diff --git a/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt b/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt
index f63937840f..2d4a766529 100644
--- a/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/libs/gst-plugins-base-libs-sections.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ gst_app_src_end_of_stream
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
 GstAppSrcClass
 GST_APP_SRC
+GST_APP_SRC_CAST
 GST_IS_APP_SRC
 GST_TYPE_APP_SRC
 gst_app_src_get_type
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ gst_app_sink_set_callbacks
 GstAppSinkPrivate
 GstAppSinkClass
 GST_APP_SINK
+GST_APP_SINK_CAST
 GST_IS_APP_SINK
 GST_TYPE_APP_SINK
 gst_app_sink_get_type
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/app/gstappsink.h b/gst-libs/gst/app/gstappsink.h
index a2395ac9fd..d16a8601ef 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/app/gstappsink.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/app/gstappsink.h
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
   (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj),GST_TYPE_APP_SINK))
 #define GST_IS_APP_SINK_CLASS(klass) \
   (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass),GST_TYPE_APP_SINK))
+/* Since 0.10.23 */
+#define GST_APP_SINK_CAST(obj) \
+  ((GstAppSink*)(obj))
 
 typedef struct _GstAppSink GstAppSink;
 typedef struct _GstAppSinkClass GstAppSinkClass;
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/app/gstappsrc.h b/gst-libs/gst/app/gstappsrc.h
index a399fc2ef1..a1e09f7a50 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/app/gstappsrc.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/app/gstappsrc.h
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
   (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj),GST_TYPE_APP_SRC))
 #define GST_IS_APP_SRC_CLASS(klass) \
   (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass),GST_TYPE_APP_SRC))
+/* Since 0.10.23 */
+#define GST_APP_SRC_CAST(obj) \
+  ((GstAppSrc*)(obj))
 
 typedef struct _GstAppSrc GstAppSrc;
 typedef struct _GstAppSrcClass GstAppSrcClass;