diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12av1dec.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12av1dec.cpp
index ec6f1d0ab1..f4bb13d0c1 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12av1dec.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12av1dec.cpp
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ gst_d3d12_av1_dec_register (GstPlugin * plugin, GstD3D12Device * device,
   if (rank > 0 && index != 0)
     rank--;
 
+  if (index != 0)
+    gst_element_type_set_skip_documentation (type);
+
   if (!gst_element_register (plugin, feature_name, rank, type))
     GST_WARNING ("Failed to register plugin '%s'", type_name);
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12h264dec.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12h264dec.cpp
index 19c3fda547..518ca79b1d 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12h264dec.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12h264dec.cpp
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ gst_d3d12_h264_dec_register (GstPlugin * plugin, GstD3D12Device * device,
   if (rank > 0 && index != 0)
     rank--;
 
+  if (index != 0)
+    gst_element_type_set_skip_documentation (type);
+
   if (!gst_element_register (plugin, feature_name, rank, type))
     GST_WARNING ("Failed to register plugin '%s'", type_name);
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12h265dec.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12h265dec.cpp
index 160b11907b..fb7b689cf0 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12h265dec.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12h265dec.cpp
@@ -310,6 +310,9 @@ gst_d3d12_h265_dec_register (GstPlugin * plugin, GstD3D12Device * device,
   if (rank > 0 && index != 0)
     rank--;
 
+  if (index != 0)
+    gst_element_type_set_skip_documentation (type);
+
   if (!gst_element_register (plugin, feature_name, rank, type))
     GST_WARNING ("Failed to register plugin '%s'", type_name);
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12vp9dec.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12vp9dec.cpp
index 75043dc413..dc986ef089 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12vp9dec.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/gstd3d12vp9dec.cpp
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ gst_d3d12_vp9_dec_register (GstPlugin * plugin, GstD3D12Device * device,
   if (rank > 0 && index != 0)
     rank--;
 
+  if (index != 0)
+    gst_element_type_set_skip_documentation (type);
+
   if (!gst_element_register (plugin, feature_name, rank, type))
     GST_WARNING ("Failed to register plugin '%s'", type_name);
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/plugin.cpp b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/plugin.cpp
index c20f09568c..6b1de63e74 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/plugin.cpp
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3d12/plugin.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
  * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
+/**
+ * plugin-d3d12:
+ *
+ * Since: 1.24
+ */
+
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include <config.h>
 #endif