diff --git a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c
index 9848171106..de47c68f7c 100644
--- a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c
+++ b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c
@@ -1935,8 +1935,10 @@ pad_added_cb (GstElement * element, GstPad * pad, GstRTSPMedia * media)
 
   /* join the element in the PAUSED state because this callback is
    * called from the streaming thread and it is PAUSED */
-  gst_rtsp_stream_join_bin (stream, GST_BIN (priv->pipeline),
-      priv->rtpbin, GST_STATE_PAUSED);
+  if (!gst_rtsp_stream_join_bin (stream, GST_BIN (priv->pipeline),
+      priv->rtpbin, GST_STATE_PAUSED)) {
+    GST_WARNING ("failed to join bin element");
+  }
 
   priv->adding = FALSE;
   g_rec_mutex_unlock (&priv->state_lock);
@@ -2089,8 +2091,10 @@ start_prepare (GstRTSPMedia * media)
 
     stream = g_ptr_array_index (priv->streams, i);
 
-    gst_rtsp_stream_join_bin (stream, GST_BIN (priv->pipeline),
-        priv->rtpbin, GST_STATE_NULL);
+    if (!gst_rtsp_stream_join_bin (stream, GST_BIN (priv->pipeline),
+        priv->rtpbin, GST_STATE_NULL)) {
+      goto join_bin_failed;
+    }
   }
 
   for (walk = priv->dynamic; walk; walk = g_list_next (walk)) {
@@ -2119,6 +2123,12 @@ start_prepare (GstRTSPMedia * media)
 
   return FALSE;
 
+join_bin_failed:
+  {
+    GST_WARNING ("failed to join bin element");
+    gst_rtsp_media_set_status (media, GST_RTSP_MEDIA_STATUS_ERROR);
+    return FALSE;
+  }
 preroll_failed:
   {
     GST_WARNING ("failed to preroll pipeline");
diff --git a/tests/check/gst/media.c b/tests/check/gst/media.c
index e23fa3740b..307c9e12f8 100644
--- a/tests/check/gst/media.c
+++ b/tests/check/gst/media.c
@@ -294,6 +294,45 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_media_dyn_prepare)
 
 GST_END_TEST;
 
+GST_START_TEST (test_media_prepare_port_alloc_fail)
+{
+  GstRTSPMediaFactory *factory;
+  GstRTSPMedia *media;
+  GstRTSPUrl *url;
+  GstRTSPThreadPool *pool;
+  GstRTSPThread *thread;
+  GstRTSPAddressPool *addrpool;
+
+  pool = gst_rtsp_thread_pool_new ();
+
+  factory = gst_rtsp_media_factory_new ();
+  fail_unless (gst_rtsp_url_parse ("rtsp://localhost:8554/test",
+          &url) == GST_RTSP_OK);
+
+  gst_rtsp_media_factory_set_launch (factory,
+      "( fakesrc is-live=true ! text/plain ! rtpgstpay name=pay0 )");
+
+  media = gst_rtsp_media_factory_construct (factory, url);
+  fail_unless (GST_IS_RTSP_MEDIA (media));
+
+  addrpool = gst_rtsp_address_pool_new ();
+  fail_unless (gst_rtsp_address_pool_add_range (addrpool, "192.168.1.1",
+      "192.168.1.1", 6000, 6001, 0));
+  gst_rtsp_media_set_address_pool (media, addrpool);
+
+  thread = gst_rtsp_thread_pool_get_thread (pool,
+      GST_RTSP_THREAD_TYPE_MEDIA, NULL);
+  fail_if (gst_rtsp_media_prepare (media, thread));
+
+  g_object_unref (media);
+  g_object_unref (addrpool);
+  gst_rtsp_url_free (url);
+  g_object_unref (factory);
+  g_object_unref (pool);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
 GST_START_TEST (test_media_take_pipeline)
 {
   GstRTSPMediaFactory *factory;
@@ -379,6 +418,7 @@ rtspmedia_suite (void)
   tcase_add_test (tc, test_media);
   tcase_add_test (tc, test_media_prepare);
   tcase_add_test (tc, test_media_dyn_prepare);
+  tcase_add_test (tc, test_media_prepare_port_alloc_fail);
   tcase_add_test (tc, test_media_take_pipeline);
   tcase_add_test (tc, test_media_reset);