diff --git a/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer.go b/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer.go
index 8e79e0d31..0fd76a420 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/buffer/buffer.go
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func (b *Buffer) Bind(params webrtc.RTPParameters, codec webrtc.RTPCodecCapabili
 	for _, ext := range params.HeaderExtensions {
 		switch ext.URI {
 		case dd.ExtensionURI:
-			if IsSvcCodec(codec.MimeType) {
+			if IsSvcCodec(codec.MimeType) || strings.EqualFold(codec.MimeType, webrtc.MimeTypeVP8) {
 				if b.ddExtID != 0 {
 					b.logger.Warnw("multiple dependency descriptor extensions found", nil, "id", ext.ID, "previous", b.ddExtID)
 					continue
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/codecmunger/vp8.go b/pkg/sfu/codecmunger/vp8.go
index 3c89d2e1a..696c355b1 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/codecmunger/vp8.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/codecmunger/vp8.go
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func (v *VP8) UpdateAndGet(extPkt *buffer.ExtPacket, snOutOfOrder bool, snHasGap
 		// which layer the missing packets belong to. A layer could have multiple packets. So, keep track
 		// of pictures that are forwarded even though they will be filtered out based on temporal layer
 		// requirements. That allows forwarding of the complete picture.
-		if vp8.T && vp8.TID > uint8(maxTemporalLayer) {
+		if extPkt.Temporal > maxTemporalLayer {
 			v.exemptedPictureIds.Set(extPictureId, true)
 			// trim cache if necessary
 			for v.exemptedPictureIds.Len() > exemptedPictureIdsThreshold {
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func (v *VP8) UpdateAndGet(extPkt *buffer.ExtPacket, snOutOfOrder bool, snHasGap
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		if vp8.T && vp8.TID > uint8(maxTemporalLayer) {
+		if extPkt.Temporal > maxTemporalLayer {
 			// drop only if not exempted
 			_, ok := v.exemptedPictureIds.Get(extPictureId)
 			if !ok {
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/testutils/data.go b/pkg/sfu/testutils/data.go
index 49d5521a9..7f7c96872 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/testutils/data.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/testutils/data.go
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ func GetTestExtPacketVP8(params *TestExtPacketParams, vp8 *buffer.VP8) (*buffer.
 
 	ep.KeyFrame = vp8.IsKeyFrame
 	ep.Payload = *vp8
+	if ep.DependencyDescriptor == nil {
+		ep.Temporal = int32(vp8.TID)
+	}
 	return ep, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/sfu/videolayerselector/temporallayerselector/vp8.go b/pkg/sfu/videolayerselector/temporallayerselector/vp8.go
index 2d2660897..c0a86c4f2 100644
--- a/pkg/sfu/videolayerselector/temporallayerselector/vp8.go
+++ b/pkg/sfu/videolayerselector/temporallayerselector/vp8.go
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ func (v *VP8) Select(extPkt *buffer.ExtPacket, current int32, target int32) (thi
 	}
 
 	vp8, ok := extPkt.Payload.(buffer.VP8)
-	if !ok || !vp8.T {
+	if !ok {
 		return
 	}
 
-	tid := int32(vp8.TID)
+	tid := extPkt.Temporal
 	if current < target {
-		if tid > current && tid <= target && vp8.S && vp8.Y {
+		if tid > current && tid <= target && vp8.S {
 			this = tid
 			next = tid
 		}