diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
index 4aed9c4c71..c680722a93 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.c
@@ -476,8 +476,6 @@ static GstFlowReturn gst_video_decoder_parse_available (GstVideoDecoder * dec,
     gboolean at_eos, gboolean new_buffer);
 static gboolean gst_video_decoder_negotiate_unlocked (GstVideoDecoder *
     decoder);
-static gboolean gst_video_decoder_sink_query_default (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
-    GstQuery * query);
 static gboolean gst_video_decoder_src_query_default (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
     GstQuery * query);
 
@@ -1805,7 +1803,19 @@ gst_video_decoder_sink_getcaps (GstVideoDecoder * decoder, GstCaps * filter)
   return caps;
 }
 
-static gboolean
+/**
+ * gst_video_decoder_sink_query_default:
+ * @decoder: a #GstVideoDecoder
+ * @query: (transfer none): a #GstQuery
+ *
+ * Calls the default query handler for #GstVideoDecoder. It is useful
+ * when a subclass only want to handle a particular type of query and
+ * wants to use the default handler for others.
+ *
+ * Returns: a boolean, representing if the query was handled.
+ * Since: 1.6
+ */
+gboolean
 gst_video_decoder_sink_query_default (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
     GstQuery * query)
 {
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.h b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.h
index b2f531d4e7..779048e061 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideodecoder.h
@@ -424,6 +424,9 @@ GstCaps *        gst_video_decoder_proxy_getcaps (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
 						  GstCaps         * caps,
                                                   GstCaps         * filter);
 
+gboolean         gst_video_decoder_sink_query_default (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
+                                                       GstQuery * query);
+
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/win32/common/libgstvideo.def b/win32/common/libgstvideo.def
index 8a8b40f7b8..ef5d6501b7 100644
--- a/win32/common/libgstvideo.def
+++ b/win32/common/libgstvideo.def
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_video_decoder_set_needs_format
 	gst_video_decoder_set_output_state
 	gst_video_decoder_set_packetized
+	gst_video_decoder_sink_query_default
 	gst_video_dither_flags_get_type
 	gst_video_dither_free
 	gst_video_dither_line