diff --git a/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt b/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
index b0ae703e18..49c31cf86c 100644
--- a/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
@@ -2474,6 +2474,7 @@ gst_structure_new_id_empty
 gst_structure_new
 gst_structure_new_valist
 gst_structure_new_id
+gst_structure_new_from_string
 gst_structure_copy
 gst_structure_free
 gst_structure_get_name
diff --git a/gst/gststructure.c b/gst/gststructure.c
index 06d7f0d5b2..f164d163df 100644
--- a/gst/gststructure.c
+++ b/gst/gststructure.c
@@ -2307,10 +2307,31 @@ priv_gst_structure_parse_fields (gchar * str, gchar ** end,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_structure_new_from_string:
+ * @string: a string representation of a #GstStructure
+ *
+ * Creates a #GstStructure from a string representation.
+ * If end is not NULL, a pointer to the place inside the given string
+ * where parsing ended will be returned.
+ *
+ * Free-function: gst_structure_free
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): a new #GstStructure or NULL when the string could
+ *     not be parsed. Free with gst_structure_free() after use.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.2
+ */
+GstStructure *
+gst_structure_new_from_string (const gchar * string)
+{
+  return gst_structure_from_string (string, NULL);
+}
+
 /**
  * gst_structure_from_string:
  * @string: a string representation of a #GstStructure.
- * @end: (out) (allow-none) (transfer none): pointer to store the end of the string in.
+ * @end: (out) (allow-none) (transfer none) (skip): pointer to store the end of the string in.
  *
  * Creates a #GstStructure from a string representation.
  * If end is not NULL, a pointer to the place inside the given string
diff --git a/gst/gststructure.h b/gst/gststructure.h
index 0e43912e3c..f7cc61b05a 100644
--- a/gst/gststructure.h
+++ b/gst/gststructure.h
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ GstStructure *        gst_structure_new_id               (GQuark name_quark,
                                                           GQuark field_quark,
                                                           ...) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
 
+GstStructure *        gst_structure_new_from_string      (const gchar * string);
+
 GstStructure *        gst_structure_copy                 (const GstStructure  * structure) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
 
 gboolean              gst_structure_set_parent_refcount  (GstStructure        * structure,
diff --git a/win32/common/libgstreamer.def b/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
index 2ff23622bd..4f89ad16c2 100644
--- a/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
+++ b/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
@@ -1102,6 +1102,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_structure_n_fields
 	gst_structure_new
 	gst_structure_new_empty
+	gst_structure_new_from_string
 	gst_structure_new_id
 	gst_structure_new_id_empty
 	gst_structure_new_valist