diff --git a/ext/opus/gstopusenc.c b/ext/opus/gstopusenc.c
index 7dfd441513..62773278ba 100644
--- a/ext/opus/gstopusenc.c
+++ b/ext/opus/gstopusenc.c
@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@ gst_opus_enc_setup (GstOpusEnc * enc)
   int error = OPUS_OK;
   GstCaps *caps;
   gboolean ret;
+  gint32 lookahead;
 
 #ifndef GST_DISABLE_GST_DEBUG
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (enc,
@@ -759,10 +760,16 @@ gst_opus_enc_setup (GstOpusEnc * enc)
   opus_multistream_encoder_ctl (enc->state,
       OPUS_SET_PACKET_LOSS_PERC (enc->packet_loss_percentage), 0);
 
-  GST_LOG_OBJECT (enc, "we have frame size %d", enc->frame_size);
+  opus_multistream_encoder_ctl (enc->state, OPUS_GET_LOOKAHEAD (&lookahead), 0);
 
-  gst_opus_header_create_caps (&caps, NULL, enc->n_channels,
-      enc->n_stereo_streams, enc->sample_rate, enc->channel_mapping_family,
+  GST_LOG_OBJECT (enc, "we have frame size %d, lookahead %d", enc->frame_size,
+      lookahead);
+
+  /* lookahead is samples, the Opus header wants it in 48kHz samples */
+  lookahead = lookahead * 48000 / enc->sample_rate;
+
+  gst_opus_header_create_caps (&caps, NULL, lookahead, enc->sample_rate,
+      enc->n_channels, enc->n_stereo_streams, enc->channel_mapping_family,
       enc->decoding_channel_mapping,
       gst_tag_setter_get_tag_list (GST_TAG_SETTER (enc)));
 
diff --git a/ext/opus/gstopusheader.c b/ext/opus/gstopusheader.c
index 1521c1c071..7c1cebe3cf 100644
--- a/ext/opus/gstopusheader.c
+++ b/ext/opus/gstopusheader.c
@@ -27,16 +27,15 @@
 #include "gstopusheader.h"
 
 static GstBuffer *
-gst_opus_enc_create_id_buffer (gint nchannels, gint n_stereo_streams,
-    gint sample_rate, guint8 channel_mapping_family,
+gst_opus_enc_create_id_buffer (guint16 pre_skip, guint sample_rate,
+    guint8 nchannels, guint8 n_stereo_streams, guint8 channel_mapping_family,
     const guint8 * channel_mapping)
 {
   GstBuffer *buffer;
   GstByteWriter bw;
   gboolean hdl = TRUE;
 
-  g_return_val_if_fail (nchannels > 0 && nchannels < 256, NULL);
-  g_return_val_if_fail (n_stereo_streams >= 0, NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (nchannels > 0, NULL);
   g_return_val_if_fail (n_stereo_streams <= nchannels - n_stereo_streams, NULL);
 
   gst_byte_writer_init (&bw);
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ gst_opus_enc_create_id_buffer (gint nchannels, gint n_stereo_streams,
   hdl &= gst_byte_writer_put_data (&bw, (const guint8 *) "OpusHead", 8);
   hdl &= gst_byte_writer_put_uint8 (&bw, 0x01); /* version number */
   hdl &= gst_byte_writer_put_uint8 (&bw, nchannels);
-  hdl &= gst_byte_writer_put_uint16_le (&bw, 0);        /* pre-skip */
+  hdl &= gst_byte_writer_put_uint16_le (&bw, pre_skip);
   hdl &= gst_byte_writer_put_uint32_le (&bw, sample_rate);
   hdl &= gst_byte_writer_put_uint16_le (&bw, 0);        /* output gain */
   hdl &= gst_byte_writer_put_uint8 (&bw, channel_mapping_family);
@@ -211,8 +210,9 @@ gst_opus_header_create_caps_from_headers (GstCaps ** caps, GSList ** headers,
 }
 
 void
-gst_opus_header_create_caps (GstCaps ** caps, GSList ** headers, gint nchannels,
-    gint n_stereo_streams, gint sample_rate, guint8 channel_mapping_family,
+gst_opus_header_create_caps (GstCaps ** caps, GSList ** headers,
+    guint16 pre_skip, guint sample_rate, guint8 nchannels,
+    guint8 n_stereo_streams, guint8 channel_mapping_family,
     const guint8 * channel_mapping, const GstTagList * tags)
 {
   GstBuffer *buf1, *buf2;
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ gst_opus_header_create_caps (GstCaps ** caps, GSList ** headers, gint nchannels,
   g_return_if_fail (caps);
   g_return_if_fail (!headers || !*headers);
   g_return_if_fail (nchannels > 0);
-  g_return_if_fail (sample_rate >= 0);  /* 0 -> unset */
   g_return_if_fail (channel_mapping_family == 0 || channel_mapping);
 
   /* Opus streams in Ogg begin with two headers; the initial header (with
@@ -229,8 +228,8 @@ gst_opus_header_create_caps (GstCaps ** caps, GSList ** headers, gint nchannels,
 
   /* create header buffers */
   buf1 =
-      gst_opus_enc_create_id_buffer (nchannels, n_stereo_streams, sample_rate,
-      channel_mapping_family, channel_mapping);
+      gst_opus_enc_create_id_buffer (pre_skip, sample_rate, nchannels,
+      n_stereo_streams, channel_mapping_family, channel_mapping);
   buf2 = gst_opus_enc_create_metadata_buffer (tags);
 
   gst_opus_header_create_caps_from_headers (caps, headers, buf1, buf2);
diff --git a/ext/opus/gstopusheader.h b/ext/opus/gstopusheader.h
index 14c88c04d5..567d88c1f0 100644
--- a/ext/opus/gstopusheader.h
+++ b/ext/opus/gstopusheader.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 extern void gst_opus_header_create_caps_from_headers (GstCaps **caps, GSList **headers,
     GstBuffer *id_header, GstBuffer *comment_header);
 extern void gst_opus_header_create_caps (GstCaps **caps, GSList **headers,
-    gint nchannels, gint n_stereo_streams, gint sample_rate,
+    guint16 pre_skip, guint sample_rate32, guint8 nchannels, guint8 n_stereo_streams,
     guint8 channel_mapping_family, const guint8 *channel_mapping,
     const GstTagList *tags);
 extern gboolean gst_opus_header_is_header (GstBuffer * buf,
diff --git a/ext/opus/gstopusparse.c b/ext/opus/gstopusparse.c
index 71f0639909..1f472ef43d 100644
--- a/ext/opus/gstopusparse.c
+++ b/ext/opus/gstopusparse.c
@@ -359,8 +359,8 @@ gst_opus_parse_parse_frame (GstBaseParse * base, GstBaseParseFrame * frame)
       channel_mapping_family = 0;
       channel_mapping[0] = 0;
       channel_mapping[1] = 1;
-      gst_opus_header_create_caps (&caps, &parse->headers, channels, 1, 48000,
-          channel_mapping_family, channel_mapping, NULL);
+      gst_opus_header_create_caps (&caps, &parse->headers, 0, 48000, channels,
+          1, channel_mapping_family, channel_mapping, NULL);
     }
 
     gst_buffer_replace (&parse->id_header, NULL);