diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/gstadaptivedemux.c b/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/gstadaptivedemux.c
index a7cf6c0..34ea3aa 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/gstadaptivedemux.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/gstadaptivedemux.c
@@ -2533,6 +2533,8 @@ gst_adaptive_demux_stream_download_uri (GstAdaptiveDemux * demux,
         return ret;
       }
 
+      gst_element_set_state (stream->src, GST_STATE_PLAYING);
+
       /* wait for the fragment to be completely downloaded */
       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (stream->pad,
           "Waiting for fragment download to finish: %s", uri);