diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c
index be2e7dfa1b..fbc638c81e 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c
@@ -487,6 +487,12 @@ gst_va_base_dec_decide_allocation (GstVideoDecoder * decoder, GstQuery * query)
   has_video_crop_meta = has_videometa && gst_query_find_allocation_meta (query,
       GST_VIDEO_CROP_META_API_TYPE, NULL);
 
+  if (gst_video_is_dma_drm_caps (caps) && !has_videometa) {
+    GST_ERROR_OBJECT (base,
+        "DMABuf caps negotiated without the mandatory support of VideoMeta ");
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
   /* 1. The output picture locates in the middle of the decoded buffer,
      but the downstream element does not support VideoCropMeta, we
      definitely need a copy.
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasetransform.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasetransform.c
index 458955b923..65de9b7d59 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasetransform.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasetransform.c
@@ -338,6 +338,14 @@ gst_va_base_transform_decide_allocation (GstBaseTransform * trans,
   if (!outcaps)
     return FALSE;
 
+  has_videometa = gst_query_find_allocation_meta (query,
+      GST_VIDEO_META_API_TYPE, NULL);
+  if (gst_video_is_dma_drm_caps (outcaps) && !has_videometa) {
+    GST_ERROR_OBJECT (trans,
+        "DMABuf caps negotiated without the mandatory support of VideoMeta ");
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
   if (gst_query_get_n_allocation_params (query) > 0) {
     GstVaDisplay *display;
 
@@ -423,9 +431,6 @@ gst_va_base_transform_decide_allocation (GstBaseTransform * trans,
   else
     gst_query_add_allocation_pool (query, pool, size, min, max);
 
-  has_videometa = gst_query_find_allocation_meta (query,
-      GST_VIDEO_META_API_TYPE, NULL);
-
   copy_frames = (!has_videometa && gst_va_pool_requires_video_meta (pool)
       && gst_caps_is_raw (outcaps));
   if (copy_frames) {
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvacompositor.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvacompositor.c
index 9bd9dfc797..4b5a5fac4a 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvacompositor.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvacompositor.c
@@ -666,6 +666,14 @@ gst_va_compositor_decide_allocation (GstAggregator * agg, GstQuery * query)
   if (!caps)
     return FALSE;
 
+  has_videometa = gst_query_find_allocation_meta (query,
+      GST_VIDEO_META_API_TYPE, NULL);
+  if (gst_video_is_dma_drm_caps (caps) && !has_videometa) {
+    GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self,
+        "DMABuf caps negotiated without the mandatory support of VideoMeta ");
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
   if (gst_query_get_n_allocation_params (query) > 0) {
     GstVaDisplay *display;
 
@@ -762,9 +770,6 @@ gst_va_compositor_decide_allocation (GstAggregator * agg, GstQuery * query)
   else
     gst_query_add_allocation_pool (query, pool, size, min, max);
 
-  has_videometa = gst_query_find_allocation_meta (query,
-      GST_VIDEO_META_API_TYPE, NULL);
-
   copy_frames = (!has_videometa && gst_va_pool_requires_video_meta (pool)
       && gst_caps_is_raw (caps));
   if (copy_frames) {