diff --git a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/acm2/rent_a_codec.cc b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/acm2/rent_a_codec.cc
index 71d34d1068..3bf959e901 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/acm2/rent_a_codec.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/acm2/rent_a_codec.cc
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
 #include "webrtc/modules/audio_coding/acm2/acm_codec_database.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/audio_coding/acm2/acm_common_defs.h"
 
+#if defined(WEBRTC_CODEC_ISACFX) || defined(WEBRTC_CODEC_ISAC)
+#include "webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/locked_bandwidth_info.h"
+#endif
+
 namespace webrtc {
 namespace acm2 {
 
@@ -145,8 +149,9 @@ namespace {
 
 // Returns a new speech encoder, or null on error.
 // TODO(kwiberg): Don't handle errors here (bug 5033)
-std::unique_ptr<AudioEncoder> CreateEncoder(const CodecInst& speech_inst,
-                                            LockedIsacBandwidthInfo* bwinfo) {
+std::unique_ptr<AudioEncoder> CreateEncoder(
+    const CodecInst& speech_inst,
+    const rtc::scoped_refptr<LockedIsacBandwidthInfo>& bwinfo) {
 #if defined(WEBRTC_CODEC_ISACFX)
   if (STR_CASE_CMP(speech_inst.plname, "isac") == 0)
     return std::unique_ptr<AudioEncoder>(
@@ -221,7 +226,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<AudioEncoder> CreateCngEncoder(
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<AudioDecoder> CreateIsacDecoder(
-    LockedIsacBandwidthInfo* bwinfo) {
+    const rtc::scoped_refptr<LockedIsacBandwidthInfo>& bwinfo) {
 #if defined(WEBRTC_CODEC_ISACFX)
   return std::unique_ptr<AudioDecoder>(new AudioDecoderIsacFix(bwinfo));
 #elif defined(WEBRTC_CODEC_ISAC)
@@ -234,12 +239,16 @@ std::unique_ptr<AudioDecoder> CreateIsacDecoder(
 
 }  // namespace
 
-RentACodec::RentACodec() = default;
+RentACodec::RentACodec() {
+#if defined(WEBRTC_CODEC_ISACFX) || defined(WEBRTC_CODEC_ISAC)
+  isac_bandwidth_info_ = new LockedIsacBandwidthInfo;
+#endif
+}
 RentACodec::~RentACodec() = default;
 
 std::unique_ptr<AudioEncoder> RentACodec::RentEncoder(
     const CodecInst& codec_inst) {
-  return CreateEncoder(codec_inst, &isac_bandwidth_info_);
+  return CreateEncoder(codec_inst, isac_bandwidth_info_);
 }
 
 RentACodec::StackParameters::StackParameters() {
@@ -295,7 +304,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<AudioEncoder> RentACodec::RentEncoderStack(
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<AudioDecoder> RentACodec::RentIsacDecoder() {
-  return CreateIsacDecoder(&isac_bandwidth_info_);
+  return CreateIsacDecoder(isac_bandwidth_info_);
 }
 
 }  // namespace acm2
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/acm2/rent_a_codec.h b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/acm2/rent_a_codec.h
index e41f77d103..2c5873d616 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/acm2/rent_a_codec.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/acm2/rent_a_codec.h
@@ -18,23 +18,16 @@
 #include "webrtc/base/array_view.h"
 #include "webrtc/base/constructormagic.h"
 #include "webrtc/base/optional.h"
+#include "webrtc/base/scoped_ref_ptr.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/audio_decoder.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/audio_encoder.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/audio_coding/include/audio_coding_module_typedefs.h"
 #include "webrtc/typedefs.h"
 
-#if defined(WEBRTC_CODEC_ISAC) || defined(WEBRTC_CODEC_ISACFX)
-#include "webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/locked_bandwidth_info.h"
-#else
-// Dummy implementation, for when we don't have iSAC.
-namespace webrtc {
-class LockedIsacBandwidthInfo {};
-}
-#endif
-
 namespace webrtc {
 
 struct CodecInst;
+class LockedIsacBandwidthInfo;
 
 namespace acm2 {
 
@@ -229,7 +222,7 @@ class RentACodec {
   std::unique_ptr<AudioEncoder> speech_encoder_;
   std::unique_ptr<AudioEncoder> cng_encoder_;
   std::unique_ptr<AudioEncoder> red_encoder_;
-  LockedIsacBandwidthInfo isac_bandwidth_info_;
+  rtc::scoped_refptr<LockedIsacBandwidthInfo> isac_bandwidth_info_;
 
   RTC_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(RentACodec);
 };
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/audio_decoder_isac_t.h b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/audio_decoder_isac_t.h
index 845af42479..d9d20ec039 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/audio_decoder_isac_t.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/audio_decoder_isac_t.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "webrtc/base/scoped_ref_ptr.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/audio_decoder.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/locked_bandwidth_info.h"
 
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ template <typename T>
 class AudioDecoderIsacT final : public AudioDecoder {
  public:
   AudioDecoderIsacT();
-  explicit AudioDecoderIsacT(LockedIsacBandwidthInfo* bwinfo);
+  explicit AudioDecoderIsacT(
+      const rtc::scoped_refptr<LockedIsacBandwidthInfo>& bwinfo);
   ~AudioDecoderIsacT() override;
 
   bool HasDecodePlc() const override;
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ class AudioDecoderIsacT final : public AudioDecoder {
 
  private:
   typename T::instance_type* isac_state_;
-  LockedIsacBandwidthInfo* bwinfo_;
+  rtc::scoped_refptr<LockedIsacBandwidthInfo> bwinfo_;
   int decoder_sample_rate_hz_;
 
   RTC_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(AudioDecoderIsacT);
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/audio_decoder_isac_t_impl.h b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/audio_decoder_isac_t_impl.h
index a986bc479d..4998feac84 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/audio_decoder_isac_t_impl.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/audio_decoder_isac_t_impl.h
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ AudioDecoderIsacT<T>::AudioDecoderIsacT()
     : AudioDecoderIsacT(nullptr) {}
 
 template <typename T>
-AudioDecoderIsacT<T>::AudioDecoderIsacT(LockedIsacBandwidthInfo* bwinfo)
+AudioDecoderIsacT<T>::AudioDecoderIsacT(
+    const rtc::scoped_refptr<LockedIsacBandwidthInfo>& bwinfo)
     : bwinfo_(bwinfo), decoder_sample_rate_hz_(-1) {
   RTC_CHECK_EQ(0, T::Create(&isac_state_));
   T::DecoderInit(isac_state_);
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/audio_encoder_isac_t.h b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/audio_encoder_isac_t.h
index e840f3b1b1..0da8ed71d6 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/audio_encoder_isac_t.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/audio_encoder_isac_t.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "webrtc/base/scoped_ref_ptr.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/audio_encoder.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/locked_bandwidth_info.h"
 
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ class AudioEncoderIsacT final : public AudioEncoder {
   struct Config {
     bool IsOk() const;
 
-    LockedIsacBandwidthInfo* bwinfo = nullptr;
+    rtc::scoped_refptr<LockedIsacBandwidthInfo> bwinfo;
 
     int payload_type = 103;
     int sample_rate_hz = 16000;
@@ -50,8 +51,9 @@ class AudioEncoderIsacT final : public AudioEncoder {
   };
 
   explicit AudioEncoderIsacT(const Config& config);
-  explicit AudioEncoderIsacT(const CodecInst& codec_inst,
-                             LockedIsacBandwidthInfo* bwinfo);
+  explicit AudioEncoderIsacT(
+      const CodecInst& codec_inst,
+      const rtc::scoped_refptr<LockedIsacBandwidthInfo>& bwinfo);
   ~AudioEncoderIsacT() override;
 
   size_t MaxEncodedBytes() const override;
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ class AudioEncoderIsacT final : public AudioEncoder {
 
   Config config_;
   typename T::instance_type* isac_state_ = nullptr;
-  LockedIsacBandwidthInfo* bwinfo_ = nullptr;
+  rtc::scoped_refptr<LockedIsacBandwidthInfo> bwinfo_;
 
   // Have we accepted input but not yet emitted it in a packet?
   bool packet_in_progress_ = false;
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/audio_encoder_isac_t_impl.h b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/audio_encoder_isac_t_impl.h
index 3ad0f27d4b..1debbeb903 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/audio_encoder_isac_t_impl.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/audio_encoder_isac_t_impl.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace webrtc {
 template <typename T>
 typename AudioEncoderIsacT<T>::Config CreateIsacConfig(
     const CodecInst& codec_inst,
-    LockedIsacBandwidthInfo* bwinfo) {
+    const rtc::scoped_refptr<LockedIsacBandwidthInfo>& bwinfo) {
   typename AudioEncoderIsacT<T>::Config config;
   config.bwinfo = bwinfo;
   config.payload_type = codec_inst.pltype;
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ AudioEncoderIsacT<T>::AudioEncoderIsacT(const Config& config) {
 }
 
 template <typename T>
-AudioEncoderIsacT<T>::AudioEncoderIsacT(const CodecInst& codec_inst,
-                                        LockedIsacBandwidthInfo* bwinfo)
+AudioEncoderIsacT<T>::AudioEncoderIsacT(
+    const CodecInst& codec_inst,
+    const rtc::scoped_refptr<LockedIsacBandwidthInfo>& bwinfo)
     : AudioEncoderIsacT(CreateIsacConfig<T>(codec_inst, bwinfo)) {}
 
 template <typename T>
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/locked_bandwidth_info.cc b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/locked_bandwidth_info.cc
index 86f60555f7..5b9439fa9c 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/locked_bandwidth_info.cc
+++ b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/locked_bandwidth_info.cc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 namespace webrtc {
 
-LockedIsacBandwidthInfo::LockedIsacBandwidthInfo() {
+LockedIsacBandwidthInfo::LockedIsacBandwidthInfo() : ref_count_(0) {
   bwinfo_.in_use = 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/locked_bandwidth_info.h b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/locked_bandwidth_info.h
index 6bb32c99ed..1ab5ae9d63 100644
--- a/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/locked_bandwidth_info.h
+++ b/webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/locked_bandwidth_info.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #ifndef WEBRTC_MODULES_AUDIO_CODING_CODECS_ISAC_LOCKED_BANDWIDTH_INFO_H_
 #define WEBRTC_MODULES_AUDIO_CODING_CODECS_ISAC_LOCKED_BANDWIDTH_INFO_H_
 
+#include "webrtc/base/atomicops.h"
 #include "webrtc/base/criticalsection.h"
 #include "webrtc/base/thread_annotations.h"
 #include "webrtc/modules/audio_coding/codecs/isac/bandwidth_info.h"
@@ -34,7 +35,18 @@ class LockedIsacBandwidthInfo final {
     bwinfo_ = bwinfo;
   }
 
+  int AddRef() const { return rtc::AtomicOps::Increment(&ref_count_); }
+
+  int Release() const {
+    const int count = rtc::AtomicOps::Decrement(&ref_count_);
+    if (count == 0) {
+      delete this;
+    }
+    return count;
+  }
+
  private:
+  mutable volatile int ref_count_;
   rtc::CriticalSection lock_;
   IsacBandwidthInfo bwinfo_ GUARDED_BY(lock_);
 };