diff --git a/sys/ximage/ximagepool.c b/sys/ximage/ximagepool.c
index c79b2e851d..3f95e84511 100644
--- a/sys/ximage/ximagepool.c
+++ b/sys/ximage/ximagepool.c
@@ -648,12 +648,16 @@ ximage_buffer_pool_alloc (GstBufferPool * pool, GstBuffer ** buffer,
   gst_buffer_append_memory (ximage, mem);
 
   if (xpool->add_metavideo) {
+    GstVideoMeta *meta;
+
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (pool, "adding GstVideoMeta");
     /* these are just the defaults for now */
-    gst_buffer_add_video_meta_full (ximage, GST_VIDEO_FRAME_FLAG_NONE,
+    meta = gst_buffer_add_video_meta_full (ximage, GST_VIDEO_FRAME_FLAG_NONE,
         GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (info), GST_VIDEO_INFO_WIDTH (info),
         GST_VIDEO_INFO_HEIGHT (info), GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES (info),
         info->offset, info->stride);
+
+    gst_video_meta_set_alignment (meta, xpool->align);
   }
   *buffer = ximage;
 
diff --git a/sys/xvimage/xvimagepool.c b/sys/xvimage/xvimagepool.c
index 116c6d1dce..8a62c8b1a1 100644
--- a/sys/xvimage/xvimagepool.c
+++ b/sys/xvimage/xvimagepool.c
@@ -183,11 +183,15 @@ xvimage_buffer_pool_alloc (GstBufferPool * pool, GstBuffer ** buffer,
   gst_buffer_append_memory (xvimage, mem);
 
   if (xvpool->add_metavideo) {
+    GstVideoMeta *meta;
+
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (pool, "adding GstVideoMeta");
-    gst_buffer_add_video_meta_full (xvimage, GST_VIDEO_FRAME_FLAG_NONE,
+    meta = gst_buffer_add_video_meta_full (xvimage, GST_VIDEO_FRAME_FLAG_NONE,
         GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (info), GST_VIDEO_INFO_WIDTH (info),
         GST_VIDEO_INFO_HEIGHT (info), GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES (info),
         info->offset, info->stride);
+
+    gst_video_meta_set_alignment (meta, xvpool->align);
   }
 
   *buffer = xvimage;