diff --git a/gst/encoding/gststreamsplitter.c b/gst/encoding/gststreamsplitter.c
index 72237775ec..d634c2bae1 100644
--- a/gst/encoding/gststreamsplitter.c
+++ b/gst/encoding/gststreamsplitter.c
@@ -297,6 +297,53 @@ beach:
   return res;
 }
 
+static gboolean
+gst_stream_splitter_sink_acceptcaps (GstPad * pad, GstCaps * caps)
+{
+  GstStreamSplitter *stream_splitter =
+      (GstStreamSplitter *) GST_PAD_PARENT (pad);
+  guint32 cookie;
+  GList *tmp;
+  gboolean res = FALSE;
+
+  /* check if one of the downstream elements accepts the caps */
+  STREAMS_LOCK (stream_splitter);
+
+resync:
+  res = FALSE;
+
+  if (G_UNLIKELY (stream_splitter->srcpads == NULL))
+    goto beach;
+
+  cookie = stream_splitter->cookie;
+  tmp = stream_splitter->srcpads;
+
+  while (tmp) {
+    GstPad *srcpad = (GstPad *) tmp->data;
+
+    /* Ensure srcpad doesn't get destroyed while we query peer */
+    gst_object_ref (srcpad);
+    STREAMS_UNLOCK (stream_splitter);
+
+    res = gst_pad_peer_query_accept_caps (srcpad, caps);
+
+    STREAMS_LOCK (stream_splitter);
+    gst_object_unref (srcpad);
+
+    if (G_UNLIKELY (cookie != stream_splitter->cookie))
+      goto resync;
+
+    if (res)
+      break;
+
+    tmp = tmp->next;
+  }
+
+beach:
+  STREAMS_UNLOCK (stream_splitter);
+  return res;
+}
+
 static gboolean
 gst_stream_splitter_sink_query (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
     GstQuery * query)
@@ -315,6 +362,17 @@ gst_stream_splitter_sink_query (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
       res = TRUE;
       break;
     }
+    case GST_QUERY_ACCEPT_CAPS:
+    {
+      GstCaps *caps;
+      gboolean result;
+
+      gst_query_parse_accept_caps (query, &caps);
+      result = gst_stream_splitter_sink_acceptcaps (pad, caps);
+      gst_query_set_accept_caps_result (query, result);
+      res = TRUE;
+      break;
+    }
     default:
       res = gst_pad_query_default (pad, parent, query);
       break;