diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaencoder.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaencoder.c
index db836e27aa..3e0c2b3a71 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaencoder.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaencoder.c
@@ -534,6 +534,28 @@ gst_va_encoder_new (GstVaDisplay * display, guint32 codec,
   return self;
 }
 
+gboolean
+gst_va_encoder_get_reconstruct_pool_config (GstVaEncoder * self,
+    GstCaps ** caps, guint * max_surfaces)
+{
+  GstStructure *config;
+  gboolean ret;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_VA_ENCODER (self), FALSE);
+
+  if (!gst_va_encoder_is_open (self))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (!self->recon_pool)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  config = gst_buffer_pool_get_config (self->recon_pool);
+  ret = gst_buffer_pool_config_get_params (config, caps, NULL, NULL,
+      max_surfaces);
+  gst_structure_free (config);
+  return ret;
+}
+
 gboolean
 gst_va_encoder_has_profile (GstVaEncoder * self, VAProfile profile)
 {
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaencoder.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaencoder.h
index 2152f0b78d..9def53279d 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaencoder.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvaencoder.h
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ gboolean              gst_va_encoder_open                 (GstVaEncoder * self,
                                                            guint rc_ctrl,
                                                            guint32 packed_headers);
 gboolean              gst_va_encoder_close                (GstVaEncoder * self);
+gboolean              gst_va_encoder_get_reconstruct_pool_config (GstVaEncoder * self,
+                                                                  GstCaps ** caps,
+                                                                  guint * max_surfaces);
 gboolean              gst_va_encoder_has_profile          (GstVaEncoder * self,
                                                            VAProfile profile);
 gint                  gst_va_encoder_get_max_slice_num    (GstVaEncoder * self,