diff --git a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin3-parse.c b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin3-parse.c
index 0f1a17dfee..a54cf82942 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin3-parse.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin3-parse.c
@@ -360,6 +360,11 @@ remove_input_stream (GstDecodebin3 * dbin, DecodebinInputStream * stream)
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (dbin, "slot %p cleared", slot);
   }
 
+  if (stream->active_stream)
+    gst_object_unref (stream->active_stream);
+  if (stream->pending_stream)
+    gst_object_unref (stream->pending_stream);
+
   dbin->input_streams = g_list_remove (dbin->input_streams, stream);
 
   g_free (stream);
diff --git a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin3.c b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin3.c
index 67afc4ab5b..c216590557 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin3.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin3.c
@@ -2312,6 +2312,7 @@ free_multiqueue_slot (GstDecodebin3 * dbin, MultiQueueSlot * slot)
   gst_element_release_request_pad (dbin->multiqueue, slot->sink_pad);
   gst_object_replace ((GstObject **) & slot->sink_pad, NULL);
   gst_object_replace ((GstObject **) & slot->src_pad, NULL);
+  gst_object_replace ((GstObject **) & slot->active_stream, NULL);
   g_free (slot);
 }