diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3dd8b95c0b..ff5313556e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-04-21  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* gst/elements/gstelements.c:
+	  Give filesrc GST_RANK_PRIMARY, so that file:// URIs 
+	  get handled by filesrc instead of gnomevfssrc.
+	  
 2005-04-20  Ronald S. Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
 
 	* docs/pwg/building-boiler.xml:
diff --git a/gst/elements/gstelements.c b/gst/elements/gstelements.c
index af4bcb1f0b..065bfdad6a 100644
--- a/gst/elements/gstelements.c
+++ b/gst/elements/gstelements.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static struct _elements_entry _elements[] = {
   {"fakesink", GST_RANK_NONE, gst_fakesink_get_type},
   {"fdsink", GST_RANK_NONE, gst_fdsink_get_type},
   {"fdsrc", GST_RANK_NONE, gst_fdsrc_get_type},
-  {"filesrc", GST_RANK_NONE, gst_filesrc_get_type},
+  {"filesrc", GST_RANK_PRIMARY, gst_filesrc_get_type},
   {"filesink", GST_RANK_NONE, gst_filesink_get_type},
   {"identity", GST_RANK_NONE, gst_identity_get_type},
   {"md5sink", GST_RANK_NONE, gst_md5sink_get_type},
diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstelements.c b/plugins/elements/gstelements.c
index af4bcb1f0b..065bfdad6a 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstelements.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstelements.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static struct _elements_entry _elements[] = {
   {"fakesink", GST_RANK_NONE, gst_fakesink_get_type},
   {"fdsink", GST_RANK_NONE, gst_fdsink_get_type},
   {"fdsrc", GST_RANK_NONE, gst_fdsrc_get_type},
-  {"filesrc", GST_RANK_NONE, gst_filesrc_get_type},
+  {"filesrc", GST_RANK_PRIMARY, gst_filesrc_get_type},
   {"filesink", GST_RANK_NONE, gst_filesink_get_type},
   {"identity", GST_RANK_NONE, gst_identity_get_type},
   {"md5sink", GST_RANK_NONE, gst_md5sink_get_type},