diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/video-converter.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/video-converter.c
index 435c7a2b58..ae5f62d852 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/video-converter.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/video-converter.c
@@ -2292,61 +2292,17 @@ convert_get_alpha_mode (GstVideoConverter * convert)
   return ALPHA_MODE_SET;
 }
 
-/**
- * gst_video_converter_new_with_pool: (skip)
- * @in_info: a #GstVideoInfo
- * @out_info: a #GstVideoInfo
- * @config: (transfer full): a #GstStructure with configuration options
- * @pool: (nullable): a #GstTaskPool to spawn threads from
- *
- * Create a new converter object to convert between @in_info and @out_info
- * with @config.
- *
- * The optional @pool can be used to spawn threads, this is useful when
- * creating new converters rapidly, for example when updating cropping.
- *
- * Returns (nullable): a #GstVideoConverter or %NULL if conversion is not possible.
- *
- * Since: 1.20
- */
-GstVideoConverter *
-gst_video_converter_new_with_pool (const GstVideoInfo * in_info,
-    const GstVideoInfo * out_info, GstStructure * config, GstTaskPool * pool)
+static void
+gst_video_converter_init_from_config (GstVideoConverter * convert)
 {
-  GstVideoConverter *convert;
-  GstLineCache *prev;
   const GstVideoFormatInfo *fin, *fout, *finfo;
+  GstVideoInfo *in_info = &convert->in_info;
+  GstVideoInfo *out_info = &convert->out_info;
   gdouble alpha_value;
-  gint n_threads, i;
-  gboolean async_tasks;
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (in_info != NULL, NULL);
-  g_return_val_if_fail (out_info != NULL, NULL);
-  /* we won't ever do framerate conversion */
-  g_return_val_if_fail (in_info->fps_n == out_info->fps_n, NULL);
-  g_return_val_if_fail (in_info->fps_d == out_info->fps_d, NULL);
-  /* we won't ever do deinterlace */
-  g_return_val_if_fail (in_info->interlace_mode == out_info->interlace_mode,
-      NULL);
-
-  convert = g_new0 (GstVideoConverter, 1);
 
   fin = in_info->finfo;
   fout = out_info->finfo;
 
-  convert->in_info = *in_info;
-  convert->out_info = *out_info;
-
-  /* default config */
-  convert->config = gst_structure_new_empty ("GstVideoConverter");
-  if (config)
-    gst_video_converter_set_config (convert, config);
-
-  convert->in_maxwidth = GST_VIDEO_INFO_WIDTH (in_info);
-  convert->in_maxheight = GST_VIDEO_INFO_FIELD_HEIGHT (in_info);
-  convert->out_maxwidth = GST_VIDEO_INFO_WIDTH (out_info);
-  convert->out_maxheight = GST_VIDEO_INFO_FIELD_HEIGHT (out_info);
-
   convert->in_x = get_opt_int (convert, GST_VIDEO_CONVERTER_OPT_SRC_X, 0);
   convert->in_y = get_opt_int (convert, GST_VIDEO_CONVERTER_OPT_SRC_Y, 0);
   convert->in_x &= ~((1 << fin->w_sub[1]) - 1);
@@ -2438,6 +2394,58 @@ gst_video_converter_new_with_pool (const GstVideoInfo * in_info,
         out_info->colorimetry.matrix);
     convert->out_info.colorimetry.matrix = GST_VIDEO_COLOR_MATRIX_RGB;
   }
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_video_converter_new_with_pool: (skip)
+ * @in_info: a #GstVideoInfo
+ * @out_info: a #GstVideoInfo
+ * @config: (transfer full): a #GstStructure with configuration options
+ * @pool: (nullable): a #GstTaskPool to spawn threads from
+ *
+ * Create a new converter object to convert between @in_info and @out_info
+ * with @config.
+ *
+ * The optional @pool can be used to spawn threads, this is useful when
+ * creating new converters rapidly, for example when updating cropping.
+ *
+ * Returns (nullable): a #GstVideoConverter or %NULL if conversion is not possible.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.20
+ */
+GstVideoConverter *
+gst_video_converter_new_with_pool (const GstVideoInfo * in_info,
+    const GstVideoInfo * out_info, GstStructure * config, GstTaskPool * pool)
+{
+  GstVideoConverter *convert;
+  GstLineCache *prev;
+  gint n_threads, i;
+  gboolean async_tasks;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (in_info != NULL, NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (out_info != NULL, NULL);
+  /* we won't ever do framerate conversion */
+  g_return_val_if_fail (in_info->fps_n == out_info->fps_n, NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (in_info->fps_d == out_info->fps_d, NULL);
+  /* we won't ever do deinterlace */
+  g_return_val_if_fail (in_info->interlace_mode == out_info->interlace_mode,
+      NULL);
+
+  convert = g_new0 (GstVideoConverter, 1);
+
+  convert->in_info = *in_info;
+  convert->out_info = *out_info;
+
+  convert->in_maxwidth = GST_VIDEO_INFO_WIDTH (in_info);
+  convert->in_maxheight = GST_VIDEO_INFO_FIELD_HEIGHT (in_info);
+  convert->out_maxwidth = GST_VIDEO_INFO_WIDTH (out_info);
+  convert->out_maxheight = GST_VIDEO_INFO_FIELD_HEIGHT (out_info);
+
+  convert->config = gst_structure_new_empty ("GstVideoConverter");
+  if (config)
+    gst_video_converter_set_config (convert, config);
+  else
+    gst_video_converter_init_from_config (convert);
 
   n_threads = get_opt_uint (convert, GST_VIDEO_CONVERTER_OPT_THREADS, 1);
   if (n_threads == 0 || n_threads > g_get_num_processors ())
@@ -2718,6 +2726,8 @@ gst_video_converter_set_config (GstVideoConverter * convert,
   gst_structure_foreach (config, copy_config, convert);
   gst_structure_free (config);
 
+  gst_video_converter_init_from_config (convert);
+
   return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/libs/video.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/libs/video.c
index 7509e83909..939f9d8dee 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/libs/video.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/libs/video.c
@@ -2816,6 +2816,62 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_video_convert)
 
 GST_END_TEST;
 
+GST_START_TEST (test_video_convert_with_config_update)
+{
+  GstVideoInfo ininfo, outinfo;
+  GstVideoFrame inframe, outframe;
+  GstBuffer *inbuffer, *outbuffer;
+  GstVideoConverter *convert;
+
+  fail_unless (gst_video_info_set_format (&ininfo, GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_ARGB, 320,
+          240));
+  inbuffer = gst_buffer_new_and_alloc (ininfo.size);
+  gst_buffer_memset (inbuffer, 0, 0, -1);
+  gst_video_frame_map (&inframe, &ininfo, inbuffer, GST_MAP_READ);
+
+  fail_unless (gst_video_info_set_format (&outinfo, GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_BGRx, 400,
+          300));
+  outbuffer = gst_buffer_new_and_alloc (outinfo.size);
+  gst_video_frame_map (&outframe, &outinfo, outbuffer, GST_MAP_WRITE);
+
+  convert = gst_video_converter_new (&ininfo, &outinfo,
+      gst_structure_new ("options",
+          GST_VIDEO_CONVERTER_OPT_RESAMPLER_METHOD,
+          GST_TYPE_VIDEO_RESAMPLER_METHOD, 3,
+          GST_VIDEO_CONVERTER_OPT_SRC_X, G_TYPE_INT, 10,
+          GST_VIDEO_CONVERTER_OPT_SRC_Y, G_TYPE_INT, 0,
+          GST_VIDEO_CONVERTER_OPT_SRC_WIDTH, G_TYPE_INT, 300,
+          GST_VIDEO_CONVERTER_OPT_SRC_HEIGHT, G_TYPE_INT, 220,
+          GST_VIDEO_CONVERTER_OPT_DEST_X, G_TYPE_INT, 80,
+          GST_VIDEO_CONVERTER_OPT_DEST_Y, G_TYPE_INT, 60,
+          GST_VIDEO_CONVERTER_OPT_DEST_WIDTH, G_TYPE_INT, 300,
+          GST_VIDEO_CONVERTER_OPT_DEST_HEIGHT, G_TYPE_INT, 220, NULL));
+
+  g_assert (gst_video_info_is_equal (&ininfo,
+          gst_video_converter_get_in_info (convert)));
+  g_assert (gst_video_info_is_equal (&outinfo,
+          gst_video_converter_get_out_info (convert)));
+
+  gst_video_converter_frame (convert, &inframe, &outframe);
+
+  GstStructure *options = gst_structure_new ("options",
+      GST_VIDEO_CONVERTER_OPT_DEST_WIDTH, G_TYPE_INT, 220,
+      GST_VIDEO_CONVERTER_OPT_DEST_HEIGHT, G_TYPE_INT, 300, NULL);
+
+  gst_video_converter_set_config (convert, options);
+
+  gst_video_converter_frame (convert, &inframe, &outframe);
+
+  gst_video_converter_free (convert);
+
+  gst_video_frame_unmap (&outframe);
+  gst_buffer_unref (outbuffer);
+  gst_video_frame_unmap (&inframe);
+  gst_buffer_unref (inbuffer);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
 GST_START_TEST (test_video_convert_multithreading)
 {
   GstVideoInfo ininfo, outinfo;
@@ -4338,6 +4394,7 @@ video_suite (void)
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_video_color_primaries_equivalent);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_info_dma_drm);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_video_meta_serialize);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_video_convert_with_config_update);
 
   return s;
 }