diff --git a/aom/aomcx.h b/aom/aomcx.h
index c34e02e..2cf3d73 100644
--- a/aom/aomcx.h
+++ b/aom/aomcx.h
@@ -1404,6 +1404,13 @@
    */
   AV1E_SET_AUTO_INTRA_TOOLS_OFF = 151,
 
+  /*!\brief Codec control function to set flag for rate control used by external
+   * encoders.
+   * - 1 = Enable rate control for external encoders. This will disable content
+   * dependency in rate control and cyclic refresh.
+   * - 0 = Default. Disable rate control for external encoders.
+   */
+  AV1E_SET_RTC_EXTERNAL_RC = 152,
   // Any new encoder control IDs should be added above.
   // Maximum allowed encoder control ID is 229.
   // No encoder control ID should be added below.
@@ -1975,6 +1982,9 @@
 AOM_CTRL_USE_TYPE(AV1E_SET_AUTO_INTRA_TOOLS_OFF, unsigned int)
 #define AOM_CTRL_AV1E_SET_AUTO_INTRA_TOOLS_OFF
 
+AOM_CTRL_USE_TYPE(AV1E_SET_RTC_EXTERNAL_RC, int)
+#define AOM_CTRL_AV1E_SET_RTC_EXTERNAL_RC
+
 /*!\endcond */
 /*! @} - end defgroup aom_encoder */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/av1/av1_cx_iface.c b/av1/av1_cx_iface.c
index 57bfa08..3b26be2 100644
--- a/av1/av1_cx_iface.c
+++ b/av1/av1_cx_iface.c
@@ -2402,6 +2402,13 @@
   return update_extra_cfg(ctx, &extra_cfg);
 }
 
+static aom_codec_err_t ctrl_set_rtc_external_rc(aom_codec_alg_priv_t *ctx,
+                                                va_list args) {
+  ctx->ppi->cpi->rc.rtc_external_ratectrl =
+      CAST(AV1E_SET_RTC_EXTERNAL_RC, args);
+  return AOM_CODEC_OK;
+}
+
 #if !CONFIG_REALTIME_ONLY
 static aom_codec_err_t create_stats_buffer(FIRSTPASS_STATS **frame_stats_buffer,
                                            STATS_BUFFER_CTX *stats_buf_context,
@@ -4039,6 +4046,7 @@
   { AV1E_SET_ENABLE_TX_SIZE_SEARCH, ctrl_set_enable_tx_size_search },
   { AV1E_SET_LOOPFILTER_CONTROL, ctrl_set_loopfilter_control },
   { AV1E_SET_AUTO_INTRA_TOOLS_OFF, ctrl_set_auto_intra_tools_off },
+  { AV1E_SET_RTC_EXTERNAL_RC, ctrl_set_rtc_external_rc },
 
   // Getters
   { AOME_GET_LAST_QUANTIZER, ctrl_get_quantizer },