diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstbasesrc.c b/libs/gst/base/gstbasesrc.c
index 0f352d4ab4..8caedd55de 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstbasesrc.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstbasesrc.c
@@ -1773,6 +1773,9 @@ gst_base_src_default_event (GstBaseSrc * src, GstEvent * event)
       result = TRUE;
       break;
     }
+    case GST_EVENT_LATENCY:
+      result = TRUE;
+      break;
     default:
       result = FALSE;
       break;