diff --git a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c
index 4b8d405d48..016f700f30 100644
--- a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c
+++ b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c
@@ -1712,6 +1712,19 @@ gst_rtsp_media_prepare (GstRTSPMedia * media, GstRTSPThread * thread)
     goto is_reused;
 
   priv->rtpbin = gst_element_factory_make ("rtpbin", NULL);
+  if (priv->rtpbin != NULL) {
+    GstRTSPMediaClass *klass;
+    gboolean success = TRUE;
+
+    klass = GST_RTSP_MEDIA_GET_CLASS (media);
+    if (klass->setup_rtpbin)
+      success = klass->setup_rtpbin (media, priv->rtpbin);
+
+    if (success == FALSE) {
+      gst_object_unref (priv->rtpbin);
+      priv->rtpbin = NULL;
+    }
+  }
   if (priv->rtpbin == NULL)
     goto no_rtpbin;
 
diff --git a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.h b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.h
index 7a24fcf043..016526dd88 100644
--- a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.h
+++ b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ struct _GstRTSPMediaClass {
                                       GstRTSPRangeUnit unit);
   gboolean        (*query_position)  (GstRTSPMedia *media, gint64 *position);
   gboolean        (*query_stop)      (GstRTSPMedia *media, gint64 *stop);
+  gboolean        (*setup_rtpbin)    (GstRTSPMedia *media, GstElement *rtpbin);
 
   /* signals */
   void            (*new_stream)      (GstRTSPMedia *media, GstRTSPStream * stream);