diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstidentity.c b/plugins/elements/gstidentity.c
index f51ca5ae75..39c94dcf7a 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstidentity.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstidentity.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include "../../gst/gst-i18n-lib.h"
 #include "gstidentity.h"
@@ -581,19 +582,40 @@ gst_identity_update_last_message_for_buffer (GstIdentity * identity,
     const gchar * action, GstBuffer * buf)
 {
   gchar ts_str[64], dur_str[64];
+  gchar flag_str[100];
 
   GST_OBJECT_LOCK (identity);
 
+  {
+    const char *flag_list[12] = {
+      "ro", "media4", "", "",
+      "preroll", "discont", "incaps", "gap",
+      "delta_unit", "media1", "media2", "media3"
+    };
+    int i;
+    char *end = flag_str;
+    end[0] = '\0';
+    for (i = 0; i < 12; i++) {
+      if (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (buf)->flags & (1 << i)) {
+        strcpy (end, flag_list[i]);
+        end += strlen (end);
+        end[0] = ' ';
+        end[1] = '\0';
+        end++;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   g_free (identity->last_message);
-  identity->last_message = g_strdup_printf ("%s   ******* (%s:%s)i "
+  identity->last_message = g_strdup_printf ("%s   ******* (%s:%s) "
       "(%u bytes, timestamp: %s, duration: %s, offset: %" G_GINT64_FORMAT ", "
-      "offset_end: % " G_GINT64_FORMAT ", flags: %d) %p", action,
+      "offset_end: % " G_GINT64_FORMAT ", flags: %d %s) %p", action,
       GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (GST_BASE_TRANSFORM_CAST (identity)->sinkpad),
       GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buf),
       print_pretty_time (ts_str, sizeof (ts_str), GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf)),
       print_pretty_time (dur_str, sizeof (dur_str), GST_BUFFER_DURATION (buf)),
       GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buf), GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_END (buf),
-      GST_BUFFER_FLAGS (buf), buf);
+      GST_BUFFER_FLAGS (buf), flag_str, buf);
 
   GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (identity);