diff --git a/gst/gstevent.c b/gst/gstevent.c
index 43a7704ed4..14d63e5348 100644
--- a/gst/gstevent.c
+++ b/gst/gstevent.c
@@ -240,6 +240,25 @@ gst_event_discont_get_value (GstEvent *event, GstFormat format, gint64 *value)
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * gst_event_has_new_media:
+ * @event: The event to check
+ *
+ * Checks if a given event indicates a new media.
+ *
+ * Returns: True if the event indicates a new media
+ */
+gboolean
+gst_event_has_new_media (GstEvent *event)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_EVENT (event), FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event) == GST_EVENT_DISCONTINUOUS ||
+                        GST_EVENT_TYPE (event) == GST_EVENT_NEW_MEDIA, FALSE);
+  if (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event) == GST_EVENT_NEW_MEDIA)
+    return TRUE;
+
+  return GST_EVENT_DISCONT_NEW_MEDIA (event);  
+}
 /**
  * gst_event_new_size:
  * @format: The format of the size value
diff --git a/gst/gstevent.h b/gst/gstevent.h
index e26e50c5f9..1f9a18a6e0 100644
--- a/gst/gstevent.h
+++ b/gst/gstevent.h
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ GstEvent*	gst_event_new_size		(GstFormat format, gint64 value);
 GstEvent*	gst_event_new_discontinuous	(gboolean new_media,
 						 GstFormat format1, ...);
 gboolean	gst_event_discont_get_value	(GstEvent *event, GstFormat format, gint64 *value);
+gboolean	gst_event_has_new_media         (GstEvent *event);
 
 #define		gst_event_new_filler()		gst_event_new(GST_EVENT_FILLER)