diff --git a/modules/video_coding/packet.cc b/modules/video_coding/packet.cc
index c69746e105..b50e97576d 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/packet.cc
+++ b/modules/video_coding/packet.cc
@@ -35,19 +35,32 @@ VCMPacket::VCMPacket()
 VCMPacket::VCMPacket(const uint8_t* ptr,
                      const size_t size,
                      const WebRtcRTPHeader& rtpHeader)
-    : payloadType(rtpHeader.header.payloadType),
-      timestamp(rtpHeader.header.timestamp),
-      ntp_time_ms_(rtpHeader.ntp_time_ms),
-      seqNum(rtpHeader.header.sequenceNumber),
+    : VCMPacket(ptr,
+                size,
+                rtpHeader.header,
+                rtpHeader.video_header(),
+                rtpHeader.frameType,
+                rtpHeader.ntp_time_ms) {}
+
+VCMPacket::VCMPacket(const uint8_t* ptr,
+                     size_t size,
+                     const RTPHeader& rtp_header,
+                     const RTPVideoHeader& videoHeader,
+                     FrameType frame_type,
+                     int64_t ntp_time_ms)
+    : payloadType(rtp_header.payloadType),
+      timestamp(rtp_header.timestamp),
+      ntp_time_ms_(ntp_time_ms),
+      seqNum(rtp_header.sequenceNumber),
       dataPtr(ptr),
       sizeBytes(size),
-      markerBit(rtpHeader.header.markerBit),
+      markerBit(rtp_header.markerBit),
       timesNacked(-1),
-      frameType(rtpHeader.frameType),
+      frameType(frame_type),
       completeNALU(kNaluIncomplete),
-      insertStartCode(rtpHeader.video_header().codec == kVideoCodecH264 &&
-                      rtpHeader.video_header().is_first_packet_in_frame),
-      video_header(rtpHeader.video_header()) {
+      insertStartCode(videoHeader.codec == kVideoCodecH264 &&
+                      videoHeader.is_first_packet_in_frame),
+      video_header(videoHeader) {
   if (is_first_packet_in_frame() && markerBit) {
     completeNALU = kNaluComplete;
   } else if (is_first_packet_in_frame()) {
diff --git a/modules/video_coding/packet.h b/modules/video_coding/packet.h
index 586e1dc6d2..944aed53dd 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/packet.h
+++ b/modules/video_coding/packet.h
@@ -25,9 +25,15 @@ namespace webrtc {
 class VCMPacket {
  public:
   VCMPacket();
+
+  VCMPacket(const uint8_t* ptr, size_t size, const WebRtcRTPHeader& rtpHeader);
+
   VCMPacket(const uint8_t* ptr,
-            const size_t size,
-            const WebRtcRTPHeader& rtpHeader);
+            size_t size,
+            const RTPHeader& rtp_header,
+            const RTPVideoHeader& video_header,
+            FrameType frame_type,
+            int64_t ntp_time_ms);
 
   ~VCMPacket();