diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f18ac89027..49db9ab549 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-07-22  Ronald S. Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
+
+	* ext/mad/gstmad.c: (gst_mad_src_event):
+	  First try forwarding events, makes seeking in AVI files with mp3
+	  audio work again.
+
 2005-07-20  Andy Wingo  <wingo@pobox.com>
 
 	* ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2dec.c (gst_mpeg2dec_sink_event): Signedness
diff --git a/ext/mad/gstmad.c b/ext/mad/gstmad.c
index dacc271917..20e90dd68d 100644
--- a/ext/mad/gstmad.c
+++ b/ext/mad/gstmad.c
@@ -787,10 +787,13 @@ gst_mad_src_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
   switch (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event)) {
       /* the all-formats seek logic */
     case GST_EVENT_SEEK:
-      if (mad->index)
-        res = index_seek (mad, pad, event);
-      else
-        res = normal_seek (mad, pad, event);
+      gst_event_ref (event);
+      if (!(res = gst_pad_event_default (pad, event))) {
+        if (mad->index)
+          res = index_seek (mad, pad, event);
+        else
+          res = normal_seek (mad, pad, event);
+      }
       break;
 
     default: