diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2transform.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2transform.c
index cfcc3dde9a..f7b0233b3a 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2transform.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2transform.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ gst_v4l2_transform_caps_remove_format_info (GstCaps * caps)
         && gst_caps_features_is_equal (f,
             GST_CAPS_FEATURES_MEMORY_SYSTEM_MEMORY))
       gst_structure_remove_fields (st, "format", "colorimetry", "chroma-site",
-          NULL);
+          "width", "height", NULL);
 
     gst_caps_append_structure_full (res, st, gst_caps_features_copy (f));
   }
@@ -414,24 +414,437 @@ static GstCaps *
 gst_v4l2_transform_fixate_caps (GstBaseTransform * trans,
     GstPadDirection direction, GstCaps * caps, GstCaps * othercaps)
 {
-  GstCaps *result;
+  GstStructure *ins, *outs;
+  const GValue *from_par, *to_par;
+  GValue fpar = { 0, }, tpar = {
+  0,};
+
+  othercaps = gst_caps_truncate (othercaps);
+  othercaps = gst_caps_make_writable (othercaps);
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (trans, "trying to fixate othercaps %" GST_PTR_FORMAT
       " based on caps %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, othercaps, caps);
 
-  result = gst_caps_intersect (othercaps, caps);
-  if (gst_caps_is_empty (result)) {
-    gst_caps_unref (result);
-    result = othercaps;
+  ins = gst_caps_get_structure (caps, 0);
+  outs = gst_caps_get_structure (othercaps, 0);
+
+  from_par = gst_structure_get_value (ins, "pixel-aspect-ratio");
+  to_par = gst_structure_get_value (outs, "pixel-aspect-ratio");
+
+  /* If we're fixating from the sinkpad we always set the PAR and
+   * assume that missing PAR on the sinkpad means 1/1 and
+   * missing PAR on the srcpad means undefined
+   */
+  if (direction == GST_PAD_SINK) {
+    if (!from_par) {
+      g_value_init (&fpar, GST_TYPE_FRACTION);
+      gst_value_set_fraction (&fpar, 1, 1);
+      from_par = &fpar;
+    }
+    if (!to_par) {
+      g_value_init (&tpar, GST_TYPE_FRACTION_RANGE);
+      gst_value_set_fraction_range_full (&tpar, 1, G_MAXINT, G_MAXINT, 1);
+      to_par = &tpar;
+    }
   } else {
-    gst_caps_unref (othercaps);
+    if (!to_par) {
+      g_value_init (&tpar, GST_TYPE_FRACTION);
+      gst_value_set_fraction (&tpar, 1, 1);
+      to_par = &tpar;
+
+      gst_structure_set (outs, "pixel-aspect-ratio", GST_TYPE_FRACTION, 1, 1,
+          NULL);
+    }
+    if (!from_par) {
+      g_value_init (&fpar, GST_TYPE_FRACTION);
+      gst_value_set_fraction (&fpar, 1, 1);
+      from_par = &fpar;
+    }
   }
 
-  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (trans, "now fixating %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, result);
+  /* we have both PAR but they might not be fixated */
+  {
+    gint from_w, from_h, from_par_n, from_par_d, to_par_n, to_par_d;
+    gint w = 0, h = 0;
+    gint from_dar_n, from_dar_d;
+    gint num, den;
 
-  result = gst_caps_fixate (result);
+    /* from_par should be fixed */
+    g_return_val_if_fail (gst_value_is_fixed (from_par), othercaps);
 
-  return result;
+    from_par_n = gst_value_get_fraction_numerator (from_par);
+    from_par_d = gst_value_get_fraction_denominator (from_par);
+
+    gst_structure_get_int (ins, "width", &from_w);
+    gst_structure_get_int (ins, "height", &from_h);
+
+    gst_structure_get_int (outs, "width", &w);
+    gst_structure_get_int (outs, "height", &h);
+
+    /* if both width and height are already fixed, we can't do anything
+     * about it anymore */
+    if (w && h) {
+      guint n, d;
+
+      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (trans, "dimensions already set to %dx%d, not fixating",
+          w, h);
+      if (!gst_value_is_fixed (to_par)) {
+        if (gst_video_calculate_display_ratio (&n, &d, from_w, from_h,
+                from_par_n, from_par_d, w, h)) {
+          GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (trans, "fixating to_par to %dx%d", n, d);
+          if (gst_structure_has_field (outs, "pixel-aspect-ratio"))
+            gst_structure_fixate_field_nearest_fraction (outs,
+                "pixel-aspect-ratio", n, d);
+          else if (n != d)
+            gst_structure_set (outs, "pixel-aspect-ratio", GST_TYPE_FRACTION,
+                n, d, NULL);
+        }
+      }
+      goto done;
+    }
+
+    /* Calculate input DAR */
+    if (!gst_util_fraction_multiply (from_w, from_h, from_par_n, from_par_d,
+            &from_dar_n, &from_dar_d)) {
+      GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (trans, CORE, NEGOTIATION, (NULL),
+          ("Error calculating the output scaled size - integer overflow"));
+      goto done;
+    }
+
+    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (trans, "Input DAR is %d/%d", from_dar_n, from_dar_d);
+
+    /* If either width or height are fixed there's not much we
+     * can do either except choosing a height or width and PAR
+     * that matches the DAR as good as possible
+     */
+    if (h) {
+      GstStructure *tmp;
+      gint set_w, set_par_n, set_par_d;
+
+      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (trans, "height is fixed (%d)", h);
+
+      /* If the PAR is fixed too, there's not much to do
+       * except choosing the width that is nearest to the
+       * width with the same DAR */
+      if (gst_value_is_fixed (to_par)) {
+        to_par_n = gst_value_get_fraction_numerator (to_par);
+        to_par_d = gst_value_get_fraction_denominator (to_par);
+
+        GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (trans, "PAR is fixed %d/%d", to_par_n, to_par_d);
+
+        if (!gst_util_fraction_multiply (from_dar_n, from_dar_d, to_par_d,
+                to_par_n, &num, &den)) {
+          GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (trans, CORE, NEGOTIATION, (NULL),
+              ("Error calculating the output scaled size - integer overflow"));
+          goto done;
+        }
+
+        w = (guint) gst_util_uint64_scale_int (h, num, den);
+        gst_structure_fixate_field_nearest_int (outs, "width", w);
+
+        goto done;
+      }
+
+      /* The PAR is not fixed and it's quite likely that we can set
+       * an arbitrary PAR. */
+
+      /* Check if we can keep the input width */
+      tmp = gst_structure_copy (outs);
+      gst_structure_fixate_field_nearest_int (tmp, "width", from_w);
+      gst_structure_get_int (tmp, "width", &set_w);
+
+      /* Might have failed but try to keep the DAR nonetheless by
+       * adjusting the PAR */
+      if (!gst_util_fraction_multiply (from_dar_n, from_dar_d, h, set_w,
+              &to_par_n, &to_par_d)) {
+        GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (trans, CORE, NEGOTIATION, (NULL),
+            ("Error calculating the output scaled size - integer overflow"));
+        gst_structure_free (tmp);
+        goto done;
+      }
+
+      if (!gst_structure_has_field (tmp, "pixel-aspect-ratio"))
+        gst_structure_set_value (tmp, "pixel-aspect-ratio", to_par);
+      gst_structure_fixate_field_nearest_fraction (tmp, "pixel-aspect-ratio",
+          to_par_n, to_par_d);
+      gst_structure_get_fraction (tmp, "pixel-aspect-ratio", &set_par_n,
+          &set_par_d);
+      gst_structure_free (tmp);
+
+      /* Check if the adjusted PAR is accepted */
+      if (set_par_n == to_par_n && set_par_d == to_par_d) {
+        if (gst_structure_has_field (outs, "pixel-aspect-ratio") ||
+            set_par_n != set_par_d)
+          gst_structure_set (outs, "width", G_TYPE_INT, set_w,
+              "pixel-aspect-ratio", GST_TYPE_FRACTION, set_par_n, set_par_d,
+              NULL);
+        goto done;
+      }
+
+      /* Otherwise scale the width to the new PAR and check if the
+       * adjusted with is accepted. If all that fails we can't keep
+       * the DAR */
+      if (!gst_util_fraction_multiply (from_dar_n, from_dar_d, set_par_d,
+              set_par_n, &num, &den)) {
+        GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (trans, CORE, NEGOTIATION, (NULL),
+            ("Error calculating the output scaled size - integer overflow"));
+        goto done;
+      }
+
+      w = (guint) gst_util_uint64_scale_int (h, num, den);
+      gst_structure_fixate_field_nearest_int (outs, "width", w);
+      if (gst_structure_has_field (outs, "pixel-aspect-ratio") ||
+          set_par_n != set_par_d)
+        gst_structure_set (outs, "pixel-aspect-ratio", GST_TYPE_FRACTION,
+            set_par_n, set_par_d, NULL);
+
+      goto done;
+    } else if (w) {
+      GstStructure *tmp;
+      gint set_h, set_par_n, set_par_d;
+
+      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (trans, "width is fixed (%d)", w);
+
+      /* If the PAR is fixed too, there's not much to do
+       * except choosing the height that is nearest to the
+       * height with the same DAR */
+      if (gst_value_is_fixed (to_par)) {
+        to_par_n = gst_value_get_fraction_numerator (to_par);
+        to_par_d = gst_value_get_fraction_denominator (to_par);
+
+        GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (trans, "PAR is fixed %d/%d", to_par_n, to_par_d);
+
+        if (!gst_util_fraction_multiply (from_dar_n, from_dar_d, to_par_d,
+                to_par_n, &num, &den)) {
+          GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (trans, CORE, NEGOTIATION, (NULL),
+              ("Error calculating the output scaled size - integer overflow"));
+          goto done;
+        }
+
+        h = (guint) gst_util_uint64_scale_int (w, den, num);
+        gst_structure_fixate_field_nearest_int (outs, "height", h);
+
+        goto done;
+      }
+
+      /* The PAR is not fixed and it's quite likely that we can set
+       * an arbitrary PAR. */
+
+      /* Check if we can keep the input height */
+      tmp = gst_structure_copy (outs);
+      gst_structure_fixate_field_nearest_int (tmp, "height", from_h);
+      gst_structure_get_int (tmp, "height", &set_h);
+
+      /* Might have failed but try to keep the DAR nonetheless by
+       * adjusting the PAR */
+      if (!gst_util_fraction_multiply (from_dar_n, from_dar_d, set_h, w,
+              &to_par_n, &to_par_d)) {
+        GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (trans, CORE, NEGOTIATION, (NULL),
+            ("Error calculating the output scaled size - integer overflow"));
+        gst_structure_free (tmp);
+        goto done;
+      }
+      if (!gst_structure_has_field (tmp, "pixel-aspect-ratio"))
+        gst_structure_set_value (tmp, "pixel-aspect-ratio", to_par);
+      gst_structure_fixate_field_nearest_fraction (tmp, "pixel-aspect-ratio",
+          to_par_n, to_par_d);
+      gst_structure_get_fraction (tmp, "pixel-aspect-ratio", &set_par_n,
+          &set_par_d);
+      gst_structure_free (tmp);
+
+      /* Check if the adjusted PAR is accepted */
+      if (set_par_n == to_par_n && set_par_d == to_par_d) {
+        if (gst_structure_has_field (outs, "pixel-aspect-ratio") ||
+            set_par_n != set_par_d)
+          gst_structure_set (outs, "height", G_TYPE_INT, set_h,
+              "pixel-aspect-ratio", GST_TYPE_FRACTION, set_par_n, set_par_d,
+              NULL);
+        goto done;
+      }
+
+      /* Otherwise scale the height to the new PAR and check if the
+       * adjusted with is accepted. If all that fails we can't keep
+       * the DAR */
+      if (!gst_util_fraction_multiply (from_dar_n, from_dar_d, set_par_d,
+              set_par_n, &num, &den)) {
+        GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (trans, CORE, NEGOTIATION, (NULL),
+            ("Error calculating the output scaled size - integer overflow"));
+        goto done;
+      }
+
+      h = (guint) gst_util_uint64_scale_int (w, den, num);
+      gst_structure_fixate_field_nearest_int (outs, "height", h);
+      if (gst_structure_has_field (outs, "pixel-aspect-ratio") ||
+          set_par_n != set_par_d)
+        gst_structure_set (outs, "pixel-aspect-ratio", GST_TYPE_FRACTION,
+            set_par_n, set_par_d, NULL);
+
+      goto done;
+    } else if (gst_value_is_fixed (to_par)) {
+      GstStructure *tmp;
+      gint set_h, set_w, f_h, f_w;
+
+      to_par_n = gst_value_get_fraction_numerator (to_par);
+      to_par_d = gst_value_get_fraction_denominator (to_par);
+
+      /* Calculate scale factor for the PAR change */
+      if (!gst_util_fraction_multiply (from_dar_n, from_dar_d, to_par_n,
+              to_par_d, &num, &den)) {
+        GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (trans, CORE, NEGOTIATION, (NULL),
+            ("Error calculating the output scaled size - integer overflow"));
+        goto done;
+      }
+
+      /* Try to keep the input height (because of interlacing) */
+      tmp = gst_structure_copy (outs);
+      gst_structure_fixate_field_nearest_int (tmp, "height", from_h);
+      gst_structure_get_int (tmp, "height", &set_h);
+
+      /* This might have failed but try to scale the width
+       * to keep the DAR nonetheless */
+      w = (guint) gst_util_uint64_scale_int (set_h, num, den);
+      gst_structure_fixate_field_nearest_int (tmp, "width", w);
+      gst_structure_get_int (tmp, "width", &set_w);
+      gst_structure_free (tmp);
+
+      /* We kept the DAR and the height is nearest to the original height */
+      if (set_w == w) {
+        gst_structure_set (outs, "width", G_TYPE_INT, set_w, "height",
+            G_TYPE_INT, set_h, NULL);
+        goto done;
+      }
+
+      f_h = set_h;
+      f_w = set_w;
+
+      /* If the former failed, try to keep the input width at least */
+      tmp = gst_structure_copy (outs);
+      gst_structure_fixate_field_nearest_int (tmp, "width", from_w);
+      gst_structure_get_int (tmp, "width", &set_w);
+
+      /* This might have failed but try to scale the width
+       * to keep the DAR nonetheless */
+      h = (guint) gst_util_uint64_scale_int (set_w, den, num);
+      gst_structure_fixate_field_nearest_int (tmp, "height", h);
+      gst_structure_get_int (tmp, "height", &set_h);
+      gst_structure_free (tmp);
+
+      /* We kept the DAR and the width is nearest to the original width */
+      if (set_h == h) {
+        gst_structure_set (outs, "width", G_TYPE_INT, set_w, "height",
+            G_TYPE_INT, set_h, NULL);
+        goto done;
+      }
+
+      /* If all this failed, keep the height that was nearest to the orignal
+       * height and the nearest possible width. This changes the DAR but
+       * there's not much else to do here.
+       */
+      gst_structure_set (outs, "width", G_TYPE_INT, f_w, "height", G_TYPE_INT,
+          f_h, NULL);
+      goto done;
+    } else {
+      GstStructure *tmp;
+      gint set_h, set_w, set_par_n, set_par_d, tmp2;
+
+      /* width, height and PAR are not fixed but passthrough is not possible */
+
+      /* First try to keep the height and width as good as possible
+       * and scale PAR */
+      tmp = gst_structure_copy (outs);
+      gst_structure_fixate_field_nearest_int (tmp, "height", from_h);
+      gst_structure_get_int (tmp, "height", &set_h);
+      gst_structure_fixate_field_nearest_int (tmp, "width", from_w);
+      gst_structure_get_int (tmp, "width", &set_w);
+
+      if (!gst_util_fraction_multiply (from_dar_n, from_dar_d, set_h, set_w,
+              &to_par_n, &to_par_d)) {
+        GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (trans, CORE, NEGOTIATION, (NULL),
+            ("Error calculating the output scaled size - integer overflow"));
+        goto done;
+      }
+
+      if (!gst_structure_has_field (tmp, "pixel-aspect-ratio"))
+        gst_structure_set_value (tmp, "pixel-aspect-ratio", to_par);
+      gst_structure_fixate_field_nearest_fraction (tmp, "pixel-aspect-ratio",
+          to_par_n, to_par_d);
+      gst_structure_get_fraction (tmp, "pixel-aspect-ratio", &set_par_n,
+          &set_par_d);
+      gst_structure_free (tmp);
+
+      if (set_par_n == to_par_n && set_par_d == to_par_d) {
+        gst_structure_set (outs, "width", G_TYPE_INT, set_w, "height",
+            G_TYPE_INT, set_h, NULL);
+
+        if (gst_structure_has_field (outs, "pixel-aspect-ratio") ||
+            set_par_n != set_par_d)
+          gst_structure_set (outs, "pixel-aspect-ratio", GST_TYPE_FRACTION,
+              set_par_n, set_par_d, NULL);
+        goto done;
+      }
+
+      /* Otherwise try to scale width to keep the DAR with the set
+       * PAR and height */
+      if (!gst_util_fraction_multiply (from_dar_n, from_dar_d, set_par_d,
+              set_par_n, &num, &den)) {
+        GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (trans, CORE, NEGOTIATION, (NULL),
+            ("Error calculating the output scaled size - integer overflow"));
+        goto done;
+      }
+
+      w = (guint) gst_util_uint64_scale_int (set_h, num, den);
+      tmp = gst_structure_copy (outs);
+      gst_structure_fixate_field_nearest_int (tmp, "width", w);
+      gst_structure_get_int (tmp, "width", &tmp2);
+      gst_structure_free (tmp);
+
+      if (tmp2 == w) {
+        gst_structure_set (outs, "width", G_TYPE_INT, tmp2, "height",
+            G_TYPE_INT, set_h, NULL);
+        if (gst_structure_has_field (outs, "pixel-aspect-ratio") ||
+            set_par_n != set_par_d)
+          gst_structure_set (outs, "pixel-aspect-ratio", GST_TYPE_FRACTION,
+              set_par_n, set_par_d, NULL);
+        goto done;
+      }
+
+      /* ... or try the same with the height */
+      h = (guint) gst_util_uint64_scale_int (set_w, den, num);
+      tmp = gst_structure_copy (outs);
+      gst_structure_fixate_field_nearest_int (tmp, "height", h);
+      gst_structure_get_int (tmp, "height", &tmp2);
+      gst_structure_free (tmp);
+
+      if (tmp2 == h) {
+        gst_structure_set (outs, "width", G_TYPE_INT, set_w, "height",
+            G_TYPE_INT, tmp2, NULL);
+        if (gst_structure_has_field (outs, "pixel-aspect-ratio") ||
+            set_par_n != set_par_d)
+          gst_structure_set (outs, "pixel-aspect-ratio", GST_TYPE_FRACTION,
+              set_par_n, set_par_d, NULL);
+        goto done;
+      }
+
+      /* If all fails we can't keep the DAR and take the nearest values
+       * for everything from the first try */
+      gst_structure_set (outs, "width", G_TYPE_INT, set_w, "height",
+          G_TYPE_INT, set_h, NULL);
+      if (gst_structure_has_field (outs, "pixel-aspect-ratio") ||
+          set_par_n != set_par_d)
+        gst_structure_set (outs, "pixel-aspect-ratio", GST_TYPE_FRACTION,
+            set_par_n, set_par_d, NULL);
+    }
+  }
+
+done:
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (trans, "fixated othercaps to %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, othercaps);
+
+  if (from_par == &fpar)
+    g_value_unset (&fpar);
+  if (to_par == &tpar)
+    g_value_unset (&tpar);
+
+  return othercaps;
 }
 
 static GstFlowReturn
@@ -654,7 +1067,7 @@ gst_v4l2_transform_class_init (GstV4l2TransformClass * klass)
 
   gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "V4L2 Video Converter",
-      "Filter/Converter/Video",
+      "Filter/Converter/Video/Scaler",
       "Transform streams via V4L2 API",
       "Nicolas Dufresne <nicolas.dufresne@collabora.com>");