diff --git a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c
index 237a8938b7..147a665b40 100644
--- a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c
+++ b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c
@@ -1491,6 +1491,8 @@ mpegts_base_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buf)
       if (base->push_section)
         res = klass->push (base, &packet, section);
 
+    } else if (base->push_unknown) {
+      res = klass->push (base, &packet, NULL);
     } else if (packet.payload && packet.pid != 0x1fff)
       GST_LOG ("PID 0x%04x Saw packet on a pid we don't handle", packet.pid);
 
diff --git a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.h b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.h
index 14dce2fbf2..896eb1dbd5 100644
--- a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.h
+++ b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ struct _MpegTSBase {
   /* Whether to push data and/or sections to subclasses */
   gboolean push_data;
   gboolean push_section;
+  gboolean push_unknown;
 
   /* Whether the parent bin is streams-aware, meaning we can
    * add/remove streams at any point in time */
diff --git a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtspacketizer.c b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtspacketizer.c
index 7dde696657..8816dacd0b 100644
--- a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtspacketizer.c
+++ b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtspacketizer.c
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ mpegts_packetizer_push_section (MpegTSPacketizer2 * packetizer,
    *  If it is not a PUSI
    *    Accumulate the expected data and check for complete section
    *    (loop)
-   *    
+   *
    **/
 
   if (packet->payload_unit_start_indicator) {
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@ record_pcr (MpegTSPacketizer2 * packetizer, MpegTSPCR * pcrtable,
     GList *tmp;
     /* No current estimator. This happens for the initial value, or after
      * discont and flushes. Figure out where we need to record this position.
-     * 
+     *
      * Possible choices:
      * 1) No groups at all:
      *    Create a new group with pcr/offset
diff --git a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsparse.c b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsparse.c
index bcf67275bd..620f2ab316 100644
--- a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsparse.c
+++ b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsparse.c
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ mpegts_parse_init (MpegTSParse2 * parse)
   base->program_size = sizeof (MpegTSParseProgram);
   base->push_data = TRUE;
   base->push_section = TRUE;
+  base->push_unknown = TRUE;
 
   parse->user_pcr_pid = parse->pcr_pid = -1;