diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/video.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/video.c
index 5cf9a75105..9231d01035 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/video.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/video.c
@@ -1530,6 +1530,42 @@ no_endianess:
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_video_info_is_equal:
+ * @info: a #GstVideoInfo
+ * @other: a #GstVideoInfo
+ *
+ * Compares two #GstVideoInfo and returns whether they are equal or not
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if @info and @other are equal, else %FALSE.
+ */
+gboolean
+gst_video_info_is_equal (const GstVideoInfo * info, const GstVideoInfo * other)
+{
+  if (GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (info) != GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (other))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (GST_VIDEO_INFO_INTERLACE_MODE (info) !=
+      GST_VIDEO_INFO_INTERLACE_MODE (other))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (GST_VIDEO_INFO_FLAGS (info) != GST_VIDEO_INFO_FLAGS (other))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (GST_VIDEO_INFO_WIDTH (info) != GST_VIDEO_INFO_WIDTH (other))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (GST_VIDEO_INFO_HEIGHT (info) != GST_VIDEO_INFO_HEIGHT (other))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (GST_VIDEO_INFO_SIZE (info) != GST_VIDEO_INFO_SIZE (other))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (GST_VIDEO_INFO_PAR_N (info) != GST_VIDEO_INFO_PAR_N (other))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (GST_VIDEO_INFO_PAR_D (info) != GST_VIDEO_INFO_PAR_D (other))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (GST_VIDEO_INFO_FPS_N (info) != GST_VIDEO_INFO_FPS_N (other))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (GST_VIDEO_INFO_FPS_D (info) != GST_VIDEO_INFO_FPS_D (other))
+    return FALSE;
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 /**
  * gst_video_info_to_caps:
  * @info: a #GstVideoInfo
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/video.h b/gst-libs/gst/video/video.h
index 73e4b473ad..f88d1583c1 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/video.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/video.h
@@ -895,7 +895,8 @@ gboolean     gst_video_info_convert     (GstVideoInfo *info,
                                          gint64        src_value,
                                          GstFormat     dest_format,
                                          gint64       *dest_value);
-
+gboolean     gst_video_info_is_equal    (const GstVideoInfo *info,
+					 const GstVideoInfo *other);
 /* functions */
 
 const GValue * gst_video_frame_rate (GstPad * pad);