diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/vasurfaceimage.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/vasurfaceimage.c
index 05e37d1a25..a73b9a5ac3 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/vasurfaceimage.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/vasurfaceimage.c
@@ -341,3 +341,37 @@ va_copy_surface (GstVaDisplay * display, VASurfaceID dst, VASurfaceID src)
   }
   return TRUE;
 }
+
+guint
+va_get_surface_usage_hint (GstVaDisplay * display, VAEntrypoint entrypoint,
+    GstPadDirection dir, gboolean is_dma)
+{
+  switch (entrypoint) {
+    case VAEntrypointVideoProc:{
+      /* For DMA kind caps, we use VA_SURFACE_ATTRIB_USAGE_HINT_VPP_READ |
+         VA_SURFACE_ATTRIB_USAGE_HINT_VPP_WRITE to detect the modifiers.
+         And in runtime, we should use the same flags in order to keep
+         the same modifiers. */
+      if (is_dma)
+        return VA_SURFACE_ATTRIB_USAGE_HINT_VPP_READ |
+            VA_SURFACE_ATTRIB_USAGE_HINT_VPP_WRITE;
+
+      if (dir == GST_PAD_SINK)
+        return VA_SURFACE_ATTRIB_USAGE_HINT_VPP_READ;
+      else if (dir == GST_PAD_SRC)
+        return VA_SURFACE_ATTRIB_USAGE_HINT_VPP_WRITE;
+
+      break;
+    }
+    case VAEntrypointVLD:
+      return VA_SURFACE_ATTRIB_USAGE_HINT_DECODER;
+    case VAEntrypointEncSlice:
+    case VAEntrypointEncSliceLP:
+    case VAEntrypointEncPicture:
+      return VA_SURFACE_ATTRIB_USAGE_HINT_ENCODER;
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
+
+  return VA_SURFACE_ATTRIB_USAGE_HINT_GENERIC;
+}
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/vasurfaceimage.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/vasurfaceimage.h
index bd109cdf31..80cc51f3f4 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/vasurfaceimage.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/vasurfaceimage.h
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ gboolean              va_copy_surface                     (GstVaDisplay * displa
                                                            VASurfaceID dst,
                                                            VASurfaceID src);
 
+GST_VA_API
+guint                 va_get_surface_usage_hint           (GstVaDisplay * display,
+                                                           VAEntrypoint entrypoint,
+                                                           GstPadDirection dir,
+                                                           gboolean is_dma);
+
 /* images */
 gboolean              va_create_image                     (GstVaDisplay * display,
                                                            GstVideoFormat format,