diff --git a/headers/os/codec/DecoderPlugin.h b/headers/os/codec/DecoderPlugin.h
index 350fecebc4..8d9267170a 100644
--- a/headers/os/codec/DecoderPlugin.h
+++ b/headers/os/codec/DecoderPlugin.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ public:
 
 			void				SetChunkProvider(ChunkProvider* provider);
 
+	virtual status_t			Perform(perform_code code, void* data);
+
 private:
 			ChunkProvider*		fChunkProvider;
 
diff --git a/headers/os/codec/EncoderPlugin.h b/headers/os/codec/EncoderPlugin.h
index 44d1195d01..3021f3130d 100644
--- a/headers/os/codec/EncoderPlugin.h
+++ b/headers/os/codec/EncoderPlugin.h
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ public:
 
 			void				SetChunkWriter(ChunkWriter* writer);
 
+	virtual status_t			Perform(perform_code code, void* data);
+
 private:
 			ChunkWriter*		fChunkWriter;
 
diff --git a/headers/os/codec/ReaderPlugin.h b/headers/os/codec/ReaderPlugin.h
index 9a0162607e..293c3de1e0 100644
--- a/headers/os/codec/ReaderPlugin.h
+++ b/headers/os/codec/ReaderPlugin.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ public:
 
 			BDataIO*			Source() const;
 
+	virtual status_t			Perform(perform_code code, void* data);
+
 private:
 			void				_Setup(BDataIO* source);
 
diff --git a/headers/os/codec/WriterPlugin.h b/headers/os/codec/WriterPlugin.h
index 5379d227bc..3b8457a433 100644
--- a/headers/os/codec/WriterPlugin.h
+++ b/headers/os/codec/WriterPlugin.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ public:
 
 			BDataIO*			Target() const;
 
+	virtual status_t			Perform(perform_code code, void* data);
+
 private:
 			void				_Setup(BDataIO* target);
 
diff --git a/src/kits/codec/DecoderPlugin.cpp b/src/kits/codec/DecoderPlugin.cpp
index 0388ee7746..a5506af09f 100644
--- a/src/kits/codec/DecoderPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/codec/DecoderPlugin.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ Decoder::SetChunkProvider(ChunkProvider *provider)
 }
 
 
+status_t
+Decoder::Perform(perform_code code, void* _data)
+{
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
 void Decoder::_ReservedDecoder1() {}
 void Decoder::_ReservedDecoder2() {}
 void Decoder::_ReservedDecoder3() {}
diff --git a/src/kits/codec/EncoderPlugin.cpp b/src/kits/codec/EncoderPlugin.cpp
index 857ae10a2d..42fc7ba4a6 100644
--- a/src/kits/codec/EncoderPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/codec/EncoderPlugin.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ Encoder::SetChunkWriter(ChunkWriter* writer)
 // #pragma mark - FBC padding
 
 
+status_t
+Encoder::Perform(perform_code code, void* data)
+{
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
 void Encoder::_ReservedEncoder1() {}
 void Encoder::_ReservedEncoder2() {}
 void Encoder::_ReservedEncoder3() {}
diff --git a/src/kits/codec/ReaderPlugin.cpp b/src/kits/codec/ReaderPlugin.cpp
index 2ecda7f8a4..7f48cfcda8 100644
--- a/src/kits/codec/ReaderPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/codec/ReaderPlugin.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ Reader::_Setup(BDataIO *source)
 }
 
 
+status_t
+Reader::Perform(perform_code code, void* _data)
+{
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
 void Reader::_ReservedReader1() {}
 void Reader::_ReservedReader2() {}
 void Reader::_ReservedReader3() {}
diff --git a/src/kits/codec/WriterPlugin.cpp b/src/kits/codec/WriterPlugin.cpp
index e37f2608ab..fc2d127c75 100644
--- a/src/kits/codec/WriterPlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/codec/WriterPlugin.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ Writer::_Setup(BDataIO* target)
 }
 
 
+status_t
+Writer::Perform(perform_code code, void* data)
+{
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
 void Writer::_ReservedWriter1() {}
 void Writer::_ReservedWriter2() {}
 void Writer::_ReservedWriter3() {}