diff --git a/ges/ges-timeline.c b/ges/ges-timeline.c
index 44e51656f6..f61adcdde5 100644
--- a/ges/ges-timeline.c
+++ b/ges/ges-timeline.c
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ static inline void init_movecontext (MoveContext * mv_ctx);
 
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (GESTimeline, ges_timeline, GST_TYPE_BIN);
 
+GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (ges_timeline_debug);
+#undef GST_CAT_DEFAULT
+#define GST_CAT_DEFAULT ges_timeline_debug
+
 #define GES_TIMELINE_PENDINGOBJS_GET_LOCK(timeline) \
   (GES_TIMELINE(timeline)->priv->pendingobjects_lock)
 #define GES_TIMELINE_PENDINGOBJS_LOCK(timeline) \
@@ -396,6 +400,9 @@ ges_timeline_init (GESTimeline * self)
 {
   GESTimelinePrivate *priv;
 
+  GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (ges_timeline_debug, "gestimeline",
+      GST_DEBUG_FG_YELLOW, "ges timeline");
+
   self->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (self,
       GES_TYPE_TIMELINE, GESTimelinePrivate);