diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideometa.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideometa.c
index 58b2680715..501efd30b5 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideometa.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideometa.c
@@ -736,6 +736,7 @@ gst_video_region_of_interest_meta_init (GstMeta * meta, gpointer params,
   emeta->id = 0;
   emeta->parent_id = 0;
   emeta->x = emeta->y = emeta->w = emeta->h = 0;
+  emeta->params = NULL;
 
   return TRUE;
 }
@@ -743,7 +744,9 @@ gst_video_region_of_interest_meta_init (GstMeta * meta, gpointer params,
 static void
 gst_video_region_of_interest_meta_free (GstMeta * meta, GstBuffer * buffer)
 {
-  // nothing to do
+  GstVideoRegionOfInterestMeta *emeta = (GstVideoRegionOfInterestMeta *) meta;
+
+  g_list_free_full (emeta->params, (GDestroyNotify) gst_structure_free);
 }
 
 const GstMetaInfo *
@@ -850,6 +853,64 @@ gst_buffer_add_video_region_of_interest_meta_id (GstBuffer * buffer,
   return meta;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_video_region_of_interest_meta_add_param:
+ * @meta: a #GstVideoRegionOfInterestMeta
+ * @s: (transfer full): a #GstStructure
+ *
+ * Attach element-specific parameters to @meta meant to be used by downstream
+ * elements which may handle this ROI.
+ * The name of @s is used to identify the element these parameters are meant for.
+ *
+ * This is typically used to tell encoders how they should encode this specific region.
+ * For example, a structure named "roi/x264enc" could be used to give the
+ * QP offsets this encoder should use when encoding the region described in @meta.
+ * Multiple parameters can be defined for the same meta so different encoders
+ * can be supported by cross platform applications).
+ *
+ * Since: 1.14
+ */
+void
+gst_video_region_of_interest_meta_add_param (GstVideoRegionOfInterestMeta *
+    meta, GstStructure * s)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (meta);
+  g_return_if_fail (s);
+
+  meta->params = g_list_append (meta->params, s);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_video_region_of_interest_meta_get_param:
+ * @meta: a #GstVideoRegionOfInterestMeta
+ *
+ * Retrieve the parameter for @meta having @name as structure name,
+ * or %NULL if there is none.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer none) (nullable): a #GstStructure
+ *
+ * Since: 1.14
+ * @see_also: gst_video_region_of_interest_meta_add_param()
+ */
+GstStructure *
+gst_video_region_of_interest_meta_get_param (GstVideoRegionOfInterestMeta *
+    meta, const gchar * name)
+{
+  GList *l;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (meta, NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (name, NULL);
+
+  for (l = meta->params; l; l = g_list_next (l)) {
+    GstStructure *s = l->data;
+
+    if (gst_structure_has_name (s, name))
+      return s;
+  }
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 /* Time Code Meta implementation *******************************************/
 
 GType
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideometa.h b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideometa.h
index 477a29762d..cb2ea1c826 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideometa.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideometa.h
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ gboolean  gst_video_gl_texture_upload_meta_upload     (GstVideoGLTextureUploadMe
  * @y: y component of upper-left corner
  * @w: bounding box width
  * @h: bounding box height
+ * @params: list of #GstStructure containing element-specific params for downstream, see gst_video_region_of_interest_meta_add_params(). (Since: 1.14)
  *
  * Extra buffer metadata describing an image region of interest
  */
@@ -295,6 +296,8 @@ typedef struct {
   guint y;
   guint w;
   guint h;
+
+  GList *params;
 } GstVideoRegionOfInterestMeta;
 
 GST_EXPORT
@@ -325,6 +328,13 @@ GstVideoRegionOfInterestMeta *gst_buffer_add_video_region_of_interest_meta_id (G
                                                                                guint         y,
                                                                                guint         w,
                                                                                guint         h);
+GST_EXPORT
+void gst_video_region_of_interest_meta_add_param (GstVideoRegionOfInterestMeta * meta,
+                                                  GstStructure * s);
+
+GST_EXPORT
+GstStructure *gst_video_region_of_interest_meta_get_param (GstVideoRegionOfInterestMeta * meta,
+                                                           const gchar * name);
 
 /**
  * GstVideoTimeCodeMeta: