diff --git a/include/re_rtp.h b/include/re_rtp.h
index 715e9afa3..c7d098f4d 100644
--- a/include/re_rtp.h
+++ b/include/re_rtp.h
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ int   rtcp_msg_print(struct re_printf *pf, const struct rtcp_msg *msg);
 int   rtcp_sdes_encode(struct mbuf *mb, uint32_t src, uint32_t itemc, ...);
 const char *rtcp_type_name(enum rtcp_type type);
 const char *rtcp_sdes_name(enum rtcp_sdes_type sdes);
+bool rtp_is_rtcp_packet(const struct mbuf *mb);
 
 
 static inline bool rtp_pt_is_rtcp(uint8_t pt)
diff --git a/src/rtp/rtcp.c b/src/rtp/rtcp.c
index 6e708de29..24cac1434 100644
--- a/src/rtp/rtcp.c
+++ b/src/rtp/rtcp.c
@@ -283,3 +283,16 @@ int rtcp_msg_print(struct re_printf *pf, const struct rtcp_msg *msg)
 
 	return err;
 }
+
+
+bool rtp_is_rtcp_packet(const struct mbuf *mb)
+{
+	uint8_t pt;
+
+	if (mbuf_get_left(mb) < 2)
+		return false;
+
+	pt = mbuf_buf(mb)[1] & 0x7f;
+
+	return rtp_pt_is_rtcp(pt);
+}