diff --git a/ges/ges-marker-list.c b/ges/ges-marker-list.c
index d18caf251e..30ed78e6b1 100644
--- a/ges/ges-marker-list.c
+++ b/ges/ges-marker-list.c
@@ -497,19 +497,21 @@ ges_marker_list_deserialize (GValue * dest, const gchar * s)
   gboolean ret = FALSE;
   GstCaps *caps = NULL;
   GESMarkerList *list = ges_marker_list_new ();
-  guint i, l;
-  gsize len;
+  guint caps_len, i = 0;
+  gsize string_len;
   gchar *escaped, *caps_str;
+  GstStructure *data_s;
+  gint flags;
 
-  len = strlen (s);
-  if (G_UNLIKELY (*s != '"' || len < 2 || s[len - 1] != '"')) {
+  string_len = strlen (s);
+  if (G_UNLIKELY (*s != '"' || string_len < 2 || s[string_len - 1] != '"')) {
     /* "\"" is not an accepted string, so len must be at least 2 */
     GST_ERROR ("Failed deserializing marker list: expected string to start "
         "and end with '\"'");
     goto done;
   }
   escaped = g_strdup (s + 1);
-  escaped[len - 2] = '\0';
+  escaped[string_len - 2] = '\0';
   /* removed trailing '"' */
   caps_str = g_strcompress (escaped);
   g_free (escaped);
@@ -521,19 +523,30 @@ ges_marker_list_deserialize (GValue * dest, const gchar * s)
     goto done;
   }
 
-  l = gst_caps_get_size (caps);
-  if (l == 0) {
+  caps_len = gst_caps_get_size (caps);
+  if (G_UNLIKELY (caps_len == 0)) {
     GST_DEBUG ("Got empty caps: %s", s);
-
     goto done;
   }
 
-  if (G_UNLIKELY (l % 2)) {
-    GST_ERROR ("Failed deserializing marker list: expected evenly-sized caps");
-    goto done;
+  data_s = gst_caps_get_structure (caps, i);
+  if (gst_structure_has_name (data_s, "marker-list-flags")) {
+    if (!gst_structure_get_int (data_s, "flags", &flags)) {
+      GST_ERROR_OBJECT (dest,
+          "Failed deserializing marker list: unexpected structure %"
+          GST_PTR_FORMAT, data_s);
+      goto done;
+    }
+
+    list->flags = flags;
+    i += 1;
   }
 
-  for (i = 0; i < l - 1; i += 2) {
+  if (G_UNLIKELY ((caps_len - i) % 2)) {
+    GST_ERROR ("Failed deserializing marker list: incomplete marker caps");
+  }
+
+  for (; i < caps_len - 1; i += 2) {
     const GstStructure *pos_s = gst_caps_get_structure (caps, i);
     const GstStructure *meta_s = gst_caps_get_structure (caps, i + 1);
     GstClockTime position;
@@ -560,7 +573,6 @@ ges_marker_list_deserialize (GValue * dest, const gchar * s)
     ges_meta_container_add_metas_from_string (GES_META_CONTAINER (marker),
         metas);
     g_free (metas);
-
   }
 
   ret = TRUE;
@@ -584,12 +596,16 @@ ges_marker_list_serialize (const GValue * v)
   GSequenceIter *iter;
   GstCaps *caps = gst_caps_new_empty ();
   gchar *caps_str, *escaped, *res;
+  GstStructure *s;
+
+  s = gst_structure_new ("marker-list-flags", "flags", G_TYPE_INT,
+      list->flags, NULL);
+  gst_caps_append_structure (caps, s);
 
   iter = g_sequence_get_begin_iter (list->markers);
 
   while (!g_sequence_iter_is_end (iter)) {
     GESMarker *marker = (GESMarker *) g_sequence_get (iter);
-    GstStructure *s;
     gchar *metas;
 
     metas = ges_meta_container_metas_to_string (GES_META_CONTAINER (marker));
diff --git a/tests/check/ges/markerlist.c b/tests/check/ges/markerlist.c
index 9e79c9a047..e26dfbb0b0 100644
--- a/tests/check/ges/markerlist.c
+++ b/tests/check/ges/markerlist.c
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_serialize_deserialize_in_value)
   GList *markers;
   guint64 position;
   GValue val1 = G_VALUE_INIT, val2 = G_VALUE_INIT;
+  GESMarkerFlags flags;
 
   ges_init ();
 
@@ -361,6 +362,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_serialize_deserialize_in_value)
   g_value_init (&val2, GES_TYPE_MARKER_LIST);
 
   markerlist1 = ges_marker_list_new ();
+  g_object_set (markerlist1, "flags", GES_MARKER_FLAG_SNAPPABLE, NULL);
   marker = ges_marker_list_add (markerlist1, 0);
   fail_unless (ges_meta_container_set_string (GES_META_CONTAINER (marker),
           "str-val", test_string));
@@ -385,6 +387,9 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_serialize_deserialize_in_value)
   markerlist2 = GES_MARKER_LIST (g_value_get_object (&val2));
   ASSERT_OBJECT_REFCOUNT (markerlist2, "GValue", 1);
 
+  g_object_get (markerlist2, "flags", &flags, NULL);
+  fail_unless (flags == GES_MARKER_FLAG_SNAPPABLE);
+
   fail_unless_equals_int (ges_marker_list_size (markerlist2), 2);
   markers = ges_marker_list_get_markers (markerlist2);
   marker = GES_MARKER (markers->data);