diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/multifile/gstimagesequencesrc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/multifile/gstimagesequencesrc.c
index 3d59ec74a7..da96ee2af4 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/multifile/gstimagesequencesrc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/multifile/gstimagesequencesrc.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 #include <gst/base/gsttypefindhelper.h>
+#include <glib/gi18n-lib.h>
 
 #include "gstimagesequencesrc.h"
 
@@ -564,7 +565,12 @@ gst_image_sequence_src_get_filename (GstImageSequenceSrc * self)
   gchar *filename;
 
   GST_DEBUG ("Reading filename at index %d.", self->index);
-  filename = g_strdup_printf (self->path, self->index);
+  if (self->path != NULL) {
+    filename = g_strdup_printf (self->path, self->index);
+  } else {
+    GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self, "No filename location set!");
+    filename = NULL;
+  }
 
   return filename;
 }
@@ -604,7 +610,7 @@ gst_image_sequence_src_create (GstPushSrc * src, GstBuffer ** buffer)
   UNLOCK (self);
 
   if (!filename)
-    goto handle_error;
+    goto error_no_filename;
 
   ret = g_file_get_contents (filename, &data, &size, &error);
   if (!ret)
@@ -645,6 +651,12 @@ gst_image_sequence_src_create (GstPushSrc * src, GstBuffer ** buffer)
   self->index += self->reverse ? -1 : 1;
   return GST_FLOW_OK;
 
+error_no_filename:
+  {
+    GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (self, RESOURCE, NOT_FOUND,
+        (_("No file name specified for reading.")), (NULL));
+    return GST_FLOW_ERROR;
+  }
 handle_error:
   {
     if (error != NULL) {
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/multifile/gstmultifilesrc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/multifile/gstmultifilesrc.c
index 48221b9ada..e984e85dd4 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/multifile/gstmultifilesrc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/gst/multifile/gstmultifilesrc.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "gstmultifilesrc.h"
-
+#include <glib/gi18n-lib.h>
 
 static GstFlowReturn gst_multi_file_src_create (GstPushSrc * src,
     GstBuffer ** buffer);
@@ -392,7 +392,12 @@ gst_multi_file_src_get_filename (GstMultiFileSrc * multifilesrc)
   gchar *filename;
 
   GST_DEBUG ("%d", multifilesrc->index);
-  filename = g_strdup_printf (multifilesrc->filename, multifilesrc->index);
+  if (multifilesrc->filename != NULL) {
+    filename = g_strdup_printf (multifilesrc->filename, multifilesrc->index);
+  } else {
+    GST_WARNING_OBJECT (multifilesrc, "No filename location set!");
+    filename = NULL;
+  }
 
   return filename;
 }
@@ -424,6 +429,9 @@ gst_multi_file_src_create (GstPushSrc * src, GstBuffer ** buffer)
 
   filename = gst_multi_file_src_get_filename (multifilesrc);
 
+  if (!filename)
+    goto error_no_filename;
+
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (multifilesrc, "reading from file \"%s\".", filename);
 
   ret = g_file_get_contents (filename, &data, &size, &error);
@@ -472,6 +480,12 @@ gst_multi_file_src_create (GstPushSrc * src, GstBuffer ** buffer)
   *buffer = buf;
   return GST_FLOW_OK;
 
+error_no_filename:
+  {
+    GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (multifilesrc, RESOURCE, NOT_FOUND,
+        (_("No file name specified for reading.")), (NULL));
+    return GST_FLOW_ERROR;
+  }
 handle_error:
   {
     if (error != NULL) {