init_second_pass(VP8_COMP *cpi)
     // pass.
     vp8_new_frame_rate(cpi, 10000000.0 * cpi->twopass.total_stats->count / cpi->twopass.total_stats->duration);
 
-    cpi->output_frame_rate = cpi->oxcf.frame_rate;
+    cpi->output_frame_rate = cpi->frame_rate;
     cpi->twopass.bits_left = (int64_t)(cpi->twopass.total_stats->duration * cpi->oxcf.target_bandwidth / 10000000.0) ;
     cpi->twopass.bits_left -= (int64_t)(cpi->twopass.total_stats->duration * two_pass_min_rate / 10000000.0);
 
@@ -3061,7 +3061,7 @@ static void find_next_key_frame(VP8_COMP *cpi, FIRSTPASS_STATS *this_frame)
 
         // Calculate Average bits per frame.
         //av_bits_per_frame = cpi->twopass.bits_left/(double)(cpi->twopass.total_stats->count - cpi->common.current_video_frame);
-        av_bits_per_frame = cpi->oxcf.target_bandwidth / DOUBLE_DIVIDE_CHECK((double)cpi->oxcf.frame_rate);
+        av_bits_per_frame = cpi->oxcf.target_bandwidth / DOUBLE_DIVIDE_CHECK((double)cpi->frame_rate);
         //if ( av_bits_per_frame < 0.0 )
         //  av_bits_per_frame = 0.0
 
@@ -3123,7 +3123,7 @@ static void find_next_key_frame(VP8_COMP *cpi, FIRSTPASS_STATS *this_frame)
         }
         else
         {
-            int64_t clip_bits = (int64_t)(cpi->twopass.total_stats->count * cpi->oxcf.target_bandwidth / DOUBLE_DIVIDE_CHECK((double)cpi->oxcf.frame_rate));
+            int64_t clip_bits = (int64_t)(cpi->twopass.total_stats->count * cpi->oxcf.target_bandwidth / DOUBLE_DIVIDE_CHECK((double)cpi->frame_rate));
             int64_t over_spend = cpi->oxcf.starting_buffer_level - cpi->buffer_level;
 
             if ((last_kf_resampled && (kf_q > cpi->worst_quality)) ||                                               // If triggered last time the threshold for triggering again is reduced
diff --git a/vp8/encoder/onyx_if.c b/vp8/encoder/onyx_if.c
index 1d00e677797dcde61c47a5700806cb12e555125b..6a51cdaccff3a1c384d5945fdb03c82522518540 100644
--- a/vp8/encoder/onyx_if.c
+++ b/vp8/encoder/onyx_if.c
@@ -1470,8 +1470,8 @@ void vp8_new_frame_rate(VP8_COMP *cpi, double framerate)
     if(framerate < .1)
         framerate = 30;
 
-    cpi->oxcf.frame_rate        = framerate;
-    cpi->output_frame_rate      = cpi->oxcf.frame_rate;
+    cpi->frame_rate             = framerate;
+    cpi->output_frame_rate      = framerate;
     cpi->per_frame_bandwidth    = (int)(cpi->oxcf.target_bandwidth /
                                   cpi->output_frame_rate);
     cpi->av_per_frame_bandwidth = cpi->per_frame_bandwidth;
@@ -1527,6 +1527,18 @@ static void init_config(VP8_PTR ptr, VP8_CONFIG *oxcf)
     cm->version = oxcf->Version;
     vp8_setup_version(cm);
 
+    /* frame rate is not available on the first frame, as it's derived from
+     * the observed timestamps. The actual value used here doesn't matter
+     * too much, as it will adapt quickly. If the reciprocal of the timebase
+     * seems like a reasonable framerate, then use that as a guess, otherwise
+     * use 30.
+     */
+    cpi->frame_rate = (double)(oxcf->timebase.den) /
+                      (double)(oxcf->timebase.num);
+
+    if (cpi->frame_rate > 180)
+        cpi->frame_rate = 30;
+
     // change includes all joint functionality
     vp8_change_config(ptr, oxcf);
 
@@ -1787,7 +1799,7 @@ void vp8_change_config(VP8_PTR ptr, VP8_CONFIG *oxcf)
                     cpi->oxcf.target_bandwidth, 1000);
 
     // Set up frame rate and related parameters rate control values.
-    vp8_new_frame_rate(cpi, cpi->oxcf.frame_rate);
+    vp8_new_frame_rate(cpi, cpi->frame_rate);
 
     // Set absolute upper and lower quality limits
     cpi->worst_quality               = cpi->oxcf.worst_allowed_q;
@@ -2408,7 +2420,7 @@ void vp8_remove_compressor(VP8_PTR *ptr)
         {
             extern int count_mb_seg[4];
             FILE *f = fopen("modes.stt", "a");
-            double dr = (double)cpi->oxcf.frame_rate * (double)bytes * (double)8 / (double)count / (double)1000 ;
+            double dr = (double)cpi->frame_rate * (double)bytes * (double)8 / (double)count / (double)1000 ;
             fprintf(f, "intra_mode in Intra Frames:\n");
             fprintf(f, "Y: %8d, %8d, %8d, %8d, %8d\n", y_modes[0], y_modes[1], y_modes[2], y_modes[3], y_modes[4]);
             fprintf(f, "UV:%8d, %8d, %8d, %8d\n", uv_modes[0], uv_modes[1], uv_modes[2], uv_modes[3]);
@@ -4856,7 +4868,7 @@ static void Pass2Encode(VP8_COMP *cpi, unsigned long *size, unsigned char *dest,
     {
         double two_pass_min_rate = (double)(cpi->oxcf.target_bandwidth
             *cpi->oxcf.two_pass_vbrmin_section / 100);
-        cpi->twopass.bits_left += (int64_t)(two_pass_min_rate / cpi->oxcf.frame_rate);
+        cpi->twopass.bits_left += (int64_t)(two_pass_min_rate / cpi->frame_rate);
     }
 }
 #endif
@@ -5092,7 +5104,7 @@ int vp8_get_compressed_data(VP8_PTR ptr, unsigned int *frame_flags, unsigned lon
                 if(interval > 10000000.0)
                     interval = 10000000;
 
-                avg_duration = 10000000.0 / cpi->oxcf.frame_rate;
+                avg_duration = 10000000.0 / cpi->frame_rate;
                 avg_duration *= (interval - avg_duration + this_duration);
                 avg_duration /= interval;
 
diff --git a/vp8/encoder/onyx_int.h b/vp8/encoder/onyx_int.h
index a0828a479a29916f955657d6521f9db216c85911..fc4023f77fadb06647d77b43a1b2db967073ec59 100644
--- a/vp8/encoder/onyx_int.h
+++ b/vp8/encoder/onyx_int.h
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ typedef struct VP8_COMP
 
     int buffered_mode;
 
+    double frame_rate;
     int64_t buffer_level;
     int bits_off_target;
 
diff --git a/vp8/encoder/rdopt.c b/vp8/encoder/rdopt.c
index e8abf848c8695071495536667143397772f54d0c..bc8d8c1b647d5a2d69c18033d9ba1c09c00d6ff7 100644
--- a/vp8/encoder/rdopt.c
+++ b/vp8/encoder/rdopt.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ void vp8_initialize_rd_consts(VP8_COMP *cpi, int Qvalue)
 
 void vp8_auto_select_speed(VP8_COMP *cpi)
 {
-    int milliseconds_for_compress = (int)(1000000 / cpi->oxcf.frame_rate);
+    int milliseconds_for_compress = (int)(1000000 / cpi->frame_rate);
 
     milliseconds_for_compress = milliseconds_for_compress * (16 - cpi->oxcf.cpu_used) / 16;
 
diff --git a/vp8/vp8_cx_iface.c b/vp8/vp8_cx_iface.c
index 7260e942b1e0d6950c8a7f440d31d8553f9ec704..4f21e1456863f258e30d0739ff37a0ae9991da48 100644
--- a/vp8/vp8_cx_iface.c
+++ b/vp8/vp8_cx_iface.c
@@ -271,14 +271,7 @@ static vpx_codec_err_t set_vp8e_config(VP8_CONFIG *oxcf,
 
     oxcf->Width                 = cfg.g_w;
     oxcf->Height                = cfg.g_h;
-    /* guess a frame rate if out of whack, use 30 */
-    oxcf->frame_rate = (double)(cfg.g_timebase.den) /
-                       (double)(cfg.g_timebase.num);
-
-    if (oxcf->frame_rate > 180)
-    {
-        oxcf->frame_rate = 30;
-    }
+    oxcf->timebase              = cfg.g_timebase;
 
     oxcf->error_resilient_mode = cfg.g_error_resilient;