diff --git a/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt b/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
index 403c72f887..dba70f5522 100644
--- a/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
@@ -1712,6 +1712,7 @@ gst_object_unparent
 gst_object_default_deep_notify
 gst_object_default_error
 gst_object_check_uniqueness
+gst_object_has_as_ancestor
 gst_object_has_ancestor
 gst_object_ref
 gst_object_unref
diff --git a/gst/gstobject.c b/gst/gstobject.c
index c24e435924..1f58c8d86f 100644
--- a/gst/gstobject.c
+++ b/gst/gstobject.c
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ gst_object_has_as_parent (GstObject * object, GstObject * parent)
 }
 
 /**
- * gst_object_has_ancestor:
+ * gst_object_has_as_ancestor:
  * @object: a #GstObject to check
  * @ancestor: a #GstObject to check as ancestor
  *
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ gst_object_has_as_parent (GstObject * object, GstObject * parent)
  * MT safe. Grabs and releases @object's locks.
  */
 gboolean
-gst_object_has_ancestor (GstObject * object, GstObject * ancestor)
+gst_object_has_as_ancestor (GstObject * object, GstObject * ancestor)
 {
   GstObject *parent, *tmp;
 
@@ -841,6 +841,32 @@ gst_object_has_ancestor (GstObject * object, GstObject * ancestor)
   return FALSE;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_object_has_ancestor:
+ * @object: a #GstObject to check
+ * @ancestor: a #GstObject to check as ancestor
+ *
+ * Check if @object has an ancestor @ancestor somewhere up in
+ * the hierarchy. One can e.g. check if a #GstElement is inside a #GstPipeline.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if @ancestor is an ancestor of @object.
+ *
+ * Deprecated: Use gst_object_has_as_ancestor() instead.
+ *
+ * MT safe. Grabs and releases @object's locks.
+ */
+/* FIXME 2.0: remove */
+#ifndef GST_REMOVE_DEPRECATED
+#ifdef GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+gboolean gst_object_has_ancestor (GstObject * object, GstObject * ancestor);
+#endif
+gboolean
+gst_object_has_ancestor (GstObject * object, GstObject * ancestor)
+{
+  return gst_object_has_as_ancestor (object, ancestor);
+}
+#endif
+
 /**
  * gst_object_check_uniqueness:
  * @list: (transfer none) (element-type Gst.Object): a list of #GstObject to
diff --git a/gst/gstobject.h b/gst/gstobject.h
index 6c41a69296..b478f3b64d 100644
--- a/gst/gstobject.h
+++ b/gst/gstobject.h
@@ -213,7 +213,10 @@ gboolean	gst_object_set_parent		(GstObject *object, GstObject *parent);
 GstObject*	gst_object_get_parent		(GstObject *object);
 void		gst_object_unparent		(GstObject *object);
 gboolean	gst_object_has_as_parent		(GstObject *object, GstObject *parent);
+gboolean	gst_object_has_as_ancestor	(GstObject *object, GstObject *ancestor);
+#ifndef GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 gboolean	gst_object_has_ancestor		(GstObject *object, GstObject *ancestor);
+#endif
 
 void            gst_object_default_deep_notify  (GObject *object, GstObject *orig,
                                                  GParamSpec *pspec, gchar **excluded_props);
diff --git a/tests/check/gst/gstobject.c b/tests/check/gst/gstobject.c
index e405566422..f88579d561 100644
--- a/tests/check/gst/gstobject.c
+++ b/tests/check/gst/gstobject.c
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_fake_object_parentage_dispose)
 
 GST_END_TEST;
 
-GST_START_TEST (test_fake_object_has_ancestor)
+GST_START_TEST (test_fake_object_has_as_ancestor)
 {
   GstObject *object1, *object2, *object3, *object4;
   gboolean result;
@@ -490,40 +490,40 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_fake_object_has_ancestor)
 
   /* An object isn't its own parent, but it is its own ancestor */
   fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object1, object1));
-  fail_unless (gst_object_has_ancestor (object1, object1));
+  fail_unless (gst_object_has_as_ancestor (object1, object1));
 
   fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object4, object4));
-  fail_unless (gst_object_has_ancestor (object4, object4));
+  fail_unless (gst_object_has_as_ancestor (object4, object4));
 
   /* direct parents */
   fail_unless (gst_object_has_as_parent (object1, object3));
-  fail_unless (gst_object_has_ancestor (object1, object3));
+  fail_unless (gst_object_has_as_ancestor (object1, object3));
 
   fail_unless (gst_object_has_as_parent (object2, object3));
-  fail_unless (gst_object_has_ancestor (object2, object3));
+  fail_unless (gst_object_has_as_ancestor (object2, object3));
 
   fail_unless (gst_object_has_as_parent (object3, object4));
-  fail_unless (gst_object_has_ancestor (object3, object4));
+  fail_unless (gst_object_has_as_ancestor (object3, object4));
 
   /* grandparents */
   fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object1, object4));
-  fail_unless (gst_object_has_ancestor (object1, object4));
+  fail_unless (gst_object_has_as_ancestor (object1, object4));
 
   fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object2, object4));
-  fail_unless (gst_object_has_ancestor (object2, object4));
+  fail_unless (gst_object_has_as_ancestor (object2, object4));
 
   /* not ancestors */
   fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object1, object2));
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_ancestor (object1, object2));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_ancestor (object1, object2));
 
   fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object3, object1));
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_ancestor (object3, object1));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_ancestor (object3, object1));
 
   fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object4, object1));
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_ancestor (object4, object1));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_ancestor (object4, object1));
 
   fail_if (gst_object_has_as_parent (object4, object3));
-  fail_if (gst_object_has_ancestor (object4, object3));
+  fail_if (gst_object_has_as_ancestor (object4, object3));
 
   /* unparent everything */
   gst_object_unparent (object3);
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ gst_object_suite (void)
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_fake_object_parentage);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_fake_object_parentage_dispose);
 
-  tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_fake_object_has_ancestor);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_fake_object_has_as_ancestor);
   //tcase_add_checked_fixture (tc_chain, setup, teardown);
 
   return s;
diff --git a/win32/common/libgstreamer.def b/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
index fbccec0ad9..04df312a5a 100644
--- a/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
+++ b/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
@@ -781,6 +781,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_object_get_value_array
 	gst_object_has_active_control_bindings
 	gst_object_has_ancestor
+	gst_object_has_as_ancestor
 	gst_object_has_as_parent
 	gst_object_ref
 	gst_object_ref_sink