diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0a3d16abcd..440b0d1bd4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2008-02-12  Sebastian Dröge  <slomo@circular-chaos.org>
+
+	* sys/dshowdecwrapper/gstdshowaudiodec.c:
+	(gst_dshowaudiodec_dispose):
+	* sys/dshowdecwrapper/gstdshowvideodec.c:
+	(gst_dshowvideodec_dispose):
+	Chain up dispose methods properly. Fixes bug #515970.
+
 2008-02-12  Wim Taymans  <wim.taymans@collabora.co.uk>
 
 	* gst/mpegvideoparse/mpegvideoparse.c:
diff --git a/sys/dshowdecwrapper/gstdshowaudiodec.c b/sys/dshowdecwrapper/gstdshowaudiodec.c
index c231ac4b09..6bb298ce75 100644
--- a/sys/dshowdecwrapper/gstdshowaudiodec.c
+++ b/sys/dshowdecwrapper/gstdshowaudiodec.c
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ gst_dshowaudiodec_dispose (GObject * object)
   }
 
   CoUninitialize ();
+
+  G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/sys/dshowdecwrapper/gstdshowvideodec.c b/sys/dshowdecwrapper/gstdshowvideodec.c
index ea286d569b..01cf6813bf 100644
--- a/sys/dshowdecwrapper/gstdshowvideodec.c
+++ b/sys/dshowdecwrapper/gstdshowvideodec.c
@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@ gst_dshowvideodec_dispose (GObject * object)
   }
 
   CoUninitialize ();
+
+  G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
 
 static GstStateChangeReturn