diff --git a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
index 300d23e7f1..e7013376ab 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
@@ -555,6 +555,22 @@ _gst_select_accumulator (GSignalInvocationHint * ihint,
   return FALSE;
 }
 
+static gboolean
+_gst_array_hasvalue_accumulator (GSignalInvocationHint * ihint,
+    GValue * return_accu, const GValue * handler_return, gpointer dummy)
+{
+  gpointer array;
+
+  array = g_value_get_boxed (handler_return);
+  if (!(ihint->run_type & G_SIGNAL_RUN_CLEANUP))
+    g_value_set_boxed (return_accu, array);
+
+  if (array != NULL)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 static void
 gst_decode_bin_class_init (GstDecodeBinClass * klass)
 {
@@ -681,8 +697,9 @@ gst_decode_bin_class_init (GstDecodeBinClass * klass)
   gst_decode_bin_signals[SIGNAL_AUTOPLUG_SORT] =
       g_signal_new ("autoplug-sort", G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
       G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST, G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GstDecodeBinClass, autoplug_sort),
-      NULL, NULL, gst_play_marshal_BOXED__OBJECT_BOXED_BOXED,
-      G_TYPE_VALUE_ARRAY, 3, GST_TYPE_PAD, GST_TYPE_CAPS, G_TYPE_VALUE_ARRAY);
+      _gst_array_hasvalue_accumulator, NULL,
+      gst_play_marshal_BOXED__OBJECT_BOXED_BOXED, G_TYPE_VALUE_ARRAY, 3,
+      GST_TYPE_PAD, GST_TYPE_CAPS, G_TYPE_VALUE_ARRAY);
 
   /**
    * GstDecodeBin2::autoplug-select: