diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d96183a4d0..9cd75f3849 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2007-06-27  Wim Taymans  <wim@fluendo.com>
+
+	Patch by: Tim Angus <tim at ngus dot net>
+
+	* plugins/elements/gstcapsfilter.c: (gst_capsfilter_class_init),
+	(gst_capsfilter_set_property):
+	Take a reference instead of a copy when setting "caps".
+	Fix documentation to clarify this behaviour. Fixes #449414.
+
 2007-06-27  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
 
 	* gst/gstindexfactory.c: (gst_index_factory_get_type):
diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstcapsfilter.c b/plugins/elements/gstcapsfilter.c
index d9d35cfddb..ae31999587 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstcapsfilter.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstcapsfilter.c
@@ -104,8 +104,9 @@ gst_capsfilter_class_init (GstCapsFilterClass * klass)
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_FILTER_CAPS,
       g_param_spec_boxed ("caps", _("Filter caps"),
-          _("Restrict the possible allowed capabilities (NULL means ANY)"),
-          GST_TYPE_CAPS, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          _("Restrict the possible allowed capabilities (NULL means ANY). "
+              "Setting this property takes a reference to the supplied GstCaps "
+              "object."), GST_TYPE_CAPS, G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 
   trans_class = GST_BASE_TRANSFORM_CLASS (klass);
   trans_class->transform_caps = gst_capsfilter_transform_caps;
@@ -134,7 +135,8 @@ gst_capsfilter_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
       if (new_caps_val == NULL) {
         new_caps = gst_caps_new_any ();
       } else {
-        new_caps = gst_caps_copy (new_caps_val);
+        new_caps = (GstCaps *) new_caps_val;
+        gst_caps_ref (new_caps);
       }
 
       old_caps = capsfilter->filter_caps;