diff --git a/dom/media/MediaFormatReader.cpp b/dom/media/MediaFormatReader.cpp
index 6892bb4cc2c3..9d4647e893ec 100644
--- a/dom/media/MediaFormatReader.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/MediaFormatReader.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "MediaFormatReader.h"
 
 #include "AllocationPolicy.h"
+#include "DecoderBenchmark.h"
 #include "GeckoProfiler.h"
 #include "MediaData.h"
 #include "MediaInfo.h"
@@ -416,6 +417,10 @@ void MediaFormatReader::DecoderFactory::DoInitDecoder(Data& aData) {
                 ownerData.mDecoder.get());
             mOwner->SetVideoDecodeThreshold();
             mOwner->ScheduleUpdate(aTrack);
+            if (aTrack == TrackInfo::kVideoTrack) {
+              DecoderBenchmark::CheckVersion(
+                  ownerData.GetCurrentInfo()->mMimeType);
+            }
           },
           [this, &aData, &ownerData](const MediaResult& aError) {
             aData.mInitRequest.Complete();
diff --git a/dom/media/mediacapabilities/DecoderBenchmark.cpp b/dom/media/mediacapabilities/DecoderBenchmark.cpp
index 549e8c628b6d..32e2c5827108 100644
--- a/dom/media/mediacapabilities/DecoderBenchmark.cpp
+++ b/dom/media/mediacapabilities/DecoderBenchmark.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ nsCString CreateStoreKey(const DecoderBenchmarkInfo& aBenchInfo) {
 void DecoderBenchmark::Store(const DecoderBenchmarkInfo& aBenchInfo,
                              RefPtr<FrameStatistics> aStats) {
   if (!XRE_IsContentProcess()) {
-    NS_WARNING("Storing a benchmark allowed only from the content process.");
+    NS_WARNING(
+        "Storing a benchmark is only allowed only from the content process.");
     return;
   }
   StoreScore(aBenchInfo.mContentType, CreateStoreKey(aBenchInfo), aStats);
@@ -172,7 +173,8 @@ void DecoderBenchmark::Store(const DecoderBenchmarkInfo& aBenchInfo,
 RefPtr<BenchmarkScorePromise> DecoderBenchmark::Get(
     const DecoderBenchmarkInfo& aBenchInfo) {
   if (!XRE_IsContentProcess()) {
-    NS_WARNING("Getting a benchmark allowed only from the content process.");
+    NS_WARNING(
+        "Getting a benchmark is only allowed only from the content process.");
     return BenchmarkScorePromise::CreateAndReject(NS_ERROR_FAILURE, __func__);
   }
   // There is no need for any of the data members to query the database, thus
@@ -181,4 +183,51 @@ RefPtr<BenchmarkScorePromise> DecoderBenchmark::Get(
   return bench->GetScore(aBenchInfo.mContentType, CreateStoreKey(aBenchInfo));
 }
 
+static nsDataHashtable<nsCStringHashKey, int32_t> DecoderVersionTable() {
+  nsDataHashtable<nsCStringHashKey, int32_t> decoderVersionTable;
+
+  /*
+   * For the decoders listed here, the benchmark version number will be checked.
+   * If the version number does not exist in the database or is different than
+   * the version number listed here, all the benchmark entries for this decoder
+   * will be erased. An example of assigning the version number `1` for AV1
+   * decoder is:
+   *
+   * decoderVersionTable.Put(NS_LITERAL_CSTRING("video/av1"), 1);
+   *
+   * For the decoders not listed here the `CheckVersion` method exits early, to
+   * avoid sending unecessary IPC messages.
+   */
+
+  return decoderVersionTable;
+}
+
+/* static */
+void DecoderBenchmark::CheckVersion(const nsACString& aDecoderName) {
+  if (!XRE_IsContentProcess()) {
+    NS_WARNING(
+        "Checking version is only allowed only from the content process.");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  nsCString name(aDecoderName);
+  int32_t version;
+  if (!DecoderVersionTable().Get(name, &version)) {
+    // A version is not set for that decoder ignore.
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (NS_IsMainThread()) {
+    BenchmarkStorageChild::Instance()->SendCheckVersion(name, version);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  DebugOnly<nsresult> rv =
+      GetMainThreadEventTarget()->Dispatch(NS_NewRunnableFunction(
+          "DecoderBenchmark::CheckVersion", [name, version]() {
+            BenchmarkStorageChild::Instance()->SendCheckVersion(name, version);
+          }));
+  MOZ_ASSERT(NS_SUCCEEDED(rv));
+}
+
 }  // namespace mozilla
diff --git a/dom/media/mediacapabilities/DecoderBenchmark.h b/dom/media/mediacapabilities/DecoderBenchmark.h
index 72dbdf2ac6b6..8f69b1450f16 100644
--- a/dom/media/mediacapabilities/DecoderBenchmark.h
+++ b/dom/media/mediacapabilities/DecoderBenchmark.h
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ class DecoderBenchmark final {
   static RefPtr<BenchmarkScorePromise> Get(
       const DecoderBenchmarkInfo& aBenchInfo);
 
+  /* For the specific decoder, specified by aDecoderName, it compares the
+   * version number, from a static list of versions, to the version number
+   * found in the database. If those numbers are different all benchmark
+   * entries for that decoder are deleted. */
+  static void CheckVersion(const nsACString& aDecoderName);
+
  private:
   void StoreScore(const nsACString& aDecoderName, const nsACString& aKey,
                   RefPtr<FrameStatistics> aStats);