diff --git a/gst/gstelement.h b/gst/gstelement.h
index 0c4f711b5b..b4bf680350 100644
--- a/gst/gstelement.h
+++ b/gst/gstelement.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ struct _GstElement {
 
   GstElementLoopFunction loopfunc;
   cothread_state *threadstate;
+  GstPad *select_pad;
 
   guint16 numpads;
   guint16 numsrcpads;
diff --git a/gst/gstscheduler.h b/gst/gstscheduler.h
index b0b412ac08..641fe2294f 100644
--- a/gst/gstscheduler.h
+++ b/gst/gstscheduler.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ void			gst_schedule_enable_element	(GstSchedule *sched, GstElement *element);
 void			gst_schedule_disable_element	(GstSchedule *sched, GstElement *element);
 void			gst_schedule_pad_connect	(GstSchedule *sched, GstPad *srcpad, GstPad *sinkpad);
 void			gst_schedule_pad_disconnect	(GstSchedule *sched, GstPad *srcpad, GstPad *sinkpad);
+GstPad*                 gst_schedule_pad_select         (GstSchedule *sched, GList *padlist);
 gboolean		gst_schedule_iterate		(GstSchedule *sched);
 
 void			gst_schedule_show		(GstSchedule *sched);