diff --git a/media/webrtc/signaling/src/media/VcmSIPCCBinding.cpp b/media/webrtc/signaling/src/media/VcmSIPCCBinding.cpp
index 577e9baa322b..cf8469823c26 100644
--- a/media/webrtc/signaling/src/media/VcmSIPCCBinding.cpp
+++ b/media/webrtc/signaling/src/media/VcmSIPCCBinding.cpp
@@ -1719,12 +1719,11 @@ static int vcmEnsureExternalCodec(
 
     // Register H.264 codec.
     if (send) {
-	VideoEncoder* encoder = nullptr;
+      VideoEncoder* encoder = nullptr;
 #ifdef MOZ_WEBRTC_OMX
-	encoder = OMXVideoCodec::CreateEncoder(
-	    OMXVideoCodec::CodecType::CODEC_H264);
+      encoder = OMXVideoCodec::CreateEncoder(OMXVideoCodec::CodecType::CODEC_H264);
 #else
-	encoder = mozilla::GmpVideoCodec::CreateEncoder();
+      encoder = mozilla::GmpVideoCodec::CreateEncoder();
 #endif
       if (encoder) {
         return conduit->SetExternalSendCodec(config, encoder);
@@ -2311,16 +2310,15 @@ int vcmGetH264SupportedPacketizationModes()
  */
 uint32_t vcmGetVideoH264ProfileLevelID()
 {
-  // constrained baseline level 1.2
-  // XXX make variable based on openh264 and OMX support
-#ifdef MOZ_WEBRTC_OMX
+  // For OMX, constrained baseline level 1.2 (via a pref)
   // Max resolution CIF; we should include max-mbps
-  return 0x42E00C;
-#else
-  // XXX See bug 1043515 - we may want to support a higher profile than
-  // 1.3, depending on hardware(?)
-  return 0x42E00D;
-#endif
+  int32_t level = 13; // minimum suggested for WebRTC spec
+
+  vcmGetVideoLevel(0, &level);
+  level &= 0xFF;
+  level |= 0x42E000;
+
+  return (uint32_t) level;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2786,6 +2784,13 @@ static short vcmGetVideoPref(uint16_t codec,
   return VCM_ERROR;
 }
 
+short vcmGetVideoLevel(uint16_t codec,
+                       int32_t *level) {
+  return vcmGetVideoPref(codec,
+                         "media.navigator.video.h264.level",
+                         level);
+}
+
 short vcmGetVideoMaxFs(uint16_t codec,
                        int32_t *max_fs) {
   return vcmGetVideoPref(codec,
diff --git a/media/webrtc/signaling/src/sipcc/include/vcm.h b/media/webrtc/signaling/src/sipcc/include/vcm.h
index 4b498e22a963..f23dff720123 100755
--- a/media/webrtc/signaling/src/sipcc/include/vcm.h
+++ b/media/webrtc/signaling/src/sipcc/include/vcm.h
@@ -1083,14 +1083,11 @@ int vcmOnSdpParseError(const char *peercconnection, const char *message);
  */
 int vcmDisableRtcpComponent(const char *peerconnection, int level);
 
+short vcmGetVideoLevel(uint16_t codec, int32_t *level);
 short vcmGetVideoMaxFs(uint16_t codec, int32_t *max_fs);
-
 short vcmGetVideoMaxFr(uint16_t codec, int32_t *max_fr);
-
 short vcmGetVideoMaxBr(uint16_t codec, int32_t *max_br);
-
 short vcmGetVideoMaxMbps(uint16_t codec, int32_t *max_mbps);
-
 short vcmGetVideoPreferredCodec(int32_t *preferred_codec);
 
 //Using C++ for gips. This is the end of extern "C" above.
diff --git a/modules/libpref/init/all.js b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
index ec65c9eb01a4..3e9a7d9d4f7d 100644
--- a/modules/libpref/init/all.js
+++ b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ pref("media.peerconnection.enabled", true);
 pref("media.peerconnection.video.enabled", true);
 pref("media.navigator.video.max_fs", 1200); // 640x480 == 1200mb
 pref("media.navigator.video.max_fr", 30);
+pref("media.navigator.video.h264.level", 12); // 0x42E00C - level 1.2
 pref("media.navigator.video.h264.max_br", 700); // 8x10
 pref("media.navigator.video.h264.max_mbps", 11880); // CIF@30fps
 pref("media.peerconnection.video.h264_enabled", false);
@@ -314,6 +315,7 @@ pref("media.peerconnection.enabled", true);
 pref("media.peerconnection.video.enabled", true);
 pref("media.navigator.video.max_fs", 0); // unrestricted
 pref("media.navigator.video.max_fr", 0); // unrestricted
+pref("media.navigator.video.h264.level", 31); // 0x42E01f - level 3.1
 pref("media.navigator.video.h264.max_br", 0);
 pref("media.navigator.video.h264.max_mbps", 0);
 pref("media.peerconnection.video.h264_enabled", false);