diff --git a/api/video/video_source_interface.h b/api/video/video_source_interface.h
index 38d0041718..c636c2ff95 100644
--- a/api/video/video_source_interface.h
+++ b/api/video/video_source_interface.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ struct RTC_EXPORT VideoSinkWants {
   VideoSinkWants();
   VideoSinkWants(const VideoSinkWants&);
   ~VideoSinkWants();
+
   // Tells the source whether the sink wants frames with rotation applied.
   // By default, any rotation must be applied by the sink.
   bool rotation_applied = false;
@@ -84,8 +85,12 @@ struct RTC_EXPORT VideoSinkWants {
   // This is the resolution requested by the user using RtpEncodingParameters.
   absl::optional<FrameSize> requested_resolution;
 
-  // `active` : is (any) of the layers/sink(s) active.
-  bool is_active = true;
+  // `is_active` : Is this VideoSinkWants from an encoder that is encoding any
+  // layer. IF YES, it will affect how the VideoAdapter will choose to
+  // prioritize the OnOutputFormatRequest vs. requested_resolution. IF NO,
+  // VideoAdapter consider this VideoSinkWants as a passive listener (e.g a
+  // VideoRenderer or a VideoEncoder that is not currently actively encoding).
+  bool is_active = false;
 
   // This sub-struct contains information computed by VideoBroadcaster
   // that aggregates several VideoSinkWants (and sends them to
diff --git a/media/base/video_broadcaster_unittest.cc b/media/base/video_broadcaster_unittest.cc
index c5dc24353c..bb80c11930 100644
--- a/media/base/video_broadcaster_unittest.cc
+++ b/media/base/video_broadcaster_unittest.cc
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ TEST(VideoBroadcasterTest, AppliesMaxOfSinkWantsRequestedResolution) {
 
   FakeVideoRenderer sink1;
   VideoSinkWants wants1;
+  wants1.is_active = true;
   wants1.requested_resolution = FrameSize(640, 360);
 
   broadcaster.AddOrUpdateSink(&sink1, wants1);
@@ -344,6 +345,7 @@ TEST(VideoBroadcasterTest, AppliesMaxOfSinkWantsRequestedResolution) {
 
   FakeVideoRenderer sink2;
   VideoSinkWants wants2;
+  wants2.is_active = true;
   wants2.requested_resolution = FrameSize(650, 350);
   broadcaster.AddOrUpdateSink(&sink2, wants2);
   EXPECT_EQ(FrameSize(650, 360), *broadcaster.wants().requested_resolution);