diff --git a/gst/gstevent.c b/gst/gstevent.c
index 31f43e0d2e..821ea7b768 100644
--- a/gst/gstevent.c
+++ b/gst/gstevent.c
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ gst_event_new_flush_start (void)
 
 /**
  * gst_event_new_flush_stop:
+ * @reset_time: if time should be reset
  *
  * Allocate a new flush stop event. The flush stop event can be sent
  * upstream and downstream and travels serialized with the dataflow.
@@ -496,9 +497,39 @@ gst_event_new_flush_start (void)
  * Returns: (transfer full): a new flush stop event.
  */
 GstEvent *
-gst_event_new_flush_stop (void)
+gst_event_new_flush_stop (gboolean reset_time)
 {
-  return gst_event_new (GST_EVENT_FLUSH_STOP);
+  GstEvent *event;
+
+  GST_CAT_INFO (GST_CAT_EVENT, "creating flush stop %d", reset_time);
+
+  event = gst_event_new_custom (GST_EVENT_FLUSH_STOP,
+      gst_structure_id_new (GST_QUARK (EVENT_FLUSH_STOP),
+          GST_QUARK (RESET_TIME), G_TYPE_BOOLEAN, reset_time, NULL));
+
+  return event;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_event_parse_flush_stop:
+ * @event: The event to parse
+ * @reset_time: (out): if time should be reset
+ *
+ * Parse the FLUSH_STOP event and retrieve the @reset_time member.
+ */
+void
+gst_event_parse_flush_stop (GstEvent * event, gboolean * reset_time)
+{
+  GstStructure *structure;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_EVENT (event));
+  g_return_if_fail (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event) == GST_EVENT_FLUSH_STOP);
+
+  structure = GST_EVENT_STRUCTURE (event);
+  if (G_LIKELY (reset_time))
+    *reset_time =
+        g_value_get_boolean (gst_structure_id_get_value (structure,
+            GST_QUARK (RESET_TIME)));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/gst/gstevent.h b/gst/gstevent.h
index 88670b042b..1402967a0b 100644
--- a/gst/gstevent.h
+++ b/gst/gstevent.h
@@ -428,7 +428,9 @@ void            gst_event_set_seqnum            (GstEvent *event, guint32 seqnum
 
 /* flush events */
 GstEvent *      gst_event_new_flush_start       (void);
-GstEvent *      gst_event_new_flush_stop        (void);
+
+GstEvent *      gst_event_new_flush_stop        (gboolean reset_time);
+void            gst_event_parse_flush_stop      (GstEvent *event, gboolean *reset_time);
 
 /* EOS event */
 GstEvent *      gst_event_new_eos               (void);
diff --git a/gst/gstquark.c b/gst/gstquark.c
index 68e8f974bd..07bfa9a071 100644
--- a/gst/gstquark.c
+++ b/gst/gstquark.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static const gchar *_quark_strings[] = {
   "min-buffers", "max-buffers", "prefix", "postfix", "align", "time",
   "GstQueryAllocation", "need-pool", "meta", "pool", "GstEventCaps",
   "GstEventReconfigure", "segment", "GstQueryScheduling", "pull-mode",
-  "random-access", "sequential", "allocator"
+  "random-access", "sequential", "allocator", "GstEventFlushStop"
 };
 
 GQuark _priv_gst_quark_table[GST_QUARK_MAX];
diff --git a/gst/gstquark.h b/gst/gstquark.h
index 81b6776d0a..6af2a8f4a3 100644
--- a/gst/gstquark.h
+++ b/gst/gstquark.h
@@ -153,8 +153,9 @@ typedef enum _GstQuarkId
   GST_QUARK_RANDOM_ACCESS = 124,
   GST_QUARK_SEQUENTIAL = 125,
   GST_QUARK_ALLOCATOR = 126,
+  GST_QUARK_EVENT_FLUSH_STOP = 127,
 
-  GST_QUARK_MAX = 127
+  GST_QUARK_MAX = 128
 } GstQuarkId;
 
 extern GQuark _priv_gst_quark_table[GST_QUARK_MAX];
diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c b/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c
index 416ea8c8ea..0e3f39b16b 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c
@@ -3669,8 +3669,8 @@ gst_base_parse_handle_seek (GstBaseParse * parse, GstEvent * event)
     /* prepare for streaming again */
     if (flush) {
       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (parse, "sending flush stop");
-      gst_pad_push_event (parse->srcpad, gst_event_new_flush_stop ());
-      gst_pad_push_event (parse->sinkpad, gst_event_new_flush_stop ());
+      gst_pad_push_event (parse->srcpad, gst_event_new_flush_stop (TRUE));
+      gst_pad_push_event (parse->sinkpad, gst_event_new_flush_stop (TRUE));
       gst_base_parse_clear_queues (parse);
     } else {
       /* keep track of our position */
diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c b/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c
index c3617b2884..5a74fe7442 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c
@@ -2066,8 +2066,8 @@ gst_base_sink_wait_clock (GstBaseSink * sink, GstClockTime time,
   /* FIXME: Casting to GstClockEntry only works because the types
    * are the same */
   if (G_LIKELY (sink->priv->cached_clock_id != NULL
-          && GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_CLOCK ((GstClockEntry *) sink->
-              priv->cached_clock_id) == clock)) {
+          && GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_CLOCK ((GstClockEntry *) sink->priv->
+              cached_clock_id) == clock)) {
     if (!gst_clock_single_shot_id_reinit (clock, sink->priv->cached_clock_id,
             time)) {
       gst_clock_id_unref (sink->priv->cached_clock_id);
@@ -3260,7 +3260,6 @@ gst_base_sink_flush_start (GstBaseSink * basesink, GstPad * pad)
    * prerolled buffer */
   basesink->playing_async = TRUE;
   if (basesink->priv->async_enabled) {
-    basesink->priv->reset_time = TRUE;
     gst_element_lost_state (GST_ELEMENT_CAST (basesink));
   } else {
     basesink->priv->have_latency = TRUE;
@@ -3270,7 +3269,8 @@ gst_base_sink_flush_start (GstBaseSink * basesink, GstPad * pad)
 }
 
 static void
-gst_base_sink_flush_stop (GstBaseSink * basesink, GstPad * pad)
+gst_base_sink_flush_stop (GstBaseSink * basesink, GstPad * pad,
+    gboolean reset_time)
 {
   /* unset flushing so we can accept new data, this also flushes out any EOS
    * event. */
@@ -3287,9 +3287,12 @@ gst_base_sink_flush_stop (GstBaseSink * basesink, GstPad * pad)
   if (basesink->pad_mode == GST_ACTIVATE_PUSH) {
     /* we need new segment info after the flush. */
     basesink->have_newsegment = FALSE;
-    gst_segment_init (&basesink->segment, GST_FORMAT_UNDEFINED);
-    gst_segment_init (&basesink->clip_segment, GST_FORMAT_UNDEFINED);
+    if (reset_time) {
+      gst_segment_init (&basesink->segment, GST_FORMAT_UNDEFINED);
+      gst_segment_init (&basesink->clip_segment, GST_FORMAT_UNDEFINED);
+    }
   }
+  basesink->priv->reset_time = reset_time;
   GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (basesink);
 }
 
@@ -3393,15 +3396,21 @@ gst_base_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
       gst_event_unref (event);
       break;
     case GST_EVENT_FLUSH_STOP:
+    {
+      gboolean reset_time;
+
       if (bclass->event)
         bclass->event (basesink, event);
 
-      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (basesink, "flush-stop %p", event);
+      gst_event_parse_flush_stop (event, &reset_time);
+      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (basesink, "flush-stop %p, reset_time: %d", event,
+          reset_time);
 
-      gst_base_sink_flush_stop (basesink, pad);
+      gst_base_sink_flush_stop (basesink, pad, reset_time);
 
       gst_event_unref (event);
       break;
+    }
     default:
       /* other events are sent to queue or subclass depending on if they
        * are serialized. */
@@ -3824,8 +3833,8 @@ gst_base_sink_perform_seek (GstBaseSink * sink, GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
 
   if (flush) {
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (sink, "stop flushing upstream");
-    gst_pad_push_event (pad, gst_event_new_flush_stop ());
-    gst_base_sink_flush_stop (sink, pad);
+    gst_pad_push_event (pad, gst_event_new_flush_stop (TRUE));
+    gst_base_sink_flush_stop (sink, pad, TRUE);
   } else if (res && sink->running) {
     /* we are running the current segment and doing a non-flushing seek,
      * close the segment first based on the position. */
diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstbasesrc.c b/libs/gst/base/gstbasesrc.c
index 867b95b6b3..08175f7697 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstbasesrc.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstbasesrc.c
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ gst_base_src_perform_seek (GstBaseSrc * src, GstEvent * event, gboolean unlock)
 
   /* and prepare to continue streaming */
   if (flush) {
-    tevent = gst_event_new_flush_stop ();
+    tevent = gst_event_new_flush_stop (TRUE);
     gst_event_set_seqnum (tevent, seqnum);
     /* send flush stop, peer will accept data and events again. We
      * are not yet providing data as we still have the STREAM_LOCK. */
diff --git a/tests/check/elements/fakesink.c b/tests/check/elements/fakesink.c
index f7f3bd936c..10756f1249 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/fakesink.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/fakesink.c
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_eos)
     fail_unless (eret == TRUE);
 
     GST_DEBUG ("sending FLUSH_STOP");
-    event = gst_event_new_flush_stop ();
+    event = gst_event_new_flush_stop (TRUE);
     eret = gst_pad_send_event (sinkpad, event);
     fail_unless (eret == TRUE);
   }
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_position)
   /* stop flushing, timing is affected now */
   {
     GST_DEBUG ("sending flush_stop");
-    event = gst_event_new_flush_stop ();
+    event = gst_event_new_flush_stop (TRUE);
 
     eret = gst_pad_send_event (sinkpad, event);
     fail_if (eret == FALSE);
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_position)
 
   {
     GST_DEBUG ("sending flush_stop");
-    event = gst_event_new_flush_stop ();
+    event = gst_event_new_flush_stop (TRUE);
 
     eret = gst_pad_send_event (sinkpad, event);
     fail_if (eret == FALSE);
diff --git a/tests/check/gst/gstevent.c b/tests/check/gst/gstevent.c
index c11fbfc25f..1c608c2a07 100644
--- a/tests/check/gst/gstevent.c
+++ b/tests/check/gst/gstevent.c
@@ -39,12 +39,17 @@ GST_START_TEST (create_events)
   }
   /* FLUSH_STOP */
   {
-    event = gst_event_new_flush_stop ();
+    gboolean reset_time;
+
+    event = gst_event_new_flush_stop (TRUE);
     fail_if (event == NULL);
     fail_unless (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event) == GST_EVENT_FLUSH_STOP);
     fail_unless (GST_EVENT_IS_UPSTREAM (event));
     fail_unless (GST_EVENT_IS_DOWNSTREAM (event));
     fail_unless (GST_EVENT_IS_SERIALIZED (event));
+
+    gst_event_parse_flush_stop (event, &reset_time);
+    fail_unless (reset_time == TRUE);
     gst_event_unref (event);
   }
   /* EOS */
diff --git a/tests/check/gst/gstpad.c b/tests/check/gst/gstpad.c
index fdfe959c1d..4a763e1de8 100644
--- a/tests/check/gst/gstpad.c
+++ b/tests/check/gst/gstpad.c
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_block_async_full_destroy)
   /* block_async_full_cb sets state to 1 and then flushes to unblock temporarily
    */
   fail_unless (state == 1);
-  gst_pad_push_event (pad, gst_event_new_flush_stop ());
+  gst_pad_push_event (pad, gst_event_new_flush_stop (TRUE));
 
   /* unblock callback is called */
   gst_pad_remove_probe (pad, id);
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_block_async_full_destroy_dispose)
   /* block_async_full_cb sets state to 1 and then flushes to unblock temporarily
    */
   fail_unless_equals_int (state, 1);
-  gst_pad_push_event (pad, gst_event_new_flush_stop ());
+  gst_pad_push_event (pad, gst_event_new_flush_stop (TRUE));
 
   /* gst_BLOCK calls the destroy_notify function if necessary */
   gst_object_unref (pad);