diff --git a/video/encoder_bitrate_adjuster.cc b/video/encoder_bitrate_adjuster.cc
index 5fa7434acd..5af9128a86 100644
--- a/video/encoder_bitrate_adjuster.cc
+++ b/video/encoder_bitrate_adjuster.cc
@@ -289,6 +289,10 @@ VideoBitrateAllocation EncoderBitrateAdjuster::AdjustRateAllocation(
     }
   }
 
+  // Since no spatial layers or streams are toggled by the adjustment
+  // bw-limited flag stays the same.
+  adjusted_allocation.set_bw_limited(rates.bitrate.is_bw_limited());
+
   return adjusted_allocation;
 }
 
diff --git a/video/video_stream_encoder.cc b/video/video_stream_encoder.cc
index 52dc53f432..2a6f14c361 100644
--- a/video/video_stream_encoder.cc
+++ b/video/video_stream_encoder.cc
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ VideoBitrateAllocation UpdateAllocationFromEncoderInfo(
       }
     }
   }
+  new_allocation.set_bw_limited(allocation.is_bw_limited());
   return new_allocation;
 }
 }  //  namespace