diff --git a/modules/video_coding/video_codec_initializer.cc b/modules/video_coding/video_codec_initializer.cc
index c5cd452b04..9b259f6fdd 100644
--- a/modules/video_coding/video_codec_initializer.cc
+++ b/modules/video_coding/video_codec_initializer.cc
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ bool VideoCodecInitializer::SetupCodec(
       return false;
     }
     codec->codecType = kVideoCodecStereo;
+    strncpy(codec->plName, settings.payload_name.c_str(),
+            sizeof(codec->plName));
     return true;
   }
 
diff --git a/video/video_receive_stream.cc b/video/video_receive_stream.cc
index 9325054605..d284a7be93 100644
--- a/video/video_receive_stream.cc
+++ b/video/video_receive_stream.cc
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ VideoCodec CreateDecoderVideoCodec(const VideoReceiveStream::Decoder& decoder) {
     associated_decoder.payload_name = CodecTypeToPayloadString(kVideoCodecVP9);
     VideoCodec associated_codec = CreateDecoderVideoCodec(associated_decoder);
     associated_codec.codecType = kVideoCodecStereo;
+    strncpy(associated_codec.plName, decoder.payload_name.c_str(),
+            sizeof(associated_codec.plName));
     return associated_codec;
   }