diff --git a/ext/jpeg/gstjpegenc.c b/ext/jpeg/gstjpegenc.c
index 74c7bdde8c..c1ba69473b 100644
--- a/ext/jpeg/gstjpegenc.c
+++ b/ext/jpeg/gstjpegenc.c
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ gst_jpegenc_term_destination (j_compress_ptr cinfo)
 static void
 gst_jpegenc_init (GstJpegEnc * jpegenc)
 {
+  GST_PAD_SET_ACCEPT_TEMPLATE (GST_VIDEO_ENCODER_SINK_PAD (jpegenc));
+
   /* setup jpeglib */
   memset (&jpegenc->cinfo, 0, sizeof (jpegenc->cinfo));
   memset (&jpegenc->jerr, 0, sizeof (jpegenc->jerr));
diff --git a/ext/libpng/gstpngenc.c b/ext/libpng/gstpngenc.c
index d3ebc49c95..df763ed324 100644
--- a/ext/libpng/gstpngenc.c
+++ b/ext/libpng/gstpngenc.c
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ done:
 static void
 gst_pngenc_init (GstPngEnc * pngenc)
 {
+  GST_PAD_SET_ACCEPT_TEMPLATE (GST_VIDEO_ENCODER_SINK_PAD (pngenc));
+
   /* init settings */
   pngenc->png_struct_ptr = NULL;
   pngenc->png_info_ptr = NULL;
diff --git a/ext/vpx/gstvp8enc.c b/ext/vpx/gstvp8enc.c
index cfb5a2f6e9..a53819266a 100644
--- a/ext/vpx/gstvp8enc.c
+++ b/ext/vpx/gstvp8enc.c
@@ -726,6 +726,7 @@ gst_vp8_enc_init (GstVP8Enc * gst_vp8_enc)
   vpx_codec_err_t status;
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (gst_vp8_enc, "init");
+  GST_PAD_SET_ACCEPT_TEMPLATE (GST_VIDEO_ENCODER_SINK_PAD (gst_vp8_enc));
 
   status =
       vpx_codec_enc_config_default (&vpx_codec_vp8_cx_algo, &gst_vp8_enc->cfg,
diff --git a/ext/vpx/gstvp9enc.c b/ext/vpx/gstvp9enc.c
index ec2ea21633..e8e347f3fe 100644
--- a/ext/vpx/gstvp9enc.c
+++ b/ext/vpx/gstvp9enc.c
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ gst_vp9_enc_init (GstVP9Enc * gst_vp9_enc)
   vpx_codec_err_t status;
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (gst_vp9_enc, "init");
+  GST_PAD_SET_ACCEPT_TEMPLATE (GST_VIDEO_ENCODER_SINK_PAD (gst_vp9_enc));
 
   status =
       vpx_codec_enc_config_default (&vpx_codec_vp9_cx_algo, &gst_vp9_enc->cfg,
diff --git a/gst/y4m/gsty4mencode.c b/gst/y4m/gsty4mencode.c
index 7b39d5f8a2..bfadddb243 100644
--- a/gst/y4m/gsty4mencode.c
+++ b/gst/y4m/gsty4mencode.c
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ gst_y4m_encode_class_init (GstY4mEncodeClass * klass)
 static void
 gst_y4m_encode_init (GstY4mEncode * filter)
 {
+  GST_PAD_SET_ACCEPT_TEMPLATE (GST_VIDEO_ENCODER_SINK_PAD (filter));
+
   /* init properties */
   gst_y4m_encode_reset (filter);
 }