diff --git a/gst/videoparsers/gstdiracparse.c b/gst/videoparsers/gstdiracparse.c
index f1ba133f3f9..ea3cd9dd6af 100644
--- a/gst/videoparsers/gstdiracparse.c
+++ b/gst/videoparsers/gstdiracparse.c
@@ -404,8 +404,8 @@ gst_dirac_parse_pre_push_frame (GstBaseParse * parse, GstBaseParseFrame * frame)
         GST_TAG_VIDEO_CODEC, caps);
     gst_caps_unref (caps);
 
-    gst_pad_push_event (GST_BASE_PARSE_SRC_PAD (diracparse),
-        gst_event_new_tag (taglist));
+    gst_base_parse_merge_tags (parse, taglist, GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE);
+    gst_tag_list_unref (taglist);
 
     /* also signals the end of first-frame processing */
     diracparse->sent_codec_tag = TRUE;
diff --git a/gst/videoparsers/gsth263parse.c b/gst/videoparsers/gsth263parse.c
index 18f9bf5f30b..eb6290bd6be 100644
--- a/gst/videoparsers/gsth263parse.c
+++ b/gst/videoparsers/gsth263parse.c
@@ -447,8 +447,8 @@ gst_h263_parse_pre_push_frame (GstBaseParse * parse, GstBaseParseFrame * frame)
         GST_TAG_VIDEO_CODEC, caps);
     gst_caps_unref (caps);
 
-    gst_pad_push_event (GST_BASE_PARSE_SRC_PAD (h263parse),
-        gst_event_new_tag (taglist));
+    gst_base_parse_merge_tags (parse, taglist, GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE);
+    gst_tag_list_unref (taglist);
 
     /* also signals the end of first-frame processing */
     h263parse->sent_codec_tag = TRUE;
diff --git a/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c b/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
index bd016256007..b43a81a0290 100644
--- a/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
+++ b/gst/videoparsers/gsth264parse.c
@@ -2213,8 +2213,8 @@ gst_h264_parse_pre_push_frame (GstBaseParse * parse, GstBaseParseFrame * frame)
         GST_TAG_VIDEO_CODEC, caps);
     gst_caps_unref (caps);
 
-    gst_pad_push_event (GST_BASE_PARSE_SRC_PAD (h264parse),
-        gst_event_new_tag (taglist));
+    gst_base_parse_merge_tags (parse, taglist, GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE);
+    gst_tag_list_unref (taglist);
 
     /* also signals the end of first-frame processing */
     h264parse->sent_codec_tag = TRUE;
diff --git a/gst/videoparsers/gsth265parse.c b/gst/videoparsers/gsth265parse.c
index 3184b9bebc9..ecb8cf60b8a 100644
--- a/gst/videoparsers/gsth265parse.c
+++ b/gst/videoparsers/gsth265parse.c
@@ -1772,8 +1772,8 @@ gst_h265_parse_pre_push_frame (GstBaseParse * parse, GstBaseParseFrame * frame)
         GST_TAG_VIDEO_CODEC, caps);
     gst_caps_unref (caps);
 
-    gst_pad_push_event (GST_BASE_PARSE_SRC_PAD (h265parse),
-        gst_event_new_tag (taglist));
+    gst_base_parse_merge_tags (parse, taglist, GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE);
+    gst_tag_list_unref (taglist);
 
     /* also signals the end of first-frame processing */
     h265parse->sent_codec_tag = TRUE;
diff --git a/gst/videoparsers/gstmpeg4videoparse.c b/gst/videoparsers/gstmpeg4videoparse.c
index 89d7979e8a4..53db2d5ac8c 100644
--- a/gst/videoparsers/gstmpeg4videoparse.c
+++ b/gst/videoparsers/gstmpeg4videoparse.c
@@ -730,8 +730,8 @@ gst_mpeg4vparse_pre_push_frame (GstBaseParse * parse, GstBaseParseFrame * frame)
         GST_TAG_VIDEO_CODEC, caps);
     gst_caps_unref (caps);
 
-    gst_pad_push_event (GST_BASE_PARSE_SRC_PAD (mp4vparse),
-        gst_event_new_tag (taglist));
+    gst_base_parse_merge_tags (parse, taglist, GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE);
+    gst_tag_list_unref (taglist);
 
     /* also signals the end of first-frame processing */
     mp4vparse->sent_codec_tag = TRUE;
diff --git a/gst/videoparsers/gstmpegvideoparse.c b/gst/videoparsers/gstmpegvideoparse.c
index e64224aa890..54ee13b6de9 100644
--- a/gst/videoparsers/gstmpegvideoparse.c
+++ b/gst/videoparsers/gstmpegvideoparse.c
@@ -954,8 +954,8 @@ gst_mpegv_parse_pre_push_frame (GstBaseParse * parse, GstBaseParseFrame * frame)
         GST_TAG_VIDEO_CODEC, caps);
     gst_caps_unref (caps);
 
-    gst_pad_push_event (GST_BASE_PARSE_SRC_PAD (parse),
-        gst_event_new_tag (taglist));
+    gst_base_parse_merge_tags (parse, taglist, GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE);
+    gst_tag_list_unref (taglist);
 
     mpvparse->send_codec_tag = FALSE;
   }
diff --git a/gst/videoparsers/gstpngparse.c b/gst/videoparsers/gstpngparse.c
index 154f81561b0..e08fe71b150 100644
--- a/gst/videoparsers/gstpngparse.c
+++ b/gst/videoparsers/gstpngparse.c
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ gst_png_parse_pre_push_frame (GstBaseParse * parse, GstBaseParseFrame * frame)
         GST_TAG_VIDEO_CODEC, caps);
     gst_caps_unref (caps);
 
-    gst_pad_push_event (GST_BASE_PARSE_SRC_PAD (pngparse),
-        gst_event_new_tag (taglist));
+    gst_base_parse_merge_tags (parse, taglist, GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE);
+    gst_tag_list_unref (taglist);
 
     /* also signals the end of first-frame processing */
     pngparse->sent_codec_tag = TRUE;
diff --git a/gst/videoparsers/gstvc1parse.c b/gst/videoparsers/gstvc1parse.c
index 44b2c75fca8..63de4e90101 100644
--- a/gst/videoparsers/gstvc1parse.c
+++ b/gst/videoparsers/gstvc1parse.c
@@ -1708,8 +1708,8 @@ gst_vc1_parse_pre_push_frame (GstBaseParse * parse, GstBaseParseFrame * frame)
         GST_TAG_VIDEO_CODEC, caps);
     gst_caps_unref (caps);
 
-    gst_pad_push_event (GST_BASE_PARSE_SRC_PAD (vc1parse),
-        gst_event_new_tag (taglist));
+    gst_base_parse_merge_tags (parse, taglist, GST_TAG_MERGE_REPLACE);
+    gst_tag_list_unref (taglist);
 
     /* also signals the end of first-frame processing */
     vc1parse->sent_codec_tag = TRUE;