diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstelementfactory.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstelementfactory.c
index e4205b4614..2bbe9434f0 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstelementfactory.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstelementfactory.c
@@ -1084,6 +1084,10 @@ gst_element_factory_list_is_type (GstElementFactory * factory,
     res = ((strstr (klass, "Parser") != NULL)
         && (strstr (klass, "Codec") != NULL));
 
+  if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_TIMESTAMPER))
+    res = ((strstr (klass, "Timestamper") != NULL)
+        && (strstr (klass, "Codec") != NULL));
+
   if (!res && (type & GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_DEPAYLOADER))
     res = (strstr (klass, "Depayloader") != NULL);
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstelementfactory.h b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstelementfactory.h
index 07f3f81b22..b3749a6379 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstelementfactory.h
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstelementfactory.h
@@ -165,6 +165,14 @@ typedef guint64 GstElementFactoryListType;
 #define  GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_DECRYPTOR      ((GstElementFactoryListType)(G_GUINT64_CONSTANT (1) << 10))
 #define  GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_ENCRYPTOR      ((GstElementFactoryListType)(G_GUINT64_CONSTANT (1) << 11))
 #define  GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_HARDWARE      ((GstElementFactoryListType)(G_GUINT64_CONSTANT (1) << 12))
+/**
+ * GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_TIMESTAMPER:
+ *
+ * Timestamp correcting elements
+ *
+ * Since: 1.24
+ */
+#define  GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_TIMESTAMPER    ((GstElementFactoryListType)(G_GUINT64_CONSTANT (1) << 13))
 
 #define  GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_TYPE_MAX_ELEMENTS   ((GstElementFactoryListType)(G_GUINT64_CONSTANT (1) << 48))