diff --git a/gst/videomaxrate/videomaxrate.c b/gst/videomaxrate/videomaxrate.c
index b7b2c6f1f0..e1f7118d5e 100644
--- a/gst/videomaxrate/videomaxrate.c
+++ b/gst/videomaxrate/videomaxrate.c
@@ -34,14 +34,16 @@ static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_video_max_rate_src_template =
     GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
     GST_PAD_SRC,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-raw-yuv; video/x-raw-rgb")
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-raw-yuv; video/x-raw-rgb; video/x-raw-gray;"
+        "image/jpeg; image/png")
     );
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_video_max_rate_sink_template =
     GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
     GST_PAD_SINK,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-raw-yuv; video/x-raw-rgb")
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-raw-yuv; video/x-raw-rgb; video/x-raw-gray;"
+        "image/jpeg; image/png")
     );
 
 static void gst_video_max_rate_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,