diff --git a/app/meson.build b/app/meson.build
index 82105876..9f73b434 100644
--- a/app/meson.build
+++ b/app/meson.build
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ src = [
     'src/server.c',
     'src/version.c',
     'src/video_buffer.c',
+    'src/trait/frame_source.c',
     'src/trait/packet_source.c',
     'src/util/acksync.c',
     'src/util/bytebuf.c',
diff --git a/app/src/trait/frame_source.c b/app/src/trait/frame_source.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..416eccd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/trait/frame_source.c
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#include "frame_source.h"
+
+void
+sc_frame_source_init(struct sc_frame_source *source) {
+    source->sink_count = 0;
+}
+
+void
+sc_frame_source_add_sink(struct sc_frame_source *source,
+                         struct sc_frame_sink *sink) {
+    assert(source->sink_count < SC_FRAME_SOURCE_MAX_SINKS);
+    assert(sink);
+    assert(sink->ops);
+    source->sinks[source->sink_count++] = sink;
+}
+
+static void
+sc_frame_source_sinks_close_firsts(struct sc_frame_source *source,
+                                    unsigned count) {
+    while (count) {
+        struct sc_frame_sink *sink = source->sinks[--count];
+        sink->ops->close(sink);
+    }
+}
+
+bool
+sc_frame_source_sinks_open(struct sc_frame_source *source,
+                           const AVCodecContext *ctx) {
+    assert(source->sink_count);
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < source->sink_count; ++i) {
+        struct sc_frame_sink *sink = source->sinks[i];
+        if (!sink->ops->open(sink, ctx)) {
+            sc_frame_source_sinks_close_firsts(source, i);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+void
+sc_frame_source_sinks_close(struct sc_frame_source *source) {
+    assert(source->sink_count);
+    sc_frame_source_sinks_close_firsts(source, source->sink_count);
+}
+
+bool
+sc_frame_source_sinks_push(struct sc_frame_source *source,
+                            const AVFrame *frame) {
+    assert(source->sink_count);
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < source->sink_count; ++i) {
+        struct sc_frame_sink *sink = source->sinks[i];
+        if (!sink->ops->push(sink, frame)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/app/src/trait/frame_source.h b/app/src/trait/frame_source.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..94222af0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/trait/frame_source.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#ifndef SC_FRAME_SOURCE_H
+#define SC_FRAME_SOURCE_H
+
+#include "common.h"
+
+#include "frame_sink.h"
+
+#define SC_FRAME_SOURCE_MAX_SINKS 2
+
+/**
+ * Frame source trait
+ *
+ * Component able to send AVFrames should implement this trait.
+ */
+struct sc_frame_source {
+    struct sc_frame_sink *sinks[SC_FRAME_SOURCE_MAX_SINKS];
+    unsigned sink_count;
+};
+
+void
+sc_frame_source_init(struct sc_frame_source *source);
+
+void
+sc_frame_source_add_sink(struct sc_frame_source *source,
+                         struct sc_frame_sink *sink);
+
+bool
+sc_frame_source_sinks_open(struct sc_frame_source *source,
+                           const AVCodecContext *ctx);
+
+void
+sc_frame_source_sinks_close(struct sc_frame_source *source);
+
+bool
+sc_frame_source_sinks_push(struct sc_frame_source *source,
+                           const AVFrame *frame);
+
+#endif