diff --git a/vp8/common/onyxc_int.h b/vp8/common/onyxc_int.h
index 4d5d9878b769f7625cadd54749db9730fa47ab5f..33a5433776ad5c06d62ca5327b14cc25f4305c34 100644
--- a/vp8/common/onyxc_int.h
+++ b/vp8/common/onyxc_int.h
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ typedef struct VP8Common
 
 void vp8_adjust_mb_lf_value(MACROBLOCKD *mbd, int *filter_level);
 void vp8_init_loop_filter(VP8_COMMON *cm);
+void vp8_frame_init_loop_filter(loop_filter_info *lfi, int frame_type);
 extern void vp8_loop_filter_frame(VP8_COMMON *cm,    MACROBLOCKD *mbd,  int filt_val);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/vp8/decoder/threading.c b/vp8/decoder/threading.c
index 38d60421057ffdf4014e4a3ad0d5e913f184904e..18c8da077cc06e34729659f4f97e0b15ae1be124 100644
--- a/vp8/decoder/threading.c
+++ b/vp8/decoder/threading.c
@@ -281,11 +281,11 @@ THREAD_FUNCTION vp8_thread_loop_filter(void *p_data)
 
                 YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *post = &cm->new_frame;
                 loop_filter_info *lfi = cm->lf_info;
+                int frame_type = cm->frame_type;
 
                 int mb_row;
                 int mb_col;
 
-
                 int baseline_filter_level[MAX_MB_SEGMENTS];
                 int filter_level;
                 int alt_flt_enabled = mbd->segmentation_enabled;
@@ -319,7 +319,10 @@ THREAD_FUNCTION vp8_thread_loop_filter(void *p_data)
                 }
 
                 // Initialize the loop filter for this frame.
-                vp8_init_loop_filter(cm);
+                if ((cm->last_filter_type != cm->filter_type) || (cm->last_sharpness_level != cm->sharpness_level))
+                    vp8_init_loop_filter(cm);
+                else if (frame_type != cm->last_frame_type)
+                    vp8_frame_init_loop_filter(lfi, frame_type);
 
                 // Set up the buffer pointers
                 y_ptr = post->y_buffer;