diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 71d0b79fbe..649fdfc4fc 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-04-20  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* sys/ximage/ximagesink.c: (plugin_init):
+	* sys/xvimage/xvimagesink.c: (plugin_init):
+          add debuggin categories
+
 2004-04-20  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
 
 	* po/en_GB.po:
diff --git a/sys/ximage/ximagesink.c b/sys/ximage/ximagesink.c
index 03b3878d52..68f61264c5 100644
--- a/sys/ximage/ximagesink.c
+++ b/sys/ximage/ximagesink.c
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
 /* Object header */
 #include "ximagesink.h"
 
+/* Debugging category */
+#include <gst/gstinfo.h>
+GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (gst_debug_ximagesink);
+#define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_debug_ximagesink
+
 static void gst_ximagesink_buffer_free (GstBuffer * buffer);
 
 /* ElementFactory information */
@@ -1409,6 +1414,9 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
           GST_RANK_SECONDARY, GST_TYPE_XIMAGESINK))
     return FALSE;
 
+  GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gst_debug_ximagesink, "ximagesink", 0,
+      "ximagesink element");
+
   return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/xvimage/xvimagesink.c b/sys/xvimage/xvimagesink.c
index b7f8d01cac..aa0588897d 100644
--- a/sys/xvimage/xvimagesink.c
+++ b/sys/xvimage/xvimagesink.c
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
 /* Object header */
 #include "xvimagesink.h"
 
+/* Debugging category */
+#include <gst/gstinfo.h>
+GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (gst_debug_xvimagesink);
+#define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_debug_xvimagesink
+
 static void gst_xvimagesink_buffer_free (GstBuffer * buffer);
 
 /* ElementFactory information */
@@ -1785,6 +1790,9 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
           GST_RANK_PRIMARY, GST_TYPE_XVIMAGESINK))
     return FALSE;
 
+  GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gst_debug_xvimagesink, "xvimagesink", 0,
+      "xvimagesink element");
+
   return TRUE;
 }