diff --git a/daemon/call_interfaces.c b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
index 5ce132b79..a52eff5fe 100644
--- a/daemon/call_interfaces.c
+++ b/daemon/call_interfaces.c
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ INLINE void ng_sdp_attr_manipulations(const ng_parser_t *parser, sdp_ng_flags *f
 static void ng_sdp_media_remove_iter(str *media_type, unsigned int i, helper_arg arg)
 {
 	enum media_type id = codec_get_type(media_type);
-	if (id == MT_UNKNOWN || id == MT_OTHER)
+	if (id == MT_UNKNOWN || (id == MT_OTHER && str_cmp(media_type, "other")))
 	{
 		ilog(LOG_WARN, "SDP manipulations: unsupported SDP section '" STR_FORMAT "' targeted.",
 				STR_FMT(media_type));
diff --git a/docs/ng_control_protocol.md b/docs/ng_control_protocol.md
index e4304cfe1..94f632593 100644
--- a/docs/ng_control_protocol.md
+++ b/docs/ng_control_protocol.md
@@ -1627,6 +1627,9 @@ Examples:
 
 		"sdp-media-remove" : ["video"]
 
+IANA-registered media types are understood, or the special type `other` can be
+given to remove all media sections with types that are not understood.
+
 ## `answer` Message
 
 The `answer` message is identical to the `offer` message, with the additional requirement that the
diff --git a/t/auto-daemon-tests.pl b/t/auto-daemon-tests.pl
index 5f1428cf3..17fb9cd07 100755
--- a/t/auto-daemon-tests.pl
+++ b/t/auto-daemon-tests.pl
@@ -21185,6 +21185,75 @@ SDP
 
 new_call;
 
+offer('SDP media manipulations - remove "other"', { 'sdp-media-remove' => ['other']}, <<SDP);
+v=0
+o=- 1545997027 1 IN IP4 198.51.100.1
+s=tester
+t=0 0
+m=audio 2000 RTP/AVP 0
+c=IN IP4 198.51.100.1
+a=sendrecv
+m=video 3000 RTP/AVP 97
+c=IN IP4 198.51.100.1
+a=rtpmap:97 H264/90000
+a=fmtp:97 0-15
+a=sendrecv
+m=foobar 4000 RTP/AVP 10
+c=IN IP4 198.51.100.1
+a=rtpmap:10 blah/90000
+a=sendrecv
+----------------------------------
+v=0
+o=- 1545997027 1 IN IP4 198.51.100.1
+s=tester
+t=0 0
+m=audio PORT RTP/AVP 0
+c=IN IP4 203.0.113.1
+a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
+a=sendrecv
+a=rtcp:PORT
+m=video PORT RTP/AVP 97
+c=IN IP4 203.0.113.1
+a=rtpmap:97 H264/90000
+a=fmtp:97 0-15
+a=sendrecv
+a=rtcp:PORT
+SDP
+
+answer('SDP media manipulations - remove "other"', { }, <<SDP);
+v=0
+o=- 1115997027 1 IN IP4 198.51.100.3
+s=tester
+t=0 0
+m=audio 4000 RTP/AVP 0
+c=IN IP4 198.51.100.3
+a=sendrecv
+m=video 5000 RTP/AVP 97
+c=IN IP4 203.0.113.1
+a=rtpmap:97 H264/90000
+a=fmtp:97 0-15
+--------------------------------------
+v=0
+o=- 1115997027 1 IN IP4 198.51.100.3
+s=tester
+t=0 0
+m=audio PORT RTP/AVP 0
+c=IN IP4 203.0.113.1
+a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
+a=sendrecv
+a=rtcp:PORT
+m=video PORT RTP/AVP 97
+c=IN IP4 203.0.113.1
+a=rtpmap:97 H264/90000
+a=fmtp:97 0-15
+a=sendrecv
+a=rtcp:PORT
+m=foobar 0 RTP/AVP 0
+c=IN IP4 0.0.0.0
+SDP
+
+new_call;
+
 offer('SDP media manipulations - remove audio', { ICE => 'remove', DTLS => 'off', SDES => [ 'nonew' ], 'sdp-media-remove' => ['audio']}, <<SDP);
 v=0
 o=- 1545997027 1 IN IP4 198.51.100.1