diff --git a/gstreamer/src/lib.rs b/gstreamer/src/lib.rs
index 3c61c0e7d..1bd1dc406 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/lib.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ pub mod meta;
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "dox", doc(cfg(feature = "v1_16")))]
 pub use crate::meta::MetaSeqnum;
 pub use crate::meta::{
-    Meta, MetaAPI, MetaRef, MetaRefMut, ParentBufferMeta, ProtectionMeta, ReferenceTimestampMeta,
+    Meta, MetaAPI, MetaAPIExt, MetaRef, MetaRefMut, ParentBufferMeta, ProtectionMeta,
+    ReferenceTimestampMeta,
 };
 pub mod buffer;
 pub use crate::buffer::{
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ pub mod prelude {
         gobject::GObjectExtManualGst,
         memory::MemoryType,
         message::MessageErrorDomain,
-        meta::MetaAPI,
+        meta::{MetaAPI, MetaAPIExt},
         miniobject::IsMiniObject,
         object::GstObjectExtManual,
         pad::PadExtManual,
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/meta.rs b/gstreamer/src/meta.rs
index 96f295804..e42f42453 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/meta.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/meta.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,17 @@ pub unsafe trait MetaAPI: Sync + Send + Sized {
 
     #[doc(alias = "get_meta_api")]
     fn meta_api() -> glib::Type;
+}
 
+pub trait MetaAPIExt: MetaAPI {
+    unsafe fn from_ptr(buffer: &BufferRef, ptr: *const Self::GstType) -> MetaRef<Self>;
+    unsafe fn from_mut_ptr<T>(
+        buffer: &mut BufferRef,
+        ptr: *mut Self::GstType,
+    ) -> MetaRefMut<Self, T>;
+}
+
+impl<A: MetaAPI> MetaAPIExt for A {
     #[inline]
     unsafe fn from_ptr(buffer: &BufferRef, ptr: *const Self::GstType) -> MetaRef<Self> {
         debug_assert!(!ptr.is_null());