diff --git a/sys/decklink/gstdecklink.cpp b/sys/decklink/gstdecklink.cpp
index 122bc70b2d..942882e3a9 100644
--- a/sys/decklink/gstdecklink.cpp
+++ b/sys/decklink/gstdecklink.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,27 @@ gst_decklink_mode_get_type (void)
   return type;
 }
 
+GType
+gst_decklink_connection_get_type (void)
+{
+  static GType type;
+
+  if (!type) {
+    static const GEnumValue connections[] = {
+      {GST_DECKLINK_CONNECTION_SDI, "sdi", "SDI"},
+      {GST_DECKLINK_CONNECTION_HDMI, "hdmi", "HDMI"},
+      {GST_DECKLINK_CONNECTION_OPTICAL_SDI, "optical-sdi", "Optical SDI"},
+      {GST_DECKLINK_CONNECTION_COMPONENT, "component", "Component"},
+      {GST_DECKLINK_CONNECTION_COMPOSITE, "composite", "Composite"},
+      {GST_DECKLINK_CONNECTION_SVIDEO, "svideo", "S-Video"},
+      {0, NULL, NULL}
+    };
+
+    type = g_enum_register_static ("GstDecklinkConnection", connections);
+  }
+  return type;
+}
+
 static const GstDecklinkMode modes[] = {
   {bmdModeNTSC, 720, 486, 30000, 1001, true},
   {bmdModePAL, 720, 576, 25, 1, true},
diff --git a/sys/decklink/gstdecklink.h b/sys/decklink/gstdecklink.h
index ab5b5647a9..5792d611c6 100644
--- a/sys/decklink/gstdecklink.h
+++ b/sys/decklink/gstdecklink.h
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ typedef enum {
 #define GST_TYPE_DECKLINK_MODE (gst_decklink_mode_get_type ())
 GType gst_decklink_mode_get_type (void);
 
+typedef enum {
+  GST_DECKLINK_CONNECTION_SDI,
+  GST_DECKLINK_CONNECTION_HDMI,
+  GST_DECKLINK_CONNECTION_OPTICAL_SDI,
+  GST_DECKLINK_CONNECTION_COMPONENT,
+  GST_DECKLINK_CONNECTION_COMPOSITE,
+  GST_DECKLINK_CONNECTION_SVIDEO
+} GstDecklinkConnectionEnum;
+#define GST_TYPE_DECKLINK_CONNECTION (gst_decklink_connection_get_type ())
+GType gst_decklink_connection_get_type (void);
 
 typedef struct _GstDecklinkMode GstDecklinkMode;
 struct _GstDecklinkMode {
diff --git a/sys/decklink/gstdecklinksrc.cpp b/sys/decklink/gstdecklinksrc.cpp
index f5a22f15e2..5976a62984 100644
--- a/sys/decklink/gstdecklinksrc.cpp
+++ b/sys/decklink/gstdecklinksrc.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ enum
 {
   PROP_0,
   PROP_MODE,
-  PROP_OPTICAL
+  PROP_CONNECTION
 };
 
 /* pad templates */
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ gst_decklink_src_class_init (GstDecklinkSrcClass * klass)
           (GParamFlags) (G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS |
               G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT)));
 
-  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_OPTICAL,
-      g_param_spec_boolean ("optical", "Optical", "Optical",
-          TRUE,
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_CONNECTION,
+      g_param_spec_enum ("connection", "Connection", "Connection",
+          GST_TYPE_DECKLINK_CONNECTION, GST_DECKLINK_CONNECTION_SDI,
           (GParamFlags) (G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS |
               G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT)));
 }
@@ -286,8 +286,9 @@ gst_decklink_src_set_property (GObject * object, guint property_id,
     case PROP_MODE:
       decklinksrc->mode = (GstDecklinkModeEnum) g_value_get_enum (value);
       break;
-    case PROP_OPTICAL:
-      decklinksrc->optical = g_value_get_boolean (value);
+    case PROP_CONNECTION:
+      decklinksrc->connection =
+          (GstDecklinkConnectionEnum) g_value_get_enum (value);
       break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, property_id, pspec);
@@ -308,8 +309,8 @@ gst_decklink_src_get_property (GObject * object, guint property_id,
     case PROP_MODE:
       g_value_set_enum (value, decklinksrc->mode);
       break;
-    case PROP_OPTICAL:
-      g_value_set_boolean (value, decklinksrc->optical);
+    case PROP_CONNECTION:
+      g_value_set_enum (value, decklinksrc->connection);
       break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, property_id, pspec);
@@ -380,6 +381,7 @@ gst_decklink_src_start (GstElement * element)
   HRESULT ret;
   const GstDecklinkMode *mode;
   IDeckLinkConfiguration *config;
+  BMDVideoConnection conn;
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (decklinksrc, "start");
 
@@ -413,9 +415,29 @@ gst_decklink_src_start (GstElement * element)
     return FALSE;
   }
 
-  ret = config->SetInt (bmdDeckLinkConfigVideoInputConnection,
-      decklinksrc->optical ? bmdVideoConnectionOpticalSDI :
-      bmdVideoConnectionSDI);
+  switch (decklinksrc->connection) {
+    default:
+    case GST_DECKLINK_CONNECTION_SDI:
+      conn = bmdVideoConnectionSDI;
+      break;
+    case GST_DECKLINK_CONNECTION_HDMI:
+      conn = bmdVideoConnectionHDMI;
+      break;
+    case GST_DECKLINK_CONNECTION_OPTICAL_SDI:
+      conn = bmdVideoConnectionOpticalSDI;
+      break;
+    case GST_DECKLINK_CONNECTION_COMPONENT:
+      conn = bmdVideoConnectionComponent;
+      break;
+    case GST_DECKLINK_CONNECTION_COMPOSITE:
+      conn = bmdVideoConnectionComposite;
+      break;
+    case GST_DECKLINK_CONNECTION_SVIDEO:
+      conn = bmdVideoConnectionSVideo;
+      break;
+  }
+
+  ret = config->SetInt (bmdDeckLinkConfigVideoInputConnection, conn);
   if (ret != S_OK) {
     GST_ERROR ("set configuration (input source)");
     return FALSE;
diff --git a/sys/decklink/gstdecklinksrc.h b/sys/decklink/gstdecklinksrc.h
index 11154fd988..40ef4f10a1 100644
--- a/sys/decklink/gstdecklinksrc.h
+++ b/sys/decklink/gstdecklinksrc.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ struct _GstDecklinkSrc
   /* properties */
   gboolean copy_data;
   GstDecklinkModeEnum mode;
-  gboolean optical;
+  GstDecklinkConnectionEnum connection;
 };
 
 struct _GstDecklinkSrcClass