diff --git a/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt b/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
index 814894ba91..f197fad1f1 100644
--- a/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
@@ -1055,6 +1055,9 @@ gst_event_has_name
 gst_event_get_seqnum
 gst_event_set_seqnum
 
+gst_event_get_running_time_offset
+gst_event_set_running_time_offset
+
 gst_event_new_flush_start
 gst_event_new_flush_stop
 gst_event_parse_flush_stop
diff --git a/gst/gstevent.c b/gst/gstevent.c
index 6be7d6291e..f31d3ed9df 100644
--- a/gst/gstevent.c
+++ b/gst/gstevent.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ typedef struct
   GstEvent event;
 
   GstStructure *structure;
+  gint64 running_time_offset;
 } GstEventImpl;
 
 #define GST_EVENT_STRUCTURE(e)  (((GstEventImpl *)(e))->structure)
@@ -251,6 +252,10 @@ _gst_event_copy (GstEvent * event)
   } else {
     GST_EVENT_STRUCTURE (copy) = NULL;
   }
+
+  ((GstEventImpl *) copy)->running_time_offset =
+      ((GstEventImpl *) event)->running_time_offset;
+
   return GST_EVENT_CAST (copy);
 }
 
@@ -264,6 +269,7 @@ gst_event_init (GstEventImpl * event, GstEventType type)
   GST_EVENT_TYPE (event) = type;
   GST_EVENT_TIMESTAMP (event) = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
   GST_EVENT_SEQNUM (event) = gst_util_seqnum_next ();
+  event->running_time_offset = 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -442,6 +448,54 @@ gst_event_set_seqnum (GstEvent * event, guint32 seqnum)
   GST_EVENT_SEQNUM (event) = seqnum;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_event_get_running_time_offset:
+ * @event: A #GstEvent.
+ *
+ * Retrieve the accumulated running time offset of the event.
+ *
+ * Events passing through #GstPads that have a running time
+ * offset set via gst_pad_set_offset() will get their offset
+ * adjusted according to the pad's offset.
+ *
+ * If the event contains any information that related to the
+ * running time, this information will need to be updated
+ * before usage with this offset.
+ *
+ * Returns: The event's running time offset
+ *
+ * MT safe.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.4
+ */
+gint64
+gst_event_get_running_time_offset (GstEvent * event)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_EVENT (event), 0);
+
+  return ((GstEventImpl *) event)->running_time_offset;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_event_set_running_time_offset:
+ * @event: A #GstEvent.
+ * @offset: A the new running time offset
+ *
+ * Set the running time offset of a event. See
+ * gst_event_get_running_time_offset() for more information.
+ *
+ * MT safe.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.4
+ */
+void
+gst_event_set_running_time_offset (GstEvent * event, gint64 offset)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_EVENT (event));
+
+  ((GstEventImpl *) event)->running_time_offset = offset;
+}
+
 /**
  * gst_event_new_flush_start:
  *
diff --git a/gst/gstevent.h b/gst/gstevent.h
index 0d1f58d113..a61f08054c 100644
--- a/gst/gstevent.h
+++ b/gst/gstevent.h
@@ -482,6 +482,10 @@ gboolean        gst_event_has_name              (GstEvent *event, const gchar *n
 guint32         gst_event_get_seqnum            (GstEvent *event);
 void            gst_event_set_seqnum            (GstEvent *event, guint32 seqnum);
 
+/* accumulated pad offsets for the event */
+gint64          gst_event_get_running_time_offset (GstEvent *event);
+void            gst_event_set_running_time_offset (GstEvent *event, gint64 offset);
+
 /* Stream start event */
 GstEvent *      gst_event_new_stream_start      (const gchar *stream_id) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
 void            gst_event_parse_stream_start    (GstEvent *event, const gchar **stream_id);
diff --git a/win32/common/libgstreamer.def b/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
index c59e855018..1e00b01ab4 100644
--- a/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
+++ b/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_element_unlink_pads
 	gst_error_get_message
 	gst_event_copy_segment
+	gst_event_get_running_time_offset
 	gst_event_get_seqnum
 	gst_event_get_structure
 	gst_event_get_type
@@ -552,6 +553,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_event_parse_toc
 	gst_event_parse_toc_select
 	gst_event_set_group_id
+	gst_event_set_running_time_offset
 	gst_event_set_seqnum
 	gst_event_set_stream_flags
 	gst_event_type_flags_get_type