diff --git a/omx/gstomxh264dec.c b/omx/gstomxh264dec.c
index 91a656fa98..3ec2166e52 100644
--- a/omx/gstomxh264dec.c
+++ b/omx/gstomxh264dec.c
@@ -91,12 +91,6 @@ gst_omx_h264_dec_class_init (GstOMXH264DecClass * klass)
 
   gobject_class->finalize = gst_omx_h264_dec_finalize;
 
-  /* TODO: Make this configurable */
-  videodec_class->core_name = "/usr/local/lib/libomxil-bellagio.so.0";
-  videodec_class->component_name = "OMX.st.video_decoder.avc";
-  videodec_class->in_port_index = 0;
-  videodec_class->out_port_index = 1;
-
   videodec_class->is_format_change =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_omx_h264_dec_is_format_change);
   videodec_class->set_format = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_omx_h264_dec_set_format);
diff --git a/omx/gstomxmpeg4videodec.c b/omx/gstomxmpeg4videodec.c
index b70ff9f944..c956a8bc1b 100644
--- a/omx/gstomxmpeg4videodec.c
+++ b/omx/gstomxmpeg4videodec.c
@@ -93,12 +93,6 @@ gst_omx_mpeg4_video_dec_class_init (GstOMXMPEG4VideoDecClass * klass)
 
   gobject_class->finalize = gst_omx_mpeg4_video_dec_finalize;
 
-  /* TODO: Make this configurable */
-  videodec_class->core_name = "/usr/local/lib/libomxil-bellagio.so.0";
-  videodec_class->component_name = "OMX.st.video_decoder.mpeg4";
-  videodec_class->in_port_index = 0;
-  videodec_class->out_port_index = 1;
-
   videodec_class->is_format_change =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_omx_mpeg4_video_dec_is_format_change);
   videodec_class->set_format =
diff --git a/omx/gstomxvideodec.c b/omx/gstomxvideodec.c
index b9445fdbe5..0130608034 100644
--- a/omx/gstomxvideodec.c
+++ b/omx/gstomxvideodec.c
@@ -77,6 +77,53 @@ GST_BOILERPLATE_FULL (GstOMXVideoDec, gst_omx_video_dec, GstBaseVideoDecoder,
 static void
 gst_omx_video_dec_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
+  GstOMXVideoDecClass *videodec_class = GST_OMX_VIDEO_DEC_CLASS (g_class);
+  GKeyFile *config;
+  const gchar *element_name;
+  GError *err;
+  gchar *core_name, *component_name;
+  gint in_port_index, out_port_index;
+
+  element_name =
+      g_type_get_qdata (G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (g_class),
+      gst_omx_element_name_quark);
+  /* This happens for the base class and abstract subclasses */
+  if (!element_name)
+    return;
+
+  config = gst_omx_get_configuration ();
+
+  /* This will always succeed, see check in plugin_init */
+  core_name = g_key_file_get_string (config, element_name, "core-name", NULL);
+  g_assert (core_name != NULL);
+  videodec_class->core_name = core_name;
+  component_name =
+      g_key_file_get_string (config, element_name, "component-name", NULL);
+  g_assert (component_name != NULL);
+  videodec_class->component_name = component_name;
+
+  /* Now set the inport/outport indizes and assume sane defaults */
+  err = NULL;
+  in_port_index =
+      g_key_file_get_integer (config, element_name, "in-port-index", &err);
+  if (err != NULL) {
+    GST_DEBUG ("No 'in-port-index' set for element '%s', assuming 0: %s",
+        element_name, err->message);
+    in_port_index = 0;
+    g_error_free (err);
+  }
+  videodec_class->in_port_index = in_port_index;
+
+  err = NULL;
+  out_port_index =
+      g_key_file_get_integer (config, element_name, "out-port-index", &err);
+  if (err != NULL) {
+    GST_DEBUG ("No 'out-port-index' set for element '%s', assuming 1: %s",
+        element_name, err->message);
+    out_port_index = 1;
+    g_error_free (err);
+  }
+  videodec_class->out_port_index = out_port_index;
 }
 
 static void