diff --git a/av/video/codeccontext.py b/av/video/codeccontext.py
index eb1c9a365..fab4774a3 100644
--- a/av/video/codeccontext.py
+++ b/av/video/codeccontext.py
@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ def _transfer_hwframe(self, frame: Frame):
 
         frame_sw: Frame = self._alloc_next_frame()
         err_check(lib.av_hwframe_transfer_data(frame_sw.ptr, frame.ptr, 0))
-        # TODO: Is there anything else to transfer?
-        frame_sw.pts = frame.pts
+        frame_sw._copy_internal_attributes(frame, data_layout=False)
         return frame_sw
 
     @property
diff --git a/av/video/reformatter.py b/av/video/reformatter.py
index fbbef01b9..435038dea 100644
--- a/av/video/reformatter.py
+++ b/av/video/reformatter.py
@@ -287,8 +287,7 @@ def _reformat(
         if frame.ptr.hw_frames_ctx:
             frame_sw = alloc_video_frame()
             err_check(lib.av_hwframe_transfer_data(frame_sw.ptr, frame.ptr, 0))
-            frame_sw.pts = frame.pts
-            frame_sw._init_user_attributes()
+            frame_sw._copy_internal_attributes(frame, data_layout=False)
             frame = frame_sw
             src_format = cython.cast(lib.AVPixelFormat, frame.ptr.format)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_decode.py b/tests/test_decode.py
index 3277dd776..ee4142cc4 100644
--- a/tests/test_decode.py
+++ b/tests/test_decode.py
@@ -272,3 +272,57 @@ def test_hardware_decode(self) -> None:
             frame_count += 1
 
         assert frame_count == video_stream.frames
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("is_hw_owned", [False, True])
+def test_hardware_decode_download_preserves_frame_props(is_hw_owned: bool) -> None:
+    hwdevices_available = av.codec.hwaccel.hwdevices_available()
+    if "HWACCEL_DEVICE_TYPE" not in os.environ:
+        pytest.skip(
+            "Set the HWACCEL_DEVICE_TYPE to run this test. "
+            f"Options are {' '.join(hwdevices_available)}"
+        )
+
+    hwaccel_device_type = os.environ["HWACCEL_DEVICE_TYPE"]
+    assert hwaccel_device_type in hwdevices_available, (
+        f"{hwaccel_device_type} not available"
+    )
+
+    test_video_path = fate_suite("hevc/hdr10_plus_h265_sample.hevc")
+    cpu_frame = decode_first_video_frame(test_video_path)
+    hw_frame = decode_first_video_frame(
+        test_video_path,
+        av.codec.hwaccel.HWAccel(
+            device_type=hwaccel_device_type,
+            is_hw_owned=is_hw_owned,
+            allow_software_fallback=False,
+        ),
+    )
+
+    # Ensure that hardware decoding preserves the frame properties, see #2231
+    assert_video_frame_color_props_match(hw_frame, cpu_frame)
+
+    # Ensure that reformatting also preserves them, even for hardware frames
+    cpu_frame = cpu_frame.reformat(format="bgr24")
+    hw_frame = hw_frame.reformat(format="bgr24")
+    assert_video_frame_color_props_match(hw_frame, cpu_frame)
+
+
+def decode_first_video_frame(
+    path: str, hwaccel: av.codec.hwaccel.HWAccel | None = None
+) -> av.VideoFrame:
+    with av.open(path, hwaccel=hwaccel) as container:
+        for packet in container.demux(video=0):
+            frames = packet.decode()
+            if frames:
+                return frames[0]
+    raise AssertionError("expected at least one decoded frame")
+
+
+def assert_video_frame_color_props_match(
+    actual: av.VideoFrame, expected: av.VideoFrame
+) -> None:
+    assert actual.color_range == expected.color_range
+    assert actual.colorspace == expected.colorspace
+    assert actual.color_primaries == expected.color_primaries
+    assert actual.color_trc == expected.color_trc