diff --git a/ges/ges-asset.c b/ges/ges-asset.c
index 4625ea9196..61b1010194 100644
--- a/ges/ges-asset.c
+++ b/ges/ges-asset.c
@@ -251,6 +251,15 @@ _check_and_update_parameters (GType * extractable_type, const gchar * id,
 static gboolean
 start_loading (GESAsset * asset)
 {
+  GInitableIface *iface;
+
+  iface = g_type_interface_peek (GES_ASSET_GET_CLASS (asset), G_TYPE_INITABLE);
+
+  if (!iface->init) {
+    GST_INFO_OBJECT (asset, "Can not start loading sync, as no ->init vmethod");
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
   ges_asset_cache_put (gst_object_ref (asset), NULL);
   return ges_asset_cache_set_loaded (asset->priv->extractable_type,
       asset->priv->id, NULL);
@@ -1493,6 +1502,9 @@ ges_asset_needs_reload (GType extractable_type, const gchar * id)
   GESAsset *asset;
   GError *error = NULL;
 
+  g_return_val_if_fail (g_type_is_a (extractable_type, GES_TYPE_EXTRACTABLE),
+      FALSE);
+
   real_id = _check_and_update_parameters (&extractable_type, id, &error);
   if (error) {
     _ensure_asset_for_wrong_id (id, extractable_type, error);
diff --git a/tests/check/python/test_assets.py b/tests/check/python/test_assets.py
index 8108ba1f05..a7681fd479 100644
--- a/tests/check/python/test_assets.py
+++ b/tests/check/python/test_assets.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from . import overrides_hack
 
 import os
 import gi
+import tempfile
 
 gi.require_version("Gst", "1.0")
 gi.require_version("GES", "1.0")
@@ -31,6 +32,12 @@ from gi.repository import GES  # noqa
 import unittest  # noqa
 from unittest import mock
 
+try:
+    gi.require_version("GstTranscoder", "1.0")
+    from gi.repository import GstTranscoder
+except ValueError:
+    GstTranscoder = None
+
 from . import common
 from .common import GESSimpleTimelineTest  # noqa
 
@@ -51,12 +58,45 @@ class TestTimeline(GESSimpleTimelineTest):
             Gst.filename_to_uri(os.path.join(__file__, "../../assets/png.png")))
 
     def test_request_relocated_twice(self):
-        mainloop = common.create_main_loop()
-
         GES.add_missing_uri_relocation_uri(Gst.filename_to_uri(os.path.join(__file__, "../../")), True)
         proj = GES.Project.new()
 
         asset = proj.create_asset_sync("file:///png.png", GES.UriClip)
         self.assertIsNotNone(asset)
         asset = proj.create_asset_sync("file:///png.png", GES.UriClip)
-        self.assertIsNotNone(asset)
\ No newline at end of file
+        self.assertIsNotNone(asset)
+
+    @unittest.skipIf(GstTranscoder is None, "GstTranscoder is not available")
+    @unittest.skipIf(Gst.ElementFactory.make("testsrcbin") is None, "testbinsrc is not available")
+    def test_reload_asset(self):
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".ogg") as f:
+            uri = Gst.filename_to_uri(f.name)
+            transcoder = GstTranscoder.Transcoder.new("testbin://video,num-buffers=30",
+                uri, "application/ogg:video/x-theora:audio/x-vorbis")
+            transcoder.run()
+
+            asset0 = GES.UriClipAsset.request_sync(uri)
+            self.assertEqual(asset0.props.duration, Gst.SECOND)
+
+            transcoder = GstTranscoder.Transcoder.new("testbin://video,num-buffers=60",
+                uri, "application/ogg:video/x-theora:audio/x-vorbis")
+            transcoder.run()
+
+            GES.Asset.needs_reload(GES.UriClip, uri)
+            asset1 = GES.UriClipAsset.request_sync(uri)
+            self.assertEqual(asset1.props.duration, 2 * Gst.SECOND)
+            self.assertEqual(asset1, asset0)
+
+            transcoder = GstTranscoder.Transcoder.new("testbin://video,num-buffers=90",
+                uri, "application/ogg:video/x-theora:audio/x-vorbis")
+            transcoder.run()
+            mainloop = common.create_main_loop()
+            def asset_loaded_cb(_, res, mainloop):
+                asset2 = GES.Asset.request_finish(res)
+                self.assertEqual(asset2.props.duration, 3 * Gst.SECOND)
+                self.assertEqual(asset2, asset0)
+                mainloop.quit()
+
+            GES.Asset.needs_reload(GES.UriClip, uri)
+            GES.Asset.request_async(GES.UriClip, uri, None, asset_loaded_cb, mainloop)
+            mainloop.run()