diff --git a/omx/gstomxvideo.c b/omx/gstomxvideo.c
index fca0fd589d..c06a2f4820 100644
--- a/omx/gstomxvideo.c
+++ b/omx/gstomxvideo.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 #include "gstomxvideo.h"
 
+#include <math.h>
+
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (gst_omx_video_debug_category);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_omx_video_debug_category
 
@@ -206,3 +208,17 @@ gst_omx_video_calculate_framerate_q16 (GstVideoInfo * info)
 
   return gst_util_uint64_scale_int (1 << 16, info->fps_n, info->fps_d);
 }
+
+gboolean
+gst_omx_video_is_equal_framerate_q16 (OMX_U32 q16_a, OMX_U32 q16_b)
+{
+  /* If one of them is 0 use the classic comparison. The value 0 has a special
+     meaning and is used to indicate the frame rate is unknown, variable, or
+     is not needed. */
+  if (!q16_a || !q16_b)
+    return q16_a == q16_b;
+
+  /* If the 'percentage change' is less than 1% then consider it equal to avoid
+   * an unnecessary re-negotiation. */
+  return fabs (((gdouble) q16_a) - ((gdouble) q16_b)) / (gdouble) q16_b < 0.01;
+}
diff --git a/omx/gstomxvideo.h b/omx/gstomxvideo.h
index 87de9739df..993f3d69bc 100644
--- a/omx/gstomxvideo.h
+++ b/omx/gstomxvideo.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ gst_omx_video_find_nearest_frame (GstOMXBuffer * buf, GList * frames);
 
 OMX_U32 gst_omx_video_calculate_framerate_q16 (GstVideoInfo * info);
 
+gboolean gst_omx_video_is_equal_framerate_q16 (OMX_U32 q16_a, OMX_U32 q16_b);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GST_OMX_VIDEO_H__ */
diff --git a/omx/gstomxvideodec.c b/omx/gstomxvideodec.c
index 9679c02964..b53a0132b2 100644
--- a/omx/gstomxvideodec.c
+++ b/omx/gstomxvideodec.c
@@ -2342,7 +2342,8 @@ gst_omx_video_dec_set_format (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
   is_format_change |= port_def.format.video.nFrameHeight != info->height;
   is_format_change |= (port_def.format.video.xFramerate == 0
       && info->fps_n != 0)
-      || (port_def.format.video.xFramerate != framerate_q16);
+      || !gst_omx_video_is_equal_framerate_q16 (port_def.format.
+      video.xFramerate, framerate_q16);
   is_format_change |= (self->codec_data != state->codec_data);
   if (klass->is_format_change)
     is_format_change |=