diff --git a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender.cc b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender.cc
index 8afc2de985..38d603092f 100644
--- a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender.cc
+++ b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender.cc
@@ -273,12 +273,12 @@ int32_t RTPSender::DeregisterRtpHeaderExtension(RTPExtensionType type) {
   return rtp_header_extension_map_.Deregister(type);
 }
 
-int32_t RTPSender::RegisterPayload(const char* payload_name,
+int32_t RTPSender::RegisterPayload(absl::string_view payload_name,
                                    int8_t payload_number,
                                    uint32_t frequency,
                                    size_t channels,
                                    uint32_t rate) {
-  RTC_DCHECK_LT(strlen(payload_name), RTP_PAYLOAD_NAME_SIZE);
+  RTC_DCHECK_LT(payload_name.size(), RTP_PAYLOAD_NAME_SIZE);
   rtc::CritScope lock(&send_critsect_);
 
   std::map<int8_t, RtpUtility::Payload*>::iterator it =
diff --git a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender.h b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender.h
index 53bc8f1c51..f9bbbdd9e2 100644
--- a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender.h
+++ b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
 #include "absl/types/optional.h"
 #include "api/array_view.h"
 #include "api/call/transport.h"
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ class RTPSender {
   uint32_t FecOverheadRate() const;
   uint32_t NackOverheadRate() const;
 
-  int32_t RegisterPayload(const char* payload_name,
+  int32_t RegisterPayload(absl::string_view payload_name,
                           const int8_t payload_type,
                           const uint32_t frequency,
                           const size_t channels,
diff --git a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_audio.cc b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_audio.cc
index 6cf9a17e30..636ccccf0d 100644
--- a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_audio.cc
+++ b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_audio.cc
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ RTPSenderAudio::RTPSenderAudio(Clock* clock, RTPSender* rtp_sender)
 
 RTPSenderAudio::~RTPSenderAudio() {}
 
-int32_t RTPSenderAudio::RegisterAudioPayload(const char* payloadName,
+int32_t RTPSenderAudio::RegisterAudioPayload(absl::string_view payload_name,
                                              const int8_t payload_type,
                                              const uint32_t frequency,
                                              const size_t channels,
                                              const uint32_t rate,
                                              RtpUtility::Payload** payload) {
-  if (absl::EqualsIgnoreCase(payloadName, "cn")) {
+  if (absl::EqualsIgnoreCase(payload_name, "cn")) {
     rtc::CritScope cs(&send_audio_critsect_);
     //  we can have multiple CNG payload types
     switch (frequency) {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ int32_t RTPSenderAudio::RegisterAudioPayload(const char* payloadName,
       default:
         return -1;
     }
-  } else if (absl::EqualsIgnoreCase(payloadName, "telephone-event")) {
+  } else if (absl::EqualsIgnoreCase(payload_name, "telephone-event")) {
     rtc::CritScope cs(&send_audio_critsect_);
     // Don't add it to the list
     // we dont want to allow send with a DTMF payloadtype
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ int32_t RTPSenderAudio::RegisterAudioPayload(const char* payloadName,
     return 0;
   }
   *payload = new RtpUtility::Payload(
-      payloadName,
+      payload_name,
       PayloadUnion(AudioPayload{
-          SdpAudioFormat(payloadName, frequency, channels), rate}));
+          SdpAudioFormat(payload_name, frequency, channels), rate}));
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_audio.h b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_audio.h
index 2c4c60c0ee..1dbe5b5817 100644
--- a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_audio.h
+++ b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_audio.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
 #include "common_types.h"  // NOLINT(build/include)
 #include "modules/rtp_rtcp/source/dtmf_queue.h"
 #include "modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender.h"
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ class RTPSenderAudio {
   RTPSenderAudio(Clock* clock, RTPSender* rtp_sender);
   ~RTPSenderAudio();
 
-  int32_t RegisterAudioPayload(const char* payloadName,
+  int32_t RegisterAudioPayload(absl::string_view payload_name,
                                int8_t payload_type,
                                uint32_t frequency,
                                size_t channels,
diff --git a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_video.cc b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_video.cc
index 2f7b440834..cb0b665608 100644
--- a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_video.cc
+++ b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_video.cc
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ VideoCodecType RTPSenderVideo::VideoCodecType() const {
 
 // Static.
 RtpUtility::Payload* RTPSenderVideo::CreateVideoPayload(
-    const char* payload_name,
+    absl::string_view payload_name,
     int8_t payload_type) {
   enum VideoCodecType video_type = kVideoCodecGeneric;
   if (absl::EqualsIgnoreCase(payload_name, "VP8")) {
diff --git a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_video.h b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_video.h
index 441e7b7a4b..d3a898b40a 100644
--- a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_video.h
+++ b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_video.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>
 
+#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
 #include "absl/types/optional.h"
 #include "common_types.h"  // NOLINT(build/include)
 #include "modules/rtp_rtcp/include/flexfec_sender.h"
@@ -47,9 +48,8 @@ class RTPSenderVideo {
 
   virtual enum VideoCodecType VideoCodecType() const;
 
-  static RtpUtility::Payload* CreateVideoPayload(
-      const char payload_name[RTP_PAYLOAD_NAME_SIZE],
-      int8_t payload_type);
+  static RtpUtility::Payload* CreateVideoPayload(absl::string_view payload_name,
+                                                 int8_t payload_type);
 
   bool SendVideo(enum VideoCodecType video_type,
                  FrameType frame_type,
diff --git a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_utility.h b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_utility.h
index 07ef102b67..408517481b 100644
--- a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_utility.h
+++ b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_utility.h
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
 #define MODULES_RTP_RTCP_SOURCE_RTP_UTILITY_H_
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <cstring>
+#include <algorithm>
 
+#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
 #include "api/rtp_headers.h"
 #include "common_types.h"  // NOLINT(build/include)
 #include "modules/rtp_rtcp/include/rtp_header_extension_map.h"
@@ -26,9 +27,10 @@ const uint8_t kRtpMarkerBitMask = 0x80;
 namespace RtpUtility {
 
 struct Payload {
-  Payload(const char* name, const PayloadUnion& pu) : typeSpecific(pu) {
-    std::strncpy(this->name, name, sizeof(this->name) - 1);
-    this->name[sizeof(this->name) - 1] = '\0';
+  Payload(absl::string_view payload_name, const PayloadUnion& pu)
+      : typeSpecific(pu) {
+    size_t clipped_size = payload_name.copy(name, sizeof(name) - 1);
+    name[clipped_size] = '\0';
   }
   char name[RTP_PAYLOAD_NAME_SIZE];
   PayloadUnion typeSpecific;