diff --git a/av1/encoder/mcomp.c b/av1/encoder/mcomp.c
index cf55cd4..5382a8f 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/mcomp.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/mcomp.c
@@ -2474,6 +2474,17 @@
     if (var > exhuastive_thr) run_mesh_search = 1;
   }
 
+  // TODO(yunqing): the following is used to reduce mesh search in temporal
+  // filtering. Can extend it to intrabc.
+  if (!use_intrabc_mesh_pattern && sf->mv_sf.prune_mesh_search) {
+    const int full_pel_mv_diff =
+        AOMMAX(abs(mvp_full->row - x->best_mv.as_mv.row),
+               abs(mvp_full->col - x->best_mv.as_mv.col));
+    if (full_pel_mv_diff <= 4) {
+      run_mesh_search = 0;
+    }
+  }
+
   if (run_mesh_search) {
     int var_ex;
     MV tmp_mv_ex;
diff --git a/av1/encoder/speed_features.c b/av1/encoder/speed_features.c
index d558343..6a39ffa 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/speed_features.c
+++ b/av1/encoder/speed_features.c
@@ -562,6 +562,7 @@
     sf->lpf_sf.lpf_pick = LPF_PICK_FROM_FULL_IMAGE_NON_DUAL;
     sf->lpf_sf.disable_lr_filter = 1;
 
+    sf->mv_sf.prune_mesh_search = 1;
     sf->mv_sf.reduce_search_range = 1;
   }
 }
@@ -927,6 +928,7 @@
   mv_sf->use_accurate_subpel_search = USE_8_TAPS;
   mv_sf->disable_hash_me = 0;
   mv_sf->reduce_search_range = 0;
+  mv_sf->prune_mesh_search = 0;
 }
 
 static AOM_INLINE void init_inter_sf(INTER_MODE_SPEED_FEATURES *inter_sf) {
diff --git a/av1/encoder/speed_features.h b/av1/encoder/speed_features.h
index 1819eb9..e8e0df6 100644
--- a/av1/encoder/speed_features.h
+++ b/av1/encoder/speed_features.h
@@ -488,6 +488,9 @@
 
   // Reduce single motion search range based on MV result of prior ref_mv_idx.
   int reduce_search_range;
+
+  // Prune mesh search.
+  int prune_mesh_search;
 } MV_SPEED_FEATURES;
 
 typedef struct INTER_MODE_SPEED_FEATURES {