diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
index 41d8d6ebb7..3b82ef040e 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
@@ -5565,6 +5565,21 @@
                         "value": "0"
                     }
                 ]
+            },
+            "GstVtencRateControl": {
+                "kind": "enum",
+                "values": [
+                    {
+                        "desc": "Average Bitrate",
+                        "name": "abr",
+                        "value": "0"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "desc": "Constant Bitrate",
+                        "name": "cbr",
+                        "value": "1"
+                    }
+                ]
             }
         },
         "package": "GStreamer Bad Plug-ins",
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/applemedia/vtenc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/applemedia/vtenc.c
index ccc1a4db67..0c3e9aa7dc 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/applemedia/vtenc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/applemedia/vtenc.c
@@ -531,6 +531,8 @@ gst_vtenc_class_init (GstVTEncClass * klass)
             VTENC_DEFAULT_PRESERVE_ALPHA,
             G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   }
+
+  gst_type_mark_as_plugin_api (GST_TYPE_VTENC_RATE_CONTROL, 0);
 }
 
 static void