diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvasurfacecopy.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvasurfacecopy.c
index fcbeee1df7..44fd6d9573 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvasurfacecopy.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvasurfacecopy.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ struct _GstVaSurfaceCopy
 
   GstVideoInfo info;
   gboolean has_copy;
+
+  GRecMutex lock;
   GstVaFilter *filter;
 };
 
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ gst_va_surface_copy_new (GstVaDisplay * display, GstVideoInfo * vinfo)
   self->has_copy = _has_copy (display);
   self->info = *vinfo;
   self->filter = NULL;
+  g_rec_mutex_init (&self->lock);
 
   if (gst_va_display_has_vpp (display)) {
     self->filter = gst_va_filter_new (display);
@@ -98,19 +101,29 @@ gst_va_surface_copy_free (GstVaSurfaceCopy * self)
     gst_va_filter_close (self->filter);
     gst_clear_object (&self->filter);
   }
+
+  g_rec_mutex_clear (&self->lock);
+
   g_slice_free (GstVaSurfaceCopy, self);
 }
 
 static gboolean
-_vpp_copy_surface (GstVaFilter * filter, VASurfaceID dst, VASurfaceID src)
+_vpp_copy_surface (GstVaSurfaceCopy * self, VASurfaceID dst, VASurfaceID src)
 {
+  gboolean ret;
+
   GstVaSample gst_src = {
     .surface = src,
   };
   GstVaSample gst_dst = {
     .surface = dst,
   };
-  return gst_va_filter_process (filter, &gst_src, &gst_dst);
+
+  g_rec_mutex_lock (&self->lock);
+  ret = gst_va_filter_process (self->filter, &gst_src, &gst_dst);
+  g_rec_mutex_unlock (&self->lock);
+
+  return ret;
 }
 
 gboolean
@@ -126,7 +139,7 @@ gst_va_surface_copy (GstVaSurfaceCopy * self, VASurfaceID dst, VASurfaceID src)
     return TRUE;
   }
 
-  if (self->filter && _vpp_copy_surface (self->filter, dst, src)) {
+  if (self->filter && _vpp_copy_surface (self, dst, src)) {
     GST_LOG ("VPP copy of %#x to %#x", src, dst);
     return TRUE;
   }