diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cbe9962f1b..92e25a6d05 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -305,6 +305,10 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GST_INTERFACES],
     [gstreamer-interfaces-$GST_PKG_VERSION >= $GST_PLUGINS_BASE_VERSION_REQUIRED])
 fi
 
+dnl ... gst_dmabuf_memory_get_fd (gstreamer-allocators)
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GST_ALLOCATORS],
+    [gstreamer-allocators-$GST_PKG_VERSION >= $GST_PLUGINS_BASE_VERSION_REQUIRED])
+
 dnl ... GstVideoOverlayComposition (gstreamer-video)
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GST_VIDEO],
     [gstreamer-video-$GST_PKG_VERSION >= $GST_PLUGINS_BASE_VERSION_REQUIRED])
diff --git a/gst/vaapi/Makefile.am b/gst/vaapi/Makefile.am
index 58800db59c..ffaa26bac4 100644
--- a/gst/vaapi/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/vaapi/Makefile.am
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@ libgstvaapi_la_CFLAGS =	\
 	$(GST_VIDEO_CFLAGS)	\
 	$(GST_INTERFACES_CFLAGS) \
 	$(GST_BASEVIDEO_CFLAGS)	\
-	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS)
+	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) \
+	$(GST_ALLOCATORS_CFLAGS)
 
 libgstvaapi_la_LIBADD =	\
 	$(libgstvaapi_LIBS)	\
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ libgstvaapi_la_LIBADD =	\
 	$(GST_INTERFACES_LIBS)	\
 	$(GST_BASEVIDEO_LIBS)	\
 	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) \
+	$(GST_ALLOCATORS_LIBS) \
 	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/video/libgstvaapi-videoutils.la
 
 libgstvaapi_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.c b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.c
index 922260fa61..1a254060a1 100644
--- a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.c
+++ b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "gst/vaapi/sysdeps.h"
+#include <gst/vaapi/gstvaapisurface_drm.h>
 #include "gstvaapipluginbase.h"
 #include "gstvaapipluginutil.h"
 #include "gstvaapivideocontext.h"
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@
 #if GST_CHECK_VERSION(1,0,0)
 #include "gstvaapivideobufferpool.h"
 #endif
+#if GST_CHECK_VERSION(1,1,0)
+#include <gst/allocators/allocators.h>
+#endif
 
 /* Default debug category is from the subclass */
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT (plugin->debug_category)
@@ -127,6 +131,98 @@ default_display_changed (GstVaapiPluginBase * plugin)
 {
 }
 
+static gboolean
+plugin_update_sinkpad_info_from_buffer (GstVaapiPluginBase * plugin,
+    GstBuffer * buf)
+{
+  GstVideoInfo *const vip = &plugin->sinkpad_info;
+  GstVideoMeta *vmeta;
+  guint i;
+
+  vmeta = gst_buffer_get_video_meta (buf);
+  if (!vmeta)
+    return TRUE;
+
+  if (GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (vip) != vmeta->format ||
+      GST_VIDEO_INFO_WIDTH (vip) != vmeta->width ||
+      GST_VIDEO_INFO_HEIGHT (vip) != vmeta->height ||
+      GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES (vip) != vmeta->n_planes)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES (vip); ++i) {
+    GST_VIDEO_INFO_PLANE_OFFSET (vip, i) = vmeta->offset[i];
+    GST_VIDEO_INFO_PLANE_STRIDE (vip, i) = vmeta->stride[i];
+  }
+  GST_VIDEO_INFO_SIZE (vip) = gst_buffer_get_size (buf);
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+#if GST_CHECK_VERSION(1,1,0)
+static gboolean
+is_dma_buffer (GstBuffer * buf)
+{
+  GstMemory *mem;
+
+  if (gst_buffer_n_memory (buf) < 1)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  mem = gst_buffer_peek_memory (buf, 0);
+  if (!mem || !gst_is_dmabuf_memory (mem))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+plugin_bind_dma_to_vaapi_buffer (GstVaapiPluginBase * plugin,
+    GstBuffer * inbuf, GstBuffer * outbuf)
+{
+  GstVideoInfo *const vip = &plugin->sinkpad_info;
+  GstVaapiVideoMeta *meta;
+  GstVaapiSurface *surface;
+  GstVaapiSurfaceProxy *proxy;
+  gint fd;
+
+  fd = gst_dmabuf_memory_get_fd (gst_buffer_peek_memory (inbuf, 0));
+  if (fd < 0)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (!plugin_update_sinkpad_info_from_buffer (plugin, inbuf))
+    goto error_update_sinkpad_info;
+
+  meta = gst_buffer_get_vaapi_video_meta (outbuf);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (meta != NULL, FALSE);
+
+  surface = gst_vaapi_surface_new_with_dma_buf_handle (plugin->display, fd,
+      GST_VIDEO_INFO_SIZE (vip), GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (vip),
+      GST_VIDEO_INFO_WIDTH (vip), GST_VIDEO_INFO_HEIGHT (vip),
+      vip->offset, vip->stride);
+  if (!surface)
+    goto error_create_surface;
+
+  proxy = gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_new (surface);
+  gst_vaapi_object_unref (surface);
+  if (!proxy)
+    goto error_create_proxy;
+
+  gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_set_destroy_notify (proxy,
+      (GDestroyNotify) gst_buffer_unref, (gpointer) gst_buffer_ref (inbuf));
+  gst_vaapi_video_meta_set_surface_proxy (meta, proxy);
+  gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_unref (proxy);
+  return TRUE;
+
+  /* ERRORS */
+error_update_sinkpad_info:
+  GST_ERROR ("failed to update sink pad video info from video meta");
+  return FALSE;
+error_create_surface:
+  GST_ERROR ("failed to create VA surface from dma_buf handle");
+  return FALSE;
+error_create_proxy:
+  GST_ERROR ("failed to create VA surface proxy from wrapped VA surface");
+  return FALSE;
+}
+#endif
+
 void
 gst_vaapi_plugin_base_class_init (GstVaapiPluginBaseClass * klass)
 {
@@ -686,6 +782,14 @@ gst_vaapi_plugin_base_get_input_buffer (GstVaapiPluginBase * plugin,
           &outbuf, NULL) != GST_FLOW_OK)
     goto error_create_buffer;
 
+#if GST_CHECK_VERSION(1,1,0)
+  if (is_dma_buffer (inbuf)) {
+    if (!plugin_bind_dma_to_vaapi_buffer (plugin, inbuf, outbuf))
+      goto error_bind_dma_buffer;
+    goto done;
+  }
+#endif
+
   if (!gst_video_frame_map (&src_frame, &plugin->sinkpad_info, inbuf,
           GST_MAP_READ))
     goto error_map_src_buffer;
@@ -700,6 +804,7 @@ gst_vaapi_plugin_base_get_input_buffer (GstVaapiPluginBase * plugin,
   if (!success)
     goto error_copy_buffer;
 
+done:
   gst_buffer_copy_into (outbuf, inbuf, GST_BUFFER_COPY_FLAGS |
       GST_BUFFER_COPY_TIMESTAMPS, 0, -1);
   *outbuf_ptr = outbuf;
@@ -758,6 +863,12 @@ error_create_buffer:
     GST_ERROR ("failed to create buffer");
     return GST_FLOW_ERROR;
   }
+error_bind_dma_buffer:
+  {
+    GST_ERROR ("failed to bind dma_buf to VA surface buffer");
+    gst_buffer_unref (outbuf);
+    return GST_FLOW_ERROR;
+  }
 error_copy_buffer:
   {
     GST_WARNING ("failed to upload buffer to VA surface");