diff --git a/media/BUILD.gn b/media/BUILD.gn
index 10ecd68e24..8d0a9911f8 100644
--- a/media/BUILD.gn
+++ b/media/BUILD.gn
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ rtc_static_library("rtc_audio_video") {
     "../modules/audio_mixer:audio_mixer_impl",
     "../modules/audio_processing:audio_processing",
     "../modules/video_capture:video_capture_module",
+    "../modules/video_coding:webrtc_vp8_helpers",
     "../pc:rtc_pc_base",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_base",
     "../rtc_base:rtc_task_queue",
diff --git a/media/engine/simulcast.cc b/media/engine/simulcast.cc
index f8cb083434..d55ab9f82a 100644
--- a/media/engine/simulcast.cc
+++ b/media/engine/simulcast.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "media/base/streamparams.h"
 #include "media/engine/constants.h"
 #include "media/engine/simulcast.h"
+#include "modules/video_coding/codecs/vp8/include/vp8_common_types.h"
 #include "rtc_base/arraysize.h"
 #include "rtc_base/logging.h"
 #include "system_wrappers/include/field_trial.h"
@@ -227,6 +228,21 @@ std::vector<webrtc::VideoStream> GetNormalSimulcastLayers(
     layers[s].num_temporal_layers = DefaultNumberOfTemporalLayers(s);
     layers[s].max_bitrate_bps = FindSimulcastMaxBitrateBps(width, height);
     layers[s].target_bitrate_bps = FindSimulcastTargetBitrateBps(width, height);
+    int num_temporal_layers = DefaultNumberOfTemporalLayers(s);
+    if (s == 0 && num_temporal_layers != 3) {
+      // If alternative number temporal layers is selected, adjust the
+      // bitrate of the lowest simulcast stream so that absolute bitrate for the
+      // base temporal layer matches the bitrate for the base temporal layer
+      // with the default 3 simulcast streams. Otherwise we risk a higher
+      // threshold for receiving a feed at all.
+      const float rate_factor =
+          webrtc::kVp8LayerRateAlloction[3][0] /
+          webrtc::kVp8LayerRateAlloction[num_temporal_layers][0];
+      layers[s].max_bitrate_bps =
+          static_cast<int>(layers[s].max_bitrate_bps * rate_factor);
+      layers[s].target_bitrate_bps =
+          static_cast<int>(layers[s].target_bitrate_bps * rate_factor);
+    }
     layers[s].min_bitrate_bps = FindSimulcastMinBitrateBps(width, height);
     layers[s].max_framerate = max_framerate;