diff --git a/src/dec/frame.c b/src/dec/frame.c
index 9c91a48e..2e7964ad 100644
--- a/src/dec/frame.c
+++ b/src/dec/frame.c
@@ -97,53 +97,50 @@ static void FilterRow(const VP8Decoder* const dec) {
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Precompute the filtering strength for each segment and each i4x4/i16x16 mode.
 
-void VP8StoreBlock(VP8Decoder* const dec) {
+static void PrecomputeFilterStrengths(VP8Decoder* const dec) {
   if (dec->filter_type_ > 0) {
-    VP8FInfo* const info = dec->f_info_ + dec->mb_x_;
-    const int skip = dec->mb_info_[dec->mb_x_].skip_;
-    int level = dec->filter_levels_[dec->segment_];
-    if (dec->filter_hdr_.use_lf_delta_) {
-      // TODO(skal): only CURRENT is handled for now.
-      level += dec->filter_hdr_.ref_lf_delta_[0];
-      if (dec->is_i4x4_) {
-        level += dec->filter_hdr_.mode_lf_delta_[0];
-      }
-    }
-    level = (level < 0) ? 0 : (level > 63) ? 63 : level;
-    info->f_level_ = level;
-
-    if (dec->filter_hdr_.sharpness_ > 0) {
-      if (dec->filter_hdr_.sharpness_ > 4) {
-        level >>= 2;
+    int s;
+    const VP8FilterHeader* const hdr = &dec->filter_hdr_;
+    for (s = 0; s < NUM_MB_SEGMENTS; ++s) {
+      int i4x4;
+      // First, compute the initial level
+      int base_level;
+      if (dec->segment_hdr_.use_segment_) {
+        base_level = dec->segment_hdr_.filter_strength_[s];
+        if (!dec->segment_hdr_.absolute_delta_) {
+          base_level += hdr->level_;
+        }
       } else {
-        level >>= 1;
+        base_level = hdr->level_;
       }
-      if (level > 9 - dec->filter_hdr_.sharpness_) {
-        level = 9 - dec->filter_hdr_.sharpness_;
-      }
-    }
+      for (i4x4 = 0; i4x4 <= 1; ++i4x4) {
+        VP8FInfo* const info = &dec->fstrengths_[s][i4x4];
+        int level = base_level;
+        if (hdr->use_lf_delta_) {
+          // TODO(skal): only CURRENT is handled for now.
+          level += hdr->ref_lf_delta_[0];
+          if (i4x4) {
+            level += hdr->mode_lf_delta_[0];
+          }
+        }
+        level = (level < 0) ? 0 : (level > 63) ? 63 : level;
+        info->f_level_ = level;
 
-    info->f_ilevel_ = (level < 1) ? 1 : level;
-    info->f_inner_ = (!skip || dec->is_i4x4_);
-  }
-  {
-    // Transfer samples to row cache
-    int y;
-    const int y_offset = dec->cache_id_ * 16 * dec->cache_y_stride_;
-    const int uv_offset = dec->cache_id_ * 8 * dec->cache_uv_stride_;
-    uint8_t* const ydst = dec->cache_y_ + dec->mb_x_ * 16 + y_offset;
-    uint8_t* const udst = dec->cache_u_ + dec->mb_x_ * 8 + uv_offset;
-    uint8_t* const vdst = dec->cache_v_ + dec->mb_x_ * 8 + uv_offset;
-    for (y = 0; y < 16; ++y) {
-      memcpy(ydst + y * dec->cache_y_stride_,
-             dec->yuv_b_ + Y_OFF + y * BPS, 16);
-    }
-    for (y = 0; y < 8; ++y) {
-      memcpy(udst + y * dec->cache_uv_stride_,
-           dec->yuv_b_ + U_OFF + y * BPS, 8);
-      memcpy(vdst + y * dec->cache_uv_stride_,
-           dec->yuv_b_ + V_OFF + y * BPS, 8);
+        if (hdr->sharpness_ > 0) {
+          if (hdr->sharpness_ > 4) {
+            level >>= 2;
+          } else {
+            level >>= 1;
+          }
+          if (level > 9 - hdr->sharpness_) {
+            level = 9 - hdr->sharpness_;
+          }
+        }
+        info->f_ilevel_ = (level < 1) ? 1 : level;
+        info->f_inner_ = 0;
+      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -339,6 +336,7 @@ VP8StatusCode VP8EnterCritical(VP8Decoder* const dec, VP8Io* const io) {
       dec->br_mb_y_ = dec->mb_h_;
     }
   }
+  PrecomputeFilterStrengths(dec);
   return VP8_STATUS_OK;
 }
 
@@ -551,6 +549,7 @@ static WEBP_INLINE void Copy32b(uint8_t* dst, uint8_t* src) {
 }
 
 void VP8ReconstructBlock(VP8Decoder* const dec) {
+  int j;
   uint8_t* const y_dst = dec->yuv_b_ + Y_OFF;
   uint8_t* const u_dst = dec->yuv_b_ + U_OFF;
   uint8_t* const v_dst = dec->yuv_b_ + V_OFF;
@@ -558,7 +557,6 @@ void VP8ReconstructBlock(VP8Decoder* const dec) {
   // Rotate in the left samples from previously decoded block. We move four
   // pixels at a time for alignment reason, and because of in-loop filter.
   if (dec->mb_x_ > 0) {
-    int j;
     for (j = -1; j < 16; ++j) {
       Copy32b(&y_dst[j * BPS - 4], &y_dst[j * BPS + 12]);
     }
@@ -567,7 +565,6 @@ void VP8ReconstructBlock(VP8Decoder* const dec) {
       Copy32b(&v_dst[j * BPS - 4], &v_dst[j * BPS + 4]);
     }
   } else {
-    int j;
     for (j = 0; j < 16; ++j) {
       y_dst[j * BPS - 1] = 129;
     }
@@ -670,6 +667,21 @@ void VP8ReconstructBlock(VP8Decoder* const dec) {
       }
     }
   }
+  // Transfer reconstructed samples from yuv_b_ cache to final destination.
+  {
+    const int y_offset = dec->cache_id_ * 16 * dec->cache_y_stride_;
+    const int uv_offset = dec->cache_id_ * 8 * dec->cache_uv_stride_;
+    uint8_t* const y_out = dec->cache_y_ + dec->mb_x_ * 16 + y_offset;
+    uint8_t* const u_out = dec->cache_u_ + dec->mb_x_ * 8 + uv_offset;
+    uint8_t* const v_out = dec->cache_v_ + dec->mb_x_ * 8 + uv_offset;
+    for (j = 0; j < 16; ++j) {
+      memcpy(y_out + j * dec->cache_y_stride_, y_dst + j * BPS, 16);
+    }
+    for (j = 0; j < 8; ++j) {
+      memcpy(u_out + j * dec->cache_uv_stride_, u_dst + j * BPS, 8);
+      memcpy(v_out + j * dec->cache_uv_stride_, v_dst + j * BPS, 8);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/dec/idec.c b/src/dec/idec.c
index 7df790ce..1c833095 100644
--- a/src/dec/idec.c
+++ b/src/dec/idec.c
@@ -425,9 +425,8 @@ static VP8StatusCode DecodeRemaining(WebPIDecoder* const idec) {
         }
         return VP8_STATUS_SUSPENDED;
       }
+      // Reconstruct and emit samples.
       VP8ReconstructBlock(dec);
-      // Store data and save block's filtering params
-      VP8StoreBlock(dec);
 
       // Release buffer only if there is only one partition
       if (dec->num_parts_ == 1) {
diff --git a/src/dec/vp8.c b/src/dec/vp8.c
index bf15e567..253cb6b6 100644
--- a/src/dec/vp8.c
+++ b/src/dec/vp8.c
@@ -236,20 +236,6 @@ static int ParseFilterHeader(VP8BitReader* br, VP8Decoder* const dec) {
     }
   }
   dec->filter_type_ = (hdr->level_ == 0) ? 0 : hdr->simple_ ? 1 : 2;
-  if (dec->filter_type_ > 0) {    // precompute filter levels per segment
-    if (dec->segment_hdr_.use_segment_) {
-      int s;
-      for (s = 0; s < NUM_MB_SEGMENTS; ++s) {
-        int strength = dec->segment_hdr_.filter_strength_[s];
-        if (!dec->segment_hdr_.absolute_delta_) {
-          strength += hdr->level_;
-        }
-        dec->filter_levels_[s] = strength;
-      }
-    } else {
-      dec->filter_levels_[0] = hdr->level_;
-    }
-  }
   return !br->eof_;
 }
 
@@ -675,6 +661,12 @@ int VP8DecodeMB(VP8Decoder* const dec, VP8BitReader* const token_br) {
     dec->non_zero_ac_ = 0;
   }
 
+  if (dec->filter_type_ > 0) {  // store filter info
+    VP8FInfo* const finfo = dec->f_info_ + dec->mb_x_;
+    *finfo = dec->fstrengths_[dec->segment_][dec->is_i4x4_];
+    finfo->f_inner_ = (!info->skip_ || dec->is_i4x4_);
+  }
+
   return (!token_br->eof_);
 }
 
@@ -698,10 +690,8 @@ static int ParseFrame(VP8Decoder* const dec, VP8Io* io) {
         return VP8SetError(dec, VP8_STATUS_NOT_ENOUGH_DATA,
                            "Premature end-of-file encountered.");
       }
+      // Reconstruct and emit samples.
       VP8ReconstructBlock(dec);
-
-      // Store data and save block's filtering params
-      VP8StoreBlock(dec);
     }
     if (!VP8ProcessRow(dec, io)) {
       return VP8SetError(dec, VP8_STATUS_USER_ABORT, "Output aborted.");
diff --git a/src/dec/vp8i.h b/src/dec/vp8i.h
index 6e27456f..4f5192e2 100644
--- a/src/dec/vp8i.h
+++ b/src/dec/vp8i.h
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ typedef struct {  // filter specs
 } VP8FInfo;
 
 typedef struct {  // used for syntax-parsing
-  unsigned int nz_;          // non-zero AC/DC coeffs
+  unsigned int nz_:24;       // non-zero AC/DC coeffs (24bit)
   unsigned int dc_nz_:1;     // non-zero DC coeffs
   unsigned int skip_:1;      // block type
 } VP8MB;
@@ -269,9 +269,9 @@ struct VP8Decoder {
   uint32_t non_zero_ac_;
 
   // Filtering side-info
-  int filter_type_;                         // 0=off, 1=simple, 2=complex
-  int filter_row_;                          // per-row flag
-  uint8_t filter_levels_[NUM_MB_SEGMENTS];  // precalculated per-segment
+  int filter_type_;                          // 0=off, 1=simple, 2=complex
+  int filter_row_;                           // per-row flag
+  VP8FInfo fstrengths_[NUM_MB_SEGMENTS][2];  // precalculated per-segment/type
 
   // extensions
   const uint8_t* alpha_data_;   // compressed alpha data (if present)
@@ -312,8 +312,6 @@ VP8StatusCode VP8EnterCritical(VP8Decoder* const dec, VP8Io* const io);
 int VP8ExitCritical(VP8Decoder* const dec, VP8Io* const io);
 // Process the last decoded row (filtering + output)
 int VP8ProcessRow(VP8Decoder* const dec, VP8Io* const io);
-// Store a block, along with filtering params
-void VP8StoreBlock(VP8Decoder* const dec);
 // To be called at the start of a new scanline, to initialize predictors.
 void VP8InitScanline(VP8Decoder* const dec);
 // Decode one macroblock. Returns false if there is not enough data.