Index: libs/libmythtv/decoderbase.h
===================================================================
--- libs/libmythtv/decoderbase.h	(revision 27238)
+++ libs/libmythtv/decoderbase.h	(working copy)
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@
     virtual void SetTeletextDecoderViewer(TeletextViewer*) {;}
 
     virtual QString GetXDS(const QString&) const { return QString::null; }
+    virtual QString GetSubHeader(uint trackNo) const { return QString::null; }
 
     // MHEG/MHI stuff
     virtual bool SetAudioByComponentTag(int) { return false; }
Index: libs/libmythtv/avformatdecoder.cpp
===================================================================
--- libs/libmythtv/avformatdecoder.cpp	(revision 27238)
+++ libs/libmythtv/avformatdecoder.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -3603,6 +3618,15 @@
     return ccd608->GetXDS(key);
 }
 
+QString AvFormatDecoder::GetSubHeader(uint trackNo) const
+{
+    if (trackNo >= tracks[kTrackTypeSubtitle].size())
+        return QString::null;
+
+    return QString(QByteArray((char *)ic->streams[tracks[kTrackTypeSubtitle][trackNo].av_stream_index]->codec->subtitle_header,
+                   ic->streams[tracks[kTrackTypeSubtitle][trackNo].av_stream_index]->codec->subtitle_header_size));
+}
+
 bool AvFormatDecoder::SetAudioByComponentTag(int tag)
 {
     for (uint i = 0; i < tracks[kTrackTypeAudio].size(); i++)
Index: libs/libmythtv/avformatdecoder.h
===================================================================
--- libs/libmythtv/avformatdecoder.h	(revision 27238)
+++ libs/libmythtv/avformatdecoder.h	(working copy)
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@
     virtual void SetTeletextDecoderViewer(TeletextViewer*);
 
     virtual QString GetXDS(const QString&) const;
+    virtual QString GetSubHeader(uint trackNo) const;
 
     // MHEG stuff
     virtual bool SetAudioByComponentTag(int tag);