diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstcapsfilter.c b/plugins/elements/gstcapsfilter.c
index 3442ff3b74..1a02b84ed2 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstcapsfilter.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstcapsfilter.c
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ gst_capsfilter_class_init (GstCapsFilterClass * klass)
 static void
 gst_capsfilter_init (GstCapsFilter * filter, GstCapsFilterClass * g_class)
 {
+  GstBaseTransform *trans = GST_BASE_TRANSFORM (filter);
+  gst_base_transform_set_gap_aware (trans, TRUE);
   filter->filter_caps = gst_caps_new_any ();
 }