diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 60bd7cdfde..1c6902c4ad 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2006-10-11  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* gst/apetag/gsttagdemux.c: (gst_tag_demux_add_srcpad):
+	* gst/icydemux/gsticydemux.c: (gst_icydemux_add_srcpad):
+	* gst/id3demux/gstid3demux.c: (gst_id3demux_add_srcpad):
+	  Activate pad before adding it to the already-running element.
+
+	* tests/check/elements/icydemux.c: (icydemux_found_pad):
+	  Activate newly-created pad too.
+
 2006-10-11  Wim Taymans  <wim@fluendo.com>
 
 	Patch by: Sebastien Cote <sebas642 at yahoo dot ca>
diff --git a/gst/apetag/gsttagdemux.c b/gst/apetag/gsttagdemux.c
index 2dd189a0ff..1e52ee2dbf 100644
--- a/gst/apetag/gsttagdemux.c
+++ b/gst/apetag/gsttagdemux.c
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ gst_tag_demux_add_srcpad (GstTagDemux * tagdemux, GstCaps * new_caps)
         tagdemux->priv->src_caps);
 
     gst_object_ref (tagdemux->priv->srcpad);
+    gst_pad_set_active (tagdemux->priv->srcpad, TRUE);
     if (!(gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT (tagdemux), tagdemux->priv->srcpad)))
       return FALSE;
     gst_element_no_more_pads (GST_ELEMENT (tagdemux));
diff --git a/gst/icydemux/gsticydemux.c b/gst/icydemux/gsticydemux.c
index f2ba6e33e9..dd77566551 100644
--- a/gst/icydemux/gsticydemux.c
+++ b/gst/icydemux/gsticydemux.c
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ gst_icydemux_add_srcpad (GstICYDemux * icydemux, GstCaps * new_caps)
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (icydemux, "Adding src pad with caps %" GST_PTR_FORMAT,
         icydemux->src_caps);
 
+    gst_pad_set_active (icydemux->srcpad, TRUE);
     if (!(gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT (icydemux), icydemux->srcpad)))
       return FALSE;
     gst_element_no_more_pads (GST_ELEMENT (icydemux));
diff --git a/gst/id3demux/gstid3demux.c b/gst/id3demux/gstid3demux.c
index 511ef63bc2..9844319356 100644
--- a/gst/id3demux/gstid3demux.c
+++ b/gst/id3demux/gstid3demux.c
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ gst_id3demux_add_srcpad (GstID3Demux * id3demux, GstCaps * new_caps)
         id3demux->src_caps);
 
     gst_object_ref (id3demux->srcpad);
+    gst_pad_set_active (id3demux->srcpad, TRUE);
     if (!(gst_element_add_pad (GST_ELEMENT (id3demux), id3demux->srcpad)))
       return FALSE;
     gst_element_no_more_pads (GST_ELEMENT (id3demux));
diff --git a/tests/check/elements/icydemux.c b/tests/check/elements/icydemux.c
index 10504e4c51..8a6e91017d 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/icydemux.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/icydemux.c
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ icydemux_found_pad (GstElement * src, GstPad * pad, gpointer data)
   fail_unless (gst_pad_link (srcpad, sinkpad) == GST_PAD_LINK_OK,
       "Failed to link pads");
   gst_object_unref (srcpad);
-
   ASSERT_OBJECT_REFCOUNT (srcpad, "srcpad", 2);
+  gst_pad_set_active (sinkpad, TRUE);
 }
 
 static GstElement *