diff --git a/sys/v4l/gstv4lsrc.c b/sys/v4l/gstv4lsrc.c
index 0aeb25bca6..b3ea563cf1 100644
--- a/sys/v4l/gstv4lsrc.c
+++ b/sys/v4l/gstv4lsrc.c
@@ -371,12 +371,30 @@ gst_v4lsrc_get_caps (GstBaseSrc * src, GstCaps * filter)
   GList *item;
 
   if (!GST_V4L_IS_OPEN (GST_V4LELEMENT (v4lsrc))) {
-    return gst_v4lsrc_get_any_caps ();
+    GstCaps *caps, *intersection;
+
+    caps = gst_v4lsrc_get_any_caps ();
+    if (filter) {
+      intersection =
+          gst_caps_intersect_full (filter, caps, GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_FIRST);
+      gst_caps_unref (caps);
+      caps = intersection;
+    }
+    return caps;
   }
 
   if (!v4lsrc->autoprobe) {
+    GstCaps *caps, *intersection;
+
     /* FIXME: query current caps and return those, with _any appended */
-    return gst_v4lsrc_get_any_caps ();
+    caps = gst_v4lsrc_get_any_caps ();
+    if (filter) {
+      intersection =
+          gst_caps_intersect_full (filter, caps, GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_FIRST);
+      gst_caps_unref (caps);
+      caps = intersection;
+    }
+    return caps;
   }
 
   if (!v4lsrc->colorspaces) {
@@ -451,6 +469,15 @@ gst_v4lsrc_get_caps (GstBaseSrc * src, GstCaps * filter)
     gst_caps_append (list, one);
   }
 
+  if (filter) {
+    GstCaps *intersection;
+
+    intersection =
+        gst_caps_intersect_full (filter, list, GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_FIRST);
+    gst_caps_unref (list);
+    list = intersection;
+  }
+
   return list;
 }