diff --git a/codec/h264/h264dec/slice.go b/codec/h264/h264dec/slice.go
index 63af7da3..6930c89c 100644
--- a/codec/h264/h264dec/slice.go
+++ b/codec/h264/h264dec/slice.go
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ func NewRefPicListModification(br *bits.BitReader, p *PPS, s *SliceHeader) (*Ref
 	r := &RefPicListModification{}
 	r.ModificationOfPicNums[0] = make([]int, p.NumRefIdxL0DefaultActiveMinus1+2)
 	r.ModificationOfPicNums[1] = make([]int, p.NumRefIdxL1DefaultActiveMinus1+2)
-	r.AbsDiffPicNumMinus1[0] = make([]int, p.NumRefIdxL1DefaultActiveMinus1+2)
+	r.AbsDiffPicNumMinus1[0] = make([]int, p.NumRefIdxL0DefaultActiveMinus1+2)
 	r.AbsDiffPicNumMinus1[1] = make([]int, p.NumRefIdxL1DefaultActiveMinus1+2)
-	r.LongTermPicNum[0] = make([]int, p.NumRefIdxL1DefaultActiveMinus1+2)
+	r.LongTermPicNum[0] = make([]int, p.NumRefIdxL0DefaultActiveMinus1+2)
 	r.LongTermPicNum[1] = make([]int, p.NumRefIdxL1DefaultActiveMinus1+2)
 	fr := newFieldReader(br)
 
diff --git a/codec/h264/h264dec/slice_test.go b/codec/h264/h264dec/slice_test.go
index e7988a7e..59f8314b 100644
--- a/codec/h264/h264dec/slice_test.go
+++ b/codec/h264/h264dec/slice_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 package h264dec
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"bitbucket.org/ausocean/av/codec/h264/h264dec/bits"
+)
 
 var subWidthCTests = []struct {
 	in   SPS
@@ -47,3 +53,64 @@ func TestSubHeightC(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestNewRefPicListModification(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		in   string
+		s    SliceHeader
+		p    PPS
+		want RefPicListModification
+	}{
+		{
+			in: "1" + // u(1) ref_pic_list_modification_flag_l0=true
+				// First modification for list0
+				"1" + // ue(v) modification_of_pic_nums_idc[0][0] = 0
+				"010" + // ue(v) abs_diff_pic_num_minus1[0][0] = 1
+
+				// Second modification for list0
+				"010" + // ue(v) modification_of_pic_nums_idc[0][1] = 1
+				"011" + // ue(v) abs_diff_pic_num_minus1[0][1] = 2
+
+				// Third modification for list0
+				"011" + // ue(v) modification_of_pic_nums_idc[0][2] = 2
+				"010" + // ue(v) long_term_pic_num = 1
+
+				// Fourth modification does not exist
+				"00100" + // ue(v) modification_of_pic_nums_idc[0][3] = 3
+
+				// Padding bits
+				"00",
+
+			s: SliceHeader{
+				SliceType: 3,
+			},
+
+			p: PPS{
+				NumRefIdxL0DefaultActiveMinus1: 2,
+			},
+
+			want: RefPicListModification{
+				RefPicListModificationFlag: [2]bool{true, false},
+				ModificationOfPicNums:      [2][]int{{0, 1, 2, 3}, {0, 0}},
+				AbsDiffPicNumMinus1:        [2][]int{{1, 2, 0, 0}, {0, 0}},
+				LongTermPicNum:             [2][]int{{0, 0, 1, 0}, {0, 0}},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		inBytes, err := binToSlice(test.in)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error %v for binToSlice in test %d", err, i)
+		}
+
+		got, err := NewRefPicListModification(bits.NewBitReader(bytes.NewReader(inBytes)), &test.p, &test.s)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error %v for NewRefPicListModification in test %d", err, i)
+		}
+
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(*got, test.want) {
+			t.Errorf("did not get expected result for test %d\nGot: %v\nWant: %v\n", i, got, test.want)
+		}
+	}
+}