diff --git a/gstreamer/src/subclass/device.rs b/gstreamer/src/subclass/device.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f05c99b82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gstreamer/src/subclass/device.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2019 Sebastian Dröge <sebastian@centricular.com>
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+use glib_sys;
+use gst_sys;
+
+use glib::translate::*;
+
+use glib::subclass::prelude::*;
+
+use Device;
+use DeviceClass;
+use Element;
+use LoggableError;
+
+use std::ptr;
+
+pub trait DeviceImpl: DeviceImplExt + ObjectImpl + Send + Sync + 'static {
+    fn create_element(&self, device: &Device, name: Option<&str>) -> Option<Element> {
+        self.parent_create_element(device, name)
+    }
+
+    fn reconfigure_element(&self, device: &Device, element: &Element) -> Result<(), LoggableError> {
+        self.parent_reconfigure_element(device, element)
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait DeviceImplExt {
+    fn parent_create_element(&self, device: &Device, name: Option<&str>) -> Option<Element>;
+
+    fn parent_reconfigure_element(
+        &self,
+        device: &Device,
+        element: &Element,
+    ) -> Result<(), LoggableError>;
+}
+
+impl<T: DeviceImpl + ObjectImpl> DeviceImplExt for T {
+    fn parent_create_element(&self, device: &Device, name: Option<&str>) -> Option<Element> {
+        unsafe {
+            let data = self.get_type_data();
+            let parent_class = data.as_ref().get_parent_class() as *mut gst_sys::GstDeviceClass;
+            if let Some(f) = (*parent_class).create_element {
+                from_glib_none(f(device.to_glib_none().0, name.to_glib_none().0))
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn parent_reconfigure_element(
+        &self,
+        device: &Device,
+        element: &Element,
+    ) -> Result<(), LoggableError> {
+        unsafe {
+            let data = self.get_type_data();
+            let parent_class = data.as_ref().get_parent_class() as *mut gst_sys::GstDeviceClass;
+            let f = (*parent_class).reconfigure_element.ok_or_else(|| {
+                gst_loggable_error!(
+                    ::CAT_RUST,
+                    "Parent function `reconfigure_element` is not defined"
+                )
+            })?;
+            gst_result_from_gboolean!(
+                f(device.to_glib_none().0, element.to_glib_none().0),
+                ::CAT_RUST,
+                "Failed to reconfigure the element using the parent function"
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe impl<T: ObjectSubclass + DeviceImpl> IsSubclassable<T> for DeviceClass {
+    fn override_vfuncs(&mut self) {
+        <glib::ObjectClass as IsSubclassable<T>>::override_vfuncs(self);
+        unsafe {
+            let klass = &mut *(self as *mut Self as *mut gst_sys::GstDeviceClass);
+            klass.create_element = Some(device_create_element::<T>);
+            klass.reconfigure_element = Some(device_reconfigure_element::<T>);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe extern "C" fn device_create_element<T: ObjectSubclass>(
+    ptr: *mut gst_sys::GstDevice,
+    name: *const libc::c_char,
+) -> *mut gst_sys::GstElement
+where
+    T: DeviceImpl,
+{
+    glib_floating_reference_guard!(ptr);
+    let instance = &*(ptr as *mut T::Instance);
+    let imp = instance.get_impl();
+    let wrap: Device = from_glib_borrow(ptr);
+
+    match imp.create_element(
+        &wrap,
+        Option::<glib::GString>::from_glib_borrow(name)
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|s| s.as_str()),
+    ) {
+        Some(element) => {
+            // The reference we're going to return, the initial reference is going to
+            // be dropped here now
+            let element_ptr = element.to_glib_full();
+            drop(element);
+            // See https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/issues/444
+            gobject_sys::g_object_force_floating(element_ptr as *mut gobject_sys::GObject);
+            element_ptr
+        }
+        None => ptr::null_mut(),
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe extern "C" fn device_reconfigure_element<T: ObjectSubclass>(
+    ptr: *mut gst_sys::GstDevice,
+    element: *mut gst_sys::GstElement,
+) -> glib_sys::gboolean
+where
+    T: DeviceImpl,
+{
+    glib_floating_reference_guard!(ptr);
+    let instance = &*(ptr as *mut T::Instance);
+    let imp = instance.get_impl();
+    let wrap: Device = from_glib_borrow(ptr);
+
+    match imp.reconfigure_element(&wrap, &from_glib_borrow(element)) {
+        Ok(()) => true,
+        Err(err) => {
+            err.log_with_object(&wrap);
+            false
+        }
+    }
+    .to_glib()
+}
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/subclass/mod.rs b/gstreamer/src/subclass/mod.rs
index c6343ae68..4ebdeaea5 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/subclass/mod.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/subclass/mod.rs
@@ -27,11 +27,15 @@ pub mod element;
 pub mod ghost_pad;
 pub mod pad;
 pub mod pipeline;
+
+pub mod device;
+
 pub mod uri_handler;
 
 pub mod prelude {
     pub use super::bin::{BinImpl, BinImplExt};
     pub use super::child_proxy::ChildProxyImpl;
+    pub use super::device::{DeviceImpl, DeviceImplExt};
     pub use super::element::{ElementClassSubclassExt, ElementImpl, ElementImplExt};
     pub use super::ghost_pad::GhostPadImpl;
     pub use super::pad::{PadImpl, PadImplExt};