diff --git a/docs/libs/gstreamer-libs-sections.txt b/docs/libs/gstreamer-libs-sections.txt
index b8132e7b7f..86355fb8f7 100644
--- a/docs/libs/gstreamer-libs-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/libs/gstreamer-libs-sections.txt
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ gst_adapter_take
 gst_adapter_take_buffer
 gst_adapter_take_buffer_fast
 gst_adapter_take_list
+gst_adapter_take_buffer_list
 gst_adapter_prev_pts
 gst_adapter_prev_dts
 gst_adapter_prev_pts_at_offset
diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstadapter.c b/libs/gst/base/gstadapter.c
index bf605732c6..ab70fce5f7 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstadapter.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstadapter.c
@@ -947,6 +947,52 @@ gst_adapter_take_list (GstAdapter * adapter, gsize nbytes)
   return queue.head;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_adapter_take_buffer_list:
+ * @adapter: a #GstAdapter
+ * @nbytes: the number of bytes to take
+ *
+ * Returns a #GstBufferList of buffers containing the first @nbytes bytes of
+ * the @adapter. The returned bytes will be flushed from the adapter.
+ * When the caller can deal with individual buffers, this function is more
+ * performant because no memory should be copied.
+ *
+ * Caller owns the returned list. Call gst_buffer_list_unref() to free
+ * the list after usage.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full) (nullable): a #GstBufferList of buffers containing
+ *     the first @nbytes of the adapter, or %NULL if @nbytes bytes are not
+ *     available
+ *
+ * Since: 1.6
+ */
+GstBufferList *
+gst_adapter_take_buffer_list (GstAdapter * adapter, gsize nbytes)
+{
+  GstBufferList *buffer_list;
+  GstBuffer *cur;
+  gsize hsize, skip, cur_size;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_ADAPTER (adapter), NULL);
+
+  if (nbytes > adapter->size)
+    return NULL;
+
+  GST_LOG_OBJECT (adapter, "taking %" G_GSIZE_FORMAT " bytes", nbytes);
+
+  buffer_list = gst_buffer_list_new ();
+  while (nbytes > 0) {
+    cur = adapter->buflist->data;
+    skip = adapter->skip;
+    cur_size = gst_buffer_get_size (cur);
+    hsize = MIN (nbytes, cur_size - skip);
+
+    gst_buffer_list_add (buffer_list, gst_adapter_take_buffer (adapter, hsize));
+    nbytes -= hsize;
+  }
+  return buffer_list;
+}
+
 /**
  * gst_adapter_available:
  * @adapter: a #GstAdapter
diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstadapter.h b/libs/gst/base/gstadapter.h
index f82fbfb5cd..3e93ca2667 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstadapter.h
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstadapter.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ gpointer                gst_adapter_take                (GstAdapter *adapter, gs
 GstBuffer*              gst_adapter_take_buffer         (GstAdapter *adapter, gsize nbytes);
 GList*                  gst_adapter_take_list           (GstAdapter *adapter, gsize nbytes);
 GstBuffer *             gst_adapter_take_buffer_fast    (GstAdapter *adapter, gsize nbytes);
+GstBufferList *         gst_adapter_take_buffer_list    (GstAdapter *adapter, gsize nbytes);
 gsize                   gst_adapter_available           (GstAdapter *adapter);
 gsize                   gst_adapter_available_fast      (GstAdapter *adapter);
 
diff --git a/win32/common/libgstbase.def b/win32/common/libgstbase.def
index 8a596b8cc7..1767f6715f 100644
--- a/win32/common/libgstbase.def
+++ b/win32/common/libgstbase.def
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_adapter_take
 	gst_adapter_take_buffer
 	gst_adapter_take_buffer_fast
+	gst_adapter_take_buffer_list
 	gst_adapter_take_list
 	gst_adapter_unmap
 	gst_base_parse_add_index_entry