diff --git a/gst/wavparse/gstwavparse.c b/gst/wavparse/gstwavparse.c
index ff0116820c..6e56f8ef22 100644
--- a/gst/wavparse/gstwavparse.c
+++ b/gst/wavparse/gstwavparse.c
@@ -1723,6 +1723,27 @@ gst_wavparse_send_event (GstElement * element, GstEvent * event)
   return res;
 }
 
+static gboolean
+gst_wavparse_have_dts_caps (const GstCaps * caps, GstTypeFindProbability prob)
+{
+  GstStructure *s;
+
+  s = gst_caps_get_structure (caps, 0);
+  if (!gst_structure_has_name (s, "audio/x-dts"))
+    return FALSE;
+  if (prob >= GST_TYPE_FIND_LIKELY)
+    return TRUE;
+  /* DTS at non-0 offsets and without second sync may yield POSSIBLE .. */
+  if (prob < GST_TYPE_FIND_POSSIBLE)
+    return FALSE;
+  /* .. in which case we want at least a valid-looking rate and channels */
+  if (!gst_structure_has_field (s, "channels"))
+    return FALSE;
+  /* and for extra assurance we could also check the rate from the DTS frame
+   * against the one in the wav header, but for now let's not do that */
+  return gst_structure_has_field (s, "rate");
+}
+
 static void
 gst_wavparse_add_src_pad (GstWavParse * wav, GstBuffer * buf)
 {
@@ -1738,9 +1759,8 @@ gst_wavparse_add_src_pad (GstWavParse * wav, GstBuffer * buf)
 
       tf_caps = gst_type_find_helper_for_buffer (GST_OBJECT (wav), buf, &prob);
       if (tf_caps != NULL) {
-        s = gst_caps_get_structure (tf_caps, 0);
-        if (gst_structure_has_name (s, "audio/x-dts")
-            && prob >= GST_TYPE_FIND_LIKELY) {
+        GST_LOG ("typefind caps = %" GST_PTR_FORMAT ", P=%d", tf_caps, prob);
+        if (gst_wavparse_have_dts_caps (tf_caps, prob)) {
           GST_INFO_OBJECT (wav, "Found DTS marker in file marked as raw PCM");
           gst_caps_unref (wav->caps);
           wav->caps = tf_caps;