diff --git a/gst/matroska/matroska-demux.c b/gst/matroska/matroska-demux.c
index b7e13bb801..24a7294851 100644
--- a/gst/matroska/matroska-demux.c
+++ b/gst/matroska/matroska-demux.c
@@ -4984,6 +4984,11 @@ gst_matroska_demux_parse_id (GstMatroskaDemux * demux, guint32 id,
     case GST_MATROSKA_READ_STATE_DATA:
     case GST_MATROSKA_READ_STATE_SEEK:
       switch (id) {
+        case GST_EBML_ID_HEADER:
+          GST_READ_CHECK (gst_matroska_demux_flush (demux, read));
+          demux->common.state = GST_MATROSKA_READ_STATE_SEGMENT;
+          gst_matroska_demux_check_seekability (demux);
+          break;
         case GST_MATROSKA_ID_SEGMENTINFO:
           if (!demux->common.segmentinfo_parsed) {
             GST_READ_CHECK (gst_matroska_demux_take (demux, read, &ebml));