diff --git a/sys/va/gstvafilter.c b/sys/va/gstvafilter.c
index d5cc080b54..4a14fdfda2 100644
--- a/sys/va/gstvafilter.c
+++ b/sys/va/gstvafilter.c
@@ -664,6 +664,13 @@ gst_va_filter_install_properties (GstVaFilter * self, GObjectClass * klass)
             common_flags));
   }
 
+  g_object_class_install_property (klass,
+      GST_VA_FILTER_PROP_DISABLE_PASSTHROUGH,
+      g_param_spec_boolean ("disable-passthrough", "Disable Passthrough",
+          "Forces passing buffers through the postprocessor", FALSE,
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS
+          | GST_PARAM_MUTABLE_READY));
+
   return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/va/gstvafilter.h b/sys/va/gstvafilter.h
index da5130fdf4..896694b74e 100644
--- a/sys/va/gstvafilter.h
+++ b/sys/va/gstvafilter.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ enum {
   GST_VA_FILTER_PROP_AUTO_SATURATION,
   GST_VA_FILTER_PROP_AUTO_BRIGHTNESS,
   GST_VA_FILTER_PROP_AUTO_CONTRAST,
+  GST_VA_FILTER_PROP_DISABLE_PASSTHROUGH,
   GST_VA_FILTER_PROP_LAST
 };
 
diff --git a/sys/va/gstvavpp.c b/sys/va/gstvavpp.c
index 2774c19cf7..c1c9bca3d5 100644
--- a/sys/va/gstvavpp.c
+++ b/sys/va/gstvavpp.c
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ enum
   VPP_CONVERT_DIRECTION = 1 << 3,
   VPP_CONVERT_FEATURE = 1 << 4,
   VPP_CONVERT_CROP = 1 << 5,
+  VPP_CONVERT_DUMMY = 1 << 6,
 };
 
 extern GRecMutex GST_VA_SHARED_LOCK;
@@ -328,6 +329,14 @@ gst_va_vpp_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
       self->auto_contrast = g_value_get_boolean (value);
       g_atomic_int_set (&self->rebuild_filters, TRUE);
       break;
+    case GST_VA_FILTER_PROP_DISABLE_PASSTHROUGH:{
+      gboolean disable_passthrough = g_value_get_boolean (value);
+      if (disable_passthrough)
+        self->op_flags |= VPP_CONVERT_DUMMY;
+      else
+        self->op_flags &= ~VPP_CONVERT_DUMMY;
+      break;
+    }
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -385,6 +394,9 @@ gst_va_vpp_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id, GValue * value,
     case GST_VA_FILTER_PROP_AUTO_CONTRAST:
       g_value_set_boolean (value, self->auto_contrast);
       break;
+    case GST_VA_FILTER_PROP_DISABLE_PASSTHROUGH:
+      g_value_set_boolean (value, (self->op_flags & VPP_CONVERT_DUMMY));
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;