diff --git a/ext/soup/gstsouphttpsrc.c b/ext/soup/gstsouphttpsrc.c
index 9eb6bd2dad..4d77984564 100644
--- a/ext/soup/gstsouphttpsrc.c
+++ b/ext/soup/gstsouphttpsrc.c
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ gst_soup_http_src_reset (GstSoupHTTPSrc * src)
   src->seekable = FALSE;
   src->read_position = 0;
   src->request_position = 0;
+  src->content_size = 0;
 
   gst_caps_replace (&src->src_caps, NULL);
   g_free (src->iradio_name);
@@ -1175,7 +1176,11 @@ gst_soup_http_src_create (GstPushSrc * psrc, GstBuffer ** outbuf)
   src = GST_SOUP_HTTP_SRC (psrc);
 
   if (src->msg && (src->request_position != src->read_position)) {
-    if (src->session_io_status == GST_SOUP_HTTP_SRC_SESSION_IO_STATUS_IDLE) {
+    if (src->content_size != 0 && src->request_position >= src->content_size) {
+      GST_WARNING_OBJECT (src, "Seeking behind the end of file -- EOS");
+      return GST_FLOW_UNEXPECTED;
+    } else if (src->session_io_status ==
+        GST_SOUP_HTTP_SRC_SESSION_IO_STATUS_IDLE) {
       gst_soup_http_src_add_range_header (src, src->request_position);
     } else {
       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (src, "Seek from position %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT
@@ -1365,11 +1370,24 @@ gst_soup_http_src_do_seek (GstBaseSrc * bsrc, GstSegment * segment)
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (src, "do_seek(%" G_GUINT64_FORMAT ")", segment->start);
 
-  if (src->read_position == segment->start)
+  if (src->read_position == segment->start) {
+    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (src, "Seeking to current read position");
     return TRUE;
+  }
 
-  if (!src->seekable)
+  if (!src->seekable) {
+    GST_WARNING_OBJECT (src, "Not seekable");
     return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  if (segment->rate != 1.0 || segment->format != GST_FORMAT_BYTES) {
+    GST_WARNING_OBJECT (src, "Invalid seek segment");
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  if (src->content_size != 0 && segment->start >= src->content_size) {
+    GST_WARNING_OBJECT (src, "Seeking behind end of file, will go to EOS soon");
+  }
 
   /* Wait for create() to handle the jump in offset. */
   src->request_position = segment->start;