diff --git a/ges/ges-timeline-file-source.c b/ges/ges-timeline-file-source.c
index 42da7ef03c..f299aedf7a 100644
--- a/ges/ges-timeline-file-source.c
+++ b/ges/ges-timeline-file-source.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "ges-timeline-source.h"
 #include "ges-track-filesource.h"
 #include "ges-track-image-source.h"
+#include "ges-track-audio-test-source.h"
 
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (GESTimelineFileSource, ges_tl_filesource,
     GES_TYPE_TIMELINE_SOURCE);
@@ -246,12 +247,12 @@ ges_tl_filesource_create_track_object (GESTimelineObject * obj,
 
   if (tfs->is_image) {
     if (track->type != GES_TRACK_TYPE_VIDEO) {
-      GST_DEBUG ("Object is still image, not creating non-video tracks");
-      return NULL;
+      GST_DEBUG ("Object is still image, creating silent audio source");
+      res = (GESTrackObject *) ges_track_audio_test_source_new ();
+    } else {
+      GST_DEBUG ("Creating a GESTrackImageSource");
+      res = (GESTrackObject *) ges_track_image_source_new (tfs->uri);
     }
-
-    GST_DEBUG ("Creating a GESTrackImageSource");
-    res = (GESTrackObject *) ges_track_image_source_new (tfs->uri);
   }
 
   else {
diff --git a/tests/check/ges/filesource.c b/tests/check/ges/filesource.c
index d86c61ddf6..ccc3f0808e 100644
--- a/tests/check/ges/filesource.c
+++ b/tests/check/ges/filesource.c
@@ -174,11 +174,11 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_filesource_images)
   ges_track_remove_object (v, trobj);
   ges_timeline_object_release_track_object (tlobj, trobj);
 
-  /* the timeline object should not create an audio source when is-image is set
-   * to true */
+  /* the timeline object should create an audio test source when the is_image
+   * property is set true */
 
   trobj = ges_timeline_object_create_track_object (tlobj, a);
-  fail_if (trobj);
+  fail_unless (GES_IS_TRACK_AUDIO_TEST_SOURCE (trobj));
 
   g_object_unref (a);
   g_object_unref (v);