diff --git a/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt b/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
index 0be9b28156..097595e2fd 100644
--- a/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/libs/ges-sections.txt
@@ -329,6 +329,11 @@ ges_timeline_element_set_inpoint
 ges_timeline_element_set_duration
 ges_timeline_element_set_max_duration
 ges_timeline_element_set_priority
+ges_timeline_element_get_start
+ges_timeline_element_get_inpoint
+ges_timeline_element_get_duration
+ges_timeline_element_get_max_duration
+ges_timeline_element_get_priority
 ges_timeline_element_ripple
 ges_timeline_element_ripple_end
 ges_timeline_element_roll_start
diff --git a/ges/ges-timeline-element.c b/ges/ges-timeline-element.c
index 72c8643096..d590dc6608 100644
--- a/ges/ges-timeline-element.c
+++ b/ges/ges-timeline-element.c
@@ -420,6 +420,76 @@ ges_timeline_element_set_duration (GESTimelineElement * self,
       G_OBJECT_CLASS_NAME (klass), GST_TIME_ARGS (duration));
 }
 
+/**
+ * ges_timeline_element_get_start:
+ * @self: a #GESTimelineElement
+ *
+ * Returns: The @start of @self
+ */
+GstClockTime
+ges_timeline_element_get_start (GESTimelineElement * self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GES_IS_TIMELINE_ELEMENT (self), GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE);
+
+  return self->start;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ges_timeline_element_get_inpoint:
+ * @self: a #GESTimelineElement
+ *
+ * Returns: The @inpoint of @self
+ */
+GstClockTime
+ges_timeline_element_get_inpoint (GESTimelineElement * self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GES_IS_TIMELINE_ELEMENT (self), GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE);
+
+  return self->inpoint;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ges_timeline_element_get_duration:
+ * @self: a #GESTimelineElement
+ *
+ * Returns: The @duration of @self
+ */
+GstClockTime
+ges_timeline_element_get_duration (GESTimelineElement * self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GES_IS_TIMELINE_ELEMENT (self), GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE);
+
+  return self->duration;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ges_timeline_element_get_max_duration:
+ * @self: a #GESTimelineElement
+ *
+ * Returns: The @maxduration of @self
+ */
+GstClockTime
+ges_timeline_element_get_max_duration (GESTimelineElement * self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GES_IS_TIMELINE_ELEMENT (self), GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE);
+
+  return self->maxduration;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ges_timeline_element_get_priority:
+ * @self: a #GESTimelineElement
+ *
+ * Returns: The @priority of @self
+ */
+guint32
+ges_timeline_element_get_priority (GESTimelineElement * self)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GES_IS_TIMELINE_ELEMENT (self), 0);
+
+  return self->priority;
+}
+
 /**
  * ges_timeline_element_set_priority:
  * @self: a #GESTimelineElement
diff --git a/ges/ges-timeline-element.h b/ges/ges-timeline-element.h
index 757f145138..20e712bc1c 100644
--- a/ges/ges-timeline-element.h
+++ b/ges/ges-timeline-element.h
@@ -164,6 +164,13 @@ void ges_timeline_element_set_inpoint                (GESTimelineElement *self,
 void ges_timeline_element_set_duration               (GESTimelineElement *self, GstClockTime duration);
 void ges_timeline_element_set_max_duration           (GESTimelineElement *self, GstClockTime duration);
 void ges_timeline_element_set_priority               (GESTimelineElement *self, guint32 priority);
+
+GstClockTime ges_timeline_element_get_start          (GESTimelineElement *self);
+GstClockTime ges_timeline_element_get_inpoint        (GESTimelineElement *self);
+GstClockTime ges_timeline_element_get_duration       (GESTimelineElement *self);
+GstClockTime ges_timeline_element_get_max_duration   (GESTimelineElement *self);
+guint32 ges_timeline_element_get_priority            (GESTimelineElement *self);
+
 gboolean ges_timeline_element_ripple                 (GESTimelineElement *self, GstClockTime  start);
 gboolean ges_timeline_element_ripple_end             (GESTimelineElement *self, GstClockTime  end);
 gboolean ges_timeline_element_roll_start             (GESTimelineElement *self, GstClockTime  start);