diff --git a/package/ffmpeg/patches/ffmpeg-4.4-discon.patch b/package/ffmpeg/patches/ffmpeg-4.4-discon.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6748065d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/ffmpeg/patches/ffmpeg-4.4-discon.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg.c b/fftools/ffmpeg.c
+index 46bb014..00268c6 100644
+--- a/fftools/ffmpeg.c
++++ b/fftools/ffmpeg.c
+@@ -4516,7 +4516,7 @@ static int process_input(int file_index)
+     if ((ist->dec_ctx->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO ||
+          ist->dec_ctx->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO) &&
+         pkt_dts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE && ist->next_dts == AV_NOPTS_VALUE && !copy_ts
+-        && (is->iformat->flags & AVFMT_TS_DISCONT) && ifile->last_ts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE) {
++        && (is->iformat->flags & AVFMT_TS_DISCONT) && ifile->last_ts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE && !force_dts_monotonicity) {
+         int64_t delta   = pkt_dts - ifile->last_ts;
+         if (delta < -1LL*dts_delta_threshold*AV_TIME_BASE ||
+             delta >  1LL*dts_delta_threshold*AV_TIME_BASE){
+@@ -4554,7 +4554,7 @@ static int process_input(int file_index)
+     if ((ist->dec_ctx->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO ||
+          ist->dec_ctx->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO) &&
+          pkt_dts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE && ist->next_dts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE &&
+-        !disable_discontinuity_correction) {
++        !disable_discontinuity_correction && !force_dts_monotonicity) {
+         int64_t delta   = pkt_dts - ist->next_dts;
+         if (is->iformat->flags & AVFMT_TS_DISCONT) {
+             if (delta < -1LL*dts_delta_threshold*AV_TIME_BASE ||
+@@ -4592,6 +4592,43 @@ static int process_input(int file_index)
+     if (pkt->dts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE)
+         ifile->last_ts = av_rescale_q(pkt->dts, ist->st->time_base, AV_TIME_BASE_Q);
+ 
++    if ((ist->dec_ctx->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO ||
++         ist->dec_ctx->codec_type == AVMEDIA_TYPE_AUDIO) &&
++        (pkt->pts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE || pkt->dts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE) &&
++        force_dts_monotonicity) {
++        int64_t ff_pts_error = 0;
++        int64_t ff_dts_error = 0;
++        int64_t ff_dts_threshold = av_rescale_q(dts_monotonicity_threshold, AV_TIME_BASE_Q, ist->st->time_base);
++
++        // adjust the incoming packet by the accumulated monotonicity error
++        if (pkt->pts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE) {
++            pkt->pts += ifile->ff_timestamp_monotonicity_offset;
++            if (ist->next_pts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE) {
++                ff_pts_error = av_rescale_q(ist->next_pts, AV_TIME_BASE_Q, ist->st->time_base) - pkt->pts;
++            }
++        }
++        if (pkt->dts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE) {
++            pkt->dts += ifile->ff_timestamp_monotonicity_offset;
++            if (ist->next_dts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE) {
++                ff_dts_error = av_rescale_q(ist->next_dts, AV_TIME_BASE_Q, ist->st->time_base) - pkt->dts;
++            }
++        }
++
++        if (ff_dts_error > 0 || ff_dts_error < (-ff_dts_threshold) || ff_pts_error < (-ff_dts_threshold)) {
++            if (pkt->dts == AV_NOPTS_VALUE /*|| ist->next_dts != AV_NOPTS_VALUE*/) {
++                pkt->pts += ff_pts_error;
++                ifile->ff_timestamp_monotonicity_offset += ff_pts_error;
++                av_log(is, AV_LOG_INFO, "Incoming PTS error %"PRId64", offsetting subsequent timestamps by %"PRId64" to correct\n", ff_pts_error, ifile->ff_timestamp_monotonicity_offset);
++            }
++            else {
++                pkt->pts += ff_dts_error;
++                pkt->dts += ff_dts_error;
++                ifile->ff_timestamp_monotonicity_offset += ff_dts_error;
++                av_log(is, AV_LOG_INFO, "Incoming DTS error %"PRId64", offsetting subsequent timestamps by %"PRId64" to correct\n", ff_dts_error, ifile->ff_timestamp_monotonicity_offset);
++            }
++        }
++    }
++
+     if (debug_ts) {
+         av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_INFO, "demuxer+ffmpeg -> ist_index:%d type:%s pkt_pts:%s pkt_pts_time:%s pkt_dts:%s pkt_dts_time:%s off:%s off_time:%s\n",
+                ifile->ist_index + pkt->stream_index, av_get_media_type_string(ist->dec_ctx->codec_type),
+diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg.h b/fftools/ffmpeg.h
+index 606f2af..87775d4 100644
+--- a/fftools/ffmpeg.h
++++ b/fftools/ffmpeg.h
+@@ -428,6 +428,10 @@ typedef struct InputFile {
+     int joined;                 /* the thread has been joined */
+     int thread_queue_size;      /* maximum number of queued packets */
+ #endif
++
++    // A value added to inbound timestamps to prevent them from going "backward" in cases such as HLS discontinuities
++    int64_t ff_timestamp_monotonicity_offset;
++
+ } InputFile;
+ 
+ enum forced_keyframes_const {
+@@ -605,6 +609,9 @@ extern float audio_drift_threshold;
+ extern float dts_delta_threshold;
+ extern float dts_error_threshold;
+ 
++extern int dts_monotonicity_threshold;
++extern int force_dts_monotonicity;
++
+ extern int audio_volume;
+ extern int audio_sync_method;
+ extern int video_sync_method;
+diff --git a/fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c b/fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c
+index 807e783..8389bce 100644
+--- a/fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c
++++ b/fftools/ffmpeg_opt.c
+@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ float audio_drift_threshold = 0.1;
+ float dts_delta_threshold   = 10;
+ float dts_error_threshold   = 3600*30;
+ 
++int dts_monotonicity_threshold = AV_TIME_BASE;
++int force_dts_monotonicity = 0;
++
+ int audio_volume      = 256;
+ int audio_sync_method = 0;
+ int video_sync_method = VSYNC_AUTO;
+@@ -1274,6 +1277,7 @@ static int open_input_file(OptionsContext *o, const char *filename)
+     f->recording_time = o->recording_time;
+     f->input_ts_offset = o->input_ts_offset;
+     f->ts_offset  = o->input_ts_offset - (copy_ts ? (start_at_zero && ic->start_time != AV_NOPTS_VALUE ? ic->start_time : 0) : timestamp);
++    f->ff_timestamp_monotonicity_offset = 0;
+     f->nb_streams = ic->nb_streams;
+     f->rate_emu   = o->rate_emu;
+     f->accurate_seek = o->accurate_seek;
+@@ -3538,6 +3542,10 @@ const OptionDef options[] = {
+     { "apad",           OPT_STRING | HAS_ARG | OPT_SPEC |
+                         OPT_OUTPUT,                                  { .off = OFFSET(apad) },
+         "audio pad", "" },
++    { "force_dts_monotonicity", OPT_BOOL | OPT_EXPERT,               { &force_dts_monotonicity },
++        "correct dts monotonicity errors" },
++    { "dts_monotonicity_threshold", HAS_ARG | OPT_INT | OPT_EXPERT,  { &dts_monotonicity_threshold },
++        "dts correction threshold for forward jumps", "microseconds" },
+     { "dts_delta_threshold", HAS_ARG | OPT_FLOAT | OPT_EXPERT,       { &dts_delta_threshold },
+         "timestamp discontinuity delta threshold", "threshold" },
+     { "dts_error_threshold", HAS_ARG | OPT_FLOAT | OPT_EXPERT,       { &dts_error_threshold },