diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_objects.c b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_objects.c
index f089aa2ff8..adad9c6abe 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_objects.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_objects.c
@@ -250,9 +250,11 @@ gst_vaapi_picture_output(GstVaapiPicture *picture)
     if (!picture->proxy)
         return FALSE;
 
-    proxy = g_object_ref(picture->proxy);
-    gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_set_timestamp(proxy, picture->pts);
-    gst_vaapi_decoder_push_surface_proxy(GET_DECODER(picture), proxy);
+    if (!GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_IS_SKIPPED(picture)) {
+        proxy = g_object_ref(picture->proxy);
+        gst_vaapi_surface_proxy_set_timestamp(proxy, picture->pts);
+        gst_vaapi_decoder_push_surface_proxy(GET_DECODER(picture), proxy);
+    }
     return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_objects.h b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_objects.h
index 6566fec047..c53492dfa4 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_objects.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_objects.h
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ enum {
 #define GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_FLAG_SET      GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET
 #define GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_FLAG_UNSET    GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_UNSET
 
+#define GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_IS_SKIPPED(picture) \
+    GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_FLAG_IS_SET(picture, GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_FLAG_SKIPPED)
+
 #define GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_IS_REFERENCE(picture) \
     GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_FLAG_IS_SET(picture, GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_FLAG_REFERENCE)
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_vc1.c b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_vc1.c
index d7d68121c2..63fbc7307b 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_vc1.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/gstvaapidecoder_vc1.c
@@ -933,8 +933,6 @@ decode_frame(GstVaapiDecoderVC1 *decoder, GstVC1BDU *rbdu, GstVC1BDU *ebdu)
         GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_FLAG_SET(picture, GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_FLAG_REFERENCE);
         break;
     case GST_VC1_PICTURE_TYPE_SKIPPED:
-        GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_FLAG_SET(picture, GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_FLAG_SKIPPED);
-        // fall-through
     case GST_VC1_PICTURE_TYPE_P:
         picture->type   = GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_TYPE_P;
         GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_FLAG_SET(picture, GST_VAAPI_PICTURE_FLAG_REFERENCE);