diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c
index f109b1ad2c..4e52e27096 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ static gboolean gst_v4l2src_decide_allocation (GstBaseSrc * src,
     GstQuery * query);
 static GstFlowReturn gst_v4l2src_fill (GstPushSrc * src, GstBuffer * out);
 static GstCaps *gst_v4l2src_fixate (GstBaseSrc * basesrc, GstCaps * caps);
+static gboolean gst_v4l2src_event (GstBaseSrc * src, GstEvent * event);
 static gboolean gst_v4l2src_negotiate (GstBaseSrc * basesrc);
 
 static void gst_v4l2src_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ gst_v4l2src_class_init (GstV4l2SrcClass * klass)
   basesrc_class->stop = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_v4l2src_stop);
   basesrc_class->query = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_v4l2src_query);
   basesrc_class->fixate = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_v4l2src_fixate);
+  basesrc_class->event = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_v4l2src_event);
   basesrc_class->negotiate = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_v4l2src_negotiate);
   basesrc_class->decide_allocation =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_v4l2src_decide_allocation);
@@ -342,6 +344,22 @@ gst_v4l2src_fixate (GstBaseSrc * basesrc, GstCaps * caps)
 }
 
 
+static gboolean
+gst_v4l2src_event (GstBaseSrc * src, GstEvent * event)
+{
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (src, "handle event %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, event);
+
+  switch (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event)) {
+    case GST_EVENT_RECONFIGURE:
+      gst_pad_check_reconfigure (GST_BASE_SRC_PAD (src));
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
+  return GST_BASE_SRC_CLASS (parent_class)->event (src, event);
+}
+
+
 static gboolean
 gst_v4l2src_negotiate (GstBaseSrc * basesrc)
 {