diff --git a/media/engine/webrtc_video_engine.cc b/media/engine/webrtc_video_engine.cc
index cc6e29a93c..5de6752d64 100644
--- a/media/engine/webrtc_video_engine.cc
+++ b/media/engine/webrtc_video_engine.cc
@@ -110,6 +110,23 @@ void AddDefaultFeedbackParams(VideoCodec* codec,
   }
 }
 
+// Helper function to determine whether a codec should use the [35, 63] range.
+// Should be used when adding new codecs (or variants).
+bool IsCodecValidForLowerRange(const VideoCodec& codec) {
+  if (absl::EqualsIgnoreCase(codec.name, kFlexfecCodecName) ||
+      absl::EqualsIgnoreCase(codec.name, kAv1CodecName) ||
+      absl::EqualsIgnoreCase(codec.name, kAv1xCodecName)) {
+    return true;
+  } else if (absl::EqualsIgnoreCase(codec.name, kH264CodecName)) {
+    std::string profileLevelId;
+    // H264 with YUV444.
+    if (codec.GetParam(kH264FmtpProfileLevelId, &profileLevelId)) {
+      return absl::StartsWithIgnoreCase(profileLevelId, "f400");
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 // This function will assign dynamic payload types (in the range [96, 127]
 // and then [35, 63]) to the input codecs, and also add ULPFEC, RED, FlexFEC,
 // and associated RTX codecs for recognized codecs (VP8, VP9, H264, and RED).
@@ -170,10 +187,6 @@ std::vector<VideoCodec> GetPayloadTypesAndDefaultCodecs(
   std::vector<VideoCodec> output_codecs;
   for (const webrtc::SdpVideoFormat& format : supported_formats) {
     VideoCodec codec(format);
-    bool isCodecValidForLowerRange =
-        absl::EqualsIgnoreCase(codec.name, kFlexfecCodecName) ||
-        absl::EqualsIgnoreCase(codec.name, kAv1CodecName) ||
-        absl::EqualsIgnoreCase(codec.name, kAv1xCodecName);
     bool isFecCodec = absl::EqualsIgnoreCase(codec.name, kUlpfecCodecName) ||
                       absl::EqualsIgnoreCase(codec.name, kFlexfecCodecName);
 
@@ -189,7 +202,7 @@ std::vector<VideoCodec> GetPayloadTypesAndDefaultCodecs(
 
     // Lower range gets used for "new" codecs or when running out of payload
     // types in the upper range.
-    if (isCodecValidForLowerRange ||
+    if (IsCodecValidForLowerRange(codec) ||
         payload_type_upper >= kLastDynamicPayloadTypeUpperRange) {
       codec.id = payload_type_lower++;
     } else {
@@ -209,7 +222,7 @@ std::vector<VideoCodec> GetPayloadTypesAndDefaultCodecs(
         RTC_DCHECK_EQ(payload_type_upper, kLastDynamicPayloadTypeUpperRange);
         break;
       }
-      if (isCodecValidForLowerRange ||
+      if (IsCodecValidForLowerRange(codec) ||
           payload_type_upper >= kLastDynamicPayloadTypeUpperRange) {
         output_codecs.push_back(
             VideoCodec::CreateRtxCodec(payload_type_lower++, codec.id));