diff --git a/ext/opus/gstrtpopusdepay.c b/ext/opus/gstrtpopusdepay.c
index 6bcdd12627..f58259ff8a 100644
--- a/ext/opus/gstrtpopusdepay.c
+++ b/ext/opus/gstrtpopusdepay.c
@@ -92,9 +92,38 @@ static gboolean
 gst_rtp_opus_depay_setcaps (GstRTPBaseDepayload * depayload, GstCaps * caps)
 {
   GstCaps *srccaps;
+  GstStructure *s;
   gboolean ret;
+  const gchar *sprop_stereo, *sprop_maxcapturerate;
 
   srccaps = gst_caps_new_empty_simple ("audio/x-opus");
+
+  s = gst_caps_get_structure (caps, 0);
+  if ((sprop_stereo = gst_structure_get_string (s, "sprop-stereo"))) {
+    if (strcmp (sprop_stereo, "0") == 0)
+      gst_caps_set_simple (srccaps, "channels", G_TYPE_INT, 1, NULL);
+    else if (strcmp (sprop_stereo, "1") == 0)
+      gst_caps_set_simple (srccaps, "channels", G_TYPE_INT, 2, NULL);
+    else
+      GST_WARNING_OBJECT (depayload, "Unknown sprop-stereo value '%s'",
+          sprop_stereo);
+  }
+
+  if ((sprop_maxcapturerate =
+          gst_structure_get_string (s, "sprop-maxcapturerate"))) {
+    gulong rate;
+    gchar *tailptr;
+
+    rate = strtoul (sprop_maxcapturerate, &tailptr, 10);
+    if (rate > INT_MAX || *tailptr != '\0') {
+      GST_WARNING_OBJECT (depayload,
+          "Failed to parse sprop-maxcapturerate value '%s'",
+          sprop_maxcapturerate);
+    } else {
+      gst_caps_set_simple (srccaps, "rate", G_TYPE_INT, rate, NULL);
+    }
+  }
+
   ret = gst_pad_set_caps (GST_RTP_BASE_DEPAYLOAD_SRCPAD (depayload), srccaps);
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (depayload,
diff --git a/ext/opus/gstrtpopuspay.c b/ext/opus/gstrtpopuspay.c
index d0f7b10c54..a5a69569e4 100644
--- a/ext/opus/gstrtpopuspay.c
+++ b/ext/opus/gstrtpopuspay.c
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ gst_rtp_opus_pay_setcaps (GstRTPBasePayload * payload, GstCaps * caps)
   GstCaps *src_caps;
   GstStructure *s;
   char *encoding_name;
+  gint channels, rate;
+  const char *sprop_stereo = NULL;
+  char *sprop_maxcapturerate = NULL;
 
   src_caps = gst_pad_get_allowed_caps (GST_RTP_BASE_PAYLOAD_SRCPAD (payload));
   if (src_caps) {
@@ -110,10 +113,44 @@ gst_rtp_opus_pay_setcaps (GstRTPBasePayload * payload, GstCaps * caps)
     encoding_name = g_strdup ("X-GST-OPUS-DRAFT-SPITTKA-00");
   }
 
+  s = gst_caps_get_structure (caps, 0);
+  if (gst_structure_get_int (s, "channels", &channels)) {
+    if (channels > 2) {
+      GST_ERROR_OBJECT (payload, "More than 2 channels are not supported yet");
+      return FALSE;
+    } else if (channels == 2) {
+      sprop_stereo = "1";
+    } else {
+      sprop_stereo = "0";
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (gst_structure_get_int (s, "rate", &rate)) {
+    sprop_maxcapturerate = g_strdup_printf ("%d", rate);
+  }
+
   gst_rtp_base_payload_set_options (payload, "audio", FALSE,
       encoding_name, 48000);
   g_free (encoding_name);
-  res = gst_rtp_base_payload_set_outcaps (payload, NULL);
+
+  if (sprop_maxcapturerate && sprop_stereo) {
+    res =
+        gst_rtp_base_payload_set_outcaps (payload, "sprop-maxcapturerate",
+        G_TYPE_STRING, sprop_maxcapturerate, "sprop-stereo", G_TYPE_STRING,
+        sprop_stereo, NULL);
+  } else if (sprop_maxcapturerate) {
+    res =
+        gst_rtp_base_payload_set_outcaps (payload, "sprop-maxcapturerate",
+        G_TYPE_STRING, sprop_maxcapturerate, NULL);
+  } else if (sprop_stereo) {
+    res =
+        gst_rtp_base_payload_set_outcaps (payload, "sprop-stereo",
+        G_TYPE_STRING, sprop_stereo, NULL);
+  } else {
+    res = gst_rtp_base_payload_set_outcaps (payload, NULL);
+  }
+
+  g_free (sprop_maxcapturerate);
 
   return res;
 }