diff --git a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
index e77078055a..e697504725 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
@@ -3919,6 +3919,11 @@ source_pad_blocked_cb (GstPad * pad, GstPadProbeInfo * info, gpointer user_data)
   }
   EXPOSE_UNLOCK (dbin);
 
+  /* If we unblocked due to a caps event, let it go through */
+  if ((GST_PAD_PROBE_INFO_TYPE (info) & GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_EVENT_DOWNSTREAM) &&
+      (GST_EVENT_TYPE (GST_PAD_PROBE_INFO_EVENT (info)) == GST_EVENT_CAPS))
+    return GST_PAD_PROBE_PASS;
+
   return GST_PAD_PROBE_OK;
 }