diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-pad-monitor.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-pad-monitor.c
index 0b21da43f8..a239d7351e 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-pad-monitor.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-pad-monitor.c
@@ -234,19 +234,9 @@ _find_master_report_for_src_pad (GstValidatePadMonitor * pad_monitor,
 }
 
 static GstValidateInterceptionReturn
-gst_validate_pad_monitor_intercept_report (GstValidateReporter *
-    reporter, GstValidateReport * report)
+_concatenate_issues (GstValidatePadMonitor * pad_monitor,
+    GstValidateReport * report)
 {
-  GstValidateReporterInterface *iface_class, *old_iface_class;
-  GstValidatePadMonitor *pad_monitor = GST_VALIDATE_PAD_MONITOR (reporter);
-
-  iface_class =
-      G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_INTERFACE (reporter, GST_TYPE_VALIDATE_REPORTER,
-      GstValidateReporterInterface);
-  old_iface_class = g_type_interface_peek_parent (iface_class);
-
-  old_iface_class->intercept_report (reporter, report);
-
   if (GST_PAD_IS_SINK (pad_monitor->pad)
       && _find_master_report_for_sink_pad (pad_monitor, report))
     return GST_VALIDATE_REPORTER_KEEP;
@@ -257,6 +247,41 @@ gst_validate_pad_monitor_intercept_report (GstValidateReporter *
   return GST_VALIDATE_REPORTER_REPORT;
 }
 
+static GstValidateInterceptionReturn
+gst_validate_pad_monitor_intercept_report (GstValidateReporter *
+    reporter, GstValidateReport * report)
+{
+  GstValidateReporterInterface *iface_class, *old_iface_class;
+  GstValidatePadMonitor *pad_monitor = GST_VALIDATE_PAD_MONITOR (reporter);
+  GstValidateReportingLevel monitor_reporting_level;
+  GstValidateInterceptionReturn ret;
+
+  monitor_reporting_level =
+      gst_validate_reporter_get_reporting_level (reporter);
+
+  iface_class =
+      G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_INTERFACE (reporter, GST_TYPE_VALIDATE_REPORTER,
+      GstValidateReporterInterface);
+  old_iface_class = g_type_interface_peek_parent (iface_class);
+
+  old_iface_class->intercept_report (reporter, report);
+
+  switch (monitor_reporting_level) {
+    case GST_VALIDATE_REPORTING_LEVEL_NONE:
+      ret = GST_VALIDATE_REPORTER_DROP;
+      break;
+    case GST_VALIDATE_REPORTING_LEVEL_UNKNOWN:
+      ret = _concatenate_issues (pad_monitor, report);
+      break;
+    default:
+      ret = GST_VALIDATE_REPORTER_REPORT;
+      break;
+  }
+
+  gst_validate_report_set_reporting_level (report, monitor_reporting_level);
+  return ret;
+}
+
 static void
 debug_pending_event (GstPad * pad, GPtrArray * array)
 {
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-runner.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-runner.c
index 3389ab44c5..eeabb27256 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-runner.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-runner.c
@@ -352,6 +352,8 @@ gst_validate_runner_add_report (GstValidateRunner * runner,
 
   /* Let's use our own reporting strategy */
   if (reporter_level == GST_VALIDATE_REPORTING_LEVEL_UNKNOWN) {
+    gst_validate_report_set_reporting_level (report,
+        runner->priv->default_level);
     switch (runner->priv->default_level) {
       case GST_VALIDATE_REPORTING_LEVEL_NONE:
         return;
diff --git a/validate/tests/check/validate/reporting.c b/validate/tests/check/validate/reporting.c
index 5dfb82eeff..c4e299fe3f 100644
--- a/validate/tests/check/validate/reporting.c
+++ b/validate/tests/check/validate/reporting.c
@@ -212,12 +212,11 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_global_levels)
 {
   GstValidateRunner *runner;
 
-  fail_unless (g_setenv ("GST_VALIDATE_REPORT_LEVEL", "none,fakesrc1:synthetic",
-          TRUE));
+  fail_unless (g_setenv ("GST_VALIDATE_REPORT_LEVEL", "none", TRUE));
   runner = gst_validate_runner_new ();
   _create_issues (runner);
-  /* One issue should get through the none filter */
-  fail_unless_equals_int (gst_validate_runner_get_reports_count (runner), 1);
+  /* None shall pass */
+  fail_unless_equals_int (gst_validate_runner_get_reports_count (runner), 0);
   g_object_unref (runner);
 
   fail_unless (g_setenv ("GST_VALIDATE_REPORT_LEVEL", "synthetic", TRUE));
@@ -226,6 +225,57 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_global_levels)
   /* Two reports of the same type */
   fail_unless_equals_int (gst_validate_runner_get_reports_count (runner), 1);
   g_object_unref (runner);
+
+  fail_unless (g_setenv ("GST_VALIDATE_REPORT_LEVEL", "monitor", TRUE));
+  runner = gst_validate_runner_new ();
+  _create_issues (runner);
+  /* One report for each pad monitor */
+  fail_unless_equals_int (gst_validate_runner_get_reports_count (runner), 6);
+  g_object_unref (runner);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
+GST_START_TEST (test_specific_levels)
+{
+  GstValidateRunner *runner;
+
+  fail_unless (g_setenv ("GST_VALIDATE_REPORT_LEVEL", "none,fakesrc1:synthetic",
+          TRUE));
+  runner = gst_validate_runner_new ();
+  _create_issues (runner);
+  /* One issue should go through the none filter */
+  fail_unless_equals_int (gst_validate_runner_get_reports_count (runner), 1);
+  g_object_unref (runner);
+
+  fail_unless (g_setenv ("GST_VALIDATE_REPORT_LEVEL", "monitor,sink:none",
+          TRUE));
+  runner = gst_validate_runner_new ();
+  _create_issues (runner);
+  /* 5 issues because all pads will report their own issues separately, except
+   * for the sink which will not report an issue */
+  fail_unless_equals_int (gst_validate_runner_get_reports_count (runner), 5);
+  g_object_unref (runner);
+
+  fail_unless (g_setenv ("GST_VALIDATE_REPORT_LEVEL", "subchain,sink:monitor",
+          TRUE));
+  runner = gst_validate_runner_new ();
+  _create_issues (runner);
+  /* 3 issues because both fake sources will have subsequent subchains of
+   * issues, and the sink will report its issue separately */
+  fail_unless_equals_int (gst_validate_runner_get_reports_count (runner), 3);
+  g_object_unref (runner);
+
+  fail_unless (g_setenv ("GST_VALIDATE_REPORT_LEVEL",
+          "synthetic,fakesrc1:subchain,fakesrc2:subchain,funnel*::src*:monitor",
+          TRUE));
+  runner = gst_validate_runner_new ();
+  _create_issues (runner);
+  /* 4 issues because the funnel sink issues will be concatenated with the
+   * fakesrc issues, the funnel src will report its issue separately, and the
+   * sink will not find a report immediately upstream */
+  fail_unless_equals_int (gst_validate_runner_get_reports_count (runner), 4);
+  g_object_unref (runner);
 }
 
 GST_END_TEST;
@@ -241,6 +291,7 @@ gst_validate_suite (void)
 
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_report_levels);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_global_levels);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_specific_levels);
 
   return s;
 }