diff --git a/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosink.c b/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosink.c
index 340e9a2382..09306b49e0 100644
--- a/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosink.c
+++ b/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosink.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "gstautodetect.h"
 
 #define DEFAULT_TS_OFFSET           0
+#define DEFAULT_SYNC                TRUE
 
 /* Properties */
 enum
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ enum
   PROP_0,
   PROP_CAPS,
   PROP_TS_OFFSET,
+  PROP_SYNC,
 };
 
 static GstStateChangeReturn
@@ -108,6 +110,11 @@ gst_auto_audio_sink_class_init (GstAutoAudioSinkClass * klass)
           "Timestamp offset in nanoseconds", G_MININT64, G_MAXINT64,
           DEFAULT_TS_OFFSET, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_SYNC,
+      g_param_spec_boolean ("sync", "Sync",
+          "Sync on the clock", DEFAULT_SYNC,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (eklass,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_template));
 
@@ -175,6 +182,7 @@ gst_auto_audio_sink_init (GstAutoAudioSink * sink)
   /* set the default raw audio caps */
   sink->filter_caps = gst_static_caps_get (&raw_caps);
   sink->ts_offset = DEFAULT_TS_OFFSET;
+  sink->sync = DEFAULT_SYNC;
 
   /* mark as sink */
   GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (sink, GST_ELEMENT_FLAG_SINK);
@@ -336,6 +344,7 @@ gst_auto_audio_sink_detect (GstAutoAudioSink * sink)
     goto no_sink;
 
   g_object_set (G_OBJECT (esink), "ts-offset", sink->ts_offset, NULL);
+  g_object_set (G_OBJECT (esink), "sync", sink->sync, NULL);
 
   sink->kid = esink;
   /* Ensure the child is brought up to the right state to match the parent
@@ -421,6 +430,11 @@ gst_auto_audio_sink_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
       if (sink->kid)
         g_object_set_property (G_OBJECT (sink->kid), pspec->name, value);
       break;
+    case PROP_SYNC:
+      sink->sync = g_value_get_boolean (value);
+      if (sink->kid)
+        g_object_set_property (G_OBJECT (sink->kid), pspec->name, value);
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -441,6 +455,9 @@ gst_auto_audio_sink_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     case PROP_TS_OFFSET:
       g_value_set_int64 (value, sink->ts_offset);
       break;
+    case PROP_SYNC:
+      g_value_set_boolean (value, sink->sync);
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
diff --git a/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosink.h b/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosink.h
index 3435a9b319..6a049aee3f 100644
--- a/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosink.h
+++ b/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosink.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ typedef struct _GstAutoAudioSink {
   GstElement *kid;
   GstCaps *filter_caps;
   GstClockTimeDiff ts_offset;
+  gboolean sync;
 } GstAutoAudioSink;
 
 typedef struct _GstAutoAudioSinkClass {