diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c
index 2a9f2c056a..f16b475383 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c
@@ -503,6 +503,11 @@ gst_video_rate_transform_caps (GstBaseTransform * trans,
         /* We can provide everything up to the maximum framerate at the src */
         gst_structure_set (s2, "framerate", GST_TYPE_FRACTION_RANGE,
             0, 1, max_num, max_denom, NULL);
+      } else if (min_num == 0) {
+        /* if provided with variable framerate input, then we don't have a
+         * restriction on the output framerate currently */
+        gst_structure_set (s2, "framerate", GST_TYPE_FRACTION_RANGE,
+            min_num, 1, maxrate, 1, NULL);
       }
     } else if (direction == GST_PAD_SINK) {
       gint min_num = 0, min_denom = 1;
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/elements/videorate.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/elements/videorate.c
index 19c15f9603..51a2bbd508 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/elements/videorate.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/elements/videorate.c
@@ -1090,6 +1090,25 @@ static TestInfo caps_negotiation_tests[] = {
       .expected_src_caps =
         "video/x-raw, framerate=(fraction)15/1;"
         "video/x-raw, framerate=(fraction)[0/1, 20/1]"},
+  {
+        .caps = "video/x-raw, framerate=0/1",
+        .drop_only = TRUE,
+        .expected_sink_caps =
+        "video/x-raw, framerate=(fraction)0/1;"
+        "video/x-raw, framerate=(fraction)[0/1, MAX];",
+      .expected_src_caps =
+        "video/x-raw, framerate=(fraction)0/1;"
+        "video/x-raw, framerate=(fraction)[0/1, MAX]"},
+  {
+        .caps = "video/x-raw, framerate=0/1",
+        .drop_only = TRUE,
+        .max_rate = 15,
+        .expected_sink_caps =
+        "video/x-raw, framerate=(fraction)0/1;"
+        "video/x-raw, framerate=(fraction)[0/1, MAX];",
+      .expected_src_caps =
+        "video/x-raw, framerate=(fraction)0/1;"
+        "video/x-raw, framerate=(fraction)[0/1, 15/1]"},
 };
 
 static gboolean