diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1fe941de95..411b74c7a4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2005-08-08  Ronald S. Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
+
+	* gst/gstelement.c: (activate_pads):
+	  On paused->ready, set pad->caps to NULL, as is the documented
+	  behaviour in this state change. Fixes playback of series of
+	  media files when visualization is enabled in Totem.
+
 2005-08-07  Ronald S. Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
 
 	* gst/elements/gstcapsfilter.c: (gst_capsfilter_set_property):
diff --git a/gst/gstelement.c b/gst/gstelement.c
index e2b0e2745a..6bcc61180a 100644
--- a/gst/gstelement.c
+++ b/gst/gstelement.c
@@ -1887,6 +1887,8 @@ activate_pads (GstPad * pad, GValue * ret, gboolean * active)
 {
   if (!gst_pad_set_active (pad, *active))
     g_value_set_boolean (ret, FALSE);
+  else if (!*active)
+    gst_pad_set_caps (pad, NULL);
 
   gst_object_unref (pad);
   return TRUE;