diff --git a/coreapi/linphonecore_jni.cc b/coreapi/linphonecore_jni.cc
index d179c043e..c5ac65843 100644
--- a/coreapi/linphonecore_jni.cc
+++ b/coreapi/linphonecore_jni.cc
@@ -2493,6 +2493,12 @@ extern "C" void Java_org_linphone_core_LinphoneCoreImpl_setPreferredVideoSize(JN
 	linphone_core_set_preferred_video_size((LinphoneCore *)lc, vsize);
 }
 
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_linphone_core_LinphoneCoreImpl_setPreferredVideoSizeByName(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz, jlong lc, jstring jName) {
+	const char* cName = env->GetStringUTFChars(jName, NULL);
+	linphone_core_set_preferred_video_size_by_name((LinphoneCore *)lc, cName);
+	env->ReleaseStringUTFChars(jName, cName);
+}
+
 extern "C" jintArray Java_org_linphone_core_LinphoneCoreImpl_getPreferredVideoSize(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz, jlong lc){
 	MSVideoSize vsize = linphone_core_get_preferred_video_size((LinphoneCore *)lc);
     jintArray arr = env->NewIntArray(2);
diff --git a/java/common/org/linphone/core/LinphoneCore.java b/java/common/org/linphone/core/LinphoneCore.java
index cf587e370..70097d014 100644
--- a/java/common/org/linphone/core/LinphoneCore.java
+++ b/java/common/org/linphone/core/LinphoneCore.java
@@ -863,6 +863,14 @@ public interface LinphoneCore {
 	 * 
 	**/
 	void setPreferredVideoSize(VideoSize vSize);
+	/**
+	 * Sets the preferred video size giving a known size name.
+	 *
+	 * This applies only to the stream that is captured and sent to the remote party,
+	 * since we accept all standard video size on the receive path.
+	 * @param name A known video name (eg. vga or 720p)
+	**/
+	void setPreferredVideoSizeByName(String name);
 	/**
 	 * get current preferred video size for sending.
 	 * @return  video size
diff --git a/java/impl/org/linphone/core/LinphoneCoreImpl.java b/java/impl/org/linphone/core/LinphoneCoreImpl.java
index b28646c7b..44632218d 100644
--- a/java/impl/org/linphone/core/LinphoneCoreImpl.java
+++ b/java/impl/org/linphone/core/LinphoneCoreImpl.java
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class LinphoneCoreImpl implements LinphoneCore {
 	private native void setUploadBandwidth(long nativePtr, int bw);
 	private native void setDownloadBandwidth(long nativePtr, int bw);
 	private native void setPreferredVideoSize(long nativePtr, int width, int heigth);
+	private native void setPreferredVideoSizeByName(long nativePtr, String name);
 	private native int[] getPreferredVideoSize(long nativePtr);
 	private native void setRing(long nativePtr, String path);
 	private native String getRing(long nativePtr);
@@ -451,6 +452,10 @@ class LinphoneCoreImpl implements LinphoneCore {
 		setPreferredVideoSize(nativePtr, vSize.width, vSize.height);
 	}
 
+	public synchronized void setPreferredVideoSizeByName(String name) {
+		setPreferredVideoSizeByName(nativePtr, name);
+	}
+
 	public synchronized VideoSize getPreferredVideoSize() {
 		int[] nativeSize = getPreferredVideoSize(nativePtr);