diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 215aaefa..7c7988da 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2976,6 +2976,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "gstreamer",
  "gstreamer-base",
  "librespot-core",
+ "librespot-metadata",
  "librespot-playback",
  "tokio",
  "url",
diff --git a/audio/spotify/Cargo.toml b/audio/spotify/Cargo.toml
index 0a2f0ca1..03d01c72 100644
--- a/audio/spotify/Cargo.toml
+++ b/audio/spotify/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 gst.workspace = true
 gst-base.workspace = true
 librespot-core = "0.5"
+librespot-metadata = "0.5"
 librespot-playback = { version = "0.5", features = ['passthrough-decoder'] }
 tokio = { version = "1.0", features = ["rt-multi-thread"] }
 futures = "0.3"
diff --git a/audio/spotify/README.md b/audio/spotify/README.md
index 2e364926..3c02be92 100644
--- a/audio/spotify/README.md
+++ b/audio/spotify/README.md
@@ -41,4 +41,12 @@ The element also implements an URI handler which accepts credentials and cache s
 
 ```console
 gst-launch-1.0 playbin3 uri=spotify:track:3i3P1mGpV9eRlfKccjDjwi?access-token=$ACCESS_TOKEN\&cache-credentials=cache\&cache-files=cache
+```
+
+## spotifylyricssrc
+
+The `spotifylyricssrc` element can be used to retrieve the lyrics of a song from Spotify.
+
+```
+gst-launch-1.0 spotifylyricssrc access-token=$ACCESS_TOKEN track=spotify:track:3yMFBuIdPBdJkkzaPBDjKY ! txt. videotestsrc pattern=black ! video/x-raw,width=1920,height=1080 ! textoverlay name=txt shaded-background=yes valignment=center halignment=center ! autovideosink
 ```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/audio/spotify/src/lib.rs b/audio/spotify/src/lib.rs
index f650ab78..7f1c0521 100644
--- a/audio/spotify/src/lib.rs
+++ b/audio/spotify/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ use gst::glib;
 
 mod common;
 mod spotifyaudiosrc;
+mod spotifylyricssrc;
 
 fn plugin_init(plugin: &gst::Plugin) -> Result<(), glib::BoolError> {
     spotifyaudiosrc::register(plugin)?;
+    spotifylyricssrc::register(plugin)?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/audio/spotify/src/spotifylyricssrc/imp.rs b/audio/spotify/src/spotifylyricssrc/imp.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8100045d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/spotify/src/spotifylyricssrc/imp.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,395 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2021-2024 Guillaume Desmottes <guillaume@desmottes.be>
+//
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License, v2.0.
+// If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file, You can obtain one at
+// <https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/>.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+use std::sync::{Arc, LazyLock, Mutex};
+
+use futures::future::{AbortHandle, Abortable};
+use tokio::runtime;
+
+use gst::glib;
+use gst::subclass::prelude::*;
+use gst_base::prelude::*;
+use gst_base::subclass::{base_src::CreateSuccess, prelude::*};
+
+use librespot_metadata::lyrics;
+
+use crate::common::SetupThread;
+
+static CAT: LazyLock<gst::DebugCategory> = LazyLock::new(|| {
+    gst::DebugCategory::new(
+        "spotifylyricssrc",
+        gst::DebugColorFlags::empty(),
+        Some("Spotify lyrics source"),
+    )
+});
+
+static RUNTIME: LazyLock<runtime::Runtime> = LazyLock::new(|| {
+    runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
+        .enable_all()
+        .worker_threads(1)
+        .build()
+        .unwrap()
+});
+
+#[derive(Default, Debug)]
+struct Settings {
+    common: crate::common::Settings,
+    background_color: u32,
+    highlight_text_color: u32,
+    text_color: u32,
+}
+
+struct State {
+    /// pending buffers, in reverse order so pop() produces the next one to push
+    buffers: Vec<gst::Buffer>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct SpotifyLyricsSrc {
+    setup_thread: Mutex<SetupThread>,
+    state: Arc<Mutex<Option<State>>>,
+    settings: Mutex<Settings>,
+}
+
+#[glib::object_subclass]
+impl ObjectSubclass for SpotifyLyricsSrc {
+    const NAME: &'static str = "GstSpotifyLyricsSrc";
+    type Type = super::SpotifyLyricsSrc;
+    type ParentType = gst_base::PushSrc;
+}
+
+impl ObjectImpl for SpotifyLyricsSrc {
+    fn properties() -> &'static [glib::ParamSpec] {
+        static PROPERTIES: LazyLock<Vec<glib::ParamSpec>> = LazyLock::new(|| {
+            let mut props = crate::common::Settings::properties();
+
+            props.push(
+                glib::ParamSpecUInt::builder("background-color")
+                    .nick("Background color")
+                    .blurb("The background color of the lyrics, in ARGB")
+                    .default_value(0)
+                    .read_only()
+                    .build(),
+            );
+
+            props.push(
+                glib::ParamSpecUInt::builder("highlight-text-color")
+                    .nick("Highlight Text color")
+                    .blurb("The text color of the highlighted lyrics, in ARGB")
+                    .default_value(0)
+                    .read_only()
+                    .build(),
+            );
+
+            props.push(
+                glib::ParamSpecUInt::builder("text-color")
+                    .nick("Text color")
+                    .blurb("The text color of the lyrics, in ARGB")
+                    .default_value(0)
+                    .read_only()
+                    .build(),
+            );
+
+            props
+        });
+        PROPERTIES.as_ref()
+    }
+
+    fn set_property(&self, _id: usize, value: &glib::Value, pspec: &glib::ParamSpec) {
+        let mut settings = self.settings.lock().unwrap();
+        settings.common.set_property(value, pspec);
+    }
+
+    fn property(&self, _id: usize, pspec: &glib::ParamSpec) -> glib::Value {
+        let settings = self.settings.lock().unwrap();
+
+        match pspec.name() {
+            "background-color" => settings.background_color.to_value(),
+            "highlight-text-color" => settings.highlight_text_color.to_value(),
+            "text-color" => settings.text_color.to_value(),
+            _ => settings.common.property(pspec),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn constructed(&self) {
+        self.obj().set_format(gst::Format::Time);
+    }
+}
+
+impl GstObjectImpl for SpotifyLyricsSrc {}
+
+impl ElementImpl for SpotifyLyricsSrc {
+    fn metadata() -> Option<&'static gst::subclass::ElementMetadata> {
+        static ELEMENT_METADATA: LazyLock<gst::subclass::ElementMetadata> = LazyLock::new(|| {
+            gst::subclass::ElementMetadata::new(
+                "Spotify lyrics source",
+                "Source/Text",
+                "Spotify lyrics source",
+                "Guillaume Desmottes <guillaume@desmottes.be>",
+            )
+        });
+
+        Some(&*ELEMENT_METADATA)
+    }
+
+    fn pad_templates() -> &'static [gst::PadTemplate] {
+        static PAD_TEMPLATES: LazyLock<Vec<gst::PadTemplate>> = LazyLock::new(|| {
+            let caps = gst::Caps::builder("text/x-raw")
+                .field("format", "utf8")
+                .build();
+
+            let src_pad_template = gst::PadTemplate::new(
+                "src",
+                gst::PadDirection::Src,
+                gst::PadPresence::Always,
+                &caps,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+
+            vec![src_pad_template]
+        });
+
+        PAD_TEMPLATES.as_ref()
+    }
+}
+
+impl BaseSrcImpl for SpotifyLyricsSrc {
+    fn start(&self) -> Result<(), gst::ErrorMessage> {
+        {
+            let state = self.state.lock().unwrap();
+            if state.is_some() {
+                // already started
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+        }
+
+        {
+            // If not started yet and not cancelled, start the setup
+            let mut setup_thread = self.setup_thread.lock().unwrap();
+            assert!(!matches!(&*setup_thread, SetupThread::Cancelled));
+            if matches!(&*setup_thread, SetupThread::None) {
+                self.start_setup(&mut setup_thread);
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn stop(&self) -> Result<(), gst::ErrorMessage> {
+        if let Some(_state) = self.state.lock().unwrap().take() {
+            gst::debug!(CAT, imp = self, "stopping");
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn unlock(&self) -> Result<(), gst::ErrorMessage> {
+        let mut setup_thread = self.setup_thread.lock().unwrap();
+        setup_thread.abort();
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn unlock_stop(&self) -> Result<(), gst::ErrorMessage> {
+        let mut setup_thread = self.setup_thread.lock().unwrap();
+        if matches!(&*setup_thread, SetupThread::Cancelled) {
+            *setup_thread = SetupThread::None;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl PushSrcImpl for SpotifyLyricsSrc {
+    fn create(
+        &self,
+        _buffer: Option<&mut gst::BufferRef>,
+    ) -> Result<CreateSuccess, gst::FlowError> {
+        let state_set = {
+            let state = self.state.lock().unwrap();
+            state.is_some()
+        };
+
+        if !state_set {
+            // If not started yet and not cancelled, start the setup
+            let mut setup_thread = self.setup_thread.lock().unwrap();
+            if matches!(&*setup_thread, SetupThread::Cancelled) {
+                return Err(gst::FlowError::Flushing);
+            }
+
+            if matches!(&*setup_thread, SetupThread::None) {
+                self.start_setup(&mut setup_thread);
+            }
+        }
+
+        {
+            // wait for the setup to be completed
+            let mut setup_thread = self.setup_thread.lock().unwrap();
+            if let SetupThread::Pending {
+                ref mut thread_handle,
+                ..
+            } = *setup_thread
+            {
+                let thread_handle = thread_handle.take().expect("Waiting multiple times");
+                drop(setup_thread);
+                let res = thread_handle.join().unwrap();
+
+                match res {
+                    Err(_aborted) => {
+                        gst::debug!(CAT, imp = self, "setup has been cancelled");
+                        setup_thread = self.setup_thread.lock().unwrap();
+                        *setup_thread = SetupThread::Cancelled;
+                        return Err(gst::FlowError::Flushing);
+                    }
+                    Ok(Err(err)) => {
+                        gst::error!(CAT, imp = self, "failed to start: {err:?}");
+                        gst::element_imp_error!(self, gst::ResourceError::Settings, ["{err:?}"]);
+                        setup_thread = self.setup_thread.lock().unwrap();
+                        *setup_thread = SetupThread::None;
+                        return Err(gst::FlowError::Error);
+                    }
+                    Ok(Ok(_)) => {
+                        setup_thread = self.setup_thread.lock().unwrap();
+                        *setup_thread = SetupThread::Done;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let mut state = self.state.lock().unwrap();
+        let state = state.as_mut().unwrap();
+
+        match state.buffers.pop() {
+            Some(buffer) => {
+                gst::log!(CAT, imp = self, "created {:?}", buffer);
+                Ok(CreateSuccess::NewBuffer(buffer))
+            }
+            None => {
+                gst::debug!(CAT, imp = self, "eos");
+                Err(gst::FlowError::Eos)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl SpotifyLyricsSrc {
+    fn start_setup(&self, setup_thread: &mut SetupThread) {
+        assert!(matches!(setup_thread, SetupThread::None));
+
+        let self_ = self.to_owned();
+
+        // run the runtime from another thread to prevent the "start a runtime from within a runtime" panic
+        // when the plugin is statically linked.
+        let (abort_handle, abort_registration) = AbortHandle::new_pair();
+        let thread_handle = std::thread::spawn(move || {
+            RUNTIME.block_on(async move {
+                let future = Abortable::new(self_.setup(), abort_registration);
+                future.await
+            })
+        });
+
+        *setup_thread = SetupThread::Pending {
+            thread_handle: Some(thread_handle),
+            abort_handle,
+        };
+    }
+    async fn setup(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        {
+            let state = self.state.lock().unwrap();
+
+            if state.is_some() {
+                // already setup
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+        }
+
+        let src = self.obj();
+
+        let (session, track_id) = {
+            let common = {
+                let settings = self.settings.lock().unwrap();
+                settings.common.clone()
+            };
+
+            let session = common.connect_session(src.clone(), &CAT).await?;
+            let track_id = common.track_id()?;
+
+            (session, track_id)
+        };
+
+        let reply = lyrics::Lyrics::get(&session, &track_id)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("failed to get lyrics for track {} ({})", track_id, e))?;
+
+        gst::debug!(CAT, imp = self, "got lyrics for track {}", track_id);
+
+        match reply.lyrics.sync_type {
+            lyrics::SyncType::Unsynced => {
+                // lyrics are not synced so we can't generate timestamps
+                anyhow::bail!("lyrics are not synced")
+            }
+            lyrics::SyncType::LineSynced => {}
+        }
+
+        let mut buffers = vec![];
+
+        // create all pending buffers, in reverse order.
+        let mut lines = reply.lyrics.lines.into_iter().rev();
+
+        // The last line is always empty as it's meant to calculate the last actual line duration,
+        // so we can safely ignore it.
+        if let Some(last_line) = lines.next() {
+            // ts of the next buffer in chronological order, so the previous one when iterating
+            let mut next_ts = start_time(&last_line)?;
+
+            for line in lines {
+                let ts = start_time(&line)?;
+                // skip consecutive empty lines
+                if !line.words.is_empty() {
+                    let txt = line.words;
+                    let duration = next_ts - ts;
+
+                    gst::trace!(CAT, imp = self, "{}: {} (duration: {})", ts, txt, duration);
+
+                    let mut buffer = gst::Buffer::from_slice(txt);
+                    {
+                        let buffer = buffer.get_mut().unwrap();
+
+                        buffer.set_pts(ts);
+                        buffer.set_duration(duration);
+                    }
+
+                    buffers.push(buffer);
+                    next_ts = ts;
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            // no lyrics
+        }
+
+        // update color properties
+        {
+            let mut settings = self.settings.lock().unwrap();
+            settings.background_color = reply.colors.background as u32;
+            settings.highlight_text_color = reply.colors.highlight_text as u32;
+            settings.text_color = reply.colors.text as u32;
+        }
+        self.obj().notify("background-color");
+        self.obj().notify("highlight-text-color");
+        self.obj().notify("text-color");
+
+        let mut state = self.state.lock().unwrap();
+        state.replace(State { buffers });
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+fn start_time(line: &lyrics::Line) -> anyhow::Result<gst::ClockTime> {
+    let ms = line.start_time_ms.parse()?;
+    let ts = gst::ClockTime::from_mseconds(ms);
+    Ok(ts)
+}
diff --git a/audio/spotify/src/spotifylyricssrc/mod.rs b/audio/spotify/src/spotifylyricssrc/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15a73034
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/spotify/src/spotifylyricssrc/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2021-2024 Guillaume Desmottes <guillaume@desmottes.be>
+//
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License, v2.0.
+// If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file, You can obtain one at
+// <https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/>.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+use gst::glib;
+use gst::prelude::*;
+
+mod imp;
+
+glib::wrapper! {
+    pub struct SpotifyLyricsSrc(ObjectSubclass<imp::SpotifyLyricsSrc>) @extends gst_base::PushSrc, gst_base::BaseSrc, gst::Element, gst::Object;
+}
+
+pub fn register(plugin: &gst::Plugin) -> Result<(), glib::BoolError> {
+    gst::Element::register(
+        Some(plugin),
+        "spotifylyricssrc",
+        gst::Rank::PRIMARY,
+        SpotifyLyricsSrc::static_type(),
+    )
+}
diff --git a/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json b/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
index 5409c707..0bf2e55c 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
+++ b/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
@@ -12209,6 +12209,134 @@
                     }
                 },
                 "rank": "primary"
+            },
+            "spotifylyricssrc": {
+                "author": "Guillaume Desmottes <guillaume@desmottes.be>",
+                "description": "Spotify lyrics source",
+                "hierarchy": [
+                    "GstSpotifyLyricsSrc",
+                    "GstPushSrc",
+                    "GstBaseSrc",
+                    "GstElement",
+                    "GstObject",
+                    "GInitiallyUnowned",
+                    "GObject"
+                ],
+                "klass": "Source/Text",
+                "pad-templates": {
+                    "src": {
+                        "caps": "text/x-raw:\n         format: utf8\n",
+                        "direction": "src",
+                        "presence": "always"
+                    }
+                },
+                "properties": {
+                    "access-token": {
+                        "blurb": "Spotify access token, requires 'streaming' scope",
+                        "conditionally-available": false,
+                        "construct": false,
+                        "construct-only": false,
+                        "controllable": false,
+                        "default": "",
+                        "mutable": "ready",
+                        "readable": true,
+                        "type": "gchararray",
+                        "writable": true
+                    },
+                    "background-color": {
+                        "blurb": "The background color of the lyrics, in ARGB",
+                        "conditionally-available": false,
+                        "construct": false,
+                        "construct-only": false,
+                        "controllable": false,
+                        "default": "0",
+                        "max": "-1",
+                        "min": "0",
+                        "mutable": "null",
+                        "readable": true,
+                        "type": "guint",
+                        "writable": false
+                    },
+                    "cache-credentials": {
+                        "blurb": "Directory where to cache Spotify credentials",
+                        "conditionally-available": false,
+                        "construct": false,
+                        "construct-only": false,
+                        "controllable": false,
+                        "default": "",
+                        "mutable": "ready",
+                        "readable": true,
+                        "type": "gchararray",
+                        "writable": true
+                    },
+                    "cache-files": {
+                        "blurb": "Directory where to cache downloaded files from Spotify",
+                        "conditionally-available": false,
+                        "construct": false,
+                        "construct-only": false,
+                        "controllable": false,
+                        "default": "",
+                        "mutable": "ready",
+                        "readable": true,
+                        "type": "gchararray",
+                        "writable": true
+                    },
+                    "cache-max-size": {
+                        "blurb": "The max allowed size of the cache, in bytes, or 0 to disable the cache limit",
+                        "conditionally-available": false,
+                        "construct": false,
+                        "construct-only": false,
+                        "controllable": false,
+                        "default": "0",
+                        "max": "18446744073709551615",
+                        "min": "0",
+                        "mutable": "ready",
+                        "readable": true,
+                        "type": "guint64",
+                        "writable": true
+                    },
+                    "highlight-text-color": {
+                        "blurb": "The text color of the highlighted lyrics, in ARGB",
+                        "conditionally-available": false,
+                        "construct": false,
+                        "construct-only": false,
+                        "controllable": false,
+                        "default": "0",
+                        "max": "-1",
+                        "min": "0",
+                        "mutable": "null",
+                        "readable": true,
+                        "type": "guint",
+                        "writable": false
+                    },
+                    "text-color": {
+                        "blurb": "The text color of the lyrics, in ARGB",
+                        "conditionally-available": false,
+                        "construct": false,
+                        "construct-only": false,
+                        "controllable": false,
+                        "default": "0",
+                        "max": "-1",
+                        "min": "0",
+                        "mutable": "null",
+                        "readable": true,
+                        "type": "guint",
+                        "writable": false
+                    },
+                    "track": {
+                        "blurb": "Spotify track URI, in the form 'spotify:track:$SPOTIFY_ID'",
+                        "conditionally-available": false,
+                        "construct": false,
+                        "construct-only": false,
+                        "controllable": false,
+                        "default": "",
+                        "mutable": "ready",
+                        "readable": true,
+                        "type": "gchararray",
+                        "writable": true
+                    }
+                },
+                "rank": "primary"
             }
         },
         "filename": "gstspotify",