diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.c
index 0546d780da..49bf78215e 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.c
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ gst_validate_issue_new (GstValidateIssueId issue_id, const gchar * summary,
   issue->summary = g_strdup (summary);
   issue->description = g_strdup (description);
   issue->default_level = default_level;
-  issue->repeat = FALSE;
 
   return issue;
 }
@@ -450,6 +449,8 @@ gst_validate_report_unref (GstValidateReport * report)
     g_free (report->message);
     g_list_free_full (report->shadow_reports,
         (GDestroyNotify) gst_validate_report_unref);
+    g_list_free_full (report->repeated_reports,
+        (GDestroyNotify) gst_validate_report_unref);
     g_slice_free (GstValidateReport, report);
     g_mutex_clear (&report->shadow_reports_lock);
   }
@@ -690,9 +691,16 @@ gst_validate_report_print_description (GstValidateReport * report)
 void
 gst_validate_report_printf (GstValidateReport * report)
 {
+  GList *tmp;
+
   gst_validate_report_print_level (report);
   gst_validate_report_print_detected_on (report);
   gst_validate_report_print_details (report);
+
+  for (tmp = report->repeated_reports; tmp; tmp = tmp->next) {
+    gst_validate_report_print_details (report);
+  }
+
   gst_validate_report_print_description (report);
   gst_validate_printf (NULL, "\n");
 }
@@ -703,3 +711,12 @@ gst_validate_report_set_reporting_level (GstValidateReport * report,
 {
   report->reporting_level = level;
 }
+
+void
+gst_validate_report_add_repeated_report (GstValidateReport * report,
+    GstValidateReport * repeated_report)
+{
+  report->repeated_reports =
+      g_list_append (report->repeated_reports,
+      gst_validate_report_ref (repeated_report));
+}
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.h b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.h
index b771480534..e9ce167d1e 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.h
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.h
@@ -144,9 +144,6 @@ typedef struct {
   * issue. */
   GstValidateReportLevel default_level;
 
-  /* repeat: whether the issue might be triggered
-  * multiple times but only remembered once */
-  gboolean repeat;
 } GstValidateIssue;
 
 #define GST_VALIDATE_ISSUE_AREA(i) (GST_VALIDATE_ISSUE_ID_AREA (gst_validate_issue_get_id (i)))
@@ -177,6 +174,9 @@ struct _GstValidateReport {
   GstValidateReport *master_report;
   GList *shadow_reports;
 
+  /* Lists the reports that were repeated inside the same reporter */
+  GList *repeated_reports;
+
   GstValidateReportingLevel reporting_level;
 };
 
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ void               gst_validate_printf_valist (gpointer source,
 gboolean gst_validate_report_should_print (GstValidateReport * report);
 gboolean gst_validate_report_set_master_report(GstValidateReport *report, GstValidateReport *master_report);
 void gst_validate_report_set_reporting_level (GstValidateReport *report, GstValidateReportingLevel level);
+void gst_validate_report_add_repeated_report (GstValidateReport *report, GstValidateReport *repeated_report);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-reporter.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-reporter.c
index 2674821a5f..403243258e 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-reporter.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-reporter.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void
 gst_validate_report_valist (GstValidateReporter * reporter,
     GstValidateIssueId issue_id, const gchar * format, va_list var_args)
 {
-  GstValidateReport *report;
+  GstValidateReport *report, *prev_report;
   gchar *message, *combo;
   va_list vacopy;
   GstValidateIssue *issue;
@@ -168,15 +168,25 @@ gst_validate_report_valist (GstValidateReporter * reporter,
     return;
   }
 
-  if (issue->repeat == FALSE) {
-    GstValidateIssueId issue_id = gst_validate_issue_get_id (issue);
+  prev_report = g_hash_table_lookup (priv->reports, (gconstpointer) issue_id);
 
-    if (g_hash_table_lookup (priv->reports, (gconstpointer) issue_id)) {
-      GST_DEBUG ("Report \"%" G_GUINTPTR_FORMAT ":%s\" already present",
-          issue_id, issue->summary);
-      gst_validate_report_unref (report);
-      return;
-    }
+  if (prev_report) {
+    GstValidateReportingLevel reporter_level =
+        gst_validate_reporter_get_reporting_level (reporter);
+    GstValidateReportingLevel runner_level =
+        GST_VALIDATE_REPORTING_LEVEL_UNKNOWN;
+
+    if (priv->runner)
+      runner_level =
+          gst_validate_runner_get_default_reporting_level (priv->runner);
+
+    if (reporter_level == GST_VALIDATE_REPORTING_LEVEL_ALL ||
+        (runner_level == GST_VALIDATE_REPORTING_LEVEL_ALL &&
+            reporter_level == GST_VALIDATE_REPORTING_LEVEL_UNKNOWN))
+      gst_validate_report_add_repeated_report (prev_report, report);
+
+    gst_validate_report_unref (report);
+    return;
   }
 
   GST_VALIDATE_REPORTER_REPORTS_LOCK (reporter);
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-runner.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-runner.c
index eeabb27256..73e0227d1e 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-runner.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-runner.c
@@ -384,12 +384,15 @@ gst_validate_runner_add_report (GstValidateRunner * runner,
 guint
 gst_validate_runner_get_reports_count (GstValidateRunner * runner)
 {
+  GList *tmp;
   guint l;
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (runner != NULL, 0);
 
   GST_VALIDATE_RUNNER_LOCK (runner);
   l = g_list_length (runner->priv->reports);
+  for (tmp = runner->priv->reports; tmp; tmp = tmp->next)
+    l += g_list_length (((GstValidateReport *) tmp->data)->repeated_reports);
   l += g_hash_table_size (runner->priv->reports_by_type);
   GST_VALIDATE_RUNNER_UNLOCK (runner);
 
diff --git a/validate/tests/check/validate/reporting.c b/validate/tests/check/validate/reporting.c
index c4e299fe3f..aba5329b93 100644
--- a/validate/tests/check/validate/reporting.c
+++ b/validate/tests/check/validate/reporting.c
@@ -232,6 +232,13 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_global_levels)
   /* One report for each pad monitor */
   fail_unless_equals_int (gst_validate_runner_get_reports_count (runner), 6);
   g_object_unref (runner);
+
+  fail_unless (g_setenv ("GST_VALIDATE_REPORT_LEVEL", "all", TRUE));
+  runner = gst_validate_runner_new ();
+  _create_issues (runner);
+  /* One report for each pad monitor, plus one for funnel src and fakesink sink */
+  fail_unless_equals_int (gst_validate_runner_get_reports_count (runner), 8);
+  g_object_unref (runner);
 }
 
 GST_END_TEST;
@@ -276,6 +283,14 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_specific_levels)
    * sink will not find a report immediately upstream */
   fail_unless_equals_int (gst_validate_runner_get_reports_count (runner), 4);
   g_object_unref (runner);
+
+  fail_unless (g_setenv ("GST_VALIDATE_REPORT_LEVEL", "none,fakesink*:all",
+          TRUE));
+  runner = gst_validate_runner_new ();
+  _create_issues (runner);
+  /* 2 issues repeated on the fakesink's sink */
+  fail_unless_equals_int (gst_validate_runner_get_reports_count (runner), 2);
+  g_object_unref (runner);
 }
 
 GST_END_TEST;