diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c
index d0a6f7ebff..2a56bab15a 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstringbuffer.c
@@ -436,6 +436,16 @@ gst_ring_buffer_parse_caps (GstRingBufferSpec * spec, GstCaps * caps)
     spec->width = 16;
     spec->depth = 16;
     spec->channels = 2;
+  } else if (!strncmp (mimetype, "audio/x-eac3", 12)) {
+    /* extract the needed information from the cap */
+    if (!(gst_structure_get_int (structure, "rate", &spec->rate)))
+      goto parse_error;
+
+    spec->type = GST_BUFTYPE_EAC3;
+    spec->format = GST_EAC3;
+    spec->width = 64;
+    spec->depth = 64;
+    spec->channels = 2;
   } else if (!strncmp (mimetype, "audio/x-dts", 11)) {
     /* extract the needed information from the cap */
     if (!(gst_structure_get_int (structure, "rate", &spec->rate)))