diff --git a/ext/qt/qtitem.cc b/ext/qt/qtitem.cc
index 5806bbcff3..b20a6fb5da 100644
--- a/ext/qt/qtitem.cc
+++ b/ext/qt/qtitem.cc
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@ QtGLVideoItem::onSceneGraphInitialized ()
 
   GST_DEBUG ("%p created wrapped GL context %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, this,
       this->priv->other_context);
+
+  emit itemInitialized();
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/ext/qt/qtitem.h b/ext/qt/qtitem.h
index b322068f3a..8cffc24454 100644
--- a/ext/qt/qtitem.h
+++ b/ext/qt/qtitem.h
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ public:
     /* private for C interface ... */
     QtGLVideoItemPrivate *priv;
 
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void itemInitialized();
+
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void handleWindowChanged(QQuickWindow * win);
     void onSceneGraphInitialized();