diff --git a/validate/gst/qa/Makefile.am b/validate/gst/qa/Makefile.am
index 5c0aee1812..a7f308c31e 100644
--- a/validate/gst/qa/Makefile.am
+++ b/validate/gst/qa/Makefile.am
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ c_sources = \
 	gst-qa-monitor-factory.c \
 	gst-qa-report.c \
 	gst-qa-scenario.c \
+	gst-qa-override.c \
 	gst-qa-monitor-preload.c
 
 noinst_HEADERS =
diff --git a/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-override.c b/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-override.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e955f629ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-override.c
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/* GStreamer
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Thiago Santos <thiago.sousa.santos@collabora.com>
+ *
+ * gst-qa-override.c - QA Override that allows customizing QA behavior
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "gst-qa-override.h"
+
+GstQaOverride *
+gst_qa_override_new (void)
+{
+  GstQaOverride *override = g_slice_new0 (GstQaOverride);
+
+  override->level_override = g_hash_table_new (g_direct_hash, g_direct_equal);
+
+  return override;
+}
+
+void
+gst_qa_override_free (GstQaOverride * override)
+{
+  g_hash_table_unref (override->level_override);
+  g_slice_free (GstQaOverride, override);
+}
+
+void
+gst_qa_override_change_severity (GstQaOverride * override,
+    GstQaIssueId issue_id, GstQaReportLevel new_level)
+{
+  g_hash_table_insert (override->level_override, (gpointer) issue_id,
+      (gpointer) new_level);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Also receives @default_level to preserve a custom level that might have
+ * been set by a previous GstQaOverride and should not go back to the
+ * GstQaIssue default
+ */
+GstQaReportLevel
+gst_qa_override_get_severity (GstQaOverride * override, GstQaIssueId issue_id,
+    GstQaReportLevel default_level)
+{
+  GstQaReportLevel level;
+  if (g_hash_table_lookup_extended (override->level_override,
+          (gpointer) issue_id, NULL, (gpointer *) & level)) {
+    return level;
+  }
+  return default_level;
+}
diff --git a/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-override.h b/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-override.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fdb8ae292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-override.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/* GStreamer
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Thiago Santos <thiago.sousa.santos@collabora.com>
+ *
+ * gst-qa-override.h - QA Override that allows customizing QA behavior
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __GST_QA_OVERRIDE_H__
+#define __GST_QA_OVERRIDE_H__
+
+#include <glib-object.h>
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+#include "gst-qa-report.h"
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+typedef struct {
+  GHashTable *level_override;
+
+} GstQaOverride;
+
+GstQaOverride *    gst_qa_override_new (void);
+void               gst_qa_override_free (GstQaOverride * override);
+void               gst_qa_override_change_severity (GstQaOverride * override, GstQaIssueId issue_id, GstQaReportLevel new_level);
+GstQaReportLevel   gst_qa_override_get_severity (GstQaOverride * override, GstQaIssueId issue_id, GstQaReportLevel default_level);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __GST_QA_OVERRIDE_H__ */
+