diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/jpegformat/gstjpegparse.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/jpegformat/gstjpegparse.c
index 5314ea5d43..d07d8beaab 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/jpegformat/gstjpegparse.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/jpegformat/gstjpegparse.c
@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@ gst_jpeg_parse_set_sink_caps (GstBaseParse * bparse, GstCaps * caps)
   gst_structure_get_int (s, "height", &parse->orig_height);
   gst_structure_get_int (s, "width", &parse->orig_width);
 
+  gst_structure_get_fraction (s, "pixel-aspect-ration", &parse->par_num,
+      &parse->par_den);
+
   codec_data = gst_structure_get_value (s, "codec_data");
   if (codec_data && G_VALUE_TYPE (codec_data) == GST_TYPE_BUFFER) {
     GstMapInfo map;
@@ -487,10 +490,10 @@ gst_jpeg_parse_app0 (GstJpegParse * parse, GstJpegSegment * seg)
 
     if (unit == 0) {
       /* no units, X and Y specify the pixel aspect ratio */
-      if (parse->x_density != xd || parse->y_density != yd) {
+      if (parse->par_num != xd || parse->par_den != yd) {
         parse->renegotiate = TRUE;
-        parse->x_density = xd;
-        parse->y_density = yd;
+        parse->par_num = xd;
+        parse->par_den = yd;
       }
     } else if (unit == 1 || unit == 2) {
       /* tag pixel per inches */
@@ -689,8 +692,8 @@ gst_jpeg_parse_com (GstJpegParse * parse, GstJpegSegment * seg)
   if (g_str_has_prefix (buf, "AVID")) {
     parse_avid (parse, data, size);
   } else if (g_str_has_prefix (buf, "MULTISCOPE II")) {
-    parse->x_density = 1;
-    parse->y_density = 2;
+    parse->par_num = 1;
+    parse->par_den = 2;
     parse->multiscope = TRUE;
   } else {
     gchar *comment;
@@ -775,9 +778,9 @@ gst_jpeg_parse_set_new_caps (GstJpegParse * parse)
   gst_caps_set_simple (caps, "framerate", GST_TYPE_FRACTION,
       parse->framerate_numerator, parse->framerate_denominator, NULL);
 
-  if (parse->x_density > 0 && parse->y_density > 0) {
+  if (parse->par_num > 0 && parse->par_den > 0) {
     gst_caps_set_simple (caps, "pixel-aspect-ratio", GST_TYPE_FRACTION,
-        parse->x_density, parse->y_density, NULL);
+        parse->par_num, parse->par_den, NULL);
   }
 
   if (parse->codec_data) {
@@ -1015,6 +1018,8 @@ gst_jpeg_parse_start (GstBaseParse * bparse)
   parse->first_picture = TRUE;
   parse->renegotiate = TRUE;
 
+  parse->par_num = parse->par_den = 1;
+
   parse->interlace_mode = GST_VIDEO_INTERLACE_MODE_PROGRESSIVE;
   parse->field_order = GST_VIDEO_FIELD_ORDER_TOP_FIELD_FIRST;
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/jpegformat/gstjpegparse.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/jpegformat/gstjpegparse.h
index bb9659b32d..d6a88fdaf3 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/jpegformat/gstjpegparse.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/jpegformat/gstjpegparse.h
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ struct _GstJpegParse {
   /* format color space */
   guint colorspace;
   guint sampling;
-  guint16 x_density;
-  guint16 y_density;
+  gint par_num;
+  gint par_den;
   GstCaps *prev_caps;
 
   /* fps */
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/elements/jpegparse.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/elements/jpegparse.c
index 42c25ce157..bf226977a5 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/elements/jpegparse.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/tests/check/elements/jpegparse.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_parse_single_byte)
       NULL);
   caps_out = gst_caps_new_simple ("image/jpeg", "parsed", G_TYPE_BOOLEAN, TRUE,
       "framerate", GST_TYPE_FRACTION, 0, 1, "interlace-mode", G_TYPE_STRING,
-      "progressive", NULL);
+      "progressive", "pixel-aspect-ratio", GST_TYPE_FRACTION, 1, 1, NULL);
 
   /* Push the data byte by byte, injecting some garbage. */
   buffer_in = make_buffers_in (buffer_in, test_data_garbage);
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_parse_all_in_one_buf)
 
   caps_out = gst_caps_new_simple ("image/jpeg", "parsed", G_TYPE_BOOLEAN, TRUE,
       "framerate", GST_TYPE_FRACTION, 0, 1, "interlace-mode", G_TYPE_STRING,
-      "progressive", NULL);
+      "progressive", "pixel-aspect-ratio", GST_TYPE_FRACTION, 1, 1, NULL);
   buffer_out = make_buffers_out (buffer_out, test_data_short_frame);
   buffer_out = make_buffers_out (buffer_out, test_data_normal_frame);
   buffer_out = make_buffers_out (buffer_out, test_data_entropy);
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_parse_app1_exif)
       "framerate", GST_TYPE_FRACTION, 0, 1, "width", G_TYPE_INT, 80, "height",
       G_TYPE_INT, 60, "sof-marker", G_TYPE_INT, 0, "colorspace", G_TYPE_STRING,
       "sYUV", "sampling", G_TYPE_STRING, "YCbCr-4:2:0", "interlace-mode",
-      G_TYPE_STRING, "progressive", NULL);
+      G_TYPE_STRING, "progressive", "pixel-aspect-ratio", GST_TYPE_FRACTION, 1,
+      1, NULL);
 
   buffer_in = make_my_input_buffer (test_data_app1_exif,
       sizeof (test_data_app1_exif));
@@ -358,7 +359,8 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_parse_comment)
       "framerate", GST_TYPE_FRACTION, 0, 1, "width", G_TYPE_INT, 80, "height",
       G_TYPE_INT, 60, "sof-marker", G_TYPE_INT, 0, "colorspace", G_TYPE_STRING,
       "sYUV", "sampling", G_TYPE_STRING, "YCbCr-4:2:0", "interlace-mode",
-      G_TYPE_STRING, "progressive", NULL);
+      G_TYPE_STRING, "progressive", "pixel-aspect-ratio", GST_TYPE_FRACTION, 1,
+      1, NULL);
 
   buffer_in = make_my_input_buffer (test_data_comment,
       sizeof (test_data_comment));