diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 39e6977ee4..8a8f83b819 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2006-02-26  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* plugins/elements/gsttypefindelement.c:
+	(gst_type_find_element_activate):
+	  Use gst_pad_check_pull_range() before _activate_pull()
+	  to avoid unnecessary open/close (see #331690).
+
 2006-02-24  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
 
 	* gst/gstutils.c:
diff --git a/plugins/elements/gsttypefindelement.c b/plugins/elements/gsttypefindelement.c
index 5cbd91c161..82dd3b5955 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gsttypefindelement.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gsttypefindelement.c
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ gst_type_find_element_activate (GstPad * pad)
    */
 
   /* 1 */
-  if (!gst_pad_activate_pull (pad, TRUE)) {
+  if (!gst_pad_check_pull_range (pad) || !gst_pad_activate_pull (pad, TRUE)) {
     start_typefinding (typefind);
     return gst_pad_activate_push (pad, TRUE);
   }