diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-bin-monitor.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-bin-monitor.c
index 6f20fa2c3c..bb841bad07 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-bin-monitor.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-bin-monitor.c
@@ -203,6 +203,22 @@ gst_validate_bin_monitor_new (GstBin * bin, GstValidateRunner * runner,
   return monitor;
 }
 
+static void
+gst_validate_bin_child_added_overrides (GstValidateMonitor * monitor,
+    GstElement * element)
+{
+  GList *iter;
+
+  GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_OVERRIDES_LOCK (monitor);
+  for (iter = GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_OVERRIDES (monitor).head; iter;
+      iter = g_list_next (iter)) {
+    GstValidateOverride *override = iter->data;
+
+    gst_validate_override_element_added_handler (override, monitor, element);
+  }
+  GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_OVERRIDES_UNLOCK (monitor);
+}
+
 static gboolean
 gst_validate_bin_monitor_setup (GstValidateMonitor * monitor)
 {
@@ -279,6 +295,8 @@ gst_validate_bin_monitor_wrap_element (GstValidateBinMonitor * monitor,
       GST_VALIDATE_ELEMENT_MONITOR_CAST (gst_validate_monitor_factory_create
       (GST_OBJECT_CAST (element), runner, GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_CAST (monitor)));
   g_return_if_fail (element_monitor != NULL);
+  gst_validate_bin_child_added_overrides (GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR (monitor),
+      element);
 
   GST_VALIDATE_MONITOR_LOCK (monitor);
   monitor->element_monitors = g_list_prepend (monitor->element_monitors,
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-override.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-override.c
index c2ff1f1622..bcbe6d746b 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-override.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-override.c
@@ -288,6 +288,27 @@ gst_validate_override_setcaps_handler (GstValidateOverride * override,
     override->setcaps_handler (override, monitor, caps);
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_validate_override_element_added_handler: (skip):
+ */
+void
+gst_validate_override_element_added_handler (GstValidateOverride * override,
+    GstValidateMonitor * monitor, GstElement * child)
+{
+  if (override->element_added_handler)
+    override->element_added_handler (override, monitor, child);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_validate_override_set_element_added_handler: (skip):
+ */
+void
+gst_validate_override_set_element_added_handler (GstValidateOverride * override,
+    GstValidateOverrideElementAddedHandler func)
+{
+  override->element_added_handler = func;
+}
+
 /**
  * gst_validate_override_can_attach: (skip):
  */
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-override.h b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-override.h
index 3d1ccab343..5977fc45d7 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-override.h
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-override.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ typedef void (*GstValidateOverrideGetCapsHandler)(GstValidateOverride * override
     GstValidateMonitor * pad_monitor, GstCaps * caps);
 typedef void (*GstValidateOverrideSetCapsHandler)(GstValidateOverride * override,
     GstValidateMonitor * pad_monitor, GstCaps * caps);
+typedef void (*GstValidateOverrideElementAddedHandler)(GstValidateOverride * override,
+    GstValidateMonitor * bin_monitor, GstElement * new_child);
 
 struct _GstValidateOverrideClass
 {
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ struct _GstValidateOverride
   GstValidateOverrideBufferHandler buffer_probe_handler;
   GstValidateOverrideGetCapsHandler getcaps_handler;
   GstValidateOverrideSetCapsHandler setcaps_handler;
+  GstValidateOverrideElementAddedHandler element_added_handler;
 
   /*<private>*/
   GstValidateOverridePriv *priv;
@@ -100,6 +103,9 @@ void               gst_validate_override_set_query_handler (GstValidateOverride
 void               gst_validate_override_set_buffer_probe_handler (GstValidateOverride * override, GstValidateOverrideBufferHandler handler);
 void               gst_validate_override_set_getcaps_handler (GstValidateOverride * override, GstValidateOverrideGetCapsHandler handler);
 void               gst_validate_override_set_setcaps_handler (GstValidateOverride * override, GstValidateOverrideSetCapsHandler handler);
+void               gst_validate_override_element_added_handler (GstValidateOverride * override, GstValidateMonitor * monitor, GstElement * child);
+void               gst_validate_override_set_element_added_handler (GstValidateOverride * override, GstValidateOverrideElementAddedHandler func);
+
 gboolean           gst_validate_override_can_attach (GstValidateOverride * override, GstValidateMonitor *monitor);
 
 G_END_DECLS