diff --git a/gst/gstbin.c b/gst/gstbin.c
index c7b6d9eda3..95bdd65b91 100644
--- a/gst/gstbin.c
+++ b/gst/gstbin.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ static void 			gst_bin_restore_thyself 	(GstObject * object, xmlNodePtr self);
 enum
 {
   OBJECT_ADDED,
-  ITERATE_STARTED,
   LAST_SIGNAL
 };
 
@@ -114,10 +113,6 @@ gst_bin_class_init (GstBinClass * klass)
     g_signal_new ("object_added", G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass), G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
 		  G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GstBinClass, object_added), NULL, NULL,
 		  gst_marshal_VOID__POINTER, G_TYPE_NONE, 1, G_TYPE_POINTER);
-  gst_bin_signals[ITERATE_STARTED] =
-    g_signal_new ("iterate_started", G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass), G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
-		  G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GstBinClass, iterate_started), NULL, NULL,
-		  gst_marshal_VOID__VOID, G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
 
   gobject_class->dispose 		= GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_bin_dispose);
 
@@ -140,6 +135,11 @@ gst_bin_init (GstBin * bin)
 
   bin->numchildren = 0;
   bin->children = NULL;
+  
+  bin->pre_iterate_func = NULL;
+  bin->post_iterate_func = NULL;
+  bin->pre_iterate_private = NULL;
+  bin->post_iterate_private = NULL;
 
   bin->iterate_mutex = g_mutex_new ();
   bin->iterate_cond = g_cond_new ();
@@ -850,11 +850,15 @@ gst_bin_iterate (GstBin * bin)
 
   oclass = GST_BIN_CLASS (G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (bin));
 
-  g_signal_emit (G_OBJECT (bin), gst_bin_signals[ITERATE_STARTED], 0);
+  if (bin->pre_iterate_func)
+    (bin->pre_iterate_func) (bin, bin->pre_iterate_private);
 
   if (oclass->iterate)
     running = (oclass->iterate) (bin);
 
+  if (bin->post_iterate_func)
+    (bin->post_iterate_func) (bin, bin->post_iterate_private);
+
   GST_DEBUG_LEAVE ("(\"%s\") %d", GST_ELEMENT_NAME (bin), running);
 
   if (!running) {
@@ -869,3 +873,38 @@ gst_bin_iterate (GstBin * bin)
 
   return running;
 }
+
+/**
+ * gst_bin_set_pre_iterate_function:
+ * @bin: #Gstbin to attach to
+ * @func: callback function to call
+ * @func_data: private data to put in the function call
+ *
+ * Attaches a callback which will be run before every iteration of the bin
+ *
+ */
+void
+gst_bin_set_pre_iterate_function (GstBin *bin, GstBinPrePostIterateFunction func, gpointer func_data)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_BIN (bin));
+  bin->pre_iterate_func = func;
+  bin->pre_iterate_private = func_data;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_bin_set_post_iterate_function:
+ * @bin: #Gstbin to attach to
+ * @func: callback function to call
+ * @func_data: private data to put in the function call
+ *
+ * Attaches a callback which will be run after every iteration of the bin
+ *
+ */
+void
+gst_bin_set_post_iterate_function (GstBin *bin, GstBinPrePostIterateFunction func, gpointer func_data)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_BIN (bin));
+  bin->post_iterate_func = func;
+  bin->post_iterate_private = func_data;
+}
+
diff --git a/gst/gstbin.h b/gst/gstbin.h
index ec397bd637..7602092105 100644
--- a/gst/gstbin.h
+++ b/gst/gstbin.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ extern GType _gst_bin_type;
 # define GST_BIN_CLASS               GST_BIN_CLASS_CAST
 #endif
 
+typedef void 		(*GstBinPrePostIterateFunction) 	(GstBin *bin, gpointer data);
+
 typedef enum {
   /* this bin is a manager of child elements, i.e. a pipeline or thread */
   GST_BIN_FLAG_MANAGER		= GST_ELEMENT_FLAG_LAST,
@@ -80,6 +82,11 @@ struct _GstBin {
   GstElementState child_states[GST_NUM_STATES];
 
   gpointer 	 sched_private;
+
+  GstBinPrePostIterateFunction  pre_iterate_func;
+  GstBinPrePostIterateFunction post_iterate_func;
+  gpointer	            pre_iterate_private;
+  gpointer	            post_iterate_private;
 };
 
 struct _GstBinClass {
@@ -88,7 +95,6 @@ struct _GstBinClass {
   /* signals */
   void		(*object_added)		(GstObject *object, GstObject *child);
   void		(*object_removed)	(GstObject *object, GstObject *child);
-  void		(*iterate_started)	(GstObject *object);
 
   /* change the state of elements of the given type */
   gboolean	(*change_state_type)	(GstBin *bin,
@@ -125,6 +131,8 @@ void		gst_bin_auto_clock		(GstBin *bin);
 void 		gst_bin_child_state_change 	(GstBin *bin, GstElementState oldstate, 
 						 GstElementState newstate, GstElement *child);
 
+void		gst_bin_set_pre_iterate_function (GstBin *bin, GstBinPrePostIterateFunction func, gpointer func_data);
+void		gst_bin_set_post_iterate_function (GstBin *bin, GstBinPrePostIterateFunction func, gpointer func_data);
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif /* __cplusplus */