diff --git a/ext/faac/gstfaac.c b/ext/faac/gstfaac.c
index a0c2e0823c..9adc11fb83 100644
--- a/ext/faac/gstfaac.c
+++ b/ext/faac/gstfaac.c
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ gst_faac_class_init (GstFaacClass * klass)
 static void
 gst_faac_init (GstFaac * faac)
 {
+  GST_PAD_SET_ACCEPT_TEMPLATE (GST_AUDIO_ENCODER_SINK_PAD (faac));
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/ext/gsm/gstgsmenc.c b/ext/gsm/gstgsmenc.c
index d9a0aee292..54ede2ef18 100644
--- a/ext/gsm/gstgsmenc.c
+++ b/ext/gsm/gstgsmenc.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ gst_gsmenc_class_init (GstGSMEncClass * klass)
 static void
 gst_gsmenc_init (GstGSMEnc * gsmenc)
 {
+  GST_PAD_SET_ACCEPT_TEMPLATE (GST_AUDIO_ENCODER_SINK_PAD (gsmenc));
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/ext/opus/gstopusenc.c b/ext/opus/gstopusenc.c
index 70c7718067..19b6d6e9f3 100644
--- a/ext/opus/gstopusenc.c
+++ b/ext/opus/gstopusenc.c
@@ -376,6 +376,8 @@ gst_opus_enc_init (GstOpusEnc * enc)
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (enc, "init");
 
+  GST_PAD_SET_ACCEPT_TEMPLATE (GST_AUDIO_ENCODER_SINK_PAD (enc));
+
   g_mutex_init (&enc->property_lock);
 
   enc->n_channels = -1;
diff --git a/ext/sbc/gstsbcenc.c b/ext/sbc/gstsbcenc.c
index 7aef4db4df..02ca1be6c3 100644
--- a/ext/sbc/gstsbcenc.c
+++ b/ext/sbc/gstsbcenc.c
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ gst_sbc_enc_class_init (GstSbcEncClass * klass)
 static void
 gst_sbc_enc_init (GstSbcEnc * self)
 {
+  GST_PAD_SET_ACCEPT_TEMPLATE (GST_AUDIO_ENCODER_SINK_PAD (self));
   self->subbands = 0;
   self->blocks = 0;
   self->rate = 0;
diff --git a/ext/voaacenc/gstvoaacenc.c b/ext/voaacenc/gstvoaacenc.c
index 756191ab13..315f37326a 100644
--- a/ext/voaacenc/gstvoaacenc.c
+++ b/ext/voaacenc/gstvoaacenc.c
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ gst_voaacenc_class_init (GstVoAacEncClass * klass)
 static void
 gst_voaacenc_init (GstVoAacEnc * voaacenc)
 {
+  GST_PAD_SET_ACCEPT_TEMPLATE (GST_AUDIO_ENCODER_SINK_PAD (voaacenc));
   voaacenc->bitrate = VOAAC_ENC_DEFAULT_BITRATE;
   voaacenc->output_format = VOAAC_ENC_DEFAULT_OUTPUTFORMAT;
 
diff --git a/ext/voamrwbenc/gstvoamrwbenc.c b/ext/voamrwbenc/gstvoamrwbenc.c
index 305f8458e3..ae09f06153 100644
--- a/ext/voamrwbenc/gstvoamrwbenc.c
+++ b/ext/voamrwbenc/gstvoamrwbenc.c
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ gst_voamrwbenc_class_init (GstVoAmrWbEncClass * klass)
 static void
 gst_voamrwbenc_init (GstVoAmrWbEnc * amrwbenc)
 {
+  GST_PAD_SET_ACCEPT_TEMPLATE (GST_AUDIO_ENCODER_SINK_PAD (amrwbenc));
+
   /* init rest */
   amrwbenc->handle = NULL;
   amrwbenc->channels = 0;
diff --git a/gst/adpcmenc/adpcmenc.c b/gst/adpcmenc/adpcmenc.c
index 36d336c90d..def90cf854 100644
--- a/gst/adpcmenc/adpcmenc.c
+++ b/gst/adpcmenc/adpcmenc.c
@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@ adpcmenc_stop (GstAudioEncoder * enc)
 static void
 adpcmenc_init (ADPCMEnc * enc)
 {
+  GST_PAD_SET_ACCEPT_TEMPLATE (GST_AUDIO_ENCODER_SINK_PAD (enc));
+
   /* Set defaults. */
   enc->blocksize = DEFAULT_ADPCM_BLOCK_SIZE;
   enc->layout = DEFAULT_ADPCM_LAYOUT;
diff --git a/gst/siren/gstsirenenc.c b/gst/siren/gstsirenenc.c
index 20e3c0324a..69b4d8032b 100644
--- a/gst/siren/gstsirenenc.c
+++ b/gst/siren/gstsirenenc.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ gst_siren_enc_class_init (GstSirenEncClass * klass)
 static void
 gst_siren_enc_init (GstSirenEnc * enc)
 {
+  GST_PAD_SET_ACCEPT_TEMPLATE (GST_AUDIO_ENCODER_SINK_PAD (enc));
 }
 
 static gboolean