diff --git a/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c b/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c
index a2e9ed4453..1f3d9faf03 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ enum
   PROP_BUFFER_SIZE,
   PROP_BUFFER_DURATION,
   PROP_AV_OFFSET,
+  PROP_TEXT_OFFSET,
   PROP_RING_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE,
   PROP_FORCE_ASPECT_RATIO,
   PROP_AUDIO_FILTER,
@@ -955,6 +956,19 @@ gst_play_bin_class_init (GstPlayBinClass * klass)
           G_MININT64, G_MAXINT64, 0,
           G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
+  /**
+   * GstPlayBin:text-offset:
+   *
+   * Control the synchronisation offset between the text and video streams.
+   * Positive values make the text ahead of the video and negative values make
+   * the text go behind the video.
+   */
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_klass, PROP_TEXT_OFFSET,
+      g_param_spec_int64 ("text-offset", "Text Offset",
+          "The synchronisation offset between text and video in nanoseconds",
+          G_MININT64, G_MAXINT64, 0,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
   /**
    * GstPlayBin:ring-buffer-max-size
    *
@@ -2465,6 +2479,10 @@ gst_play_bin_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
       gst_play_sink_set_av_offset (playbin->playsink,
           g_value_get_int64 (value));
       break;
+    case PROP_TEXT_OFFSET:
+      gst_play_sink_set_text_offset (playbin->playsink,
+          g_value_get_int64 (value));
+      break;
     case PROP_RING_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE:
       playbin->ring_buffer_max_size = g_value_get_uint64 (value);
       if (playbin->curr_group) {
@@ -2723,6 +2741,10 @@ gst_play_bin_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id, GValue * value,
       g_value_set_int64 (value,
           gst_play_sink_get_av_offset (playbin->playsink));
       break;
+    case PROP_TEXT_OFFSET:
+      g_value_set_int64 (value,
+          gst_play_sink_get_text_offset (playbin->playsink));
+      break;
     case PROP_RING_BUFFER_MAX_SIZE:
       g_value_set_uint64 (value, playbin->ring_buffer_max_size);
       break;