diff --git a/src/format/mod.rs b/src/format/mod.rs
index 911779222..499084ab0 100644
--- a/src/format/mod.rs
+++ b/src/format/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 // These really don't belong anywhere, but I guess they're kind of related
 // to codecs etc.
+pub use crate::packet::{detect_av1_keyframe, detect_vp8_keyframe, detect_vp9_keyframe};
 pub use crate::packet::{CodecExtra, H264CodecExtra, Vp8CodecExtra, Vp9CodecExtra};
 
 mod codec;
diff --git a/src/packet/av1.rs b/src/packet/av1.rs
index f6c26dd2f..d38fd4fc4 100644
--- a/src/packet/av1.rs
+++ b/src/packet/av1.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,21 @@ const OBU_TYPE_MASK: u8 = 0b0111_1000;
 const AGGREGATION_HEADER_SIZE: usize = 1;
 const MAX_NUM_OBUS_TO_OMTI_SIZE: usize = 3;
 
+/// Detect whether an AV1 RTP payload contains a keyframe.
+///
+/// Checks the N bit (new coded video sequence) in the AV1 aggregation header.
+/// N=1 indicates the first packet of a keyframe (random access point).
+///
+/// AV1 aggregation header layout: `Z|Y|W W|N|reserved`
+/// - N (bit 3): 1 = new coded video sequence starts
+pub fn detect_av1_keyframe(payload: &[u8]) -> bool {
+    if payload.is_empty() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    // N bit is bit 3 of the aggregation header
+    payload[0] & 0x08 != 0
+}
+
 /// AV1 information describing the depacketized / packetized data
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Av1CodecExtra {
@@ -1203,4 +1218,26 @@ mod test {
             );
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_detect_av1_keyframe() {
+        // Empty
+        assert!(!detect_av1_keyframe(&[]));
+
+        // AV1 aggregation header: Z|Y|W W|N|reserved
+        // N bit is bit 3 (0x08)
+
+        // N=1 → keyframe
+        assert!(detect_av1_keyframe(&[0x08]));
+        assert!(detect_av1_keyframe(&[0x18])); // Z=0,Y=0,W=01,N=1
+        assert!(detect_av1_keyframe(&[0x78])); // Z=0,Y=1,W=11,N=1
+        assert!(detect_av1_keyframe(&[0x88])); // Z=1,Y=0,W=00,N=1
+        assert!(detect_av1_keyframe(&[0x0F])); // N=1, reserved bits set
+
+        // N=0 → not a keyframe
+        assert!(!detect_av1_keyframe(&[0x00]));
+        assert!(!detect_av1_keyframe(&[0x10])); // W=01, N=0
+        assert!(!detect_av1_keyframe(&[0x70])); // Y=1, W=11, N=0
+        assert!(!detect_av1_keyframe(&[0xF0])); // Z=1, Y=1, W=11, N=0
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/packet/mod.rs b/src/packet/mod.rs
index 1e05efe30..13f6e6744 100644
--- a/src/packet/mod.rs
+++ b/src/packet/mod.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use crate::sdp::MediaType;
 use crate::rtp::vla::encode_leb_u63;
 
 mod av1;
+pub use av1::detect_av1_keyframe;
 pub use av1::Av1CodecExtra;
 use av1::{Av1Depacketizer, Av1Packetizer};
 
@@ -34,10 +35,12 @@ mod opus;
 pub use opus::{OpusDepacketizer, OpusPacketizer};
 
 mod vp8;
+pub use vp8::detect_vp8_keyframe;
 pub use vp8::Vp8CodecExtra;
 pub use vp8::{Vp8Depacketizer, Vp8Packetizer};
 
 mod vp9;
+pub use vp9::detect_vp9_keyframe;
 pub use vp9::Vp9CodecExtra;
 use vp9::{Vp9Depacketizer, Vp9Packetizer};
 
diff --git a/src/packet/vp8.rs b/src/packet/vp8.rs
index c9deaf62f..0eb68ce92 100644
--- a/src/packet/vp8.rs
+++ b/src/packet/vp8.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,61 @@ pub struct Vp8CodecExtra {
     pub is_keyframe: bool,
 }
 
+/// Detect whether a VP8 RTP payload contains a keyframe.
+///
+/// Parses the VP8 RTP payload descriptor (RFC 7741) to skip past the
+/// variable-length header, then checks the P bit in the VP8 payload header.
+/// P=0 means keyframe, P=1 means interframe.
+///
+/// Returns `true` only for the first packet of a keyframe (S=1, PID=0).
+pub fn detect_vp8_keyframe(payload: &[u8]) -> bool {
+    if payload.is_empty() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    let b0 = payload[0];
+    let s = (b0 & 0x10) >> 4; // Start of VP8 partition
+    let pid = b0 & 0x07; // Partition index
+                         // Only the first packet of a frame (S=1, PID=0) contains the payload header
+    if s != 1 || pid != 0 {
+        return false;
+    }
+    let x = (b0 & 0x80) >> 7; // Extension bit
+    let mut idx = 1;
+    if x == 1 {
+        if idx >= payload.len() {
+            return false;
+        }
+        let ext = payload[idx];
+        idx += 1;
+        let i = (ext & 0x80) >> 7; // PictureID present
+        let l = (ext & 0x40) >> 6; // TL0PICIDX present
+        let t = (ext & 0x20) >> 5; // TID present
+        let k = (ext & 0x10) >> 4; // KEYIDX present
+        if i == 1 {
+            if idx >= payload.len() {
+                return false;
+            }
+            if payload[idx] & 0x80 != 0 {
+                idx += 2; // 16-bit PictureID
+            } else {
+                idx += 1; // 7-bit PictureID
+            }
+        }
+        if l == 1 {
+            idx += 1; // tl0picidx
+        }
+        if t == 1 || k == 1 {
+            idx += 1; // TID/KEYIDX
+        }
+    }
+    if idx >= payload.len() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    // VP8 Payload Header: P bit is bit 0 of the first byte
+    // P=0 → keyframe, P=1 → interframe
+    payload[idx] & 0x01 == 0
+}
+
 /// Packetizes VP8 RTP packets.
 ///
 /// ## Unversioned API surface
@@ -596,4 +651,58 @@ mod test {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_detect_vp8_keyframe() {
+        // Empty payload
+        assert!(!detect_vp8_keyframe(&[]));
+
+        // Minimal keyframe: S=1, PID=0, no extensions, P=0
+        // Byte 0: X=0, R=0, N=0, S=1, PID=0 → 0x10
+        // Byte 1: VP8 payload header with P=0 (keyframe) → 0x00
+        assert!(detect_vp8_keyframe(&[0x10, 0x00]));
+
+        // Minimal interframe: S=1, PID=0, no extensions, P=1
+        // Byte 1: VP8 payload header with P=1 → 0x01
+        assert!(!detect_vp8_keyframe(&[0x10, 0x01]));
+
+        // Not the first packet (S=0) — cannot detect keyframe
+        assert!(!detect_vp8_keyframe(&[0x00, 0x00]));
+
+        // Continuation packet (PID != 0)
+        assert!(!detect_vp8_keyframe(&[0x11, 0x00]));
+
+        // With extension (X=1), 7-bit PictureID, keyframe
+        // Byte 0: X=1, S=1, PID=0 → 0x90
+        // Byte 1: I=1, L=0, T=0, K=0 → 0x80
+        // Byte 2: 7-bit PictureID (M=0) → 0x42
+        // Byte 3: VP8 payload header P=0 → 0x00
+        assert!(detect_vp8_keyframe(&[0x90, 0x80, 0x42, 0x00]));
+
+        // With extension, 7-bit PictureID, interframe
+        assert!(!detect_vp8_keyframe(&[0x90, 0x80, 0x42, 0x01]));
+
+        // With extension, 16-bit PictureID (M=1), keyframe
+        // Byte 2: M=1 → 0x80 | PID_high
+        // Byte 3: PID_low
+        // Byte 4: VP8 payload header P=0
+        assert!(detect_vp8_keyframe(&[0x90, 0x80, 0x80, 0x42, 0x00]));
+
+        // With all extensions: I=1(16-bit), L=1, T=1
+        // Byte 0: X=1, S=1 → 0x90
+        // Byte 1: I=1, L=1, T=1 → 0xE0
+        // Byte 2-3: 16-bit PictureID → 0x80, 0x42
+        // Byte 4: TL0PICIDX
+        // Byte 5: TID/KEYIDX
+        // Byte 6: VP8 payload header P=0
+        assert!(detect_vp8_keyframe(&[
+            0x90, 0xE0, 0x80, 0x42, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00
+        ]));
+
+        // Truncated: extension says PictureID but no bytes left
+        assert!(!detect_vp8_keyframe(&[0x90, 0x80]));
+
+        // Truncated: header consumed all bytes
+        assert!(!detect_vp8_keyframe(&[0x90, 0x80, 0x42]));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/packet/vp9.rs b/src/packet/vp9.rs
index 05fb8943d..d7bd11d1c 100644
--- a/src/packet/vp9.rs
+++ b/src/packet/vp9.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,21 @@ pub struct Vp9CodecExtra {
     pub is_keyframe: bool,
 }
 
+/// Detect whether a VP9 RTP payload contains a keyframe by inspecting the P bit.
+///
+/// VP9 RTP descriptor byte 0: `I|P|L|F|B|E|V|Z`
+/// - P=0: independently decodable frame (keyframe)
+/// - P=1: inter-picture predicted frame
+///
+/// Works with both flexible (F=1) and non-flexible (F=0) mode packets.
+pub fn detect_vp9_keyframe(payload: &[u8]) -> bool {
+    if payload.is_empty() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    // P bit is bit 6 of byte 0. P=0 means keyframe.
+    (payload[0] & 0x40) == 0
+}
+
 /// Packetizes VP9 RTP packets.
 #[derive(Default, Clone)]
 pub struct Vp9Packetizer {
@@ -1046,4 +1061,26 @@ mod test {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_detect_vp9_keyframe() {
+        // Empty payload
+        assert!(!detect_vp9_keyframe(&[]));
+
+        // VP9 RTP descriptor byte 0: I|P|L|F|B|E|V|Z
+        // P=0 (bit 6 clear) → keyframe
+        // P=1 (bit 6 set) → inter-frame
+
+        // Keyframes (P=0)
+        assert!(detect_vp9_keyframe(&[0x80])); // I=1
+        assert!(detect_vp9_keyframe(&[0xA0])); // I=1, L=1
+        assert!(detect_vp9_keyframe(&[0xAE])); // I=1, L=1, B=1, E=1, V=1
+        assert!(detect_vp9_keyframe(&[0x00])); // all flags clear
+
+        // Inter-frames (P=1)
+        assert!(!detect_vp9_keyframe(&[0xE8])); // I=1, P=1, L=1, B=1
+        assert!(!detect_vp9_keyframe(&[0xEC])); // I=1, P=1, L=1, B=1, E=1
+        assert!(!detect_vp9_keyframe(&[0x40])); // P=1 only
+        assert!(!detect_vp9_keyframe(&[0xD5])); // I=1, P=1, F=1, E=1, Z=1
+    }
 }