diff --git a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/fec_test_helper.cc b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/fec_test_helper.cc
index ff736fd5f2..b9ac25e4a8 100644
--- a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/fec_test_helper.cc
+++ b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/fec_test_helper.cc
@@ -184,19 +184,21 @@ UlpfecPacketGenerator::UlpfecPacketGenerator(uint32_t ssrc)
 RtpPacketReceived UlpfecPacketGenerator::BuildMediaRedPacket(
     const AugmentedPacket& packet,
     bool is_recovered) {
-  RtpPacketReceived red_packet;
-  // Copy RTP header.
+  // Create a temporary buffer used to wrap the media packet in RED.
+  rtc::CopyOnWriteBuffer red_buffer;
   const size_t kHeaderLength = packet.header.headerLength;
-  red_packet.Parse(packet.data.cdata(), kHeaderLength);
-  RTC_DCHECK_EQ(red_packet.headers_size(), kHeaderLength);
-  uint8_t* rtp_payload =
-      red_packet.AllocatePayload(packet.data.size() + 1 - kHeaderLength);
-  // Move payload type into rtp payload.
-  rtp_payload[0] = red_packet.PayloadType();
+  // Append header.
+  red_buffer.SetData(packet.data.data(), kHeaderLength);
+  // Find payload type and add it as RED header.
+  uint8_t media_payload_type = red_buffer[1] & 0x7F;
+  red_buffer.AppendData({media_payload_type});
+  // Append rest of payload/padding.
+  red_buffer.AppendData(
+      packet.data.Slice(kHeaderLength, packet.data.size() - kHeaderLength));
+
+  RtpPacketReceived red_packet;
+  RTC_CHECK(red_packet.Parse(std::move(red_buffer)));
   red_packet.SetPayloadType(kRedPayloadType);
-  // Copy the payload.
-  memcpy(rtp_payload + 1, packet.data.cdata() + kHeaderLength,
-         packet.data.size() - kHeaderLength);
   red_packet.set_recovered(is_recovered);
 
   return red_packet;
diff --git a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/ulpfec_receiver_impl.cc b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/ulpfec_receiver_impl.cc
index 16b87ba727..fdfa475186 100644
--- a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/ulpfec_receiver_impl.cc
+++ b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/ulpfec_receiver_impl.cc
@@ -132,9 +132,8 @@ bool UlpfecReceiverImpl::AddReceivedRedPacket(
         rtp_packet.Buffer().Slice(rtp_packet.headers_size() + kRedHeaderLength,
                                   rtp_packet.payload_size() - kRedHeaderLength);
   } else {
-    auto red_payload = rtp_packet.payload().subview(kRedHeaderLength);
-    received_packet->pkt->data.EnsureCapacity(rtp_packet.headers_size() +
-                                              red_payload.size());
+    received_packet->pkt->data.EnsureCapacity(rtp_packet.size() -
+                                              kRedHeaderLength);
     // Copy RTP header.
     received_packet->pkt->data.SetData(rtp_packet.data(),
                                        rtp_packet.headers_size());
@@ -142,9 +141,10 @@ bool UlpfecReceiverImpl::AddReceivedRedPacket(
     uint8_t& payload_type_byte = received_packet->pkt->data.MutableData()[1];
     payload_type_byte &= 0x80;          // Reset RED payload type.
     payload_type_byte += payload_type;  // Set media payload type.
-    // Copy payload data.
-    received_packet->pkt->data.AppendData(red_payload.data(),
-                                          red_payload.size());
+    // Copy payload and padding data, after the RED header.
+    received_packet->pkt->data.AppendData(
+        rtp_packet.data() + rtp_packet.headers_size() + kRedHeaderLength,
+        rtp_packet.size() - rtp_packet.headers_size() - kRedHeaderLength);
   }
 
   if (received_packet->pkt->data.size() > 0) {
diff --git a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/ulpfec_receiver_unittest.cc b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/ulpfec_receiver_unittest.cc
index 9dbaeb81f3..016df6e834 100644
--- a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/ulpfec_receiver_unittest.cc
+++ b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/ulpfec_receiver_unittest.cc
@@ -512,4 +512,31 @@ TEST_F(UlpfecReceiverTest, TruncatedPacketWithoutDataPastFirstBlock) {
   SurvivesMaliciousPacket(kPacket, sizeof(kPacket), 100);
 }
 
+TEST_F(UlpfecReceiverTest, MediaWithPadding) {
+  const size_t kNumFecPackets = 1;
+  std::list<AugmentedPacket*> augmented_media_packets;
+  ForwardErrorCorrection::PacketList media_packets;
+  PacketizeFrame(2, 0, &augmented_media_packets, &media_packets);
+
+  // Append four bytes of padding to the first media packet.
+  const uint8_t kPadding[] = {0, 0, 0, 4};
+  augmented_media_packets.front()->data.AppendData(kPadding);
+  augmented_media_packets.front()->data.MutableData()[0] |= 1 << 5;  // P bit.
+  augmented_media_packets.front()->header.paddingLength = 4;
+
+  std::list<ForwardErrorCorrection::Packet*> fec_packets;
+  EncodeFec(media_packets, kNumFecPackets, &fec_packets);
+
+  auto it = augmented_media_packets.begin();
+  BuildAndAddRedMediaPacket(augmented_media_packets.front());
+
+  VerifyReconstructedMediaPacket(**it, 1);
+  EXPECT_EQ(0, receiver_fec_->ProcessReceivedFec());
+
+  BuildAndAddRedFecPacket(fec_packets.front());
+  ++it;
+  VerifyReconstructedMediaPacket(**it, 1);
+  EXPECT_EQ(0, receiver_fec_->ProcessReceivedFec());
+}
+
 }  // namespace webrtc