diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/wpe/gstwpevideosrc.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/wpe/gstwpevideosrc.cpp
index 770d10e205..819da9685a 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/wpe/gstwpevideosrc.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/wpe/gstwpevideosrc.cpp
@@ -215,6 +215,16 @@ gst_wpe_video_src_create (GstBaseSrc * bsrc, guint64 offset, guint length,
   return ret;
 }
 
+static GQuark
+_egl_image_quark (void)
+{
+  static GQuark quark = 0;
+
+  if (!quark)
+    quark = g_quark_from_static_string ("GstWPEEGLImage");
+  return quark;
+}
+
 static gboolean
 gst_wpe_video_src_fill_memory (GstGLBaseSrc * bsrc, GstGLMemory * memory)
 {
@@ -240,6 +250,11 @@ gst_wpe_video_src_fill_memory (GstGLBaseSrc * bsrc, GstGLMemory * memory)
     return TRUE;
   }
 
+  // The EGLImage is implicitely associated with the memory we're filling, so we
+  // need to ensure their life cycles are tied.
+  gst_mini_object_set_qdata (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (memory), _egl_image_quark (),
+      gst_egl_image_ref (locked_image), (GDestroyNotify) gst_egl_image_unref);
+
   gl->ActiveTexture (GL_TEXTURE0 + memory->plane);
   gl->BindTexture (GL_TEXTURE_2D, tex_id);
   gl->EGLImageTargetTexture2D (GL_TEXTURE_2D,