diff --git a/gst/gst.c b/gst/gst.c
index 22dc73e8e8..4634758ed6 100644
--- a/gst/gst.c
+++ b/gst/gst.c
@@ -665,12 +665,12 @@ init_post (GOptionContext * context, GOptionGroup * group, gpointer data,
   g_log_set_handler (g_log_domain_gstreamer, llf, debug_log_handler, NULL);
 
   _priv_gst_quarks_initialize ();
-  _gst_memory_init ();
+  _priv_gst_memory_initialize ();
   _priv_gst_format_initialize ();
   _priv_gst_query_initialize ();
   _priv_gst_structure_initialize ();
   _priv_gst_caps_initialize ();
-  _gst_meta_init ();
+  _priv_gst_meta_initialize ();
 
   g_type_class_ref (gst_object_get_type ());
   g_type_class_ref (gst_pad_get_type ());
diff --git a/gst/gst_private.h b/gst/gst_private.h
index 1df19b21df..3380c88518 100644
--- a/gst/gst_private.h
+++ b/gst/gst_private.h
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ void  _priv_gst_caps_initialize (void);
 void  _priv_gst_event_initialize (void);
 void  _priv_gst_format_initialize (void);
 void  _priv_gst_message_initialize (void);
+void  _priv_gst_memory_initialize (void);
+void  _priv_gst_meta_initialize (void);
 void  _priv_gst_plugin_initialize (void);
 void  _priv_gst_query_initialize (void);
 void  _priv_gst_tag_initialize (void);
diff --git a/gst/gstbuffer.c b/gst/gstbuffer.c
index c08dedfe04..53c76e4c33 100644
--- a/gst/gstbuffer.c
+++ b/gst/gstbuffer.c
@@ -223,12 +223,12 @@ _memory_add (GstBuffer * buffer, guint idx, GstMemory * mem)
   GST_BUFFER_MEM_LEN (buffer) = len + 1;
 }
 
+GST_DEFINE_MINI_OBJECT (GstBuffer, gst_buffer);
+
 void
 _priv_gst_buffer_initialize (void)
 {
-  if (G_LIKELY (_gst_buffer_type == 0)) {
-    _gst_buffer_type = gst_mini_object_register ("GstBuffer");
-  }
+  _gst_buffer_type = gst_buffer_get_type ();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/gst/gstbuffer.h b/gst/gstbuffer.h
index 35681b18a9..c559976037 100644
--- a/gst/gstbuffer.h
+++ b/gst/gstbuffer.h
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ struct _GstBuffer {
   guint64                offset_end;
 };
 
+GType       gst_buffer_get_type            (void);
+
 /* allocation */
 GstBuffer * gst_buffer_new                 (void);
 GstBuffer * gst_buffer_new_allocate        (const GstAllocator * allocator, gsize maxsize, gsize align);
diff --git a/gst/gstbufferlist.c b/gst/gstbufferlist.c
index 5b477d8113..6fb48e22b2 100644
--- a/gst/gstbufferlist.c
+++ b/gst/gstbufferlist.c
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ struct _GstBufferList
 
 GType _gst_buffer_list_type = 0;
 
+GST_DEFINE_MINI_OBJECT (GstBufferList, gst_buffer_list);
+
 void
 _priv_gst_buffer_list_initialize (void)
 {
-  if (G_LIKELY (_gst_buffer_list_type == 0)) {
-    _gst_buffer_list_type = gst_mini_object_register ("GstBufferList");
-  }
+  _gst_buffer_list_type = gst_buffer_list_get_type ();
 }
 
 static GstBufferList *
diff --git a/gst/gstbufferlist.h b/gst/gstbufferlist.h
index 6ac0a67653..7275dad098 100644
--- a/gst/gstbufferlist.h
+++ b/gst/gstbufferlist.h
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ gst_buffer_list_copy (const GstBufferList * list)
  */
 #define gst_buffer_list_make_writable(list) GST_BUFFER_LIST_CAST (gst_mini_object_make_writable (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (list)))
 
+GType                    gst_buffer_list_get_type              (void);
+
 /* allocation */
 GstBufferList *          gst_buffer_list_new                   (void);
 GstBufferList *          gst_buffer_list_sized_new             (guint size);
diff --git a/gst/gstcaps.c b/gst/gstcaps.c
index bb7e80067d..2dae852737 100644
--- a/gst/gstcaps.c
+++ b/gst/gstcaps.c
@@ -115,10 +115,12 @@ static gboolean gst_caps_from_string_inplace (GstCaps * caps,
 
 GType _gst_caps_type = 0;
 
+GST_DEFINE_MINI_OBJECT (GstCaps, gst_caps);
+
 void
 _priv_gst_caps_initialize (void)
 {
-  _gst_caps_type = gst_mini_object_register ("GstCaps");
+  _gst_caps_type = gst_caps_get_type ();
 
   g_value_register_transform_func (_gst_caps_type,
       G_TYPE_STRING, gst_caps_transform_to_string);
diff --git a/gst/gstcaps.h b/gst/gstcaps.h
index b5c8a3e0b7..e1702ee168 100644
--- a/gst/gstcaps.h
+++ b/gst/gstcaps.h
@@ -336,6 +336,8 @@ struct _GstStaticCaps {
   gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
 };
 
+GType             gst_caps_get_type                (void);
+
 GstCaps *         gst_caps_new_empty               (void);
 GstCaps *         gst_caps_new_any                 (void);
 GstCaps *         gst_caps_new_simple              (const char    *media_type,
diff --git a/gst/gstevent.c b/gst/gstevent.c
index aa71e7a379..518ebf6987 100644
--- a/gst/gstevent.c
+++ b/gst/gstevent.c
@@ -128,12 +128,14 @@ static GstEventQuarks event_quarks[] = {
   {0, NULL, 0}
 };
 
+GST_DEFINE_MINI_OBJECT (GstEvent, gst_event);
+
 void
 _priv_gst_event_initialize (void)
 {
   gint i;
 
-  _gst_event_type = gst_mini_object_register ("GstEvent");
+  _gst_event_type = gst_event_get_type ();
 
   g_type_class_ref (gst_seek_flags_get_type ());
   g_type_class_ref (gst_seek_type_get_type ());
diff --git a/gst/gstevent.h b/gst/gstevent.h
index 1402967a0b..78affa28ed 100644
--- a/gst/gstevent.h
+++ b/gst/gstevent.h
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ gst_event_copy (const GstEvent * event)
   return GST_EVENT_CAST (gst_mini_object_copy (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CONST_CAST (event)));
 }
 
+GType           gst_event_get_type              (void);
 
 /* custom event */
 GstEvent*       gst_event_new_custom            (GstEventType type, GstStructure *structure);
diff --git a/gst/gstmemory.c b/gst/gstmemory.c
index 17516d6c24..d9e8a14284 100644
--- a/gst/gstmemory.c
+++ b/gst/gstmemory.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static GStaticRWLock lock = G_STATIC_RW_LOCK_INIT;
 static GHashTable *allocators;
 
 void
-_gst_memory_init (void)
+_priv_gst_memory_initialize (void)
 {
   static const GstMemoryInfo _mem_info = {
     (GstMemoryAllocFunction) _default_mem_alloc,
diff --git a/gst/gstmemory.h b/gst/gstmemory.h
index a4f411290a..c1f8e67c23 100644
--- a/gst/gstmemory.h
+++ b/gst/gstmemory.h
@@ -264,8 +264,6 @@ struct _GstMemoryInfo {
   gpointer user_data;
 };
 
-void _gst_memory_init (void);
-
 /* allocators */
 const GstAllocator *  gst_allocator_register    (const gchar *name, const GstMemoryInfo *info);
 const GstAllocator *  gst_allocator_find        (const gchar *name);
diff --git a/gst/gstmessage.c b/gst/gstmessage.c
index 1aa2af1bf5..26285c890c 100644
--- a/gst/gstmessage.c
+++ b/gst/gstmessage.c
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@
 #include "gstquark.h"
 
 
-static GType _gst_message_type = 0;
-
 typedef struct
 {
   GstMessage message;
@@ -109,6 +107,9 @@ static GstMessageQuarks message_quarks[] = {
   {0, NULL, 0}
 };
 
+static GType _gst_message_type = 0;
+GST_DEFINE_MINI_OBJECT (GstMessage, gst_message);
+
 void
 _priv_gst_message_initialize (void)
 {
@@ -125,6 +126,8 @@ _priv_gst_message_initialize (void)
     message_quarks[i].quark =
         g_quark_from_static_string (message_quarks[i].name);
   }
+
+  _gst_message_type = gst_message_get_type ();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -167,16 +170,6 @@ gst_message_type_to_quark (GstMessageType type)
   return 0;
 }
 
-GType
-gst_message_get_type (void)
-{
-  if (G_UNLIKELY (_gst_message_type == 0)) {
-    _gst_message_type = gst_mini_object_register ("GstMessage");
-  }
-  return _gst_message_type;
-}
-
-
 static void
 _gst_message_free (GstMessage * message)
 {
diff --git a/gst/gstmeta.c b/gst/gstmeta.c
index 78fc40cfae..078aef14aa 100644
--- a/gst/gstmeta.c
+++ b/gst/gstmeta.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static GHashTable *metainfo = NULL;
 static GStaticRWLock lock = G_STATIC_RW_LOCK_INIT;
 
 void
-_gst_meta_init (void)
+_priv_gst_meta_initialize (void)
 {
   metainfo = g_hash_table_new (g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
 }
diff --git a/gst/gstmeta.h b/gst/gstmeta.h
index fe5a4aafae..3771bfd5fb 100644
--- a/gst/gstmeta.h
+++ b/gst/gstmeta.h
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ struct _GstMetaInfo {
   GstMetaTransformFunction   transform_func;
 };
 
-void _gst_meta_init (void);
-
 const GstMetaInfo *  gst_meta_register        (const gchar *api, const gchar *impl,
                                                gsize size,
                                                GstMetaInitFunction        init_func,
diff --git a/gst/gstminiobject.c b/gst/gstminiobject.c
index 09d796cb2c..7ee7ed4c3e 100644
--- a/gst/gstminiobject.c
+++ b/gst/gstminiobject.c
@@ -48,30 +48,6 @@ static GstAllocTrace *_gst_mini_object_trace;
 /* Mutex used for weak referencing */
 G_LOCK_DEFINE_STATIC (weak_refs_mutex);
 
-/**
- * gst_mini_object_register:
- * @name: name of the new boxed type
- *
- * This function creates a new G_TYPE_BOXED derived type id for a new boxed type
- * with name @name. The default miniobject refcounting copy and free function
- * are used for the boxed type.
- *
- * Returns: a new G_TYPE_BOXED derived type id for @name.
- */
-GType
-gst_mini_object_register (const gchar * name)
-{
-  GType type;
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (name != NULL, 0);
-
-  type = g_boxed_type_register_static (name,
-      (GBoxedCopyFunc) gst_mini_object_ref,
-      (GBoxedFreeFunc) gst_mini_object_unref);
-
-  return type;
-}
-
 /**
  * gst_mini_object_init:
  * @mini_object: a #GstMiniObject 
diff --git a/gst/gstminiobject.h b/gst/gstminiobject.h
index 630eb447e6..347702be38 100644
--- a/gst/gstminiobject.h
+++ b/gst/gstminiobject.h
@@ -193,8 +193,6 @@ struct _GstMiniObject {
   } *weak_refs;
 };
 
-GType           gst_mini_object_register        (const gchar *name);
-
 void            gst_mini_object_init            (GstMiniObject *mini_object,
                                                  GType type, gsize size);
 
@@ -217,6 +215,10 @@ gboolean        gst_mini_object_replace         (GstMiniObject **olddata, GstMin
 gboolean        gst_mini_object_take            (GstMiniObject **olddata, GstMiniObject *newdata);
 GstMiniObject * gst_mini_object_steal           (GstMiniObject **olddata);
 
+#define GST_DEFINE_MINI_OBJECT(TypeName,type_name) \
+   G_DEFINE_BOXED_TYPE(TypeName,type_name,         \
+       (GBoxedCopyFunc) gst_mini_object_ref,       \
+       (GBoxedFreeFunc)gst_mini_object_unref)
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/gst/gstquery.c b/gst/gstquery.c
index e61b54fc48..74874a9759 100644
--- a/gst/gstquery.c
+++ b/gst/gstquery.c
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ static GstQueryTypeDefinition standard_definitions[] = {
   {GST_QUERY_NONE, NULL, NULL, 0}
 };
 
+GST_DEFINE_MINI_OBJECT (GstQuery, gst_query);
+
 void
 _priv_gst_query_initialize (void)
 {
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ _priv_gst_query_initialize (void)
   }
   g_static_mutex_unlock (&mutex);
 
-  gst_query_get_type ();
+  _gst_query_type = gst_query_get_type ();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -176,16 +178,6 @@ gst_query_type_to_quark (GstQueryType query)
   return def->quark;
 }
 
-GType
-gst_query_get_type (void)
-{
-  if (G_UNLIKELY (_gst_query_type == 0)) {
-    _gst_query_type = gst_mini_object_register ("GstQuery");
-  }
-  return _gst_query_type;
-}
-
-
 /**
  * gst_query_type_register:
  * @nick: The nick of the new query
diff --git a/win32/common/libgstreamer.def b/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
index 7ba548acc7..d22f42338b 100644
--- a/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
+++ b/win32/common/libgstreamer.def
@@ -102,11 +102,13 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_buffer_flags_get_type
 	gst_buffer_get_meta
 	gst_buffer_get_sizes
+	gst_buffer_get_type
 	gst_buffer_is_span_fast
 	gst_buffer_iterate_meta
 	gst_buffer_join
 	gst_buffer_list_foreach
 	gst_buffer_list_get
+	gst_buffer_list_get_type
 	gst_buffer_list_insert
 	gst_buffer_list_len
 	gst_buffer_list_new
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_caps_from_string
 	gst_caps_get_size
 	gst_caps_get_structure
+	gst_caps_get_type
 	gst_caps_intersect
 	gst_caps_intersect_full
 	gst_caps_intersect_mode_get_type
@@ -395,6 +398,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	gst_event_copy_segment
 	gst_event_get_seqnum
 	gst_event_get_structure
+	gst_event_get_type
 	gst_event_has_name
 	gst_event_new_buffer_size
 	gst_event_new_caps