diff --git a/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json b/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
index a8bc51f7..4824fac5 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
+++ b/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
@@ -7999,6 +7999,32 @@
                         "presence": "always"
                     }
                 },
+                "properties": {
+                    "request-keyframe": {
+                        "blurb": "Request new keyframe when packet loss is detected",
+                        "conditionally-available": false,
+                        "construct": false,
+                        "construct-only": false,
+                        "controllable": false,
+                        "default": "false",
+                        "mutable": "ready",
+                        "readable": true,
+                        "type": "gboolean",
+                        "writable": true
+                    },
+                    "wait-for-keyframe": {
+                        "blurb": "Wait for the next keyframe after packet loss",
+                        "conditionally-available": false,
+                        "construct": false,
+                        "construct-only": false,
+                        "controllable": false,
+                        "default": "false",
+                        "mutable": "ready",
+                        "readable": true,
+                        "type": "gboolean",
+                        "writable": true
+                    }
+                },
                 "rank": "marginal"
             },
             "rtpav1pay": {
diff --git a/net/rtp/src/av1/depay/imp.rs b/net/rtp/src/av1/depay/imp.rs
index 11da141b..0cd54dee 100644
--- a/net/rtp/src/av1/depay/imp.rs
+++ b/net/rtp/src/av1/depay/imp.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use std::{
     cmp::Ordering,
     io::{Cursor, Read, Seek, SeekFrom},
     ops::RangeInclusive,
+    sync::Mutex,
 };
 
 use bitstream_io::{BitReader, BitWriter};
@@ -28,6 +29,12 @@ use crate::{
 
 use crate::basedepay::RtpBaseDepay2Ext;
 
+#[derive(Clone, Default)]
+struct Settings {
+    request_keyframe: bool,
+    wait_for_keyframe: bool,
+}
+
 struct PendingFragment {
     ext_seqnum: u64,
     bytes: Vec<u8>,
@@ -43,6 +50,8 @@ struct State {
     found_valid_obu: bool,
     /// holds data for a fragment
     obu_fragment: Option<PendingFragment>,
+    /// if we saw a keyframe since the last discont
+    seen_keyframe: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for State {
@@ -53,6 +62,7 @@ impl Default for State {
             needs_discont: true,
             found_valid_obu: false,
             obu_fragment: None,
+            seen_keyframe: false,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -60,6 +70,7 @@ impl Default for State {
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct RTPAv1Depay {
     state: AtomicRefCell<State>,
+    settings: Mutex<Settings>,
 }
 
 static CAT: Lazy<gst::DebugCategory> = Lazy::new(|| {
@@ -87,7 +98,48 @@ impl ObjectSubclass for RTPAv1Depay {
     type ParentType = crate::basedepay::RtpBaseDepay2;
 }
 
-impl ObjectImpl for RTPAv1Depay {}
+impl ObjectImpl for RTPAv1Depay {
+    fn properties() -> &'static [glib::ParamSpec] {
+        static PROPERTIES: Lazy<Vec<glib::ParamSpec>> = Lazy::new(|| {
+            vec![
+                glib::ParamSpecBoolean::builder("request-keyframe")
+                    .nick("Request Keyframe")
+                    .blurb("Request new keyframe when packet loss is detected")
+                    .default_value(Settings::default().request_keyframe)
+                    .mutable_ready()
+                    .build(),
+                glib::ParamSpecBoolean::builder("wait-for-keyframe")
+                    .nick("Wait For Keyframe")
+                    .blurb("Wait for the next keyframe after packet loss")
+                    .default_value(Settings::default().wait_for_keyframe)
+                    .mutable_ready()
+                    .build(),
+            ]
+        });
+
+        PROPERTIES.as_ref()
+    }
+
+    fn set_property(&self, _id: usize, value: &glib::Value, pspec: &glib::ParamSpec) {
+        match pspec.name() {
+            "request-keyframe" => {
+                self.settings.lock().unwrap().request_keyframe = value.get().unwrap();
+            }
+            "wait-for-keyframe" => {
+                self.settings.lock().unwrap().wait_for_keyframe = value.get().unwrap();
+            }
+            _ => unimplemented!(),
+        };
+    }
+
+    fn property(&self, _id: usize, pspec: &glib::ParamSpec) -> glib::Value {
+        match pspec.name() {
+            "request-keyframe" => self.settings.lock().unwrap().request_keyframe.to_value(),
+            "wait-for-keyframe" => self.settings.lock().unwrap().wait_for_keyframe.to_value(),
+            _ => unimplemented!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 impl GstObjectImpl for RTPAv1Depay {}
 
@@ -193,6 +245,7 @@ impl RTPAv1Depay {
     ) -> Result<Option<(RangeInclusive<u64>, gst::Buffer)>, gst::FlowError> {
         gst::trace!(CAT, imp = self, "Processing RTP packet {packet:?}",);
 
+        let settings = self.settings.lock().unwrap().clone();
         let mut state = self.state.borrow_mut();
 
         let mut reader = Cursor::new(packet.payload());
@@ -226,6 +279,29 @@ impl RTPAv1Depay {
                 self.obj().drop_packets(..packet.ext_seqnum());
             }
 
+            if aggr_header.start_of_seq {
+                state.seen_keyframe = true;
+            }
+
+            // If this is a new temporal unit and we never saw a keyframe so far,
+            // handle this according to the request-keyframe / wait-for-keyframe properties.
+            if !state.seen_keyframe {
+                if settings.request_keyframe {
+                    gst::debug!(CAT, imp = self, "Requesting keyframe from upstream");
+                    let event = gst_video::UpstreamForceKeyUnitEvent::builder()
+                        .all_headers(true)
+                        .build();
+                    let _ = self.obj().sink_pad().push_event(event);
+                }
+
+                if settings.wait_for_keyframe {
+                    gst::trace!(CAT, imp = self, "Waiting for keyframe");
+                    self.reset(&mut state);
+                    self.obj().drop_packets(..=packet.ext_seqnum());
+                    return Ok(None);
+                }
+            }
+
             // the next temporal unit starts with a temporal delimiter OBU
             ready_obus.extend_from_slice(&TEMPORAL_DELIMITER);
         }