diff --git a/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt b/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt
index e82050beb0..81a37d48be 100644
--- a/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt
@@ -2876,6 +2876,7 @@ GstVideoDecoderClass
 gst_video_decoder_add_to_frame
 gst_video_decoder_allocate_output_buffer
 gst_video_decoder_allocate_output_frame
+gst_video_decoder_allocate_output_frame_full
 gst_video_decoder_get_allocator
 gst_video_decoder_get_buffer_pool
 gst_video_decoder_drop_frame
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
index eb9dd29820..4b9209caac 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
@@ -3955,6 +3955,27 @@ failed_allocation:
 GstFlowReturn
 gst_video_decoder_allocate_output_frame (GstVideoDecoder *
     decoder, GstVideoCodecFrame * frame)
+{
+  return gst_video_decoder_allocate_output_frame_with_params (decoder, frame,
+      NULL);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_video_decoder_allocate_output_frame_with_params:
+ * @decoder: a #GstVideoDecoder
+ * @frame: a #GstVideoCodecFrame
+ * @params: a #GstBufferPoolAcquireParams
+ *
+ * Same as #gst_video_decoder_allocate_output_frame except it allows passing
+ * #GstBufferPoolAcquireParams to the sub call gst_buffer_pool_acquire_buffer.
+ *
+ * Returns: %GST_FLOW_OK if an output buffer could be allocated
+ *
+ * Since: 1.12
+ */
+GstFlowReturn
+gst_video_decoder_allocate_output_frame_with_params (GstVideoDecoder *
+    decoder, GstVideoCodecFrame * frame, GstBufferPoolAcquireParams * params)
 {
   GstFlowReturn flow_ret;
   GstVideoCodecState *state;
@@ -3988,7 +4009,7 @@ gst_video_decoder_allocate_output_frame (GstVideoDecoder *
   GST_LOG_OBJECT (decoder, "alloc buffer size %d", num_bytes);
 
   flow_ret = gst_buffer_pool_acquire_buffer (decoder->priv->pool,
-      &frame->output_buffer, NULL);
+      &frame->output_buffer, params);
 
   GST_VIDEO_DECODER_STREAM_UNLOCK (decoder);
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.h b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.h
index 02e6753851..b314c4f297 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.h
@@ -391,6 +391,9 @@ gsize          gst_video_decoder_get_pending_frame_size (GstVideoDecoder *decode
 
 GstBuffer     *gst_video_decoder_allocate_output_buffer (GstVideoDecoder * decoder);
 
+GstFlowReturn  gst_video_decoder_allocate_output_frame_with_params (GstVideoDecoder *decoder,
+                                                                    GstVideoCodecFrame * frame,
+                                                                    GstBufferPoolAcquireParams *params);
 GstFlowReturn  gst_video_decoder_allocate_output_frame  (GstVideoDecoder *decoder,
 						         GstVideoCodecFrame *frame);