diff --git a/ges/ges-clip.c b/ges/ges-clip.c
index 6f118f2f00..a1b4365a6c 100644
--- a/ges/ges-clip.c
+++ b/ges/ges-clip.c
@@ -2611,8 +2611,8 @@ ges_clip_add_child_to_track (GESClip * clip, GESTrackElement * child,
   }
 
   if (GES_IS_SOURCE (el))
-    timeline_tree_create_transitions (timeline_get_tree (timeline),
-        ges_timeline_find_auto_transition);
+    timeline_tree_create_transitions_for_track_element (timeline_get_tree
+        (timeline), el, ges_timeline_find_auto_transition);
 
   return el;
 }
diff --git a/ges/ges-timeline-tree.c b/ges/ges-timeline-tree.c
index 083fb5fa64..9bc85b3717 100644
--- a/ges/ges-timeline-tree.c
+++ b/ges/ges-timeline-tree.c
@@ -2079,6 +2079,16 @@ create_transitions (GNode * node,
   return FALSE;
 }
 
+void
+timeline_tree_create_transitions_for_track_element (GNode * root,
+    GESTrackElement * element, GESTreeGetAutoTransitionFunc get_auto_transition)
+{
+  GNode *node = find_node (root, element);
+  g_assert (node);
+
+  create_transitions (node, get_auto_transition);
+}
+
 void
 timeline_tree_create_transitions (GNode * root,
     GESTreeGetAutoTransitionFunc get_auto_transition)
diff --git a/ges/ges-timeline-tree.h b/ges/ges-timeline-tree.h
index 17146b2cab..1e4c618c6e 100644
--- a/ges/ges-timeline-tree.h
+++ b/ges/ges-timeline-tree.h
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ typedef GESAutoTransition *
                                            GESTrackElement * next,
                                            GstClockTime transition_duration);
 
+void
+timeline_tree_create_transitions_for_track_element (GNode * root,
+                                                    GESTrackElement * element,
+                                                    GESTreeGetAutoTransitionFunc get_auto_transition);
 void timeline_tree_create_transitions     (GNode *root,
                                            GESTreeGetAutoTransitionFunc get_auto_transition);