diff --git a/gst/gstghostpad.c b/gst/gstghostpad.c
index 98712d8aa6..fc59af12c1 100644
--- a/gst/gstghostpad.c
+++ b/gst/gstghostpad.c
@@ -804,6 +804,26 @@ gst_ghost_pad_get_target (GstGhostPad * gpad)
   return ret;
 }
 
+static gboolean
+clear_sticky_events (GstPad * pad, GstEvent ** event, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (pad, "clearing sticky event %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, *event);
+  gst_event_unref (*event);
+  *event = NULL;
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+copy_sticky_events (GstPad * pad, GstEvent ** event, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  GstPad *internal = GST_PAD_CAST (user_data);
+
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (internal, "store sticky event %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, *event);
+  gst_pad_store_sticky_event (internal, *event);
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 /**
  * gst_ghost_pad_set_target:
  * @gpad: the #GstGhostPad
@@ -844,6 +864,14 @@ gst_ghost_pad_set_target (GstGhostPad * gpad, GstPad * newtarget)
       gst_pad_unlink (internal, oldtarget);
     else
       gst_pad_unlink (oldtarget, internal);
+
+    if (GST_PAD_IS_SRC (gpad)) {
+      /* only clear the events on the SRC ghostpad. We don't clear sink
+       * ghostpads, they got their events from downstream and we want to
+       * set the same events on the target later. */
+      gst_pad_sticky_events_foreach (GST_PAD_CAST (gpad), clear_sticky_events,
+          NULL);
+    }
   } else {
     GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (gpad);
   }
@@ -862,6 +890,13 @@ gst_ghost_pad_set_target (GstGhostPad * gpad, GstPad * newtarget)
 
     if (lret != GST_PAD_LINK_OK)
       goto link_failed;
+
+    if (GST_PAD_IS_SRC (gpad)) {
+      /* only copy the events to the SRC ghostpad. We don't copy to sink
+       * ghostpads, they got their events from downstream and we don't want
+       * to overwrite those with events from this new target. */
+      gst_pad_sticky_events_foreach (newtarget, copy_sticky_events, gpad);
+    }
   }
 
   return TRUE;