diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c
index 7eee6f237f..099b129226 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c
@@ -3950,6 +3950,11 @@ again:
 
     if (bclass->render)
       ret = bclass->render (basesink, GST_BUFFER_CAST (obj));
+
+    if (ret == GST_BASE_SINK_FLOW_DROPPED) {
+      ret = GST_FLOW_OK;
+      goto dropped;
+    }
   } else {
     GstBufferList *buffer_list = GST_BUFFER_LIST_CAST (obj);
 
@@ -3959,6 +3964,9 @@ again:
     /* Set the first buffer and buffer list to be included in last sample */
     gst_base_sink_set_last_buffer (basesink, sync_buf);
     gst_base_sink_set_last_buffer_list (basesink, buffer_list);
+
+    /* Not currently supported */
+    g_assert (ret != GST_BASE_SINK_FLOW_DROPPED);
   }
 
   if (ret == GST_FLOW_STEP)
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.h b/subprojects/gstreamer/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.h
index 8edae035a7..2cf799a8d4 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.h
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.h
@@ -58,6 +58,20 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 #define GST_BASE_SINK_PREROLL_SIGNAL(obj)     g_cond_signal (GST_BASE_SINK_GET_PREROLL_COND (obj));
 #define GST_BASE_SINK_PREROLL_BROADCAST(obj)  g_cond_broadcast (GST_BASE_SINK_GET_PREROLL_COND (obj));
 
+/**
+ * GST_BASE_SINK_FLOW_DROPPED:
+ *
+ * A #GstFlowReturn that can be returned from
+ * #GstBaseSinkClass::render to indicate that the output buffer was not
+ * rendered.
+ *
+ * Note that this is currently not support for #GstBaseSinkClass::render_list
+ * virtual method.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.24
+ */
+#define GST_BASE_SINK_FLOW_DROPPED     GST_FLOW_CUSTOM_SUCCESS
+
 typedef struct _GstBaseSink GstBaseSink;
 typedef struct _GstBaseSinkClass GstBaseSinkClass;
 typedef struct _GstBaseSinkPrivate GstBaseSinkPrivate;