diff --git a/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfsrc.c b/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfsrc.c
index 7f22482057..94987de881 100644
--- a/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfsrc.c
+++ b/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfsrc.c
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ gst_dtmf_src_init (GstDTMFSrc * dtmfsrc, gpointer g_class)
   dtmfsrc->last_event = NULL;
 
   dtmfsrc->clock_id = NULL;
+  dtmfsrc->task_paused = TRUE;
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (dtmfsrc, "init done");
 }
@@ -536,7 +537,7 @@ gst_dtmf_src_start (GstDTMFSrc *dtmfsrc)
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (dtmfsrc,
             "caps %" GST_PTR_FORMAT " set on src pad", caps);
 
-
+  dtmfsrc->task_paused = FALSE;
   if (!gst_pad_start_task (dtmfsrc->srcpad,
       (GstTaskFunction) gst_dtmf_src_push_next_tone_packet, dtmfsrc)) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (dtmfsrc, "Failed to start task on src pad");
@@ -548,6 +549,7 @@ gst_dtmf_src_stop (GstDTMFSrc *dtmfsrc)
 {
   GstDTMFSrcEvent *event = NULL;
 
+  dtmfsrc->task_paused = TRUE;
   GST_OBJECT_LOCK (dtmfsrc);
   if (dtmfsrc->clock_id != NULL) {
     gst_clock_id_unschedule(dtmfsrc->clock_id);
@@ -684,7 +686,12 @@ gst_dtmf_src_wait_for_buffer_ts (GstDTMFSrc *dtmfsrc, GstBuffer * buf)
     GST_OBJECT_LOCK (dtmfsrc);
     dtmfsrc->clock_id = clock_id;
     GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (dtmfsrc);
-    clock_ret = gst_clock_id_wait (dtmfsrc->clock_id, NULL);
+
+    if (dtmfsrc->task_paused) {
+      clock_ret = GST_CLOCK_UNSCHEDULED;
+    } else {
+      clock_ret = gst_clock_id_wait (dtmfsrc->clock_id, NULL);
+    }
 
     GST_OBJECT_LOCK (dtmfsrc);
     dtmfsrc->clock_id = NULL;
diff --git a/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfsrc.h b/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfsrc.h
index 15a16758ed..27e91a0021 100644
--- a/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfsrc.h
+++ b/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfsrc.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ struct _GstDTMFSrc {
   GAsyncQueue*      event_queue;
   GstDTMFSrcEvent*  last_event;
   GstClockID        clock_id;
+  gboolean          task_paused;
 
   guint16           interval;
   GstClockTime      timestamp;
diff --git a/gst/dtmf/gstrtpdtmfsrc.c b/gst/dtmf/gstrtpdtmfsrc.c
index ba061f6274..1a03da66ae 100644
--- a/gst/dtmf/gstrtpdtmfsrc.c
+++ b/gst/dtmf/gstrtpdtmfsrc.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ gst_rtp_dtmf_src_init (GstRTPDTMFSrc * dtmfsrc, gpointer g_class)
   dtmfsrc->clock_rate = DEFAULT_CLOCK_RATE;
   dtmfsrc->interval = DEFAULT_PACKET_INTERVAL;
   dtmfsrc->packet_redundancy = DEFAULT_PACKET_REDUNDANCY;
-
+  dtmfsrc->task_paused = TRUE;
 
   dtmfsrc->event_queue = g_async_queue_new ();
   dtmfsrc->last_event = NULL;
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ gst_rtp_dtmf_src_start (GstRTPDTMFSrc *dtmfsrc)
 {
   gst_rtp_dtmf_src_set_caps (dtmfsrc);
 
+  dtmfsrc->task_paused = FALSE;
   if (!gst_pad_start_task (dtmfsrc->srcpad,
       (GstTaskFunction) gst_rtp_dtmf_src_push_next_rtp_packet, dtmfsrc)) {
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (dtmfsrc, "Failed to start task on src pad");
@@ -606,6 +607,7 @@ gst_rtp_dtmf_src_stop (GstRTPDTMFSrc *dtmfsrc)
 
   GstRTPDTMFSrcEvent *event = NULL;
 
+  dtmfsrc->task_paused = TRUE;
   GST_OBJECT_LOCK (dtmfsrc);
   if (dtmfsrc->clock_id != NULL) {
     gst_clock_id_unschedule(dtmfsrc->clock_id);
@@ -690,7 +692,11 @@ gst_rtp_dtmf_src_wait_for_buffer_ts (GstRTPDTMFSrc *dtmfsrc, GstBuffer * buf)
     dtmfsrc->clock_id = clock_id;
     GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (dtmfsrc);
 
-    clock_ret = gst_clock_id_wait (dtmfsrc->clock_id, NULL);
+    if (dtmfsrc->task_paused) {
+      clock_ret = GST_CLOCK_UNSCHEDULED;
+    } else {
+      clock_ret = gst_clock_id_wait (dtmfsrc->clock_id, NULL);
+    }
 
     GST_OBJECT_LOCK (dtmfsrc);
     dtmfsrc->clock_id = NULL;
diff --git a/gst/dtmf/gstrtpdtmfsrc.h b/gst/dtmf/gstrtpdtmfsrc.h
index 66225baca9..895115088f 100644
--- a/gst/dtmf/gstrtpdtmfsrc.h
+++ b/gst/dtmf/gstrtpdtmfsrc.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ struct _GstRTPDTMFSrc {
   GAsyncQueue*	       event_queue;
   GstRTPDTMFSrcEvent*  last_event;
   GstClockID           clock_id;
+  gboolean             task_paused;
 
   GstClockTime      timestamp;
   gboolean          first_packet;