diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpgstdepay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpgstdepay.c
index 69b24596df..4929e6e7d1 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpgstdepay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpgstdepay.c
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ read_event (GstRtpGSTDepay * rtpgstdepay, guint type,
     case 3:
       etype = GST_EVENT_CUSTOM_BOTH;
       break;
+    case 4:
+      etype = GST_EVENT_STREAM_START;
+      break;
     default:
       goto unknown_event;
   }
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpgstpay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpgstpay.c
index 6ab8dd1593..e6e4634de3 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpgstpay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpgstpay.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (gst_rtp_pay_debug);
  *   1 = GST_EVENT_TAG
  *   2 = GST_EVENT_CUSTOM_DOWNSTREAM
  *   3 = GST_EVENT_CUSTOM_BOTH
+ *   4 = GST_EVENT_STREAM_START
  */
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_rtp_gst_pay_sink_template =
@@ -322,6 +323,9 @@ gst_rtp_gst_pay_sink_event (GstRTPBasePayload * payload, GstEvent * event)
     case GST_EVENT_CUSTOM_BOTH:
       etype = 3;
       break;
+    case GST_EVENT_STREAM_START:
+      etype = 4;
+      break;
     default:
       etype = 0;
       GST_LOG_OBJECT (rtpgstpay, "no event for %s",