diff --git a/gst/playback/gstplaysink.c b/gst/playback/gstplaysink.c
index 1d19077f3b..c032a58444 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstplaysink.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstplaysink.c
@@ -1013,6 +1013,12 @@ gst_play_sink_vis_blocked (GstPad * tee_pad, GstPadProbeInfo * info,
 
   playsink = GST_PLAY_SINK (user_data);
 
+  if (GST_IS_EVENT (info->data) && !GST_EVENT_IS_SERIALIZED (info->data)) {
+    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (playsink, "Letting non-serialized event %s pass",
+        GST_EVENT_TYPE_NAME (info->data));
+    return GST_PAD_PROBE_PASS;
+  }
+
   GST_PLAY_SINK_LOCK (playsink);
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (playsink, "vis pad blocked");
   /* now try to change the plugin in the running vis chain */
@@ -4127,6 +4133,12 @@ sinkpad_blocked_cb (GstPad * blockedpad, GstPadProbeInfo * info,
   GstPlaySink *playsink = (GstPlaySink *) user_data;
   GstPad *pad;
 
+  if (GST_IS_EVENT (info->data) && !GST_EVENT_IS_SERIALIZED (info->data)) {
+    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (playsink, "Letting non-serialized event %s pass",
+        GST_EVENT_TYPE_NAME (info->data));
+    return GST_PAD_PROBE_PASS;
+  }
+
   GST_PLAY_SINK_LOCK (playsink);
 
   pad = GST_PAD_CAST (gst_proxy_pad_get_internal (GST_PROXY_PAD (blockedpad)));