diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 76e7b2127..15a7fff89 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ v17.1.0 (next)
 Features:
 - Use FFmpeg 8.1.1 in the binary wheels.
 - Expose ``AVCodecContext.global_quality`` by :gh-user:`WyattBlue` in (:pr:`2246`).
+- Expose ``Stream.discard`` so demuxing and seeking can skip unwanted streams (:issue:`2272`).
 
 Fixes:
 - Add ``cython.final`` to leaf classes, ensuring that they are not subclassed.
diff --git a/av/stream.py b/av/stream.py
index 23749e699..f96030e26 100644
--- a/av/stream.py
+++ b/av/stream.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from enum import IntFlag
+from enum import IntEnum, IntFlag
 
 import cython
 from cython.cimports import libav as lib
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@ class Disposition(IntFlag):
     multilayer = 1 << 21
 
 
+class Discard(IntEnum):
+    none = lib.AVDISCARD_NONE
+    default = lib.AVDISCARD_DEFAULT
+    nonref = lib.AVDISCARD_NONREF
+    bidir = lib.AVDISCARD_BIDIR
+    nonintra = lib.AVDISCARD_NONINTRA
+    nonkey = lib.AVDISCARD_NONKEY
+    all = lib.AVDISCARD_ALL
+
+
 _cinit_bypass_sentinel = cython.declare(object, object())
 
 
@@ -132,6 +142,9 @@ def __setattr__(self, name, value):
         if name == "disposition":
             self.ptr.disposition = value
             return
+        if name == "discard":
+            self.ptr.discard = Discard(value).value
+            return
         if name == "time_base":
             to_avrational(value, cython.address(self.ptr.time_base))
             return
@@ -268,6 +281,19 @@ def language(self):
     def disposition(self):
         return Disposition(self.ptr.disposition)
 
+    @property
+    def discard(self):
+        """
+        Controls which packets of this stream are discarded by the demuxer.
+
+        Set this to e.g. :attr:`Discard.all` on streams you don't need so that
+        :meth:`.Container.demux` and :meth:`.Container.seek` skip them, avoiding
+        the cost of synchronizing streams you never read.
+
+        :type: Discard
+        """
+        return Discard(self.ptr.discard)
+
     @property
     def type(self):
         """
diff --git a/av/stream.pyi b/av/stream.pyi
index 680166fd6..f9148021f 100644
--- a/av/stream.pyi
+++ b/av/stream.pyi
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from enum import IntFlag
+from enum import IntEnum, IntFlag
 from fractions import Fraction
 from typing import Literal, cast
 
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ class Disposition(IntFlag):
     still_image = cast(int, ...)
     multilayer = cast(int, ...)
 
+class Discard(IntEnum):
+    none = cast(int, ...)
+    default = cast(int, ...)
+    nonref = cast(int, ...)
+    bidir = cast(int, ...)
+    nonintra = cast(int, ...)
+    nonkey = cast(int, ...)
+    all = cast(int, ...)
+
 class Stream:
     name: str | None
     container: Container
@@ -46,6 +55,7 @@ class Stream:
     start_time: int | None
     duration: int | None
     disposition: Disposition
+    discard: Discard
     frames: int
     language: str | None
     type: Literal["video", "audio", "data", "subtitle", "attachment", "unknown"]
diff --git a/docs/api/stream.rst b/docs/api/stream.rst
index 99a30b136..98d8fc43d 100644
--- a/docs/api/stream.rst
+++ b/docs/api/stream.rst
@@ -92,5 +92,7 @@ Others
 
 .. autoattribute:: Stream.language
 
+.. autoattribute:: Stream.discard
+
 
 
diff --git a/include/avformat.pxd b/include/avformat.pxd
index 5aca5e287..1cd07d814 100644
--- a/include/avformat.pxd
+++ b/include/avformat.pxd
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ cdef extern from "libavformat/avformat.h" nogil:
         int index
         int id
         int disposition
+        AVDiscard discard
         AVCodecParameters *codecpar
         AVRational time_base
         int64_t start_time
diff --git a/tests/test_streams.py b/tests/test_streams.py
index a9f5e5bdc..1afc67222 100644
--- a/tests/test_streams.py
+++ b/tests/test_streams.py
@@ -136,6 +136,45 @@ def test_selection(self) -> None:
         data = container.streams.data[0]
         assert data == container.streams.best("data")
 
+    def test_discard(self) -> None:
+        from av.stream import Discard
+
+        container = av.open(
+            fate_suite("amv/MTV_high_res_320x240_sample_Penguin_Joke_MTV_from_WMV.amv")
+        )
+        audio = container.streams.audio[0]
+
+        # Default discard policy.
+        assert audio.discard == Discard.default
+
+        # Setter accepts the enum and round-trips.
+        audio.discard = Discard.all
+        assert audio.discard == Discard.all
+
+        audio.discard = Discard.nonkey
+        assert audio.discard == Discard.nonkey
+        container.close()
+
+        # Discarding a stream makes demux skip (almost) all of its packets.
+        def audio_packets(discard: Discard | None) -> int:
+            c = av.open(
+                fate_suite(
+                    "amv/MTV_high_res_320x240_sample_Penguin_Joke_MTV_from_WMV.amv"
+                )
+            )
+            if discard is not None:
+                c.streams.audio[0].discard = discard
+            count = sum(
+                1 for p in c.demux() if p.dts is not None and p.stream.type == "audio"
+            )
+            c.close()
+            return count
+
+        baseline = audio_packets(None)
+        discarded = audio_packets(Discard.all)
+        assert baseline > 0
+        assert discarded < baseline
+
     def test_printing_video_stream(self) -> None:
         input_ = av.open(
             fate_suite("amv/MTV_high_res_320x240_sample_Penguin_Joke_MTV_from_WMV.amv")