diff --git a/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c b/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c
index 75c337184a..de53b7ad39 100644
--- a/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c
+++ b/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c
@@ -779,6 +779,10 @@ gst_video_rate_sink_event (GstBaseTransform * trans, GstEvent * event)
       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (videorate, "Got FLUSH_STOP");
       gst_video_rate_reset (videorate);
       break;
+    case GST_EVENT_GAP:
+      /* no gaps after videorate, ignore the event */
+      gst_event_unref (event);
+      return TRUE;
     default:
       break;
   }