diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstqueue.c b/plugins/elements/gstqueue.c
index e98c1f601b..db02e20a50 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstqueue.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstqueue.c
@@ -1465,15 +1465,19 @@ no_item:
   }
 out_flushing:
   {
-    GST_CAT_LOG_OBJECT (queue_dataflow, queue, "exit because we are flushing");
-    return GST_FLOW_FLUSHING;
+    GstFlowReturn ret = queue->srcresult;
+    GST_CAT_LOG_OBJECT (queue_dataflow, queue,
+        "exit because task paused, reason: %s", gst_flow_get_name (ret));
+    return ret;
   }
 out_flushing_query:
   {
+    GstFlowReturn ret = queue->srcresult;
     queue->last_query = FALSE;
     g_cond_signal (&queue->query_handled);
-    GST_CAT_LOG_OBJECT (queue_dataflow, queue, "exit because we are flushing");
-    return GST_FLOW_FLUSHING;
+    GST_CAT_LOG_OBJECT (queue_dataflow, queue,
+        "exit because task paused, reason: %s", gst_flow_get_name (ret));
+    return ret;
   }
 }