diff --git a/gst/auparse/gstauparse.c b/gst/auparse/gstauparse.c
index db5b68456b..b814ad8131 100644
--- a/gst/auparse/gstauparse.c
+++ b/gst/auparse/gstauparse.c
@@ -419,7 +419,6 @@ gst_au_parse_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buf)
   gint64 timestamp;
   gint64 duration;
   gint64 offset;
-  GstSegment segment;
 
   auparse = GST_AU_PARSE (parent);
 
@@ -441,8 +440,11 @@ gst_au_parse_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buf)
     if (ret != GST_FLOW_OK)
       goto out;
 
-    gst_segment_init (&segment, GST_FORMAT_TIME);
-    gst_pad_push_event (auparse->srcpad, gst_event_new_segment (&segment));
+    if (auparse->need_segment) {
+      gst_pad_push_event (auparse->srcpad,
+          gst_event_new_segment (&auparse->segment));
+      auparse->need_segment = FALSE;
+    }
   }
 
   avail = gst_adapter_available (auparse->adapter);
@@ -688,7 +690,6 @@ gst_au_parse_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
     {
       gint64 start, stop, offset = 0;
       GstSegment segment;
-      GstEvent *new_event = NULL;
 
       /* some debug output */
       gst_event_copy_segment (event, &segment);
@@ -720,9 +721,17 @@ gst_au_parse_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
       gst_segment_init (&segment, GST_FORMAT_TIME);
       segment.start = segment.time = start;
       segment.stop = stop;
-      new_event = gst_event_new_segment (&segment);
 
-      ret = gst_pad_push_event (auparse->srcpad, new_event);
+      gst_segment_copy_into (&segment, &auparse->segment);
+
+      if (!gst_pad_has_current_caps (auparse->srcpad)) {
+        auparse->need_segment = TRUE;
+        ret = TRUE;
+      } else {
+        auparse->need_segment = FALSE;
+        ret = gst_pad_push_event (auparse->srcpad,
+            gst_event_new_segment (&segment));
+      }
 
       auparse->buffer_offset = offset;
 
diff --git a/gst/auparse/gstauparse.h b/gst/auparse/gstauparse.h
index 6d8f35a82a..97a099532a 100644
--- a/gst/auparse/gstauparse.h
+++ b/gst/auparse/gstauparse.h
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ struct _GstAuParse {
 
   GstAdapter *adapter;
 
-  /* GstSegment  segment; */
+  GstSegment  segment;
+  gboolean    need_segment;
 
   gint64      offset;        /* where sample data starts */
   gint64      buffer_offset;