diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/neomedia/codec/video/h264/DePacketizer.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/neomedia/codec/video/h264/DePacketizer.java
index 6bd2ee3e5..9c547bae6 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/neomedia/codec/video/h264/DePacketizer.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/neomedia/codec/video/h264/DePacketizer.java
@@ -515,6 +515,21 @@ private void padOutput(byte[] out, int outOffset)
         Arrays.fill(out, outOffset, outOffset + outputPaddingSize, (byte) 0);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Requests a key frame from the remote peer associated with this
+     * <tt>DePacketizer</tt> using the logic of <tt>DePacketizer</tt>.
+     *
+     * @return <tt>true</tt> if a key frame was indeed requested in response to
+     * the call; otherwise, <tt>false</tt>
+     * @deprecated The method and its callers are part of a quick workaround to
+     * expose the logic of <tt>DePacketizer</tt> to <tt>JNIDecoder</tt>.
+     */
+    public boolean requestKeyFrame()
+    {
+        setRequestKeyFrame(true);
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Resets the states of this <tt>DePacketizer</tt> and a specific output
      * <tt>Buffer</tt> so that they are ready to have this <tt>DePacketizer</tt>
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/neomedia/codec/video/h264/JNIDecoder.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/neomedia/codec/video/h264/JNIDecoder.java
index 2d37b2409..ea00a908a 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/neomedia/codec/video/h264/JNIDecoder.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/neomedia/codec/video/h264/JNIDecoder.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 import net.java.sip.communicator.impl.neomedia.codec.*;
 import net.java.sip.communicator.impl.neomedia.codec.video.*;
+import net.java.sip.communicator.service.neomedia.control.*;
 import net.sf.fmj.media.*;
 
 /**
@@ -58,6 +59,12 @@ public class JNIDecoder
      */
     private int height;
 
+    /**
+     * The <tt>KeyFrameControl</tt> used by this <tt>JNIDecoder</tt> to
+     * control its key frame-related logic.
+     */
+    private KeyFrameControl keyFrameControl;
+
     /**
      * Array of output <tt>VideoFormat</tt>s.
      */
@@ -281,6 +288,12 @@ public synchronized int process(Buffer inBuffer, Buffer outBuffer)
 
         if (!got_picture[0])
         {
+            if ((inBuffer.getFlags() & Buffer.FLAG_RTP_MARKER) != 0)
+            {
+                if (keyFrameControl != null)
+                    keyFrameControl.requestKeyFrame();
+            }
+
             outBuffer.setDiscard(true);
             return BUFFER_PROCESSED_OK;
         }
@@ -354,4 +367,18 @@ public Format setInputFormat(Format format)
             reset();
         return setFormat;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the <tt>KeyFrameControl</tt> to be used by this
+     * <tt>DePacketizer</tt> as a means of control over its key frame-related
+     * logic.
+     *
+     * @param keyFrameControl the <tt>KeyFrameControl</tt> to be used by this
+     * <tt>DePacketizer</tt> as a means of control over its key frame-related
+     * logic
+     */
+    public void setKeyFrameControl(KeyFrameControl keyFrameControl)
+    {
+        this.keyFrameControl = keyFrameControl;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/neomedia/device/VideoMediaDeviceSession.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/neomedia/device/VideoMediaDeviceSession.java
index 8d459a1bc..f8f1a6e97 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/neomedia/device/VideoMediaDeviceSession.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/neomedia/device/VideoMediaDeviceSession.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import net.java.sip.communicator.impl.neomedia.format.*;
 import net.java.sip.communicator.impl.neomedia.transform.*;
 import net.java.sip.communicator.service.neomedia.*;
+import net.java.sip.communicator.service.neomedia.control.*;
 import net.java.sip.communicator.service.neomedia.control.KeyFrameControl; // disambiguation
 import net.java.sip.communicator.service.neomedia.event.*;
 import net.java.sip.communicator.service.neomedia.format.*;
@@ -828,13 +829,31 @@ protected void playerConfigureComplete(final Processor player)
                     if ("h264/rtp".equalsIgnoreCase(
                             getFormat().getJMFEncoding()))
                     {
-                        DePacketizer depacketizer = new DePacketizer();
+                        final DePacketizer depacketizer = new DePacketizer();
+                        JNIDecoder decoder = new JNIDecoder();
 
                         if (keyFrameControl != null)
+                        {
                             depacketizer.setKeyFrameControl(keyFrameControl);
+                            decoder.setKeyFrameControl(
+                                    new KeyFrameControlAdapter()
+                                    {
+                                        @Override
+                                        public boolean requestKeyFrame()
+                                        {
+                                            return
+                                                depacketizer.requestKeyFrame();
+                                        }
+                                    });
+                        }
 
                         trackControl.setCodecChain(
-                                new Codec[] { depacketizer, playerScaler });
+                                new Codec[]
+                                {
+                                    depacketizer,
+                                    decoder,
+                                    playerScaler
+                                });
                     }
                     else
                     {
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/sip/CallPeerSipImpl.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/sip/CallPeerSipImpl.java
index 8cf375458..aae8ec349 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/sip/CallPeerSipImpl.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/sip/CallPeerSipImpl.java
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ boolean processPictureFastUpdate(
             Request request)
         throws OperationFailedException
     {
-        System.err.println("processPictureFastUpdate Request");
         CallPeerMediaHandlerSipImpl mediaHandler = getMediaHandler();
         boolean requested
             = (mediaHandler == null)
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/neomedia/control/KeyFrameControl.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/neomedia/control/KeyFrameControl.java
index 65554e812..499a37e54 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/neomedia/control/KeyFrameControl.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/neomedia/control/KeyFrameControl.java
@@ -100,6 +100,16 @@ public void addKeyFrameRequester(
      */
     public boolean removeKeyFrameRequester(KeyFrameRequester keyFrameRequester);
 
+    /**
+     * Requests a key frame from the remote peer of the associated
+     * <tt>VideoMediaStream</tt>.
+     *
+     * @return <tt>true</tt> if a key frame was indeed requested from the remote
+     * peer of the associated <tt>VideoMediaStream</tt> in response to the call;
+     * otherwise, <tt>false</tt>
+     */
+    public boolean requestKeyFrame();
+
     /**
      * Represents a way for the remote peer of a <tt>VideoMediaStream</tt> to
      * request a key frame from its local peer.
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/neomedia/control/KeyFrameControlAdapter.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/neomedia/control/KeyFrameControlAdapter.java
index 50449aadf..1517389bf 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/neomedia/control/KeyFrameControlAdapter.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/neomedia/control/KeyFrameControlAdapter.java
@@ -248,4 +248,29 @@ public boolean removeKeyFrameRequester(KeyFrameRequester keyFrameRequester)
                 return false;
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Implements {@link KeyFrameControl#requestKeyFrame()}.
+     *
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    public boolean requestKeyFrame()
+    {
+        for (KeyFrameRequester keyFrameRequester : getKeyFrameRequesters())
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                if (keyFrameRequester.requestKeyFrame())
+                    return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                /*
+                 * A KeyFrameRequestee has malfunctioned, do not let it
+                 * interfere with the others.
+                 */
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 }