diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 778bd6dab7..8a3f408620 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-10-07  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* gst/rtsp/gstrtspsrc.c: (gst_rtspsrc_stream_configure_transport):
+	  Activate pads before adding them to the source.
+
 2006-10-06  Wim Taymans  <wim@fluendo.com>
 
 	* ext/dv/gstdvdemux.c: (gst_dvdemux_add_pads), (gst_dvdemux_chain):
diff --git a/gst/rtsp/gstrtspsrc.c b/gst/rtsp/gstrtspsrc.c
index 70c6aa0756..f67ac46b70 100644
--- a/gst/rtsp/gstrtspsrc.c
+++ b/gst/rtsp/gstrtspsrc.c
@@ -851,6 +851,7 @@ gst_rtspsrc_stream_configure_transport (GstRTSPStream * stream,
       gst_pad_set_caps (stream->srcpad, stream->caps);
 
       stream->channelpad[0] = gst_object_ref (stream->srcpad);
+      gst_pad_set_active (stream->srcpad, TRUE);
       gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT_CAST (src), stream->srcpad);
     } else {
       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (src, "using manager source pad");
@@ -952,6 +953,7 @@ gst_rtspsrc_stream_configure_transport (GstRTSPStream * stream,
     gst_object_unref (outpad);
 
     /* and add */
+    gst_pad_set_active (stream->srcpad, TRUE);
     gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT_CAST (src), stream->srcpad);
   }
   /* mark pad as ok */