diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbasefilter.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbasefilter.c
index eca40bcdd3..a4e97b9295 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbasefilter.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbasefilter.c
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ gst_gl_base_filter_class_init (GstGLBaseFilterClass * klass)
 static void
 gst_gl_base_filter_init (GstGLBaseFilter * filter)
 {
+  gst_base_transform_set_qos_enabled (GST_BASE_TRANSFORM (filter), TRUE);
+
   filter->priv = GST_GL_BASE_FILTER_GET_PRIVATE (filter);
 }