diff --git a/test/test_video_reader.py b/test/test_video_reader.py
index d9326138397..9818b6fc900 100644
--- a/test/test_video_reader.py
+++ b/test/test_video_reader.py
@@ -1238,6 +1238,45 @@ def test_read_video_from_memory_scripted(self):
             )
             # FUTURE: check value of video / audio frames
 
+    def test_audio_video_sync(self):
+        """Test if audio/video are synchronised with pyav output."""
+        for test_video, config in test_videos.items():
+            full_path = os.path.join(VIDEO_DIR, test_video)
+            container = av.open(full_path)
+            if not container.streams.audio:
+                # Skip if no audio stream
+                continue
+            start_pts_val, cutoff = 0, 1
+            if container.streams.video:
+                video = container.streams.video[0]
+                arr = []
+                for index, frame in enumerate(container.decode(video)):
+                    if index == cutoff:
+                        start_pts_val = frame.pts
+                    if index >= cutoff:
+                        arr.append(frame.to_rgb().to_ndarray())
+                visual, _, info = io.read_video(full_path, start_pts=start_pts_val, pts_unit='pts')
+                self.assertAlmostEqual(
+                    config.video_fps, info['video_fps'], delta=0.0001
+                )
+                arr = torch.Tensor(arr)
+                if arr.shape == visual.shape:
+                    self.assertGreaterEqual(
+                        torch.mean(torch.isclose(visual.float(), arr, atol=1e-5).float()), 0.99)
+
+            container = av.open(full_path)
+            if container.streams.audio:
+                audio = container.streams.audio[0]
+                arr = []
+                for index, frame in enumerate(container.decode(audio)):
+                    if index >= cutoff:
+                        arr.append(frame.to_ndarray())
+                _, audio, _ = io.read_video(full_path, start_pts=start_pts_val, pts_unit='pts')
+                arr = torch.as_tensor(np.concatenate(arr, axis=1))
+                if arr.shape == audio.shape:
+                    self.assertGreaterEqual(
+                        torch.mean(torch.isclose(audio.float(), arr).float()), 0.99)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/torchvision/io/_video_opt.py b/torchvision/io/_video_opt.py
index 4cc2b60c706..a34b023bc6c 100644
--- a/torchvision/io/_video_opt.py
+++ b/torchvision/io/_video_opt.py
@@ -471,6 +471,14 @@ def _probe_video_from_memory(video_data):
     return info
 
 
+def _convert_to_sec(start_pts, end_pts, pts_unit, time_base):
+    if pts_unit == 'pts':
+        start_pts = float(start_pts * time_base)
+        end_pts = float(end_pts * time_base)
+        pts_unit = 'sec'
+    return start_pts, end_pts, pts_unit
+
+
 def _read_video(filename, start_pts=0, end_pts=None, pts_unit="pts"):
     if end_pts is None:
         end_pts = float("inf")
@@ -485,32 +493,43 @@ def _read_video(filename, start_pts=0, end_pts=None, pts_unit="pts"):
 
     has_video = info.has_video
     has_audio = info.has_audio
+    video_pts_range = (0, -1)
+    video_timebase = default_timebase
+    audio_pts_range = (0, -1)
+    audio_timebase = default_timebase
+    time_base = default_timebase
+
+    if has_video:
+        video_timebase = Fraction(
+            info.video_timebase.numerator, info.video_timebase.denominator
+        )
+        time_base = video_timebase
+
+    if has_audio:
+        audio_timebase = Fraction(
+            info.audio_timebase.numerator, info.audio_timebase.denominator
+        )
+        time_base = time_base if time_base else audio_timebase
+
+    # video_timebase is the default time_base
+    start_pts_sec, end_pts_sec, pts_unit = _convert_to_sec(
+        start_pts, end_pts, pts_unit, time_base)
 
     def get_pts(time_base):
-        start_offset = start_pts
-        end_offset = end_pts
+        start_offset = start_pts_sec
+        end_offset = end_pts_sec
         if pts_unit == "sec":
-            start_offset = int(math.floor(start_pts * (1 / time_base)))
+            start_offset = int(math.floor(start_pts_sec * (1 / time_base)))
             if end_offset != float("inf"):
-                end_offset = int(math.ceil(end_pts * (1 / time_base)))
+                end_offset = int(math.ceil(end_pts_sec * (1 / time_base)))
         if end_offset == float("inf"):
             end_offset = -1
         return start_offset, end_offset
 
-    video_pts_range = (0, -1)
-    video_timebase = default_timebase
     if has_video:
-        video_timebase = Fraction(
-            info.video_timebase.numerator, info.video_timebase.denominator
-        )
         video_pts_range = get_pts(video_timebase)
 
-    audio_pts_range = (0, -1)
-    audio_timebase = default_timebase
     if has_audio:
-        audio_timebase = Fraction(
-            info.audio_timebase.numerator, info.audio_timebase.denominator
-        )
         audio_pts_range = get_pts(audio_timebase)
 
     vframes, aframes, info = _read_video_from_file(
diff --git a/torchvision/io/video.py b/torchvision/io/video.py
index 22cad38d10b..e16e8906d97 100644
--- a/torchvision/io/video.py
+++ b/torchvision/io/video.py
@@ -278,11 +278,19 @@ def read_video(
 
     try:
         with av.open(filename, metadata_errors="ignore") as container:
+            time_base = _video_opt.default_timebase
+            if container.streams.video:
+                time_base = container.streams.video[0].time_base
+            elif container.streams.audio:
+                time_base = container.streams.audio[0].time_base
+            # video_timebase is the default time_base
+            start_pts_sec, end_pts_sec, pts_unit = _video_opt._convert_to_sec(
+                start_pts, end_pts, pts_unit, time_base)
             if container.streams.video:
                 video_frames = _read_from_stream(
                     container,
-                    start_pts,
-                    end_pts,
+                    start_pts_sec,
+                    end_pts_sec,
                     pts_unit,
                     container.streams.video[0],
                     {"video": 0},
@@ -295,8 +303,8 @@ def read_video(
             if container.streams.audio:
                 audio_frames = _read_from_stream(
                     container,
-                    start_pts,
-                    end_pts,
+                    start_pts_sec,
+                    end_pts_sec,
                     pts_unit,
                     container.streams.audio[0],
                     {"audio": 0},