diff --git a/gstreamer/src/error.rs b/gstreamer/src/error.rs
index 91928149d..9201b5033 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/error.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/error.rs
@@ -145,6 +145,19 @@ impl LoggableError {
         );
     }
 
+    pub fn log_with_imp<I: glib::subclass::prelude::ObjectSubclass>(&self, imp: &I) {
+        use glib::subclass::prelude::*;
+
+        self.category.log(
+            Some(unsafe { imp.instance().unsafe_cast_ref::<glib::Object>() }),
+            crate::DebugLevel::Error,
+            self.bool_error.filename,
+            self.bool_error.function,
+            self.bool_error.line,
+            format_args!("{}", self.bool_error.message),
+        );
+    }
+
     pub fn category(&self) -> crate::DebugCategory {
         self.category
     }
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/log.rs b/gstreamer/src/log.rs
index 05d36271c..75f0dafc7 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/log.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/log.rs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ impl DebugCategory {
         }
 
         let obj_ptr = match obj {
-            Some(obj) => obj.to_glib_none().0 as *mut glib::gobject_ffi::GObject,
+            Some(obj) => obj.as_ptr() as *mut glib::gobject_ffi::GObject,
             None => ptr::null_mut(),
         };
 
@@ -386,6 +386,9 @@ macro_rules! error(
     ($cat:expr, obj: $obj:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
         $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Error, obj: $obj, $($args)*)
     }};
+    ($cat:expr, imp: $imp:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
+        $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Error, imp: $imp, $($args)*)
+    }};
     ($cat:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
         $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Error, $($args)*)
     }};
@@ -396,6 +399,9 @@ macro_rules! warning(
     ($cat:expr, obj: $obj:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
         $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Warning, obj: $obj, $($args)*)
     }};
+    ($cat:expr, imp: $imp:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
+        $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Warning, imp: $imp, $($args)*)
+    }};
     ($cat:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
         $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Warning, $($args)*)
     }};
@@ -406,6 +412,9 @@ macro_rules! fixme(
     ($cat:expr, obj: $obj:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
         $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Fixme, obj: $obj, $($args)*)
     }};
+    ($cat:expr, imp: $imp:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
+        $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Fixme, imp: $imp, $($args)*)
+    }};
     ($cat:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
         $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Fixme, $($args)*)
     }};
@@ -416,6 +425,9 @@ macro_rules! info(
     ($cat:expr, obj: $obj:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
         $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Info, obj: $obj, $($args)*)
     }};
+    ($cat:expr, imp: $imp:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
+        $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Info, imp: $imp, $($args)*)
+    }};
     ($cat:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
         $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Info, $($args)*)
     }};
@@ -426,6 +438,9 @@ macro_rules! debug(
     ($cat:expr, obj: $obj:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
         $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Debug, obj: $obj, $($args)*)
     }};
+    ($cat:expr, imp: $imp:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
+        $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Debug, imp: $imp, $($args)*)
+    }};
     ($cat:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
         $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Debug, $($args)*)
     }};
@@ -436,6 +451,9 @@ macro_rules! log(
     ($cat:expr, obj: $obj:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
         $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Log, obj: $obj, $($args)*)
     }};
+    ($cat:expr, imp: $imp:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
+        $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Log, imp: $imp, $($args)*)
+    }};
     ($cat:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
         $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Log, $($args)*)
     }};
@@ -446,6 +464,9 @@ macro_rules! trace(
     ($cat:expr, obj: $obj:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
         $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Trace, obj: $obj, $($args)*)
     }};
+    ($cat:expr, imp: $imp:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
+        $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Trace, imp: $imp, $($args)*)
+    }};
     ($cat:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
         $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Trace, $($args)*)
     }};
@@ -456,6 +477,9 @@ macro_rules! memdump(
     ($cat:expr, obj: $obj:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
         $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Memdump, obj: $obj, $($args)*)
     }};
+    ($cat:expr, imp: $imp:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
+        $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Memdump, imp: $imp, $($args)*)
+    }};
     ($cat:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
         $crate::log_with_level!($cat.clone(), level: $crate::DebugLevel::Memdump, $($args)*)
     }};
@@ -471,6 +495,18 @@ macro_rules! log_with_level(
                 $level, file!(), module_path!(), line!(), format_args!($($args)*))
         }
     }};
+    ($cat:expr, level: $level:expr, imp: $imp:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
+        // Check the log level before using `format_args!` otherwise
+        // formatted arguments are evaluated even if we end up not logging.
+        if $level <= $cat.threshold() {
+            use $crate::glib::Cast;
+
+            let obj = $imp.instance();
+            let obj = unsafe { obj.unsafe_cast_ref::<$crate::glib::Object>() };
+            $crate::DebugCategory::log_unfiltered($cat.clone(), Some(&*obj),
+                $level, file!(), module_path!(), line!(), format_args!($($args)*))
+        }
+    }};
     ($cat:expr, level: $level:expr, $($args:tt)*) => { {
         // Check the log level before using `format_args!` otherwise
         // formatted arguments are evaluated even if we end up not logging.
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/subclass/element.rs b/gstreamer/src/subclass/element.rs
index c6df35efa..6880d5e28 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/subclass/element.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/subclass/element.rs
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ pub trait ElementImplExt: ObjectSubclass {
         fallback: G,
         f: F,
     ) -> R;
+
+    fn post_error_message(&self, msg: crate::ErrorMessage);
 }
 
 impl<T: ElementImpl> ElementImplExt for T {
@@ -371,6 +373,14 @@ impl<T: ElementImpl> ElementImplExt for T {
             })
         }
     }
+
+    fn post_error_message(&self, msg: crate::ErrorMessage) {
+        unsafe {
+            self.instance()
+                .unsafe_cast_ref::<Element>()
+                .post_error_message(msg)
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 unsafe impl<T: ElementImpl> IsSubclassable<T> for Element {