diff --git a/girs/GstVa-1.0.gir b/girs/GstVa-1.0.gir
index 63ad0c53f5..930fb410de 100644
--- a/girs/GstVa-1.0.gir
+++ b/girs/GstVa-1.0.gir
@@ -457,6 +457,27 @@ VADisplay.</doc>
           </instance-parameter>
         </parameters>
       </virtual-method>
+      <method name="check_version" c:identifier="gst_va_display_check_version" version="1.24">
+        <source-position filename="../subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.h"/>
+        <return-value transfer-ownership="none">
+          <doc xml:space="preserve" filename="../subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.c">whether driver version is equal or greater than @major.@minor</doc>
+          <type name="gboolean" c:type="gboolean"/>
+        </return-value>
+        <parameters>
+          <instance-parameter name="self" transfer-ownership="none">
+            <doc xml:space="preserve" filename="../subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.c">a #GstVaDisplay</doc>
+            <type name="VaDisplay" c:type="GstVaDisplay*"/>
+          </instance-parameter>
+          <parameter name="major" transfer-ownership="none">
+            <doc xml:space="preserve" filename="../subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.c">major version to check</doc>
+            <type name="guint" c:type="guint"/>
+          </parameter>
+          <parameter name="minor" transfer-ownership="none">
+            <doc xml:space="preserve" filename="../subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.c">minor version to check</doc>
+            <type name="guint" c:type="guint"/>
+          </parameter>
+        </parameters>
+      </method>
       <method name="get_implementation" c:identifier="gst_va_display_get_implementation" version="1.20">
         <doc xml:space="preserve" filename="../subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.c">Get the the #GstVaImplementation type of @self.</doc>
         <source-position filename="../subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.h"/>
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.c
index afeca81266..74a04c8035 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
 #include "gstvadisplay.h"
 
+#include <stdio.h>              /* sscanf */
 #include <va/va.h>
 
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (gst_va_display_debug);
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ struct _GstVaDisplayPrivate
   gboolean init;
   GstVaImplementation impl;
   gchar *vendor_desc;
+
+  guint driver_major;
+  guint driver_minor;
 };
 
 #define gst_va_display_parent_class parent_class
@@ -122,6 +126,40 @@ _get_desc (const char *vendor, GstVaImplementation impl)
   return g_strdup (desc);
 }
 
+static gboolean
+_get_driver_version (const char *vendor, GstVaImplementation impl,
+    guint * major, guint * minor)
+{
+  guint maj, min;
+
+  if (!vendor)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  switch (impl) {
+    case GST_VA_IMPLEMENTATION_MESA_GALLIUM:
+      if (sscanf (vendor, "Mesa Gallium driver %d.%d.", &maj, &min) == 2) {
+        *major = maj;
+        *minor = min;
+        return TRUE;
+      }
+      break;
+    case GST_VA_IMPLEMENTATION_INTEL_IHD:
+    case GST_VA_IMPLEMENTATION_INTEL_I965:{
+      char *end = strstr (vendor, " - ");
+      if (end && sscanf (end, " - %d.%d.", &maj, &min) == 2) {
+        *major = maj;
+        *minor = min;
+        return TRUE;
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
+
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
 static gboolean
 _gst_va_display_filter_driver (GstVaDisplay * self, gpointer foreign_display)
 {
@@ -129,6 +167,7 @@ _gst_va_display_filter_driver (GstVaDisplay * self, gpointer foreign_display)
   VADisplay dpy;
   const char *vendor;
   GstVaImplementation impl;
+  guint major, minor;
 
   g_assert ((foreign_display != NULL) ^ (priv->display != NULL));
   dpy = foreign_display ? foreign_display : priv->display;
@@ -150,6 +189,10 @@ _gst_va_display_filter_driver (GstVaDisplay * self, gpointer foreign_display)
   }
   priv->impl = impl;
   priv->vendor_desc = _get_desc (vendor, priv->impl);
+  if (_get_driver_version (vendor, priv->impl, &major, &minor)) {
+    priv->driver_major = major;
+    priv->driver_minor = minor;
+  }
 
   return TRUE;
 }
@@ -411,3 +454,34 @@ gst_va_display_get_implementation (GstVaDisplay * self)
   priv = GET_PRIV (self);
   return priv->impl;
 }
+
+/**
+ * gst_va_display_check_version:
+ * @self: a #GstVaDisplay
+ * @major: major version to check
+ * @minor: minor version to check
+ *
+ * Returns: whether driver version is equal or greater than @major.@minor
+ *
+ * Since: 1.24
+ */
+gboolean
+gst_va_display_check_version (GstVaDisplay * self, guint major, guint minor)
+{
+  GstVaDisplayPrivate *priv;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_VA_DISPLAY (self), FALSE);
+
+  priv = GET_PRIV (self);
+
+  /* if cannot parse the version, all it's valid */
+  if (priv->driver_major == 0 && priv->driver_minor == 0)
+    return TRUE;
+
+  if (priv->driver_major < major)
+    return FALSE;
+  if (priv->driver_minor < minor)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.h
index a41432edcf..de03177ed9 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/va/gstvadisplay.h
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ GST_VA_API
 gpointer              gst_va_display_get_va_dpy           (GstVaDisplay * self);
 GST_VA_API
 GstVaImplementation   gst_va_display_get_implementation   (GstVaDisplay * self);
+GST_VA_API
+gboolean              gst_va_display_check_version        (GstVaDisplay * self,
+                                                           guint major,
+                                                           guint minor);
 
 /**
  * gst_va_display_is_implementation: