diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore.c b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
index 90f152661..0b7e37f5b 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore.c
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore.c
@@ -2305,6 +2305,11 @@ static void linphone_core_init(LinphoneCore * lc, LinphoneCoreCbs *cbs, LpConfig
 	sqlite3_bctbx_vfs_register(0);
 #endif
 
+	lc->qrcode_rect.h = 0;
+	lc->qrcode_rect.w = 0;
+	lc->qrcode_rect.x = 0;
+	lc->qrcode_rect.y = 0;
+
 	lc->vcard_context = linphone_vcard_context_new();
 	linphone_core_initialize_supported_content_types(lc);
 	lc->bw_controller = ms_bandwidth_controller_new();
@@ -4812,7 +4817,9 @@ static void video_filter_callback(void *userdata, struct _MSFilter *f, unsigned
 		case MS_QRCODE_READER_QRCODE_FOUND: {
 			LinphoneCore *lc = (LinphoneCore *)userdata;
 			if (linphone_core_cbs_get_qrcode_founded(linphone_core_get_current_callbacks(lc)) != NULL) {
-				linphone_core_notify_qrcode_founded(lc, (const char*)arg);
+				char* result = ms_strdup((const char*)arg);
+				linphone_core_notify_qrcode_founded(lc, result);
+				ms_free(result);
 			}
 			break;
 		}
@@ -4859,20 +4866,30 @@ static void toggle_video_preview(LinphoneCore *lc, bool_t val){
 			if (!vdef || linphone_video_definition_is_undefined(vdef)) {
 				vdef = linphone_core_get_preferred_video_definition(lc);
 			}
-			vsize.width = (int)linphone_video_definition_get_width(vdef);
-			vsize.height = (int)linphone_video_definition_get_height(vdef);
-			lc->previewstream=video_preview_new(lc->factory);
+			if (linphone_core_qrcode_video_preview_enabled(lc)) {
+				vsize.width = 720;
+				vsize.height = 1280;
+			} else {
+				vsize.width = (int)linphone_video_definition_get_width(vdef);
+				vsize.height = (int)linphone_video_definition_get_height(vdef);
+			}
+			lc->previewstream = video_preview_new(lc->factory);
 			video_preview_set_size(lc->previewstream,vsize);
 			if (display_filter)
 				video_preview_set_display_filter_name(lc->previewstream,display_filter);
 			if (lc->preview_window_id != NULL)
 				video_preview_set_native_window_id(lc->previewstream,lc->preview_window_id);
 			video_preview_set_fps(lc->previewstream,linphone_core_get_preferred_framerate(lc));
-			if (linphone_core_qrcode_video_preview_enabled(lc))
+			if (linphone_core_qrcode_video_preview_enabled(lc)) {
 				video_preview_enable_qrcode(lc->previewstream, TRUE);
+				if (lc->qrcode_rect.w != 0 && lc->qrcode_rect.h != 0) {
+					video_preview_set_decode_rect(lc->previewstream, lc->qrcode_rect);
+				}
+			}
 			video_preview_start(lc->previewstream,lc->video_conf.device);
-			if (video_preview_qrcode_enabled(lc->previewstream))
+			if (video_preview_qrcode_enabled(lc->previewstream)) {
 				ms_filter_add_notify_callback(lc->previewstream->qrcode, video_filter_callback, lc, TRUE);
+			}
 		}
 	}else{
 		if (lc->previewstream!=NULL){
@@ -5057,6 +5074,17 @@ bool_t linphone_core_qrcode_video_preview_enabled(const LinphoneCore *lc) {
 	return lc->video_conf.qrcode_decoder;
 }
 
+void linphone_core_set_qrcode_decode_rect(LinphoneCore *lc, const unsigned int x, const unsigned int y, const unsigned int w, const unsigned int h) {
+	if (lc) {
+		MSRect rect;
+		rect.x = x;
+		rect.y = y;
+		rect.w = w;
+		rect.h = h;
+		lc->qrcode_rect = rect;
+	}
+}
+
 void linphone_core_enable_self_view(LinphoneCore *lc, bool_t val){
 #ifdef VIDEO_ENABLED
 	LinphoneCall *call=linphone_core_get_current_call (lc);
diff --git a/coreapi/private_structs.h b/coreapi/private_structs.h
index 3c1016a9e..9002d1c71 100644
--- a/coreapi/private_structs.h
+++ b/coreapi/private_structs.h
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ namespace LinphonePrivate {
 	bool_t send_call_stats_periodical_updates; \
 	bool_t forced_ice_relay; \
 	bool_t short_turn_refresh; \
+	MSRect qrcode_rect; \
 	char localip[LINPHONE_IPADDR_SIZE]; \
 	int device_rotation; \
 	int max_calls; \
diff --git a/include/linphone/core.h b/include/linphone/core.h
index eebfc3b62..a1a54d90e 100644
--- a/include/linphone/core.h
+++ b/include/linphone/core.h
@@ -3629,6 +3629,17 @@ LINPHONE_PUBLIC bool_t linphone_core_video_preview_enabled(const LinphoneCore *l
  **/
 LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_core_enable_qrcode_video_preview(LinphoneCore *lc, bool_t val);
 
+/**
+ * Set the rectangle where the decoder will search a QRCode
+ * @param[in] lc LinphoneCore* object
+ * @param[in] x axis
+ * @param[in] y axis
+ * @param[in] w width
+ * @param[in] h height
+ * @ingroup media_parameters
+ */
+LINPHONE_PUBLIC void linphone_core_set_qrcode_decode_rect(LinphoneCore *lc, const unsigned int x, const unsigned int y, const unsigned int w, const unsigned int h);
+
 /**
  * Tells whether QRCode is enabled in the preview.
  * @param[in] lc LinphoneCore object
diff --git a/tester/CMakeLists.txt b/tester/CMakeLists.txt
index 0a1db7740..2fdf1354c 100644
--- a/tester/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tester/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ set(RC_FILES
 set(IMAGE_FILES
 	images/linphone.svg
 	images/linphonesiteqr.jpg
+	images/linphonesiteqr_captured.jpg
 	images/nowebcamCIF.jpg
 	images/nowebcamVGA.jpg
 )
diff --git a/tester/images/linphonesiteqr_captured.jpg b/tester/images/linphonesiteqr_captured.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5abe984e4
Binary files /dev/null and b/tester/images/linphonesiteqr_captured.jpg differ
diff --git a/tester/images/qrcodesite_captured.jpg b/tester/images/qrcodesite_captured.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d588bfc15
Binary files /dev/null and b/tester/images/qrcodesite_captured.jpg differ
diff --git a/tester/video_tester.c b/tester/video_tester.c
index da1ac6dec..1d1ad4295 100644
--- a/tester/video_tester.c
+++ b/tester/video_tester.c
@@ -79,7 +79,14 @@ static void qrcode_found_cb(LinphoneCore *lc, const char *result) {
 	}
 }
 
-static void decode_qrcode_from_nowebcam(void) {
+typedef struct struct_image_rect {
+	int x;
+	int y;
+	int w;
+	int h;
+}image_rect;
+
+static void _decode_qrcode(const char* image_path, image_rect *rect) {
 	qrcode_callback_data qrcode_data;
 	char *qrcode_image;
 	LinphoneCoreManager* lcm = linphone_core_manager_create("empty_rc");
@@ -88,7 +95,7 @@ static void decode_qrcode_from_nowebcam(void) {
 	qrcode_data.text = NULL;
 	linphone_core_manager_start(lcm, FALSE);
 
-	qrcode_image = bc_tester_res("images/linphonesiteqr.jpg");
+	qrcode_image = bc_tester_res(image_path);
 
 	linphone_core_set_video_device(lcm->lc, liblinphone_tester_static_image_id);
 	linphone_core_set_static_picture(lcm->lc, qrcode_image);
@@ -97,9 +104,12 @@ static void decode_qrcode_from_nowebcam(void) {
 	cbs = linphone_core_get_current_callbacks(lcm->lc);
 	linphone_core_cbs_set_qrcode_founded(cbs, qrcode_found_cb);
 	linphone_core_cbs_set_user_data(cbs, &qrcode_data);
+	if (rect) {
+		linphone_core_set_qrcode_decode_rect(lcm->lc, rect->x, rect->y, rect->w, rect->h);
+	}
 	linphone_core_enable_video_preview(lcm->lc, TRUE);
 
-	BC_ASSERT_TRUE(wait_for_until(lcm->lc, NULL, &qrcode_data.qrcode_found, TRUE, 3000));
+	BC_ASSERT_TRUE(wait_for_until(lcm->lc, NULL, &qrcode_data.qrcode_found, TRUE, 2000));
 	if (qrcode_data.qrcode_found) {
 		if (BC_ASSERT_PTR_NOT_NULL(qrcode_data.text)) {
 			ms_message("QRCode decode: %s", qrcode_data.text);
@@ -114,9 +124,23 @@ static void decode_qrcode_from_nowebcam(void) {
 	linphone_core_manager_destroy(lcm);
 }
 
+static void decode_qrcode_from_image(void) {
+	_decode_qrcode("images/linphonesiteqr.jpg", NULL);
+}
+
+static void decode_qrcode_from_zone(void) {
+	image_rect rect;
+	rect.x = 332;
+	rect.y = 470;
+	rect.w = 268;
+	rect.h = 262;
+	_decode_qrcode("images/linphonesiteqr_captured.jpg", &rect);
+}
+
 test_t video_tests[] = {
 	TEST_NO_TAG("Enable/disable camera after camera switches", enable_disable_camera_after_camera_switches),
-	TEST_NO_TAG("Decode QRCode", decode_qrcode_from_nowebcam)
+	TEST_ONE_TAG("Decode QRCode from image", decode_qrcode_from_image, "QRCode"),
+	TEST_ONE_TAG("Decode QRCode from zone", decode_qrcode_from_zone, "QRCode")
 };
 
 test_suite_t video_test_suite = {