diff --git a/gst/gstelement.override b/gst/gstelement.override
index 7cc0d03843..e8dc0ab055 100644
--- a/gst/gstelement.override
+++ b/gst/gstelement.override
@@ -232,7 +232,10 @@ pad_name_from_object (PyObject *object, const gchar **name)
     *name = PyString_AsString (object);
     return TRUE;
   } else if (pygobject_check (object, &PyGstPad_Type)) {
-    *name = gst_object_get_name (GST_OBJECT (pygobject_get (object)));
+    GstObject *obj = GST_OBJECT (pygobject_get (object));
+    pyg_begin_allow_threads;
+    *name = gst_object_get_name (obj);
+    pyg_end_allow_threads;
     return TRUE;
   }
   PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "argument could not be converted to a pad");
diff --git a/gst/gstmessage.override b/gst/gstmessage.override
index 7568522b9a..a383fd01f8 100644
--- a/gst/gstmessage.override
+++ b/gst/gstmessage.override
@@ -35,7 +35,13 @@ _wrap_gst_message_tp_repr (PyGstMiniObject *self)
 
     structure_str = msg->structure ? gst_structure_to_string (msg->structure)
         : g_strdup ("(none)");
-    src_str = msg->src ? gst_object_get_name (msg->src) : g_strdup ("(no src)");
+    if (msg->src) {
+      pyg_begin_allow_threads; 
+      src_str = gst_object_get_name (msg->src);
+      pyg_end_allow_threads; 
+    } else {
+      src_str = g_strdup ("(no src)");
+    }
 
     repr = g_strdup_printf ("<gst.Message %s from %s at %p>",
         structure_str, src_str, msg);
diff --git a/gst/gstpad.override b/gst/gstpad.override
index 930019f8f5..2e32f60011 100644
--- a/gst/gstpad.override
+++ b/gst/gstpad.override
@@ -656,24 +656,29 @@ _wrap_gst_pad_tp_repr (PyGObject *self)
     gchar *elementname = NULL;
 
     pad = GST_PAD(self->obj);
-    parent = GST_ELEMENT (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
-        
+
+    pyg_begin_allow_threads;
     padname = gst_pad_get_name (pad);
+
+    parent = GST_ELEMENT (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
     if (parent)
-	elementname = gst_element_get_name (parent);
+	    elementname = gst_element_get_name (parent);
 
     buf = g_strdup_printf ("<GstPad (%s:%s) at %lx>",
         parent ? elementname : "---",
         padname, (long) self->obj);
 
+    g_free(padname);
+
     if (parent) {
         gst_object_unref (parent);
-	g_free(elementname);
+	    g_free(elementname);
     }
-    g_free(padname);
+    pyg_end_allow_threads;
 
     retval = PyString_FromString(buf);
     g_free(buf);
+
     return retval;
 }