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diff --git a/libavutil/opt.h b/libavutil/opt.h
index 30aa54f5b6..21dac7c569 100644
--- a/libavutil/opt.h
+++ b/libavutil/opt.h
@@ -215,6 +215,13 @@ int av_opt_set_dict(void *obj, struct AVDictionary **options);
#define AV_OPT_SEARCH_CHILDREN 0x0001 /**< Search in possible children of the
given object first. */
+/**
+ * The obj passed to av_opt_find() is fake -- only a double pointer to AVClass
+ * instead of a required pointer to a struct containing AVClass. This is
+ * useful for searching for options without needing to allocate the corresponding
+ * object.
+ */
+#define AV_OPT_SEARCH_FAKE_OBJ 0x0002
/**
* Look for an option in an object. Consider only options which
@@ -222,6 +229,8 @@ int av_opt_set_dict(void *obj, struct AVDictionary **options);
*
* @param[in] obj A pointer to a struct whose first element is a
* pointer to an AVClass.
+ * Alternatively a double pointer to an AVClass, if
+ * AV_OPT_SEARCH_FAKE_OBJ search flag is set.
* @param[in] name The name of the option to look for.
* @param[in] unit When searching for named constants, name of the unit
* it belongs to.