diff --git a/gstreamer-sharp/Element.custom b/gstreamer-sharp/Element.custom
index a2243926d5..3b75de765b 100644
--- a/gstreamer-sharp/Element.custom
+++ b/gstreamer-sharp/Element.custom
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ static extern IntPtr g_object_ref (IntPtr raw);
 [DllImport("libgstreamer-0.10.dll") ]
 static extern bool gst_element_add_pad (IntPtr raw, IntPtr pad);
 
-public bool AddPad (Pad p) {
+protected bool AddPad (Pad p) {
   bool ret = gst_element_add_pad (this.Handle, p == null ? IntPtr.Zero : p.Handle);
   if (ret)
     g_object_ref (p.Handle);
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ static extern void gst_element_found_tags (IntPtr raw, IntPtr list);
 [DllImport("libgstreamer-0.10.dll") ]
 static extern IntPtr gst_tag_list_copy (IntPtr raw);
 
-public void FoundTags (Gst.TagList list) {
+protected void FoundTags (Gst.TagList list) {
   gst_element_found_tags (Handle, list == null ? IntPtr.Zero : gst_tag_list_copy (list.Handle));
 }
 
 [DllImport("libgstreamer-0.10.dll") ]
 static extern void gst_element_found_tags_for_pad (IntPtr raw, IntPtr pad, IntPtr list);
 
-public void FoundTagsForPad (Gst.Pad pad, Gst.TagList list) {
+protected void FoundTagsForPad (Gst.Pad pad, Gst.TagList list) {
   gst_element_found_tags_for_pad (Handle, pad == null ? IntPtr.Zero : pad.Handle, list == null ? IntPtr.Zero : gst_tag_list_copy (list.Handle));
 }
 
diff --git a/gstreamer-sharp/Gstreamer.metadata b/gstreamer-sharp/Gstreamer.metadata
index b03a9629d1..c00c6b2ca6 100644
--- a/gstreamer-sharp/Gstreamer.metadata
+++ b/gstreamer-sharp/Gstreamer.metadata
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@name='Element']/method[@cname='gst_element_found_tags_for_pad']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@name='Element']/method[@cname='gst_element_message_full']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@name='Element']/method[@cname='gst_element_post_message']/parameters/parameter[@name='message']" name="owned">true</attr>
+  <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@name='Element']/method[@cname='gst_element_post_message']" name="accessibility">protected</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@name='Element']/method[@cname='gst_element_send_event']/parameters/parameter[@name='event']" name="owned">true</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@name='Element']/method[@cname='gst_element_seek_simple']" name="name">Seek</attr>
   <remove-attr path="/api/namespace/object[@name='Element']/field[@name='CurrentState']" name="hidden"/>
@@ -299,6 +300,9 @@
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@name='Element']/method[@cname='gst_element_iterate_pads']" name="name">GetPads</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@name='Element']/method[@cname='gst_element_iterate_src_pads']" name="name">GetSrcPads</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@name='Element']/method[@cname='gst_element_iterate_sink_pads']" name="name">GetSinkPads</attr>
+  <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@name='Element']/method[@cname='gst_element_create_all_pads']" name="accessibility">protected</attr>
+  <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@name='Element']/method[@cname='gst_element_no_more_pads']" name="accessibility">protected</attr>
+  <attr path="/api/namespace/object[@name='Element']/method[@cname='gst_element_remove_pad']" name="accessibility">protected</attr>
   
   <attr path="/api/namespace/struct[@name='ElementDetails']" name="internal">1</attr>