diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
index 59449c476d..0097241716 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
@@ -2646,6 +2646,27 @@ gst_video_decoder_get_frame (GstVideoDecoder * decoder, int frame_number)
   return frame;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_video_decoder_get_frames:
+ * @decoder: a #GstVideoDecoder
+ *
+ * Get all pending unfinished #GstVideoCodecFrame
+ * 
+ * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type GstVideoCodecFrame): pending unfinished #GstVideoCodecFrame.
+ */
+GList *
+gst_video_decoder_get_frames (GstVideoDecoder * decoder)
+{
+  GList *frames;
+
+  GST_VIDEO_DECODER_STREAM_LOCK (decoder);
+  frames = g_list_copy (decoder->priv->frames);
+  g_list_foreach (frames, (GFunc) gst_video_codec_frame_ref, NULL);
+  GST_VIDEO_DECODER_STREAM_UNLOCK (decoder);
+
+  return frames;
+}
+
 static gboolean
 gst_video_decoder_decide_allocation_default (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
     GstQuery * query)
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.h b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.h
index 49e080f9fd..54f4561bb1 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.h
@@ -316,11 +316,13 @@ GstBufferPool *gst_video_decoder_get_buffer_pool (GstVideoDecoder *decoder);
 
 /* Object methods */
 
-GstVideoCodecFrame *gst_video_decoder_get_frame       (GstVideoDecoder *decoder,
-						       int frame_number);
+GstVideoCodecFrame *gst_video_decoder_get_frame        (GstVideoDecoder *decoder,
+						        int frame_number);
 
 GstVideoCodecFrame *gst_video_decoder_get_oldest_frame (GstVideoDecoder *decoder);
 
+GList *             gst_video_decoder_get_frames       (GstVideoDecoder *decoder);
+
 /* Parsing related methods */
 void           gst_video_decoder_add_to_frame     (GstVideoDecoder *decoder,
 						   int n_bytes);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoencoder.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoencoder.c
index 605ebf5616..9c41a7e6f8 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoencoder.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoencoder.c
@@ -2006,6 +2006,27 @@ gst_video_encoder_get_frame (GstVideoEncoder * encoder, int frame_number)
   return frame;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_video_encoder_get_frames:
+ * @encoder: a #GstVideoEncoder
+ *
+ * Get all pending unfinished #GstVideoCodecFrame
+ * 
+ * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type GstVideoCodecFrame): pending unfinished #GstVideoCodecFrame.
+ */
+GList *
+gst_video_encoder_get_frames (GstVideoEncoder * encoder)
+{
+  GList *frames;
+
+  GST_VIDEO_ENCODER_STREAM_LOCK (encoder);
+  frames = g_list_copy (encoder->priv->frames);
+  g_list_foreach (frames, (GFunc) gst_video_codec_frame_ref, NULL);
+  GST_VIDEO_ENCODER_STREAM_UNLOCK (encoder);
+
+  return frames;
+}
+
 /**
  * gst_video_encoder_merge_tags:
  * @encoder: a #GstVideoEncoder
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoencoder.h b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoencoder.h
index ffc45dbe32..a260c6c20b 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoencoder.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoencoder.h
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ GstVideoCodecFrame*  gst_video_encoder_get_frame        (GstVideoEncoder *encode
 						         int frame_number);
 GstVideoCodecFrame*  gst_video_encoder_get_oldest_frame (GstVideoEncoder *encoder);
 
+GList *              gst_video_encoder_get_frames       (GstVideoEncoder *encoder);
+
 GstBuffer *          gst_video_encoder_allocate_output_buffer (GstVideoEncoder * encoder,
                                                                gsize size);