diff --git a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.c b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.c
index f2929db818..8c23110984 100644
--- a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.c
+++ b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.c
@@ -1103,8 +1103,14 @@ gst_vaapi_plugin_base_set_gl_context (GstVaapiPluginBase * plugin,
       display_type = GST_VAAPI_DISPLAY_TYPE_GLX;
       break;
 #endif
-#if USE_EGL
     case GST_GL_PLATFORM_EGL:
+#if VA_CHECK_VERSION (0,36,0) && USE_GST_GL_HELPERS
+      plugin->srcpad_can_dmabuf =
+          (!(gst_gl_context_get_gl_api (gl_context) & GST_GL_API_GLES1)
+          && gst_gl_context_check_feature (gl_context,
+              "EGL_EXT_image_dma_buf_import"));
+#endif
+#if USE_EGL
       display_type = GST_VAAPI_DISPLAY_TYPE_EGL;
       break;
 #endif
diff --git a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.h b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.h
index e1db5e72f4..bfeeb1078e 100644
--- a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.h
+++ b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.h
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ typedef struct _GstVaapiPluginBaseClass GstVaapiPluginBaseClass;
   (GST_VAAPI_PLUGIN_BASE(plugin)->srcpad_caps)
 #define GST_VAAPI_PLUGIN_BASE_SRC_PAD_INFO(plugin) \
   (&GST_VAAPI_PLUGIN_BASE(plugin)->srcpad_info)
+#define GST_VAAPI_PLUGIN_BASE_SRC_PAD_CAN_DMABUF(plugin) \
+  (GST_VAAPI_PLUGIN_BASE(plugin)->srcpad_can_dmabuf)
 
 #define GST_VAAPI_PLUGIN_BASE_DISPLAY(plugin) \
   (GST_VAAPI_PLUGIN_BASE(plugin)->display)
@@ -146,6 +148,7 @@ struct _GstVaapiPluginBase
   GstCaps *allowed_raw_caps;
   GstAllocator *sinkpad_allocator;
   GstAllocator *srcpad_allocator;
+  gboolean srcpad_can_dmabuf;
 };
 
 struct _GstVaapiPluginBaseClass