diff --git a/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt b/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt
index dd3e691337..54d97223cc 100644
--- a/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt
@@ -1751,6 +1751,7 @@ GstTagImageType
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
 GST_TYPE_TAG_IMAGE_TYPE
 gst_tag_image_type_get_type
+gst_tag_license_flags_get_type
 <SUBSECTION Private>
 GstTagEntryMatch
 </SECTION>
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/tag/licenses.c b/gst-libs/gst/tag/licenses.c
index f42e971add..31632b1d1e 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/tag/licenses.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/tag/licenses.c
@@ -524,3 +524,55 @@ gst_tag_get_license_version (const gchar * license_ref)
   GST_ERROR ("Could not determine version for ref '%s'", license_ref);
   return NULL;
 }
+
+GType
+gst_tag_license_flags_get_type (void)
+{
+  /* FIXME: we should really be using glib-mkenums for this.. */
+#define C_FLAGS(v) ((guint) v)
+  static gsize id = 0;
+  static const GFlagsValue values[] = {
+    {C_FLAGS (GST_TAG_LICENSE_PERMITS_REPRODUCTION),
+        "GST_TAG_LICENSE_PERMITS_REPRODUCTION", "permits-reproduction"},
+    {C_FLAGS (GST_TAG_LICENSE_PERMITS_DISTRIBUTION),
+        "GST_TAG_LICENSE_PERMITS_DISTRIBUTION", "permits-distribution"},
+    {C_FLAGS (GST_TAG_LICENSE_PERMITS_DERIVATIVE_WORKS),
+          "GST_TAG_LICENSE_PERMITS_DERIVATIVE_WORKS",
+        "permits-derivative-works"},
+    {C_FLAGS (GST_TAG_LICENSE_PERMITS_SHARING),
+        "GST_TAG_LICENSE_PERMITS_SHARING", "permits-sharing"},
+    {C_FLAGS (GST_TAG_LICENSE_REQUIRES_NOTICE),
+        "GST_TAG_LICENSE_REQUIRES_NOTICE", "requires-notice"},
+    {C_FLAGS (GST_TAG_LICENSE_REQUIRES_ATTRIBUTION),
+        "GST_TAG_LICENSE_REQUIRES_ATTRIBUTION", "requires-attributions"},
+    {C_FLAGS (GST_TAG_LICENSE_REQUIRES_SHARE_ALIKE),
+        "GST_TAG_LICENSE_REQUIRES_SHARE_ALIKE", "requires-share-alike"},
+    {C_FLAGS (GST_TAG_LICENSE_REQUIRES_SOURCE_CODE),
+        "GST_TAG_LICENSE_REQUIRES_SOURCE_CODE", "requires-source-code"},
+    {C_FLAGS (GST_TAG_LICENSE_REQUIRES_COPYLEFT),
+        "GST_TAG_LICENSE_REQUIRES_COPYLEFT", "requires-copyleft"},
+    {C_FLAGS (GST_TAG_LICENSE_REQUIRES_LESSER_COPYLEFT),
+          "GST_TAG_LICENSE_REQUIRES_LESSER_COPYLEFT",
+        "requires-lesser-copyleft"},
+    {C_FLAGS (GST_TAG_LICENSE_PROHIBITS_COMMERCIAL_USE),
+          "GST_TAG_LICENSE_PROHIBITS_COMMERCIAL_USE",
+        "prohibits-commercial-use"},
+    {C_FLAGS (GST_TAG_LICENSE_PROHIBITS_HIGH_INCOME_NATION_USE),
+          "GST_TAG_LICENSE_PROHIBITS_HIGH_INCOME_NATION_USE",
+        "prohibits-high-income-nation-use"},
+    {C_FLAGS (GST_TAG_LICENSE_CREATIVE_COMMONS_LICENSE),
+          "GST_TAG_LICENSE_CREATIVE_COMMONS_LICENSE",
+        "creative-commons-license"},
+    {C_FLAGS (GST_TAG_LICENSE_FREE_SOFTWARE_FOUNDATION_LICENSE),
+          "GST_TAG_LICENSE_FREE_SOFTWARE_FOUNDATION_LICENSE",
+        "free-software-foundation-license"},
+    {0, NULL, NULL}
+  };
+
+  if (g_once_init_enter (&id)) {
+    GType tmp = g_flags_register_static ("GstTagLicenseFlags", values);
+    g_once_init_leave (&id, tmp);
+  }
+
+  return (GType) id;
+}
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/tag/tag.h b/gst-libs/gst/tag/tag.h
index 6d70bef565..08ff9421c2 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/tag/tag.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/tag/tag.h
@@ -621,6 +621,8 @@ const gchar *       gst_tag_get_license_description  (const gchar * license_ref)
 
 const gchar *       gst_tag_get_license_jurisdiction (const gchar * license_ref);
 
+GType               gst_tag_license_flags_get_type (void);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GST_TAG_TAG_H__ */