diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c6979634dc..4897c63dad 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-04-22  Ronald S. Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
+
+	* gst/elements/gsttypefindelement.c:
+	(gst_type_find_element_handle_event):
+	  Don't cache seek events (fixes #301313).
+
 2005-04-22  Kjartan Maraas  <kmaraas@gnome.org>
 
 	Reviewed by:  Ronald S. Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
diff --git a/gst/elements/gsttypefindelement.c b/gst/elements/gsttypefindelement.c
index 63bb439fa6..8c0c001c6f 100644
--- a/gst/elements/gsttypefindelement.c
+++ b/gst/elements/gsttypefindelement.c
@@ -505,6 +505,10 @@ gst_type_find_element_handle_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
             stop_typefinding (typefind);
           }
           break;
+        case GST_EVENT_DISCONTINUOUS:
+        case GST_EVENT_FLUSH:
+          gst_event_unref (event);
+          break;
         default:
           typefind->pending_events = g_list_append (typefind->pending_events,
               event);
diff --git a/plugins/elements/gsttypefindelement.c b/plugins/elements/gsttypefindelement.c
index 63bb439fa6..8c0c001c6f 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gsttypefindelement.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gsttypefindelement.c
@@ -505,6 +505,10 @@ gst_type_find_element_handle_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
             stop_typefinding (typefind);
           }
           break;
+        case GST_EVENT_DISCONTINUOUS:
+        case GST_EVENT_FLUSH:
+          gst_event_unref (event);
+          break;
         default:
           typefind->pending_events = g_list_append (typefind->pending_events,
               event);