diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiodecoder.c b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiodecoder.c
index 8f6e5ab042..b9ecc8d36b 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiodecoder.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiodecoder.c
@@ -1208,14 +1208,24 @@ gst_audio_decoder_transform_meta_default (GstAudioDecoder *
 {
   const GstMetaInfo *info = meta->info;
   const gchar *const *tags;
+  const gchar *const supported_tags[] = {
+    GST_META_TAG_AUDIO_STR,
+    GST_META_TAG_AUDIO_CHANNELS_STR,
+    NULL,
+  };
 
   tags = gst_meta_api_type_get_tags (info->api);
 
-  if (!tags || (g_strv_length ((gchar **) tags) == 1
-          && gst_meta_api_type_has_tag (info->api, META_TAG_AUDIO)))
+  if (!tags)
     return TRUE;
 
-  return FALSE;
+  while (*tags) {
+    if (!g_strv_contains (supported_tags, *tags))
+      return FALSE;
+    tags++;
+  }
+
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 typedef struct
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudioencoder.c b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudioencoder.c
index 10c1b67e4b..68cb069b21 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudioencoder.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudioencoder.c
@@ -670,14 +670,24 @@ gst_audio_encoder_transform_meta_default (GstAudioEncoder *
 {
   const GstMetaInfo *info = meta->info;
   const gchar *const *tags;
+  const gchar *const supported_tags[] = {
+    GST_META_TAG_AUDIO_STR,
+    GST_META_TAG_AUDIO_CHANNELS_STR,
+    NULL,
+  };
 
   tags = gst_meta_api_type_get_tags (info->api);
 
-  if (!tags || (g_strv_length ((gchar **) tags) == 1
-          && gst_meta_api_type_has_tag (info->api, META_TAG_AUDIO)))
+  if (!tags)
     return TRUE;
 
-  return FALSE;
+  while (*tags) {
+    if (!g_strv_contains (supported_tags, *tags))
+      return FALSE;
+    tags++;
+  }
+
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 typedef struct
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
index 300d181834..e69074a8d8 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
@@ -3032,14 +3032,25 @@ gst_video_decoder_transform_meta_default (GstVideoDecoder *
 {
   const GstMetaInfo *info = meta->info;
   const gchar *const *tags;
+  const gchar *const supported_tags[] = {
+    GST_META_TAG_VIDEO_STR,
+    GST_META_TAG_VIDEO_ORIENTATION_STR,
+    GST_META_TAG_VIDEO_SIZE_STR,
+    NULL,
+  };
 
   tags = gst_meta_api_type_get_tags (info->api);
 
-  if (!tags || (g_strv_length ((gchar **) tags) == 1
-          && gst_meta_api_type_has_tag (info->api, META_TAG_VIDEO)))
+  if (!tags)
     return TRUE;
 
-  return FALSE;
+  while (*tags) {
+    if (!g_strv_contains (supported_tags, *tags))
+      return FALSE;
+    tags++;
+  }
+
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 typedef struct
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoencoder.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoencoder.c
index a3b55495df..d45a4f6e70 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoencoder.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoencoder.c
@@ -2139,14 +2139,25 @@ gst_video_encoder_transform_meta_default (GstVideoEncoder *
 {
   const GstMetaInfo *info = meta->info;
   const gchar *const *tags;
+  const gchar *const supported_tags[] = {
+    GST_META_TAG_VIDEO_STR,
+    GST_META_TAG_VIDEO_ORIENTATION_STR,
+    GST_META_TAG_VIDEO_SIZE_STR,
+    NULL,
+  };
 
   tags = gst_meta_api_type_get_tags (info->api);
 
-  if (!tags || (g_strv_length ((gchar **) tags) == 1
-          && gst_meta_api_type_has_tag (info->api, META_TAG_VIDEO)))
+  if (!tags)
     return TRUE;
 
-  return FALSE;
+  while (*tags) {
+    if (!g_strv_contains (supported_tags, *tags))
+      return FALSE;
+    tags++;
+  }
+
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 typedef struct