diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2bufferpool.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2bufferpool.c
index dec617bc59..7c963cc572 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2bufferpool.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2bufferpool.c
@@ -1247,6 +1247,8 @@ gst_v4l2_buffer_pool_dqbuf (GstV4l2BufferPool * pool, GstBuffer ** buffer)
     GST_BUFFER_FLAG_SET (outbuf, GST_BUFFER_FLAG_CORRUPTED);
 
   GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (outbuf) = timestamp;
+  GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (outbuf) = group->buffer.sequence;
+  GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_END (outbuf) = group->buffer.sequence + 1;
 
 done:
   *buffer = outbuf;
diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c
index 28a2d0fda2..e4b068702e 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c
@@ -778,8 +778,13 @@ retry:
   }
 
   /* set buffer metadata */
-  GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (*buf) = v4l2src->offset++;
-  GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_END (*buf) = v4l2src->offset;
+
+  /* use generated offset values only if there are not already valid ones
+   * set by the v4l2 device */
+  if (!GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_IS_VALID (*buf) || !GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_END_IS_VALID (*buf)) {
+    GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (*buf) = v4l2src->offset++;
+    GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_END (*buf) = v4l2src->offset;
+  }
 
   if (G_LIKELY (abs_time != GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE)) {
     /* the time now is the time of the clock minus the base time */