diff --git a/libavcodec/aacenc.c b/libavcodec/aacenc.c
index 4ade340bf7..2775dd9f7a 100644
--- a/libavcodec/aacenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/aacenc.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static void put_audio_specific_config(AVCodecContext *avctx)
     AACEncContext *s = avctx->priv_data;
 
     init_put_bits(&pb, avctx->extradata, avctx->extradata_size);
-    put_bits(&pb, 5, 2); //object type - AAC-LC
+    put_bits(&pb, 5, s->profile+1); //profile
     put_bits(&pb, 4, s->samplerate_index); //sample rate index
     put_bits(&pb, 4, s->channels);
     //GASpecificConfig
@@ -748,10 +748,18 @@ static av_cold int aac_encode_init(AVCodecContext *avctx)
              "Unsupported sample rate %d\n", avctx->sample_rate);
     ERROR_IF(s->channels > AAC_MAX_CHANNELS,
              "Unsupported number of channels: %d\n", s->channels);
-    ERROR_IF(avctx->profile != FF_PROFILE_UNKNOWN && avctx->profile != FF_PROFILE_AAC_LOW,
-             "Unsupported profile %d\n", avctx->profile);
     WARN_IF(1024.0 * avctx->bit_rate / avctx->sample_rate > 6144 * s->channels,
              "Too many bits per frame requested, clamping to max\n");
+    if (avctx->profile == FF_PROFILE_AAC_MAIN) {
+        s->options.pred = 1;
+    } else if (avctx->profile == FF_PROFILE_AAC_LOW && s->options.pred) {
+        s->profile = 0; /* Main */
+        WARN_IF(1, "Prediction requested, changing profile to AAC-Main\n");
+    } else if (avctx->profile == FF_PROFILE_AAC_LOW) {
+        s->profile = 1; /* Low */
+    } else {
+        ERROR_IF(1, "Unsupported profile %d\n", avctx->profile);
+    }
 
     avctx->bit_rate = (int)FFMIN(
         6144 * s->channels / 1024.0 * avctx->sample_rate,
diff --git a/libavcodec/aacenc.h b/libavcodec/aacenc.h
index dc88f598d9..eb3e378b76 100644
--- a/libavcodec/aacenc.h
+++ b/libavcodec/aacenc.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ typedef struct AACEncOptions {
     int stereo_mode;
     int aac_coder;
     int pns;
+    int pred;
     int intensity_stereo;
 } AACEncOptions;
 
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ typedef struct AACEncContext {
     AVFloatDSPContext *fdsp;
     float *planar_samples[6];                    ///< saved preprocessed input
 
+    int profile;                                 ///< copied from avctx
     LPCContext lpc;                              ///< used by TNS
     int samplerate_index;                        ///< MPEG-4 samplerate index
     int channels;                                ///< channel count