diff --git a/gst/audioparsers/gstbaseparse.c b/gst/audioparsers/gstbaseparse.c
index 4f3699cf5a..d40bfa591f 100644
--- a/gst/audioparsers/gstbaseparse.c
+++ b/gst/audioparsers/gstbaseparse.c
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ struct _GstBaseParsePrivate
   gboolean exact_position;
   /* seek events are temporarily kept to match them with newsegments */
   GSList *pending_seeks;
+
+  /* property */
+  /* number of initial frames to discard */
+  gint skip;
 };
 
 typedef struct _GstBaseParseSeek
@@ -276,6 +280,23 @@ typedef struct _GstBaseParseSeek
   GstClockTime start_ts;
 } GstBaseParseSeek;
 
+/* signals and args */
+enum
+{
+  /* FILL ME */
+  LAST_SIGNAL
+};
+
+enum
+{
+  PROP_0,
+  PROP_SKIP
+      /* FILL ME */
+};
+
+#define PROP_DEFAULT_SKIP        0
+
+
 static GstElementClass *parent_class = NULL;
 
 static void gst_base_parse_class_init (GstBaseParseClass * klass);
@@ -314,6 +335,10 @@ static void gst_base_parse_reset (GstBaseParse * parse);
 
 static void gst_base_parse_set_index (GstElement * element, GstIndex * index);
 static GstIndex *gst_base_parse_get_index (GstElement * element);
+static void gst_base_parse_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
+    const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
+static void gst_base_parse_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
+    GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
 
 static gboolean gst_base_parse_sink_activate (GstPad * sinkpad);
 static gboolean gst_base_parse_sink_activate_push (GstPad * pad,
@@ -403,6 +428,14 @@ gst_base_parse_class_init (GstBaseParseClass * klass)
   gstelement_class->set_index = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_base_parse_set_index);
   gstelement_class->get_index = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_base_parse_get_index);
 
+  gobject_class->set_property = gst_base_parse_set_property;
+  gobject_class->get_property = gst_base_parse_get_property;
+
+  g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), PROP_SKIP,
+      g_param_spec_int ("skip", "skip", "Discard number of initial frames",
+          0, G_MAXINT, PROP_DEFAULT_SKIP,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
   /* Default handlers */
   klass->check_valid_frame = gst_base_parse_check_frame;
   klass->parse_frame = gst_base_parse_parse_frame;
@@ -460,6 +493,7 @@ gst_base_parse_init (GstBaseParse * parse, GstBaseParseClass * bclass)
   parse->adapter = gst_adapter_new ();
 
   parse->priv->pad_mode = GST_ACTIVATE_NONE;
+  parse->priv->skip = PROP_DEFAULT_SKIP;
 
   /* init state */
   gst_base_parse_reset (parse);
@@ -1501,9 +1535,15 @@ gst_base_parse_push_buffer (GstBaseParse * parse, GstBuffer * buffer)
     gst_buffer_unref (buffer);
     ret = GST_FLOW_OK;
   } else if (ret == GST_FLOW_OK) {
-    ret = gst_pad_push (parse->srcpad, buffer);
-    GST_LOG_OBJECT (parse, "frame (%d bytes) pushed: %s",
-        GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buffer), gst_flow_get_name (ret));
+    if (G_LIKELY (!parse->priv->skip)) {
+      ret = gst_pad_push (parse->srcpad, buffer);
+      GST_LOG_OBJECT (parse, "frame (%d bytes) pushed: %s",
+          GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buffer), gst_flow_get_name (ret));
+    } else {
+      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (parse, "initial frame (%d bytes) discarded",
+          GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buffer));
+      parse->priv->skip--;
+    }
   } else {
     gst_buffer_unref (buffer);
     GST_LOG_OBJECT (parse, "frame (%d bytes) not pushed: %s",
@@ -2871,6 +2911,41 @@ gst_base_parse_get_index (GstElement * element)
   return result;
 }
 
+static void
+gst_base_parse_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
+    const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec)
+{
+  GstBaseParse *parse;
+
+  parse = GST_BASE_PARSE (object);
+
+  switch (prop_id) {
+    case PROP_SKIP:
+      parse->priv->skip = g_value_get_int (value);
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
+}
+
+static void
+gst_base_parse_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id, GValue * value,
+    GParamSpec * pspec)
+{
+  GstBaseParse *parse;
+
+  parse = GST_BASE_PARSE (object);
+
+  switch (prop_id) {
+    case PROP_SKIP:
+      g_value_set_int (value, parse->priv->skip);
+      break;
+    default:
+      G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
+      break;
+  }
+}
+
 static GstStateChangeReturn
 gst_base_parse_change_state (GstElement * element, GstStateChange transition)
 {