diff --git a/omx/gstomx.c b/omx/gstomx.c
index 3c0953b7e4..121e97cef4 100644
--- a/omx/gstomx.c
+++ b/omx/gstomx.c
@@ -2554,6 +2554,17 @@ gst_omx_port_wait_buffers_released (GstOMXPort * port, GstClockTime timeout)
   return err;
 }
 
+void
+gst_omx_port_requeue_buffer (GstOMXPort * port, GstOMXBuffer * buf)
+{
+  g_mutex_lock (&port->comp->lock);
+  g_queue_push_tail (&port->pending_buffers, buf);
+  g_mutex_unlock (&port->comp->lock);
+
+  /* awake gst_omx_port_acquire_buffer() */
+  gst_omx_component_send_message (port->comp, NULL);
+}
+
 /* NOTE: Uses comp->lock and comp->messages_lock */
 OMX_ERRORTYPE
 gst_omx_port_set_enabled (GstOMXPort * port, gboolean enabled)
diff --git a/omx/gstomx.h b/omx/gstomx.h
index d61303cd9c..4b61343651 100644
--- a/omx/gstomx.h
+++ b/omx/gstomx.h
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ OMX_ERRORTYPE     gst_omx_port_use_eglimages (GstOMXPort *port, const GList *ima
 OMX_ERRORTYPE     gst_omx_port_deallocate_buffers (GstOMXPort *port);
 OMX_ERRORTYPE     gst_omx_port_populate (GstOMXPort *port);
 OMX_ERRORTYPE     gst_omx_port_wait_buffers_released (GstOMXPort * port, GstClockTime timeout);
+void              gst_omx_port_requeue_buffer (GstOMXPort * port, GstOMXBuffer * buf);
 
 OMX_ERRORTYPE     gst_omx_port_mark_reconfigured (GstOMXPort * port);
 
diff --git a/omx/gstomxbufferpool.c b/omx/gstomxbufferpool.c
index 910f3ff6a2..9700cd6e62 100644
--- a/omx/gstomxbufferpool.c
+++ b/omx/gstomxbufferpool.c
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ gst_omx_buffer_pool_release_buffer (GstBufferPool * bpool, GstBuffer * buffer)
                 gst_omx_error_to_string (err), err));
       }
     } else if (pool->port->port_def.eDir == OMX_DirInput) {
-      g_queue_push_tail (&pool->port->pending_buffers, omx_buf);
+      gst_omx_port_requeue_buffer (pool->port, omx_buf);
     }
   }
 }