diff --git a/gst/audiorate/Makefile.am b/gst/audiorate/Makefile.am
index 212bd183c0..10195de7f9 100644
--- a/gst/audiorate/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/audiorate/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+noinst_HEADERS = gstaudiorate.h
+
 plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstaudiorate.la
 
 libgstaudiorate_la_SOURCES = gstaudiorate.c
diff --git a/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.c b/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.c
index d747681fef..e3b9f6a127 100644
--- a/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.c
+++ b/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.c
@@ -24,58 +24,11 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#include <gst/gst.h>
-#include <gst/audio/audio.h>
+#include "gstaudiorate.h"
 
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT audio_rate_debug
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (audio_rate_debug);
 
-#define GST_TYPE_AUDIO_RATE \
-  (gst_audio_rate_get_type())
-#define GST_AUDIO_RATE(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj),GST_TYPE_AUDIO_RATE,GstAudioRate))
-#define GST_AUDIO_RATE_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass),GST_TYPE_AUDIO_RATE,GstAudioRate))
-#define GST_IS_AUDIO_RATE(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj),GST_TYPE_AUDIO_RATE))
-#define GST_IS_AUDIO_RATE_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass),GST_TYPE_AUDIO_RATE))
-
-typedef struct _GstAudioRate GstAudioRate;
-typedef struct _GstAudioRateClass GstAudioRateClass;
-
-struct _GstAudioRate
-{
-  GstElement element;
-
-  GstPad *sinkpad, *srcpad;
-
-  /* audio format */
-  gint bytes_per_sample;
-  gint rate;
-
-  /* stats */
-  guint64 in, out, add, drop;
-  gboolean silent;
-
-  /* audio state */
-  guint64 next_offset;
-  guint64 next_ts;
-
-  gboolean discont;
-
-  gboolean new_segment;
-  /* we accept all formats on the sink */
-  GstSegment sink_segment;
-  /* we output TIME format on the src */
-  GstSegment src_segment;
-};
-
-struct _GstAudioRateClass
-{
-  GstElementClass parent_class;
-};
-
 /* elementfactory information */
 static const GstElementDetails audio_rate_details =
 GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Audio rate adjuster",
diff --git a/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.h b/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84e3a9a589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.h
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/* GStreamer
+ * Copyright (C) <1999> Erik Walthinsen <omega@cse.ogi.edu>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __GST_AUDIO_RATE_H__
+#define __GST_AUDIO_RATE_H__
+
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+#include <gst/audio/audio.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define GST_TYPE_AUDIO_RATE \
+  (gst_audio_rate_get_type())
+#define GST_AUDIO_RATE(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj),GST_TYPE_AUDIO_RATE,GstAudioRate))
+#define GST_AUDIO_RATE_CLASS(klass) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass),GST_TYPE_AUDIO_RATE,GstAudioRate))
+#define GST_IS_AUDIO_RATE(obj) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj),GST_TYPE_AUDIO_RATE))
+#define GST_IS_AUDIO_RATE_CLASS(klass) \
+  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass),GST_TYPE_AUDIO_RATE))
+
+typedef struct _GstAudioRate GstAudioRate;
+typedef struct _GstAudioRateClass GstAudioRateClass;
+
+/**
+ * GstAudioRate:
+ *
+ * Opaque data structure.
+ */
+struct _GstAudioRate
+{
+  GstElement element;
+
+  GstPad *sinkpad, *srcpad;
+
+  /* audio format */
+  gint bytes_per_sample;
+  gint rate;
+
+  /* stats */
+  guint64 in, out, add, drop;
+  gboolean silent;
+
+  /* audio state */
+  guint64 next_offset;
+  guint64 next_ts;
+
+  gboolean discont;
+
+  gboolean new_segment;
+  /* we accept all formats on the sink */
+  GstSegment sink_segment;
+  /* we output TIME format on the src */
+  GstSegment src_segment;
+};
+
+struct _GstAudioRateClass
+{
+  GstElementClass parent_class;
+};
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __GST_AUDIO_RATE_H__ */