diff --git a/docs/reference/libs/libs-sections.txt b/docs/reference/libs/libs-sections.txt
index b503d958a7..aa7b472ef1 100644
--- a/docs/reference/libs/libs-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/libs/libs-sections.txt
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_get_surface
 gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_get_surface_id
 gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_get_timestamp
 gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_new_from_pool
+gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_copy
 gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_ref
 gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_replace
 gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_set_destroy_notify
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapisurfaceproxy.c b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapisurfaceproxy.c
index 2d8fcfa6e6..82432f087b 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapisurfaceproxy.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapisurfaceproxy.c
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@ static void
 gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_finalize(GstVaapiSurfaceProxy *proxy)
 {
     if (proxy->surface) {
-        if (proxy->pool)
+        if (proxy->pool && !proxy->parent)
             gst_vaapi_video_pool_put_object(proxy->pool, proxy->surface);
         gst_vaapi_object_unref(proxy->surface);
         proxy->surface = NULL;
     }
     gst_vaapi_video_pool_replace(&proxy->pool, NULL);
+    gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_replace(&proxy->parent, NULL);
 
     /* Notify the user function that the object is now destroyed */
     if (proxy->destroy_func)
@@ -61,6 +62,17 @@ gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_class(void)
     return &GstVaapiSurfaceProxyClass;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_new_from_pool:
+ * @pool: a #GstVaapiSurfacePool
+ *
+ * Allocates a new surface from the supplied surface @pool and creates
+ * the wrapped surface proxy object from it. When the last reference
+ * to the proxy object is released, then the underlying VA surface is
+ * pushed back to its parent pool.
+ *
+ * Returns: The same newly allocated @proxy object, or %NULL on error
+ */
 GstVaapiSurfaceProxy *
 gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_new_from_pool(GstVaapiSurfacePool *pool)
 {
@@ -73,6 +85,7 @@ gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_new_from_pool(GstVaapiSurfacePool *pool)
     if (!proxy)
         return NULL;
 
+    proxy->parent = NULL;
     proxy->destroy_func = NULL;
     proxy->pool = gst_vaapi_video_pool_ref(pool);
     proxy->surface = gst_vaapi_video_pool_get_object(proxy->pool);
@@ -89,6 +102,48 @@ error:
     return NULL;
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_copy:
+ * @proxy: the parent #GstVaapiSurfaceProxy
+ *
+ * Creates are new VA surface proxy object from the supplied parent
+ * @proxy object with the same initial information, e.g. timestamp,
+ * duration.
+ *
+ * Note: the destroy notify function is not copied into the new
+ * surface proxy object.
+ *
+ * Returns: The same newly allocated @proxy object, or %NULL on error
+ */
+GstVaapiSurfaceProxy *
+gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_copy(GstVaapiSurfaceProxy *proxy)
+{
+    GstVaapiSurfaceProxy *copy;
+
+    g_return_val_if_fail(proxy != NULL, NULL);
+
+    copy = (GstVaapiSurfaceProxy *)
+        gst_vaapi_mini_object_new(gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_class());
+    if (!copy)
+        return NULL;
+
+    GST_VAAPI_SURFACE_PROXY_FLAGS(copy) =
+        GST_VAAPI_SURFACE_PROXY_FLAGS(proxy);
+
+    copy->parent = gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_ref(proxy->parent ?
+        proxy->parent : proxy);
+    copy->pool = gst_vaapi_video_pool_ref(proxy->pool);
+    copy->surface = gst_vaapi_object_ref(proxy->surface);
+    copy->timestamp = proxy->timestamp;
+    copy->duration = proxy->duration;
+    copy->destroy_func = NULL;
+    copy->has_crop_rect = proxy->has_crop_rect;
+    if (copy->has_crop_rect)
+        copy->crop_rect = proxy->crop_rect;
+    return copy;
+}
+
 /**
  * gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_ref:
  * @proxy: a #GstVaapiSurfaceProxy
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapisurfaceproxy.h b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapisurfaceproxy.h
index c47143b25f..1b05af0b94 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapisurfaceproxy.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapisurfaceproxy.h
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ typedef enum {
 GstVaapiSurfaceProxy *
 gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_new_from_pool(GstVaapiSurfacePool *pool);
 
+GstVaapiSurfaceProxy *
+gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_copy(GstVaapiSurfaceProxy *proxy);
+
 GstVaapiSurfaceProxy *
 gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_ref(GstVaapiSurfaceProxy *proxy);
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapisurfaceproxy_priv.h b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapisurfaceproxy_priv.h
index d3674a7181..a74cddf768 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapisurfaceproxy_priv.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapisurfaceproxy_priv.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 struct _GstVaapiSurfaceProxy {
     /*< private >*/
     GstVaapiMiniObject  parent_instance;
+    GstVaapiSurfaceProxy *parent;
 
     GstVaapiVideoPool  *pool;
     GstVaapiSurface    *surface;