diff --git a/modules/adkernelBidAdapter.js b/modules/adkernelBidAdapter.js
index ac0984fec68..13372ca032a 100644
--- a/modules/adkernelBidAdapter.js
+++ b/modules/adkernelBidAdapter.js
@@ -29,18 +29,19 @@ import {convertOrtbRequestToProprietaryNative} from '../src/native.js';
  *
  * Please contact prebid@adkernel.com and we'll add your adapter as an alias.
  */
-const VIDEO_PARAMS = ['pos', 'context', 'placement', 'api', 'mimes', 'protocols', 'playbackmethod', 'minduration', 'maxduration',
+const VIDEO_PARAMS = ['pos', 'context', 'placement', 'plcmt', 'api', 'mimes', 'protocols', 'playbackmethod', 'minduration', 'maxduration',
   'startdelay', 'linearity', 'skip', 'skipmin', 'skipafter', 'minbitrate', 'maxbitrate', 'delivery', 'playbackend', 'boxingallowed'];
 const VIDEO_FPD = ['battr', 'pos'];
 const NATIVE_FPD = ['battr', 'api'];
+const BANNER_PARAMS = ['pos'];
 const BANNER_FPD = ['btype', 'battr', 'pos', 'api'];
 const VERSION = '1.6';
 const SYNC_IFRAME = 1;
 const SYNC_IMAGE = 2;
-const SYNC_TYPES = Object.freeze({
+const SYNC_TYPES = {
   1: 'iframe',
   2: 'image'
-});
+};
 const GVLID = 14;
 
 const NATIVE_MODEL = [
@@ -276,33 +277,37 @@ function buildImp(bidRequest, secure) {
   var mediaType;
   var sizes = [];
 
-  if (deepAccess(bidRequest, 'mediaTypes.banner')) {
+  if (bidRequest.mediaTypes?.banner) {
     sizes = getAdUnitSizes(bidRequest);
+    let pbBanner = bidRequest.mediaTypes.banner;
     imp.banner = {
+      ...getDefinedParamsOrEmpty(bidRequest.ortb2Imp, BANNER_FPD),
+      ...getDefinedParamsOrEmpty(pbBanner, BANNER_PARAMS),
       format: sizes.map(wh => parseGPTSingleSizeArrayToRtbSize(wh)),
       topframe: 0
     };
-    populateImpFpd(imp.banner, bidRequest, BANNER_FPD);
     mediaType = BANNER;
-  } else if (deepAccess(bidRequest, 'mediaTypes.video')) {
-    let video = deepAccess(bidRequest, 'mediaTypes.video');
-    imp.video = getDefinedParams(video, VIDEO_PARAMS);
-    populateImpFpd(imp.video, bidRequest, VIDEO_FPD);
-    if (video.playerSize) {
-      sizes = video.playerSize[0];
+  } else if (bidRequest.mediaTypes?.video) {
+    let pbVideo = bidRequest.mediaTypes.video;
+    imp.video = {
+      ...getDefinedParamsOrEmpty(bidRequest.ortb2Imp, VIDEO_FPD),
+      ...getDefinedParamsOrEmpty(pbVideo, VIDEO_PARAMS)
+    };
+    if (pbVideo.playerSize) {
+      sizes = pbVideo.playerSize[0];
       imp.video = Object.assign(imp.video, parseGPTSingleSizeArrayToRtbSize(sizes) || {});
-    } else if (video.w && video.h) {
-      imp.video.w = video.w;
-      imp.video.h = video.h;
+    } else if (pbVideo.w && pbVideo.h) {
+      imp.video.w = pbVideo.w;
+      imp.video.h = pbVideo.h;
     }
     mediaType = VIDEO;
-  } else if (deepAccess(bidRequest, 'mediaTypes.native')) {
+  } else if (bidRequest.mediaTypes?.native) {
     let nativeRequest = buildNativeRequest(bidRequest.mediaTypes.native);
     imp.native = {
+      ...getDefinedParamsOrEmpty(bidRequest.ortb2Imp, NATIVE_FPD),
       ver: '1.1',
       request: JSON.stringify(nativeRequest)
     };
-    populateImpFpd(imp.native, bidRequest, NATIVE_FPD);
     mediaType = NATIVE;
   } else {
     throw new Error('Unsupported bid received');
@@ -317,6 +322,13 @@ function buildImp(bidRequest, secure) {
   return imp;
 }
 
+function getDefinedParamsOrEmpty(object, params) {
+  if (object === undefined) {
+    return {};
+  }
+  return getDefinedParams(object, params);
+}
+
 /**
  * Builds native request from native adunit
  */
@@ -346,19 +358,6 @@ function buildNativeRequest(nativeReq) {
   return request;
 }
 
-/**
- * Populate impression-level FPD from bid request
- * @param target {Object}
- * @param bidRequest {BidRequest}
- * @param props {String[]}
- */
-function populateImpFpd(target, bidRequest, props) {
-  if (bidRequest.ortb2Imp === undefined) {
-    return;
-  }
-  Object.assign(target, getDefinedParams(bidRequest.ortb2Imp, props));
-}
-
 /**
  *  Builds image asset request
  */
diff --git a/test/spec/modules/adkernelBidAdapter_spec.js b/test/spec/modules/adkernelBidAdapter_spec.js
index 90200a801c5..ac2e3785780 100644
--- a/test/spec/modules/adkernelBidAdapter_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/modules/adkernelBidAdapter_spec.js
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ describe('Adkernel adapter', function () {
       auctionId: 'auc-001',
       mediaTypes: {
         banner: {
-          sizes: [[300, 250], [300, 200]]
+          sizes: [[300, 250], [300, 200]],
+          pos: 1
         }
       },
       ortb2Imp: {
-        battr: [6, 7, 9]
+        battr: [6, 7, 9],
+        pos: 2
       }
     }, bid2_zone2 = {
       bidder: 'adkernel',
@@ -103,7 +105,11 @@ describe('Adkernel adapter', function () {
         video: {
           context: 'instream',
           playerSize: [[640, 480]],
-          api: [1, 2]
+          api: [1, 2],
+          placement: 1,
+          plcmt: 1,
+          skip: 1,
+          pos: 1
         }
       },
       adUnitCode: 'ad-unit-1'
@@ -346,6 +352,11 @@ describe('Adkernel adapter', function () {
       expect(bidRequest.imp[0].banner.battr).to.be.eql([6, 7, 9]);
     });
 
+    it('should respect mediatypes attributes over FPD', function() {
+      expect(bidRequest.imp[0].banner).to.have.property('pos');
+      expect(bidRequest.imp[0].banner.pos).to.be.eql(1);
+    });
+
     it('shouldn\'t contain gdpr nor ccpa information for default request', function () {
       let [_, bidRequests] = buildRequest([bid1_zone1]);
       expect(bidRequests[0]).to.not.have.property('regs');
@@ -438,8 +449,13 @@ describe('Adkernel adapter', function () {
     });
 
     it('should have openrtb video impression parameters', function() {
-      expect(bidRequests[0].imp[0].video).to.have.property('api');
-      expect(bidRequests[0].imp[0].video.api).to.be.eql([1, 2]);
+      let video = bidRequests[0].imp[0].video;
+      expect(video).to.have.property('api');
+      expect(video.api).to.be.eql([1, 2]);
+      expect(video.placement).to.be.eql(1);
+      expect(video.plcmt).to.be.eql(1);
+      expect(video.skip).to.be.eql(1);
+      expect(video.pos).to.be.eql(1);
     });
   });