diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/qt6/gstqml6gloverlay.cc b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/qt6/gstqml6gloverlay.cc
index 3d19ad350c..85f5a380f6 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/qt6/gstqml6gloverlay.cc
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/qt6/gstqml6gloverlay.cc
@@ -91,12 +91,41 @@
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_debug_qml6_gl_overlay
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (GST_CAT_DEFAULT);
 
+/* *INDENT-OFF* */
+static GstStaticPadTemplate qml6_overlay_src_pad_template =
+GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
+    GST_PAD_SRC,
+    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-raw(" GST_CAPS_FEATURE_MEMORY_GL_MEMORY "), "
+      "format = (string) RGBA, "
+      "width = " GST_VIDEO_SIZE_RANGE ", "
+      "height = " GST_VIDEO_SIZE_RANGE ", "
+      "framerate = " GST_VIDEO_FPS_RANGE ","
+      "texture-target = (string) 2D"
+    ));
+
+static GstStaticPadTemplate qml6_overlay_sink_pad_template =
+GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
+    GST_PAD_SINK,
+    GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-raw(ANY), "
+      "format = (string) { RGBA, BGRA, YV12 }, "
+      "width = " GST_VIDEO_SIZE_RANGE ", "
+      "height = " GST_VIDEO_SIZE_RANGE ", "
+      "framerate = " GST_VIDEO_FPS_RANGE ","
+      "texture-target = (string) 2D"
+    ));
+/* *INDENT-ON* */
+
 static void gst_qml6_gl_overlay_finalize (GObject * object);
 static void gst_qml6_gl_overlay_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     const GValue * value, GParamSpec * param_spec);
 static void gst_qml6_gl_overlay_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     GValue * value, GParamSpec * param_spec);
 
+static GstCaps * gst_qml6_overlay_transform_internal_caps (GstGLFilter * filter,
+    GstPadDirection direction, GstCaps * caps, GstCaps * filter_caps);
+
 static gboolean gst_qml6_gl_overlay_gl_start (GstGLBaseFilter * bfilter);
 static void gst_qml6_gl_overlay_gl_stop (GstGLBaseFilter * bfilter);
 static gboolean gst_qml6_gl_overlay_gl_set_caps (GstGLBaseFilter * bfilter,
@@ -193,11 +222,16 @@ gst_qml6_gl_overlay_class_init (GstQml6GLOverlayClass * klass)
       g_signal_new ("qml-scene-destroyed", G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
       G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
 
-  gst_gl_filter_add_rgba_pad_templates (glfilter_class);
+  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class,
+      &qml6_overlay_src_pad_template);
+  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class,
+      &qml6_overlay_sink_pad_template);
 
   btrans_class->prepare_output_buffer = gst_qml6_gl_overlay_prepare_output_buffer;
   btrans_class->transform = gst_qml6_gl_overlay_transform;
 
+  glfilter_class->transform_internal_caps = gst_qml6_overlay_transform_internal_caps;
+
   glbasefilter_class->gl_start = gst_qml6_gl_overlay_gl_start;
   glbasefilter_class->gl_stop = gst_qml6_gl_overlay_gl_stop;
   glbasefilter_class->gl_set_caps = gst_qml6_gl_overlay_gl_set_caps;
@@ -398,6 +432,24 @@ gst_qml6_gl_overlay_gl_set_caps (GstGLBaseFilter * bfilter, GstCaps * in_caps,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+static GstCaps *
+gst_qml6_overlay_transform_internal_caps (GstGLFilter * filter,
+    GstPadDirection direction, GstCaps * caps, GstCaps * filter_caps)
+{
+  GstCaps *tmp = GST_GL_FILTER_CLASS (parent_class)->transform_internal_caps (filter, direction, caps, filter_caps);
+  int i, n;
+
+  n = gst_caps_get_size (tmp);
+  for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+    GstStructure *s = gst_caps_get_structure (tmp, i);
+
+    gst_structure_remove_fields (s, "format", "colorimetry", "chroma-site",
+        "texture-target", NULL);
+  }
+
+  return tmp;
+}
+
 static GstFlowReturn
 gst_qml6_gl_overlay_prepare_output_buffer (GstBaseTransform * btrans,
     GstBuffer * buffer, GstBuffer ** outbuf)
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/tests/examples/qt6/qmloverlay/main.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/tests/examples/qt6/qmloverlay/main.cpp
index 5655ff0a00..58b81506f9 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/tests/examples/qt6/qmloverlay/main.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/tests/examples/qt6/qmloverlay/main.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     GstElement *pipeline = gst_pipeline_new (NULL);
     GstElement *src = gst_element_factory_make ("videotestsrc", NULL);
+    GstElement *capsfilter = gst_element_factory_make ("capsfilter", NULL);
+    GstCaps *caps = gst_caps_from_string ("video/x-raw,format=YV12");
+    g_object_set (capsfilter, "caps", caps, NULL);
+    gst_clear_caps (&caps);
     GstElement *glupload = gst_element_factory_make ("glupload", NULL);
     /* the plugin must be loaded before loading the qml file to register the
      * GstGLVideoItem qml item */
@@ -68,8 +72,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     g_assert (src && glupload && overlay && sink);
 
-    gst_bin_add_many (GST_BIN (pipeline), src, glupload, overlay, overlay2, sink, NULL);
-    gst_element_link_many (src, glupload, overlay, overlay2, sink, NULL);
+    gst_bin_add_many (GST_BIN (pipeline), src, capsfilter, glupload, overlay, overlay2, sink, NULL);
+    gst_element_link_many (src, capsfilter, glupload, overlay, overlay2, sink, NULL);
 
     /* load qmlglsink output */
     QQmlApplicationEngine engine;