diff --git a/gstreamer/Cargo.toml b/gstreamer/Cargo.toml
index 51d0d79cf..a88e0e1bb 100644
--- a/gstreamer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gstreamer/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ muldiv = "0.2"
 serde = { version = "1.0", optional = true }
 serde_bytes = { version = "0.11", optional = true }
 serde_derive = { version = "1.0", optional = true }
+paste = "0.1"
 
 [build-dependencies.rustdoc-stripper]
 version = "0.1"
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/subclass/mod.rs b/gstreamer/src/subclass/mod.rs
index 892627575..c6343ae68 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/subclass/mod.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/subclass/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,15 @@
 
 #[macro_use]
 pub mod error;
+
+#[cfg(any(feature = "v1_14"))]
 #[macro_use]
+#[path = "plugin_1_14.rs"]
+pub mod plugin;
+
+#[cfg(not(any(feature = "v1_14")))]
+#[macro_use]
+#[path = "plugin_1_12.rs"]
 pub mod plugin;
 
 pub mod bin;
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/subclass/plugin.rs b/gstreamer/src/subclass/plugin_1_12.rs
similarity index 91%
rename from gstreamer/src/subclass/plugin.rs
rename to gstreamer/src/subclass/plugin_1_12.rs
index 2e584f192..89815e425 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/subclass/plugin.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/subclass/plugin_1_12.rs
@@ -12,16 +12,12 @@ pub const MAJOR_VERSION: i32 = 1;
 pub const MINOR_VERSION: i32 = 8;
 #[cfg(all(feature = "v1_10", not(feature = "v1_12")))]
 pub const MINOR_VERSION: i32 = 10;
-#[cfg(all(feature = "v1_12", not(feature = "v1_14")))]
+#[cfg(feature = "v1_12")]
 pub const MINOR_VERSION: i32 = 12;
-#[cfg(all(feature = "v1_14", not(feature = "v1_16")))]
-pub const MINOR_VERSION: i32 = 14;
-#[cfg(all(feature = "v1_16", not(feature = "v1_18")))]
-pub const MINOR_VERSION: i32 = 16;
 
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! gst_plugin_define(
-    ($name:expr, $description:expr, $plugin_init:ident,
+    ($name:ident, $description:expr, $plugin_init:ident,
      $version:expr, $license:expr, $source:expr,
      $package:expr, $origin:expr, $release_datetime:expr) => {
         pub mod plugin_desc {
@@ -36,7 +32,7 @@ macro_rules! gst_plugin_define(
             pub static gst_plugin_desc: GstPluginDesc = GstPluginDesc($crate::gst_sys::GstPluginDesc {
                 major_version: $crate::subclass::plugin::MAJOR_VERSION,
                 minor_version: $crate::subclass::plugin::MINOR_VERSION,
-                name: concat!($name, "\0") as *const str as *const _,
+                name: concat!(stringify!($name), "\0") as *const str as *const _,
                 description: concat!($description, "\0") as *const str as *const _,
                 plugin_init: Some(plugin_init_trampoline),
                 version: concat!($version, "\0") as *const str as *const _,
@@ -54,7 +50,7 @@ macro_rules! gst_plugin_define(
                         $crate::gst_sys::gst_plugin_register_static(
                             $crate::subclass::plugin::MAJOR_VERSION,
                             $crate::subclass::plugin::MINOR_VERSION,
-                            concat!($name, "\0") as *const str as *const _,
+                            concat!(stringify!($name), "\0") as *const str as *const _,
                             concat!($description, "\0") as *const str as _,
                             Some(plugin_init_trampoline),
                             concat!($version, "\0") as *const str as *const _,
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/subclass/plugin_1_14.rs b/gstreamer/src/subclass/plugin_1_14.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee1c5cc53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gstreamer/src/subclass/plugin_1_14.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Sebastian Dröge <sebastian@centricular.com>
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
+// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
+// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
+// except according to those terms.
+
+pub const MAJOR_VERSION: i32 = 1;
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "v1_14", not(feature = "v1_16")))]
+pub const MINOR_VERSION: i32 = 14;
+#[cfg(all(feature = "v1_16", not(feature = "v1_18")))]
+pub const MINOR_VERSION: i32 = 16;
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! gst_plugin_define(
+    ($name:ident, $description:expr, $plugin_init:ident,
+     $version:expr, $license:expr, $source:expr,
+     $package:expr, $origin:expr, $release_datetime:expr) => {
+        pub mod plugin_desc {
+            use $crate::glib::translate::{from_glib_borrow, ToGlib, from_glib};
+
+            #[repr(C)]
+            pub struct GstPluginDesc($crate::gst_sys::GstPluginDesc);
+            unsafe impl Sync for GstPluginDesc {}
+
+            static GST_PLUGIN_DESC: GstPluginDesc = GstPluginDesc($crate::gst_sys::GstPluginDesc {
+                major_version: $crate::subclass::plugin::MAJOR_VERSION,
+                minor_version: $crate::subclass::plugin::MINOR_VERSION,
+                name: concat!(stringify!($name), "\0") as *const str as *const _,
+                description: concat!($description, "\0") as *const str as *const _,
+                plugin_init: Some(plugin_init_trampoline),
+                version: concat!($version, "\0") as *const str as *const _,
+                license: concat!($license, "\0") as *const str as *const _,
+                source: concat!($source, "\0") as *const str as *const _,
+                package: concat!($package, "\0") as *const str as *const _,
+                origin: concat!($origin, "\0") as *const str as *const _,
+                release_datetime: concat!($release_datetime, "\0") as *const str as *const _,
+                _gst_reserved: [0 as $crate::glib_sys::gpointer; 4],
+            });
+
+            pub fn plugin_register_static() -> Result<(), glib::BoolError> {
+                unsafe {
+                    glib_result_from_gboolean!(
+                        $crate::gst_sys::gst_plugin_register_static(
+                            $crate::subclass::plugin::MAJOR_VERSION,
+                            $crate::subclass::plugin::MINOR_VERSION,
+                            concat!(stringify!($name), "\0") as *const str as *const _,
+                            concat!($description, "\0") as *const str as _,
+                            Some(plugin_init_trampoline),
+                            concat!($version, "\0") as *const str as *const _,
+                            concat!($license, "\0") as *const str as *const _,
+                            concat!($source, "\0") as *const str as *const _,
+                            concat!($package, "\0") as *const str as *const _,
+                            concat!($origin, "\0") as *const str as *const _,
+                        ),
+                        "Failed to register the plugin"
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+
+            paste::item! {
+                #[no_mangle]
+                pub unsafe extern "C" fn [<gst_plugin_ $name _register>] () {
+                    let _ = plugin_register_static();
+                }
+
+                #[no_mangle]
+                pub unsafe extern "C" fn [<gst_plugin_ $name _get_desc>] () -> *const $crate::gst_sys::GstPluginDesc {
+                    &GST_PLUGIN_DESC.0
+                }
+            }
+
+            unsafe extern "C" fn plugin_init_trampoline(plugin: *mut $crate::gst_sys::GstPlugin) -> $crate::glib_sys::gboolean {
+                use std::panic::{self, AssertUnwindSafe};
+
+                let panic_result = panic::catch_unwind(AssertUnwindSafe(|| super::$plugin_init(&from_glib_borrow(plugin))));
+                match panic_result {
+                    Ok(register_result) => match register_result {
+                        Ok(_) => $crate::glib_sys::GTRUE,
+                        Err(err) => {
+                            let cat = $crate::DebugCategory::get("GST_PLUGIN_LOADING").unwrap();
+                            gst_error!(cat, "Failed to register plugin: {}", err);
+                            $crate::glib_sys::GFALSE
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        let cat = $crate::DebugCategory::get("GST_PLUGIN_LOADING").unwrap();
+                        if let Some(cause) = err.downcast_ref::<&str>() {
+                            gst_error!(cat, "Failed to initialize plugin due to panic: {}", cause);
+                        } else if let Some(cause) = err.downcast_ref::<String>() {
+                            gst_error!(cat, "Failed to initialize plugin due to panic: {}", cause);
+                        } else {
+                            gst_error!(cat, "Failed to initialize plugin due to panic");
+                        }
+
+                        $crate::glib_sys::GFALSE
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        pub use plugin_desc::plugin_register_static;
+    };
+);