diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index 3206e7af4..634e5cda6 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ gstreamer = { path = "../gstreamer" }
 gstreamer-gl = { path = "../gstreamer-gl", optional = true }
 gstreamer-app = { path = "../gstreamer-app" }
 gstreamer-audio = { path = "../gstreamer-audio" }
+gstreamer-base = { path = "../gstreamer-base" }
 gstreamer-video = { path = "../gstreamer-video" }
 gstreamer-pbutils = { path = "../gstreamer-pbutils" }
 gstreamer-player = { path = "../gstreamer-player", optional = true }
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ pango = { git = "https://github.com/gtk-rs/pango", optional = true }
 pangocairo = { git = "https://github.com/gtk-rs/pangocairo", optional = true }
 glutin = { version = "0.21", optional = true }
 winit = { version = "0.19", optional = true }
+lazy_static = "1.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
 gl_generator = { version = "0.14", optional = true }
@@ -144,3 +146,7 @@ name = "glupload"
 required-features = ["gl"]
 features = ["gl-egl", "gl-x11", "gl-wayland"]
 edition = "2018"
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "subclass"
+edition = "2018"
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/subclass.rs b/examples/src/bin/subclass.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3169154c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/src/bin/subclass.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,412 @@
+// This example demonstrates subclassing, implementing an audio filter and providing some Rust API
+// on it. It operates the following pipeline:
+//
+// {audiotestsrc} - {our filter} - {audioconvert} - {autoaudiosink}
+//
+// Our filter can only handle F32 mono and acts as a FIR filter. The filter impulse response /
+// coefficients are provided via Rust API on the filter as a Vec<f32>.
+
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate glib;
+
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate gstreamer as gst;
+use gst::prelude::*;
+
+use std::error::Error as StdError;
+
+extern crate failure;
+use failure::Error;
+
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate failure_derive;
+
+#[path = "../examples-common.rs"]
+mod examples_common;
+
+// Our custom FIR filter element is defined in this module
+mod fir_filter {
+    use super::*;
+
+    use glib::subclass;
+    use glib::subclass::prelude::*;
+    use glib::translate::*;
+
+    use gst::subclass::prelude::*;
+
+    extern crate gstreamer_base as gst_base;
+    use gst_base::subclass::prelude::*;
+
+    extern crate gstreamer_audio as gst_audio;
+
+    extern crate byte_slice_cast;
+    use byte_slice_cast::*;
+
+    use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+
+    // The debug category we use below for our filter
+    lazy_static! {
+        pub static ref CAT: gst::DebugCategory = gst::DebugCategory::new(
+            "rsfirfilter",
+            gst::DebugColorFlags::empty(),
+            Some("Rust FIR Filter"),
+        );
+    }
+
+    // In the imp submodule we include the actual implementation
+    mod imp {
+        use super::*;
+        use std::collections::VecDeque;
+        use std::i32;
+        use std::sync::Mutex;
+
+        // This is the private data of our filter
+        pub struct FirFilter {
+            pub(super) coeffs: Mutex<Vec<f32>>,
+            history: Mutex<VecDeque<f32>>,
+        }
+
+        // This trait registers our type with the GObject object system and
+        // provides the entry points for creating a new instance and setting
+        // up the class data
+        impl ObjectSubclass for FirFilter {
+            const NAME: &'static str = "RsFirFilter";
+            type ParentType = gst_base::BaseTransform;
+            type Instance = gst::subclass::ElementInstanceStruct<Self>;
+            type Class = subclass::simple::ClassStruct<Self>;
+
+            // This macro provides some boilerplate
+            glib_object_subclass!();
+
+            // Called when a new instance is to be created. We need to return an instance
+            // of our struct here.
+            fn new() -> Self {
+                Self {
+                    coeffs: Mutex::new(Vec::new()),
+                    history: Mutex::new(VecDeque::new()),
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Called exactly once when registering the type. Used for
+            // setting up metadata for all instances, e.g. the name and
+            // classification and the pad templates with their caps.
+            //
+            // Actual instances can create pads based on those pad templates
+            // with a subset of the caps given here. In case of basetransform,
+            // a "src" and "sink" pad template are required here and the base class
+            // will automatically instantiate pads for them.
+            //
+            // Our element here can only handle F32 mono audio.
+            fn class_init(klass: &mut subclass::simple::ClassStruct<Self>) {
+                // Set the element specific metadata. This information is what
+                // is visible from gst-inspect-1.0 and can also be programatically
+                // retrieved from the gst::Registry after initial registration
+                // without having to load the plugin in memory.
+                klass.set_metadata(
+                    "FIR Filter",
+                    "Filter/Effect/Audio",
+                    "A FIR audio filter",
+                    "Sebastian Dröge <sebastian@centricular.com>",
+                );
+
+                // Create and add pad templates for our sink and source pad. These
+                // are later used for actually creating the pads and beforehand
+                // already provide information to GStreamer about all possible
+                // pads that could exist for this type.
+
+                // On both of pads we can only handle F32 mono at any sample rate.
+                let caps = gst::Caps::new_simple(
+                    "audio/x-raw",
+                    &[
+                        ("format", &gst_audio::AUDIO_FORMAT_F32.to_str()),
+                        ("rate", &gst::IntRange::<i32>::new(1, i32::MAX)),
+                        ("channels", &1i32),
+                        ("layout", &"interleaved"),
+                    ],
+                );
+
+                // The src pad template must be named "src" for basetransform
+                // and specific a pad that is always there
+                let src_pad_template = gst::PadTemplate::new(
+                    "src",
+                    gst::PadDirection::Src,
+                    gst::PadPresence::Always,
+                    &caps,
+                )
+                .unwrap();
+                klass.add_pad_template(src_pad_template);
+
+                // The sink pad template must be named "sink" for basetransform
+                // and specific a pad that is always there
+                let sink_pad_template = gst::PadTemplate::new(
+                    "sink",
+                    gst::PadDirection::Sink,
+                    gst::PadPresence::Always,
+                    &caps,
+                )
+                .unwrap();
+                klass.add_pad_template(sink_pad_template);
+
+                // Configure basetransform so that we are always running in-place,
+                // don't passthrough on same caps and also never call transform_ip
+                // in passthrough mode (which does not matter for us here).
+                //
+                // The way how our processing is implemented, in-place transformation
+                // is simpler.
+                klass.configure(
+                    gst_base::subclass::BaseTransformMode::AlwaysInPlace,
+                    false,
+                    false,
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Implementation of glib::Object virtual methods
+        impl ObjectImpl for FirFilter {
+            // This macro provides some boilerplate.
+            glib_object_impl!();
+        }
+
+        // Implementation of gst::Element virtual methods
+        impl ElementImpl for FirFilter {}
+
+        // Implementation of gst_base::BaseTransform virtual methods
+        impl BaseTransformImpl for FirFilter {
+            // Returns the size of one processing unit (i.e. a frame in our case) corresponding
+            // to the given caps. This is used for allocating a big enough output buffer and
+            // sanity checking the input buffer size, among other things.
+            fn get_unit_size(
+                &self,
+                _element: &gst_base::BaseTransform,
+                caps: &gst::Caps,
+            ) -> Option<usize> {
+                gst_audio::AudioInfo::from_caps(caps).map(|info| info.bpf() as usize)
+            }
+
+            // Called when shutting down the element so we can release all stream-related state
+            // There's also start(), which is called whenever starting the element again
+            fn stop(&self, element: &gst_base::BaseTransform) -> Result<(), gst::ErrorMessage> {
+                // Drop state
+                self.history.lock().unwrap().clear();
+
+                gst_info!(CAT, obj: element, "Stopped");
+
+                Ok(())
+            }
+
+            // Does the actual transformation of the input buffer to the output buffer
+            fn transform_ip(
+                &self,
+                element: &gst_base::BaseTransform,
+                buf: &mut gst::BufferRef,
+            ) -> Result<gst::FlowSuccess, gst::FlowError> {
+                // Get coefficients and return directly if we have none
+                let coeffs = self.coeffs.lock().unwrap();
+                if coeffs.is_empty() {
+                    gst_trace!(CAT, obj: element, "No coefficients set -- passthrough");
+                    return Ok(gst::FlowSuccess::Ok);
+                }
+
+                // Try mapping the input buffer as writable
+                let mut data = buf.map_writable().ok_or_else(|| {
+                    gst_element_error!(
+                        element,
+                        gst::CoreError::Failed,
+                        ["Failed to map input buffer readable"]
+                    );
+                    gst::FlowError::Error
+                })?;
+
+                // And reinterprete it as a slice of f32
+                let samples = data.as_mut_slice_of::<f32>().map_err(|err| {
+                    gst_element_error!(
+                        element,
+                        gst::CoreError::Failed,
+                        ["Failed to cast input buffer as f32 slice: {}", err]
+                    );
+                    gst::FlowError::Error
+                })?;
+
+                let mut history = self.history.lock().unwrap();
+
+                gst_trace!(
+                    CAT,
+                    obj: element,
+                    "Transforming {} samples with filter of length {}",
+                    samples.len(),
+                    coeffs.len()
+                );
+
+                // Now calculate the output for each sample by doing convolution
+                for sample in samples.iter_mut() {
+                    history.push_front(*sample);
+                    history.truncate(coeffs.len());
+
+                    let val = history
+                        .iter()
+                        .copied()
+                        .chain(std::iter::repeat(0.0))
+                        .zip(coeffs.iter())
+                        .map(|(x, a)| x * a)
+                        .sum();
+                    *sample = val;
+                }
+
+                Ok(gst::FlowSuccess::Ok)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // This here defines the public interface of our element and implements
+    // the corresponding traits so that it behaves like any other gst::Element
+    glib_wrapper! {
+        pub struct FirFilter(
+            Object<
+                gst::subclass::ElementInstanceStruct<imp::FirFilter>,
+                subclass::simple::ClassStruct<imp::FirFilter>,
+                FirFilterClass
+            >
+        ) @extends gst_base::BaseTransform, gst::Element, gst::Object;
+
+        match fn {
+            get_type => || imp::FirFilter::get_type().to_glib(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    // GStreamer elements must be Send+Sync, and ours is
+    unsafe impl Send for FirFilter {}
+    unsafe impl Sync for FirFilter {}
+
+    impl FirFilter {
+        // Creates a new instance of our filter with the given name
+        pub fn new(name: Option<&str>) -> FirFilter {
+            glib::Object::new(Self::static_type(), &[("name", &name)])
+                .expect("Failed to create fir filter")
+                .downcast()
+                .expect("Created fir filter is of wrong type")
+        }
+
+        // Sets the coefficients by getting access to the private
+        // struct and simply setting them
+        pub fn set_coeffs(&self, coeffs: Vec<f32>) {
+            let imp = imp::FirFilter::from_instance(self);
+            *imp.coeffs.lock().unwrap() = coeffs;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Fail)]
+#[fail(display = "Missing element {}", _0)]
+struct MissingElement(&'static str);
+
+#[derive(Debug, Fail)]
+#[fail(
+    display = "Received error from {}: {} (debug: {:?})",
+    src, error, debug
+)]
+struct ErrorMessage {
+    src: String,
+    error: String,
+    debug: Option<String>,
+    #[cause]
+    cause: glib::Error,
+}
+
+fn create_pipeline() -> Result<gst::Pipeline, Error> {
+    gst::init()?;
+
+    // Create our pipeline with the custom element
+    let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::new(None);
+    let src =
+        gst::ElementFactory::make("audiotestsrc", None).ok_or(MissingElement("audiotestsrc"))?;
+    let filter = fir_filter::FirFilter::new(None);
+    let conv =
+        gst::ElementFactory::make("audioconvert", None).ok_or(MissingElement("audioconvert"))?;
+    let sink =
+        gst::ElementFactory::make("autoaudiosink", None).ok_or(MissingElement("autoaudiosink"))?;
+
+    pipeline.add_many(&[&src, filter.upcast_ref(), &conv, &sink])?;
+    src.link(&filter)?;
+    filter.link(&conv)?;
+    conv.link(&sink)?;
+
+    src.set_property_from_str("wave", "white-noise");
+
+    // Create a windowed sinc lowpass filter at 1/64 sample rate,
+    // i.e. 689Hz for 44.1kHz sample rate
+    let w = 2.0 * std::f32::consts::PI / 64.0;
+    let len = 9;
+    let mut kernel = (0..len)
+        .map(|i| {
+            let v = if i == (len - 1) / 2 {
+                w
+            } else {
+                let p = i as f32 - (len - 1) as f32 / 2.0;
+                (w * p).sin() / p
+            };
+
+            // Hamming window
+            let win =
+                0.54 - 0.46 * (2.0 * std::f32::consts::PI * i as f32 / (len as f32 - 1.0)).cos();
+
+            v * win
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<f32>>();
+
+    // Normalize
+    let sum: f32 = kernel.iter().sum();
+    for v in kernel.iter_mut() {
+        *v /= sum;
+    }
+
+    filter.set_coeffs(kernel);
+
+    Ok(pipeline)
+}
+
+fn main_loop(pipeline: gst::Pipeline) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pipeline.set_state(gst::State::Playing)?;
+
+    let bus = pipeline
+        .get_bus()
+        .expect("Pipeline without bus. Shouldn't happen!");
+
+    for msg in bus.iter_timed(gst::CLOCK_TIME_NONE) {
+        use gst::MessageView;
+
+        match msg.view() {
+            MessageView::Eos(..) => break,
+            MessageView::Error(err) => {
+                pipeline.set_state(gst::State::Null)?;
+                return Err(ErrorMessage {
+                    src: msg
+                        .get_src()
+                        .map(|s| String::from(s.get_path_string()))
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|| String::from("None")),
+                    error: err.get_error().description().into(),
+                    debug: Some(err.get_debug().unwrap().to_string()),
+                    cause: err.get_error(),
+                }
+                .into());
+            }
+            _ => (),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pipeline.set_state(gst::State::Null)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn example_main() {
+    match create_pipeline().and_then(main_loop) {
+        Ok(r) => r,
+        Err(e) => eprintln!("Error! {}", e),
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    // tutorials_common::run is only required to set up the application environent on macOS
+    // (but not necessary in normal Cocoa applications where this is set up autmatically)
+    examples_common::run(example_main);
+}