diff --git a/vp8/vp8_dx_iface.c b/vp8/vp8_dx_iface.c
index 9dd4922173a14cac48fed2f10db577a1c0eb37ee..cf32d1f38bbfcd4ee1bd3653645b73010c519434 100644
--- a/vp8/vp8_dx_iface.c
+++ b/vp8/vp8_dx_iface.c
@@ -688,6 +688,26 @@ static vpx_codec_err_t vp8_set_dbg_options(vpx_codec_alg_priv_t *ctx,
 #endif
 }
 
+static vpx_codec_err_t vp8_get_last_ref_updates(vpx_codec_alg_priv_t *ctx,
+                                                int ctrl_id,
+                                                va_list args)
+{
+    int *update_info = va_arg(args, int *);
+    VP8D_COMP *pbi = (VP8D_COMP *)ctx->pbi;
+
+    if (update_info)
+    {
+        *update_info = pbi->common.refresh_alt_ref_frame * (int) VP8_ALTR_FRAME
+            + pbi->common.refresh_golden_frame * (int) VP8_GOLD_FRAME
+            + pbi->common.refresh_last_frame * (int) VP8_LAST_FRAME;
+
+        return VPX_CODEC_OK;
+    }
+    else
+        return VPX_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM;
+}
+
+
 vpx_codec_ctrl_fn_map_t vp8_ctf_maps[] =
 {
     {VP8_SET_REFERENCE,             vp8_set_reference},
@@ -697,6 +717,7 @@ vpx_codec_ctrl_fn_map_t vp8_ctf_maps[] =
     {VP8_SET_DBG_COLOR_MB_MODES,    vp8_set_dbg_options},
     {VP8_SET_DBG_COLOR_B_MODES,     vp8_set_dbg_options},
     {VP8_SET_DBG_DISPLAY_MV,        vp8_set_dbg_options},
+    {VP8D_GET_LAST_REF_UPDATES,     vp8_get_last_ref_updates},
     { -1, NULL},
 };
 
diff --git a/vpx/vp8dx.h b/vpx/vp8dx.h
index fccd407f33d54bca8faaf2e99a8a36679a631015..9feab7cc262aad799c83b907c212a10c9957e278 100644
--- a/vpx/vp8dx.h
+++ b/vpx/vp8dx.h
@@ -36,6 +36,30 @@ extern vpx_codec_iface_t* vpx_codec_vp8_dx(void);
 #include "vp8.h"
 
 
+/*!\brief VP8 decoder control functions
+ *
+ * The set of macros define the control functions of VP8 decoder interface
+ */
+enum vp8d_dec_control_id
+{
+    VP8_DECODER_CTRL_ID_START   = 256,
+    VP8D_GET_LAST_REF_UPDATES,              /**< control function to get info on which reference frames were updated
+                                            by the last decode */
+    VP8_DECODER_CTRL_ID_MAX
+} ;
+
+
+/*!\brief VP8 encoder control function parameter type
+ *
+ * Defines the data types that VP8E control functions take. Note that
+ * additional common controls are defined in vp8.h
+ *
+ */
+
+
+VPX_CTRL_USE_TYPE(VP8D_GET_LAST_REF_UPDATES,   int *)
+
+
 /*! @} - end defgroup vp8_decoder */