diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstmpeg2decoder.c b/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstmpeg2decoder.c
index aaede9bce1..49e88b393b 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstmpeg2decoder.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstmpeg2decoder.c
@@ -814,6 +814,11 @@ gst_mpeg2_decoder_ensure_current_picture (GstMpeg2Decoder * decoder,
         gst_mpeg2_picture_unref (picture);
         return FALSE;
       }
+
+      /* At this moment, this picture should be interlaced */
+      picture->buffer_flags |= GST_VIDEO_BUFFER_FLAG_INTERLACED;
+      if (priv->pic_ext.top_field_first)
+        picture->buffer_flags |= GST_VIDEO_BUFFER_FLAG_TFF;
     }
 
     picture->structure = priv->pic_ext.picture_structure;
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstmpeg2picture.h b/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstmpeg2picture.h
index 819c7691aa..7262c96716 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstmpeg2picture.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/codecs/gstmpeg2picture.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <gst/codecs/codecs-prelude.h>
 #include <gst/codecparsers/gstmpegvideoparser.h>
+#include <gst/video/video.h>
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@ struct _GstMpeg2Picture
   /* For interlaced streams */
   GstMpeg2Picture *first_field;
 
+  GstVideoBufferFlags buffer_flags;
+
   gint pic_order_cnt;
   gint tsn;
   GstMpegVideoPictureStructure structure;