diff --git a/ges/ges-container.c b/ges/ges-container.c
index 708ddf0d9c..16a27caa70 100644
--- a/ges/ges-container.c
+++ b/ges/ges-container.c
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ _set_start (GESTimelineElement * element, GstClockTime start)
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+static gboolean
+_set_priority (GESTimelineElement * element, guint32 priority)
+{
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 static gboolean
 _set_inpoint (GESTimelineElement * element, GstClockTime inpoint)
 {
@@ -282,6 +288,7 @@ ges_container_class_init (GESContainerClass * klass)
   element_class->set_start = _set_start;
   element_class->set_duration = _set_duration;
   element_class->set_inpoint = _set_inpoint;
+  element_class->set_priority = _set_priority;
 
   /* No default implementations */
   klass->remove_child = NULL;