diff --git a/gst/gstpad.c b/gst/gstpad.c
index 49b65aa09e..f700c82b7c 100644
--- a/gst/gstpad.c
+++ b/gst/gstpad.c
@@ -1357,6 +1357,30 @@ gst_pad_is_blocking (GstPad * pad)
   return result;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_pad_needs_reconfigure:
+ * @pad: the #GstPad to check
+ *
+ * Check the #GST_PAD_FLAG_NEED_RECONFIGURE flag on @pad and return %TRUE
+ * if the flag was set.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE is the GST_PAD_FLAG_NEED_RECONFIGURE flag is set on @pad.
+ */
+gboolean
+gst_pad_needs_reconfigure (GstPad * pad)
+{
+  gboolean reconfigure;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_PAD (pad), FALSE);
+
+  GST_OBJECT_LOCK (pad);
+  reconfigure = GST_PAD_NEEDS_RECONFIGURE (pad);
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (pad, "peeking RECONFIGURE flag %d", reconfigure);
+  GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (pad);
+
+  return reconfigure;
+}
+
 /**
  * gst_pad_check_reconfigure:
  * @pad: the #GstPad to check
diff --git a/gst/gstpad.h b/gst/gstpad.h
index 105c479d94..2fd7ff1e88 100644
--- a/gst/gstpad.h
+++ b/gst/gstpad.h
@@ -852,6 +852,7 @@ gboolean		gst_pad_is_blocked			(GstPad *pad);
 gboolean		gst_pad_is_blocking			(GstPad *pad);
 
 void                    gst_pad_mark_reconfigure                (GstPad *pad);
+gboolean		gst_pad_needs_reconfigure               (GstPad *pad);
 gboolean		gst_pad_check_reconfigure               (GstPad *pad);
 
 void			gst_pad_set_element_private		(GstPad *pad, gpointer priv);
diff --git a/win32/common/libgstreamer.def b/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
index 062bc83b81..fdba8f3b3a 100644
--- a/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
+++ b/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
@@ -686,6 +686,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_pad_link_return_get_type
 	gst_pad_mark_reconfigure
 	gst_pad_mode_get_type
+	gst_pad_needs_reconfigure
 	gst_pad_new
 	gst_pad_new_from_static_template
 	gst_pad_new_from_template