diff --git a/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt b/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
index b5a9d92fd9..191a0d25de 100644
--- a/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
@@ -1831,6 +1831,7 @@ gst_pad_get_pad_template
 
 gst_pad_link
 gst_pad_link_full
+gst_pad_link_maybe_ghosting
 gst_pad_link_maybe_ghosting_full
 gst_pad_unlink
 gst_pad_is_linked
diff --git a/gst/gstutils.c b/gst/gstutils.c
index be6fa71771..1e690ce60e 100644
--- a/gst/gstutils.c
+++ b/gst/gstutils.c
@@ -1552,6 +1552,33 @@ gst_pad_link_maybe_ghosting_full (GstPad * src, GstPad * sink,
   return pad_link_maybe_ghosting (src, sink, flags);
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_pad_link_maybe_ghosting:
+ * @src: a #GstPad
+ * @sink: a #GstPad
+ *
+ * Links @src to @sink, creating any #GstGhostPad's in between as necessary.
+ *
+ * This is a convenience function to save having to create and add intermediate
+ * #GstGhostPad's as required for linking across #GstBin boundaries.
+ *
+ * If @src or @sink pads don't have parent elements or do not share a common
+ * ancestor, the link will fail.
+ *
+ * Returns: whether the link succeeded.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.10
+ */
+gboolean
+gst_pad_link_maybe_ghosting (GstPad * src, GstPad * sink)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_PAD (src), FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_PAD (sink), FALSE);
+
+  return gst_pad_link_maybe_ghosting_full (src, sink,
+      GST_PAD_LINK_CHECK_DEFAULT);
+}
+
 static void
 release_and_unref_pad (GstElement * element, GstPad * pad, gboolean requestpad)
 {
diff --git a/gst/gstutils.h b/gst/gstutils.h
index cd7b1cd9ec..3bc032f4dd 100644
--- a/gst/gstutils.h
+++ b/gst/gstutils.h
@@ -924,6 +924,8 @@ gboolean                gst_pad_query_convert           (GstPad *pad, GstFormat
 GstCaps *               gst_pad_query_caps              (GstPad *pad, GstCaps *filter);
 gboolean                gst_pad_query_accept_caps       (GstPad *pad, GstCaps *caps);
 
+gboolean                gst_pad_link_maybe_ghosting      (GstPad            *src,
+                                                          GstPad            *sink);
 gboolean                gst_pad_link_maybe_ghosting_full (GstPad            *src,
                                                           GstPad            *sink,
                                                           GstPadLinkCheck   flags);
diff --git a/win32/common/libgstreamer.def b/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
index 7033a5d7f9..333f10ee07 100644
--- a/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
+++ b/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
@@ -863,6 +863,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_pad_link_check_get_type
 	gst_pad_link_full
 	gst_pad_link_get_name
+	gst_pad_link_maybe_ghosting
 	gst_pad_link_maybe_ghosting_full
 	gst_pad_link_return_get_type
 	gst_pad_mark_reconfigure