diff --git a/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt b/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt
index d00e67c31a..fa23f245ec 100644
--- a/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt
@@ -2217,6 +2217,8 @@ gst_codec_utils_aac_get_sample_rate_from_index
 gst_codec_utils_aac_get_index_from_sample_rate
 gst_codec_utils_aac_get_profile
 gst_codec_utils_aac_get_level
+gst_codec_utils_aac_get_channels
+gst_codec_utils_aac_get_sample_rate
 gst_codec_utils_aac_caps_set_level_and_profile
 <SUBSECTION>
 gst_codec_utils_h264_get_profile
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/codec-utils.c b/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/codec-utils.c
index 2c8c5a9b8a..5d497ebb6b 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/codec-utils.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/codec-utils.c
@@ -109,6 +109,59 @@ gst_codec_utils_aac_get_index_from_sample_rate (guint rate)
   return -1;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_codec_utils_aac_get_sample_rate:
+ * @audio_config: a pointer to the AudioSpecificConfig as specified in the
+ *                Elementary Stream Descriptor (esds) in ISO/IEC 14496-1.
+ * @len: Length of @audio_config in bytes
+ *
+ * Translates the sample rate index found in AAC headers to the actual sample
+ * rate.
+ *
+ * Returns: The sample rate if sr_idx is valid, 0 otherwise.
+ *
+ * Since 1.10
+ */
+guint
+gst_codec_utils_aac_get_sample_rate (const guint8 * audio_config, guint len)
+{
+  guint rate_index;
+
+  if (len < 2)
+    return 0;
+
+  rate_index = ((audio_config[0] & 0x7) << 1) | ((audio_config[1] & 0x80) >> 7);
+  return gst_codec_utils_aac_get_sample_rate_from_index (rate_index);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_codec_utils_aac_get_channels:
+ * @audio_config: a pointer to the AudioSpecificConfig as specified in the
+ *                Elementary Stream Descriptor (esds) in ISO/IEC 14496-1.
+ *
+ * Returns the channels of the given AAC stream.
+ *
+ * Returns: The channels or 0 if the channel could not be determined.
+ *
+ * Since 1.10
+ */
+guint
+gst_codec_utils_aac_get_channels (const guint8 * audio_config, guint len)
+{
+  guint channels;
+
+  if (len < 2)
+    return 0;
+
+  channels = (audio_config[1] & 0x7f) >> 3;
+  if (channels > 0 && channels < 7)
+    return channels;
+  else if (channels == 7)
+    return 8;
+  else
+    return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * gst_codec_utils_aac_get_profile:
  * @audio_config: a pointer to the AudioSpecificConfig as specified in the
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/codec-utils.h b/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/codec-utils.h
index e1def83eb7..979abaf3b5 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/codec-utils.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/codec-utils.h
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ const gchar * gst_codec_utils_aac_get_profile (const guint8 * audio_config, guin
 
 const gchar * gst_codec_utils_aac_get_level   (const guint8 * audio_config, guint len);
 
+guint         gst_codec_utils_aac_get_sample_rate (const guint8 * audio_config, guint len);
+
+guint         gst_codec_utils_aac_get_channels (const guint8 * audio_config, guint len);
+
 gboolean      gst_codec_utils_aac_caps_set_level_and_profile (GstCaps      * caps,
                                                               const guint8 * audio_config,
                                                               guint          len);
diff --git a/win32/common/libgstpbutils.def b/win32/common/libgstpbutils.def
index 785bfb4d6e..dac952bc93 100644
--- a/win32/common/libgstpbutils.def
+++ b/win32/common/libgstpbutils.def
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_codec_utils_aac_get_index_from_sample_rate
 	gst_codec_utils_aac_get_level
 	gst_codec_utils_aac_get_profile
+       gst_codec_utils_aac_get_sample_rate
+       gst_codec_utils_aac_get_channels
 	gst_codec_utils_aac_get_sample_rate_from_index
 	gst_codec_utils_h264_caps_set_level_and_profile
 	gst_codec_utils_h264_get_level