diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
index ccddd963aa..1ea0d80d5d 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ gst_h264_parse_reset_frame (GstH264Parse * h264parse)
   h264parse->have_pps_in_frame = FALSE;
   h264parse->have_aud_in_frame = FALSE;
   gst_adapter_clear (h264parse->frame_out);
+  gst_video_clear_user_data (&h264parse->user_data);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gsth265parse.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gsth265parse.c
index 46440c28b8..6b215c2511 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gsth265parse.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gsth265parse.c
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ gst_h265_parse_reset_frame (GstH265Parse * h265parse)
   h265parse->have_sps_in_frame = FALSE;
   h265parse->have_pps_in_frame = FALSE;
   gst_adapter_clear (h265parse->frame_out);
+  gst_video_clear_user_data (&h265parse->user_data);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gstmpegvideoparse.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gstmpegvideoparse.c
index 6fe694cecc..5132bf7569 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gstmpegvideoparse.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gstmpegvideoparse.c
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ gst_mpegv_parse_reset_frame (GstMpegvParse * mpvparse)
   mpvparse->ext_count = 0;
   mpvparse->slice_count = 0;
   mpvparse->slice_offset = 0;
+  gst_video_clear_user_data (&mpvparse->user_data);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gstvideoparseutils.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gstvideoparseutils.c
index 42d3d09032..518af9e0c9 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gstvideoparseutils.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gstvideoparseutils.c
@@ -123,10 +123,7 @@ gst_video_parse_user_data (GstElement * elt, GstVideoParseUserData * user_data,
         user_data->afd_spec = GST_VIDEO_AFD_SPEC_ATSC_A53;
         user_data->afd = temp;
         user_data->active_format_flag = TRUE;
-      } else {
-        user_data->active_format_flag = FALSE;
       }
-      user_data->has_afd = TRUE;
       user_data->field = field;
       break;
     case USER_DATA_ID_DIRECTV_CC:
@@ -223,7 +220,6 @@ gst_video_parse_user_data (GstElement * elt, GstVideoParseUserData * user_data,
             break;
           memcpy (user_data->bar_data, data, bar_size);
           user_data->bar_data_size = bar_size;
-          user_data->has_bar_data = TRUE;
           user_data->field = field;
           GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (elt, "Bar data, %u bytes", bar_size);
           break;
@@ -265,13 +261,10 @@ gst_video_push_user_data (GstElement * elt, GstVideoParseUserData * user_data,
       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (elt, "Closed caption data already found on buffer, "
           "discarding to avoid duplication");
     }
-
-    user_data->closedcaptions_type = GST_VIDEO_CAPTION_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
-    user_data->closedcaptions_size = 0;
   }
 
   /* 2. handle AFD */
-  if (user_data->has_afd) {
+  if (user_data->active_format_flag) {
     GstVideoAFD afd;
     if (gst_video_parse_utils_parse_afd (user_data->afd, user_data->afd_spec,
             user_data->field, &afd)) {
@@ -279,16 +272,10 @@ gst_video_push_user_data (GstElement * elt, GstVideoParseUserData * user_data,
     } else {
       GST_WARNING_OBJECT (elt, "Invalid AFD value %d", user_data->afd);
     }
-  } else if (user_data->active_format_flag) {
-    /* AFD was present, but now it is no longer present */
-    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (elt,
-        "AFD was present in previous frame, now no longer present");
-    user_data->active_format_flag = 0;
   }
-  user_data->has_afd = FALSE;
 
   /* 3. handle Bar data */
-  if (user_data->has_bar_data) {
+  if (user_data->bar_data_size) {
     GstVideoBarData data;
     if (gst_video_parse_utils_parse_bar (user_data->bar_data,
             user_data->bar_data_size, user_data->field, &data)) {
@@ -297,13 +284,7 @@ gst_video_push_user_data (GstElement * elt, GstVideoParseUserData * user_data,
     } else {
       GST_WARNING_OBJECT (elt, "Invalid Bar data");
     }
-  } else if (user_data->bar_data_size) {
-    /* bar data was present, but now it is no longer present */
-    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (elt,
-        "Bar data was present in previous frame, now no longer present");
-    user_data->bar_data_size = 0;
   }
-  user_data->has_bar_data = FALSE;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -456,6 +437,20 @@ gst_video_parse_utils_parse_afd (const guint8 data, GstVideoAFDSpec spec,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+/*
+ * gst_video_clear_user_data:
+ * @user_data: #GstVideoParseUserData struct to hold parsed closed caption, bar and AFD data
+ *
+ * Clears the user data, resetting it for the next frame
+ */
+void
+gst_video_clear_user_data (GstVideoParseUserData * user_data)
+{
+  user_data->closedcaptions_size = 0;
+  user_data->bar_data_size = 0;
+  user_data->active_format_flag = 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * gst_video_parse_user_data_unregistered:
  * @elt: #GstElement that is parsing user data
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gstvideoparseutils.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gstvideoparseutils.h
index c2d14dc578..3cc0f5ea23 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gstvideoparseutils.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/videoparsers/gstvideoparseutils.h
@@ -158,19 +158,11 @@ typedef struct
   /* pending bar data */
   guint8 bar_data[GST_VIDEO_BAR_MAX_BYTES];
   guint bar_data_size;
-  gboolean has_bar_data;
-
-  /* parsed bar data */
-  GstVideoBarData bar_parsed;
 
   /* pending AFD data */
   guint8 afd;
   gboolean active_format_flag;
   GstVideoAFDSpec afd_spec;
-  gboolean has_afd;
-
-  /* parsed afd data */
-  GstVideoAFD afd_parsed;
 
 } GstVideoParseUserData;
 
@@ -188,17 +180,20 @@ typedef struct
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
-void gst_video_parse_user_data(GstElement * elt, GstVideoParseUserData * user_data,
-			GstByteReader * br, guint8 field, guint16 provider_code);
+void gst_video_parse_user_data (GstElement            * elt,
+                                GstVideoParseUserData * user_data,
+                                GstByteReader         * br,
+                                guint8                  field,
+                                guint16                 provider_code);
 
-void gst_video_parse_user_data_unregistered(GstElement * elt, GstVideoParseUserDataUnregistered * user_data,
-			GstByteReader * br, guint8 uuid[16]);
+void gst_video_push_user_data (GstElement            * elt,
+                               GstVideoParseUserData * user_data,
+                               GstBuffer             * buf);
+
+void gst_video_clear_user_data (GstVideoParseUserData * user_data);
 
 void gst_video_user_data_unregistered_clear(GstVideoParseUserDataUnregistered * user_data);
 
-void gst_video_push_user_data(GstElement * elt, GstVideoParseUserData * user_data,
-			 GstBuffer * buf);
-
 void gst_video_push_user_data_unregistered(GstElement * elt, GstVideoParseUserDataUnregistered * user_data,
 			 GstBuffer * buf);