diff --git a/gst/gstevent.c b/gst/gstevent.c
index 338e769a22..35a878e801 100644
--- a/gst/gstevent.c
+++ b/gst/gstevent.c
@@ -83,6 +83,30 @@ gst_event_new (GstEventType type)
   return event;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_event_copy:
+ * @event: The event to copy
+ *
+ * Copy the event
+ *
+ * Returns: A copy of the event.
+ */
+GstEvent*
+gst_event_copy (GstEvent *event)
+{
+  GstEvent *copy;
+
+  g_mutex_lock (_gst_event_chunk_lock);
+  copy = g_mem_chunk_alloc (_gst_event_chunk);
+  g_mutex_unlock (_gst_event_chunk_lock);
+
+  memcpy (copy, event, sizeof (GstEvent));
+  
+  /* FIXME copy/ref additional fields */
+
+  return copy;
+}
+
 /**
  * gst_event_free:
  * @event: The event to free
diff --git a/gst/gstevent.h b/gst/gstevent.h
index fad2978ab5..4c3d72d2e6 100644
--- a/gst/gstevent.h
+++ b/gst/gstevent.h
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ struct _GstEvent {
 void 		_gst_event_initialize 	(void);
 	
 GstEvent*	gst_event_new	        (GstEventType type);
-void		gst_event_free 		(GstEvent* event);
+GstEvent*	gst_event_copy	        (GstEvent *event);
+void		gst_event_free 		(GstEvent *event);
 
 /* seek events */
 GstEvent*	gst_event_new_seek	(GstSeekType type, gint64 offset, gboolean flush);