diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am b/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
index 21f3fa79f0..af793deae1 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 SUBDIRS =
 
-testprogs = object element pad element_pad
+testprogs = object element pad element_pad bin
 
 object_SOURCES = object.c mem.c
 element_SOURCES = element.c mem.c
 pad_SOURCES = pad.c mem.c
 element_pad_SOURCES = element_pad.c mem.c
+bin_SOURCES = bin.c mem.c
 
 TESTS = $(testprogs)
 
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/bin.c b/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/bin.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..066b66cc03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/bin.c
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
+#define ITERS 100000
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "mem.h"
+
+static GstElement*
+create_bin (void)
+{
+  GstElement *bin;
+  GstElement *element;
+
+  bin = gst_bin_new ("testbin");
+  element = gst_element_new ();
+  gst_element_set_name (element, "test1");
+  gst_bin_add (GST_BIN (bin), element);
+  element = gst_element_new ();
+  gst_element_set_name (element, "test2");
+  gst_bin_add (GST_BIN (bin), element);
+
+  return bin;
+}
+
+int
+main (int argc, gchar *argv[])
+{
+  GstElement *bin;
+  long usage1;
+  gint i, iters;
+
+  gst_init (&argc, &argv);
+
+  if (argc == 2)
+    iters = atoi (argv[1]);
+  else
+    iters = ITERS;
+
+  g_print ("starting test\n");
+  usage1 = vmsize();
+
+  bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+  gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  g_print ("create/unref new bin %ld\n", vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  for (i=0; i<iters;i++) {
+    bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  }
+  g_print ("create/unref %d bins %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+  g_assert (GST_OBJECT_FLOATING (bin));
+  gst_object_ref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  gst_object_sink (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  g_assert (!GST_OBJECT_FLOATING (bin));
+  gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  g_print ("create/ref/sink/unref new bin %ld\n", vmsize()-usage1);
+
+
+  for (i=0; i<iters;i++) {
+    bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+    gst_object_ref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_object_sink (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  }
+  g_print ("create/ref/sink/unref %d bins %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+  g_assert (!GST_OBJECT_DESTROYED (bin));
+  gst_object_destroy (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  g_assert (GST_OBJECT_DESTROYED (bin));
+  gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  g_print ("create/destroy/unref new bin %ld\n", vmsize()-usage1);
+  
+  for (i=0; i<iters;i++) {
+    bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+    gst_object_destroy (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  }
+  g_print ("create/destroy/unref %d bin %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+  gst_object_ref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  g_print ("create/ref/unref/unref new bin %ld\n", vmsize()-usage1);
+  
+  for (i=0; i<iters;i++) {
+    bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+    gst_object_ref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  }
+  g_print ("create/ref/unref/unref %d bin %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+  gst_object_ref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  gst_object_destroy (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  g_print ("craete/ref/destroy/unref/unref new bin %ld\n", vmsize()-usage1);
+  
+  for (i=0; i<iters;i++) {
+    bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+    gst_object_ref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_object_destroy (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  }
+  g_print ("craete/ref/destroy/unref/unref %d bins %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  for (i=0; i<iters;i++) {
+    bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+    gst_object_ref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_element_set_name (bin, "testing123");
+    gst_object_destroy (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_element_set_name (bin, "testing123");
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  }
+  g_print ("craete/ref/destroy/unref/unref %d bins with name %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+  for (i=0; i<iters;i++) {
+    gst_element_set_name (bin, "testing");
+  }
+  gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  g_print ("set name %d times %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  for (i=0; i<iters;i++) {
+    bin = create_bin();
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  }
+  g_print ("create/unref %d bin with children %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  g_print ("leaked: %ld\n", vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  return (vmsize()-usage1 ? -1 : 0);
+}
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/element_pad.c b/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/element_pad.c
index c0c1ab69e1..30979d2aa1 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/element_pad.c
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/element_pad.c
@@ -63,6 +63,48 @@ main (int argc, gchar *argv[])
   }
   g_print ("create/connect/unref %d elements %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
 
+  element = create_element ("sink", GST_PAD_SINK);
+  pad = gst_element_get_pad (element, "sink");
+  gst_element_remove_pad (element, pad);
+  g_assert (gst_element_get_pad (element, "sink") == NULL);
+
+  g_print ("pad removal ok %ld\n", vmsize()-usage1);
+  for (i=0; i<iters/2; i++) {
+    element = create_element ("sink", GST_PAD_SINK);
+    pad = gst_element_get_pad (element, "sink");
+    gst_element_remove_pad (element, pad);
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (element));
+  }
+  g_print ("pad removal loop %d  %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  for (i=0; i<iters/2; i++) {
+    element = create_element ("sink", GST_PAD_SINK);
+    pad = gst_element_get_pad (element, "sink");
+    gst_object_ref (GST_OBJECT (pad));
+    gst_element_remove_pad (element, pad);
+    g_assert (gst_pad_get_parent (pad) == NULL);
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (pad));
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (element));
+  }
+  g_print ("pad removal and test loop %d  %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  element = create_element ("sink", GST_PAD_SINK);
+  pad = gst_element_get_pad (element, "sink");
+  gst_object_destroy (GST_OBJECT (element));
+  g_assert (GST_OBJECT_DESTROYED (element));
+  g_assert (gst_element_get_pad (element, "sink") == NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (element));
+
+  g_print ("pad destroy/removal ok %ld\n", vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  for (i=0; i<iters/2; i++) {
+    element = create_element ("sink", GST_PAD_SINK);
+    pad = gst_element_get_pad (element, "sink");
+    gst_object_destroy (GST_OBJECT (element));
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (element));
+  }
+  g_print ("pad destroy/removal loop %d %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
   g_print ("leaked: %ld\n", vmsize()-usage1);
 
   return (vmsize()-usage1 ? -1 : 0);
diff --git a/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am b/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
index 21f3fa79f0..af793deae1 100644
--- a/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 SUBDIRS =
 
-testprogs = object element pad element_pad
+testprogs = object element pad element_pad bin
 
 object_SOURCES = object.c mem.c
 element_SOURCES = element.c mem.c
 pad_SOURCES = pad.c mem.c
 element_pad_SOURCES = element_pad.c mem.c
+bin_SOURCES = bin.c mem.c
 
 TESTS = $(testprogs)
 
diff --git a/testsuite/refcounting/bin.c b/testsuite/refcounting/bin.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..066b66cc03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/refcounting/bin.c
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
+#define ITERS 100000
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "mem.h"
+
+static GstElement*
+create_bin (void)
+{
+  GstElement *bin;
+  GstElement *element;
+
+  bin = gst_bin_new ("testbin");
+  element = gst_element_new ();
+  gst_element_set_name (element, "test1");
+  gst_bin_add (GST_BIN (bin), element);
+  element = gst_element_new ();
+  gst_element_set_name (element, "test2");
+  gst_bin_add (GST_BIN (bin), element);
+
+  return bin;
+}
+
+int
+main (int argc, gchar *argv[])
+{
+  GstElement *bin;
+  long usage1;
+  gint i, iters;
+
+  gst_init (&argc, &argv);
+
+  if (argc == 2)
+    iters = atoi (argv[1]);
+  else
+    iters = ITERS;
+
+  g_print ("starting test\n");
+  usage1 = vmsize();
+
+  bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+  gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  g_print ("create/unref new bin %ld\n", vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  for (i=0; i<iters;i++) {
+    bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  }
+  g_print ("create/unref %d bins %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+  g_assert (GST_OBJECT_FLOATING (bin));
+  gst_object_ref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  gst_object_sink (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  g_assert (!GST_OBJECT_FLOATING (bin));
+  gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  g_print ("create/ref/sink/unref new bin %ld\n", vmsize()-usage1);
+
+
+  for (i=0; i<iters;i++) {
+    bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+    gst_object_ref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_object_sink (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  }
+  g_print ("create/ref/sink/unref %d bins %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+  g_assert (!GST_OBJECT_DESTROYED (bin));
+  gst_object_destroy (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  g_assert (GST_OBJECT_DESTROYED (bin));
+  gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  g_print ("create/destroy/unref new bin %ld\n", vmsize()-usage1);
+  
+  for (i=0; i<iters;i++) {
+    bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+    gst_object_destroy (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  }
+  g_print ("create/destroy/unref %d bin %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+  gst_object_ref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  g_print ("create/ref/unref/unref new bin %ld\n", vmsize()-usage1);
+  
+  for (i=0; i<iters;i++) {
+    bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+    gst_object_ref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  }
+  g_print ("create/ref/unref/unref %d bin %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+  gst_object_ref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  gst_object_destroy (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  g_print ("craete/ref/destroy/unref/unref new bin %ld\n", vmsize()-usage1);
+  
+  for (i=0; i<iters;i++) {
+    bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+    gst_object_ref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_object_destroy (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  }
+  g_print ("craete/ref/destroy/unref/unref %d bins %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  for (i=0; i<iters;i++) {
+    bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+    gst_object_ref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_element_set_name (bin, "testing123");
+    gst_object_destroy (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_element_set_name (bin, "testing123");
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  }
+  g_print ("craete/ref/destroy/unref/unref %d bins with name %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  bin = gst_bin_new ("somebin");
+  for (i=0; i<iters;i++) {
+    gst_element_set_name (bin, "testing");
+  }
+  gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  g_print ("set name %d times %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  for (i=0; i<iters;i++) {
+    bin = create_bin();
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (bin));
+  }
+  g_print ("create/unref %d bin with children %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  g_print ("leaked: %ld\n", vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  return (vmsize()-usage1 ? -1 : 0);
+}
diff --git a/testsuite/refcounting/element_pad.c b/testsuite/refcounting/element_pad.c
index c0c1ab69e1..30979d2aa1 100644
--- a/testsuite/refcounting/element_pad.c
+++ b/testsuite/refcounting/element_pad.c
@@ -63,6 +63,48 @@ main (int argc, gchar *argv[])
   }
   g_print ("create/connect/unref %d elements %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
 
+  element = create_element ("sink", GST_PAD_SINK);
+  pad = gst_element_get_pad (element, "sink");
+  gst_element_remove_pad (element, pad);
+  g_assert (gst_element_get_pad (element, "sink") == NULL);
+
+  g_print ("pad removal ok %ld\n", vmsize()-usage1);
+  for (i=0; i<iters/2; i++) {
+    element = create_element ("sink", GST_PAD_SINK);
+    pad = gst_element_get_pad (element, "sink");
+    gst_element_remove_pad (element, pad);
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (element));
+  }
+  g_print ("pad removal loop %d  %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  for (i=0; i<iters/2; i++) {
+    element = create_element ("sink", GST_PAD_SINK);
+    pad = gst_element_get_pad (element, "sink");
+    gst_object_ref (GST_OBJECT (pad));
+    gst_element_remove_pad (element, pad);
+    g_assert (gst_pad_get_parent (pad) == NULL);
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (pad));
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (element));
+  }
+  g_print ("pad removal and test loop %d  %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  element = create_element ("sink", GST_PAD_SINK);
+  pad = gst_element_get_pad (element, "sink");
+  gst_object_destroy (GST_OBJECT (element));
+  g_assert (GST_OBJECT_DESTROYED (element));
+  g_assert (gst_element_get_pad (element, "sink") == NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (element));
+
+  g_print ("pad destroy/removal ok %ld\n", vmsize()-usage1);
+
+  for (i=0; i<iters/2; i++) {
+    element = create_element ("sink", GST_PAD_SINK);
+    pad = gst_element_get_pad (element, "sink");
+    gst_object_destroy (GST_OBJECT (element));
+    gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (element));
+  }
+  g_print ("pad destroy/removal loop %d %ld\n", iters, vmsize()-usage1);
+
   g_print ("leaked: %ld\n", vmsize()-usage1);
 
   return (vmsize()-usage1 ? -1 : 0);