diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/app/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/app/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50768a9d82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/app/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libgstapp-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
+
+libgstapp_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_SOURCES = gstappsrc.c
+libgstapp_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) \
+	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS)
+libgstapp_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_LIBADD = $(GST_BASE_LIBS)
+libgstapp_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_LDFLAGS)
+
+noinst_HEADERS = gstappsrc.h
+
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/app/gstapp.c b/gst-libs/gst/app/gstapp.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..077c870793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/app/gstapp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/* GStreamer
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
+#include "gstappsrc.h"
+
+static gboolean
+plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
+{
+  GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (app_src_debug, "appsrc", 0, "appsrc");
+
+  return gst_element_register (plugin, "appsrc", GST_RANK_NONE,
+      GST_TYPE_APP_SRC);
+}
+
+GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
+    GST_VERSION_MINOR,
+    "app",
+    "Elements used to communicate with applications",
+    plugin_init, VERSION, GST_LICENSE, GST_PACKAGE_NAME, GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN)
diff --git a/gst/app/gstappsrc.c b/gst-libs/gst/app/gstappsrc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from gst/app/gstappsrc.c
rename to gst-libs/gst/app/gstappsrc.c
diff --git a/gst/app/gstappsrc.h b/gst-libs/gst/app/gstappsrc.h
similarity index 100%
rename from gst/app/gstappsrc.h
rename to gst-libs/gst/app/gstappsrc.h
diff --git a/gst/app/Makefile.am b/gst/app/Makefile.am
index d232d33049..d9b9d0d71e 100644
--- a/gst/app/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/app/Makefile.am
@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
-lib_LTLIBRARIES = libgstapp-0.10.la
-
 plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstapp.la
 
 libgstapp_la_SOURCES = gstapp.c
 libgstapp_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) \
-	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS)
-libgstapp_la_LIBADD = $(GST_BASE_LIBS) libgstapp-0.10.la
+	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) \
+	$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs/
+libgstapp_la_LIBADD = $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/app/libgstapp-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la
 libgstapp_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 
-libgstapp_0_10_la_SOURCES = gstappsrc.c
-libgstapp_0_10_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) \
-	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS)
-libgstapp_0_10_la_LIBADD = $(GST_BASE_LIBS)
-libgstapp_0_10_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_LDFLAGS)
-
-noinst_HEADERS = gstappsrc.h
-
diff --git a/gst/app/gstapp.c b/gst/app/gstapp.c
index 077c870793..6619dfac92 100644
--- a/gst/app/gstapp.c
+++ b/gst/app/gstapp.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 
-#include "gstappsrc.h"
+#include <gst/app/gstappsrc.h>
 
 static gboolean
 plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)