diff --git a/libavformat/segment.c b/libavformat/segment.c
index 2c7ba0e776..346c55814e 100644
--- a/libavformat/segment.c
+++ b/libavformat/segment.c
@@ -183,6 +183,14 @@ static int segment_mux_init(AVFormatContext *s)
         }
     }
 
+    for (i = 0; i < s->nb_programs; i++) {
+        ret = av_program_copy(oc, (const AVFormatContext *)s, s->programs[i]->id, 0);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "unable to transfer program %d to child muxer\n", s->programs[i]->id);
+            return ret;
+        }
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }