diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/app/gstappsrc.c b/gst-libs/gst/app/gstappsrc.c
index 2df2e730b7..0fc806b80b 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/app/gstappsrc.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/app/gstappsrc.c
@@ -1457,6 +1457,9 @@ gst_app_src_set_caps (GstAppSrc * appsrc, const GstCaps * caps)
     }
     gst_queue_array_push_tail (priv->queue, new_caps);
     gst_caps_replace (&priv->last_caps, new_caps);
+
+    if ((priv->wait_status & STREAM_WAITING))
+      g_cond_broadcast (&priv->cond);
   }
 
   GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (appsrc);