diff --git a/libavformat/avformat.h b/libavformat/avformat.h
index 3059245664..0c0ce46715 100644
--- a/libavformat/avformat.h
+++ b/libavformat/avformat.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #define AVFORMAT_AVFORMAT_H
 
 #define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR 52
-#define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MINOR 55
+#define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MINOR 56
 #define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MICRO  0
 
 #define LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_INT AV_VERSION_INT(LIBAVFORMAT_VERSION_MAJOR, \
@@ -726,6 +726,15 @@ typedef struct AVFormatContext {
      */
 #define RAW_PACKET_BUFFER_SIZE 2500000
     int raw_packet_buffer_remaining_size;
+
+    /**
+     * Start time of the stream in real world time, in microseconds
+     * since the unix epoch (00:00 1st January 1970). That is, pts=0
+     * in the stream was captured at this real world time.
+     * - encoding: Set by user.
+     * - decoding: Unused.
+     */
+    int64_t start_time_realtime;
 } AVFormatContext;
 
 typedef struct AVPacketList {