diff --git a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
index bb74a24cc3..89bd41e70f 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
@@ -5147,6 +5147,7 @@ activate_failed:
   {
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (element,
         "element failed to change states -- activation problem?");
+    do_async_done (dbin);
     return GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE;
   }
 }
diff --git a/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c b/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c
index 22faf8a3c7..050cd898a5 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c
@@ -5782,6 +5782,8 @@ gst_play_bin_change_state (GstElement * element, GstStateChange transition)
   /* ERRORS */
 failure:
   {
+    do_async_done (playbin);
+
     if (transition == GST_STATE_CHANGE_READY_TO_PAUSED) {
       GstSourceGroup *curr_group;
 
diff --git a/gst/playback/gstplaysink.c b/gst/playback/gstplaysink.c
index 6c5a2cfeb1..1685692d9e 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstplaysink.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstplaysink.c
@@ -4961,6 +4961,7 @@ activate_failed:
   {
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (element,
         "element failed to change states -- activation problem?");
+    do_async_done (playsink);
     return GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE;
   }
 }
diff --git a/gst/playback/gstsubtitleoverlay.c b/gst/playback/gstsubtitleoverlay.c
index 3f24fd5df0..719eebb507 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstsubtitleoverlay.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstsubtitleoverlay.c
@@ -1333,8 +1333,11 @@ gst_subtitle_overlay_change_state (GstElement * element,
 
     bret = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (parent_class)->change_state (element, transition);
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (self, "Base class state changed returned: %d", bret);
-    if (G_UNLIKELY (bret == GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE))
+    if (G_UNLIKELY (bret == GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE)) {
+      do_async_done (self);
       return ret;
+    }
+
     else if (bret == GST_STATE_CHANGE_ASYNC)
       ret = bret;
     else if (G_UNLIKELY (bret == GST_STATE_CHANGE_NO_PREROLL)) {