diff --git a/gst/gstmessage.c b/gst/gstmessage.c
index 5950b0d130..d3d4af657e 100644
--- a/gst/gstmessage.c
+++ b/gst/gstmessage.c
@@ -2231,3 +2231,52 @@ gst_message_parse_toc (GstMessage * message, GstToc ** toc, gboolean * updated)
     *updated =
         __gst_toc_structure_get_updated (GST_MESSAGE_STRUCTURE (message));
 }
+
+/**
+ * gst_message_new_reset_time:
+ * @src: (transfer none): The object originating the message.
+ * @running_time: the requested running-time
+ *
+ * This message is posted when the pipeline running-time should be reset to
+ * @running_time, like after a flushing seek.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): The new reset_time message.
+ *
+ * MT safe.
+ */
+GstMessage *
+gst_message_new_reset_time (GstObject * src, GstClockTime running_time)
+{
+  GstMessage *message;
+  GstStructure *structure;
+
+  structure = gst_structure_new_id (GST_QUARK (MESSAGE_RESET_TIME),
+      GST_QUARK (RUNNING_TIME), G_TYPE_UINT64, running_time, NULL);
+  message = gst_message_new_custom (GST_MESSAGE_RESET_TIME, src, structure);
+
+  return message;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_message_parse_reset_time:
+ * @message: A valid #GstMessage of type GST_MESSAGE_RESET_TIME.
+ * @running_time: (out): Result location for the running_time or NULL
+ *
+ * Extract the running-time from the RESET_TIME message.
+ *
+ * MT safe.
+ */
+void
+gst_message_parse_reset_time (GstMessage * message, GstClockTime * running_time)
+{
+  GstStructure *structure;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_MESSAGE (message));
+  g_return_if_fail (GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (message) == GST_MESSAGE_RESET_TIME);
+
+  structure = GST_MESSAGE_STRUCTURE (message);
+  if (running_time)
+    *running_time =
+        g_value_get_uint64 (gst_structure_id_get_value (structure,
+            GST_QUARK (RUNNING_TIME)));
+}
diff --git a/gst/gstmessage.h b/gst/gstmessage.h
index b7046e1433..4dfcdb25a7 100644
--- a/gst/gstmessage.h
+++ b/gst/gstmessage.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ typedef enum
   GST_MESSAGE_QOS               = (1 << 24),
   GST_MESSAGE_PROGRESS          = (1 << 25),
   GST_MESSAGE_TOC               = (1 << 26),
+  GST_MESSAGE_RESET_TIME        = (1 << 27),
   GST_MESSAGE_ANY               = ~0
 } GstMessageType;
 
@@ -553,6 +554,10 @@ void            gst_message_parse_progress         (GstMessage * message, GstPro
 GstMessage *    gst_message_new_toc             (GstObject *src, GstToc *toc, gboolean updated);
 void            gst_message_parse_toc           (GstMessage *message, GstToc **toc, gboolean *updated);
 
+/* RESET_TIME */
+GstMessage *    gst_message_new_reset_time      (GstObject * src, GstClockTime running_time) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
+void            gst_message_parse_reset_time    (GstMessage *message, GstClockTime *running_time);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GST_MESSAGE_H__ */
diff --git a/gst/gstquark.c b/gst/gstquark.c
index 9fd383eed3..010fc6c04c 100644
--- a/gst/gstquark.c
+++ b/gst/gstquark.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static const gchar *_quark_strings[] = {
   GST_ELEMENT_METADATA_KLASS, GST_ELEMENT_METADATA_DESCRIPTION,
   GST_ELEMENT_METADATA_AUTHOR, "toc", "toc-entry", "updated", "extend-uid",
   "uid", "tags", "sub-entries", "info", "info-structure",
-  "time-structure", "GstMessageTag", "GstEventTag"
+  "time-structure", "GstMessageTag", "GstEventTag", "GstMessageResetTime"
 };
 
 GQuark _priv_gst_quark_table[GST_QUARK_MAX];
diff --git a/gst/gstquark.h b/gst/gstquark.h
index ee32a64e8c..27d41af59f 100644
--- a/gst/gstquark.h
+++ b/gst/gstquark.h
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ typedef enum _GstQuarkId
   GST_QUARK_TIME_STRUCTURE = 154,
   GST_QUARK_MESSAGE_TAG = 155,
   GST_QUARK_EVENT_TAG = 156,
-  GST_QUARK_MAX = 157
+  GST_QUARK_MESSAGE_RESET_TIME = 157,
+  GST_QUARK_MAX = 158
 } GstQuarkId;
 
 extern GQuark _priv_gst_quark_table[GST_QUARK_MAX];
diff --git a/win32/common/libgstreamer.def b/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
index 0865528d7d..17245d3930 100644
--- a/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
+++ b/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_message_new_progress
 	gst_message_new_qos
 	gst_message_new_request_state
+	gst_message_new_reset_time
 	gst_message_new_segment_done
 	gst_message_new_segment_start
 	gst_message_new_state_changed
@@ -572,6 +573,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_message_parse_qos_stats
 	gst_message_parse_qos_values
 	gst_message_parse_request_state
+	gst_message_parse_reset_time
 	gst_message_parse_segment_done
 	gst_message_parse_segment_start
 	gst_message_parse_state_changed