diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiofilter.c b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiofilter.c
index 94b3a586d0..7a15dbbdab 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiofilter.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiofilter.c
@@ -63,6 +63,25 @@ static gboolean gst_audio_filter_get_unit_size (GstBaseTransform * btrans,
 G_DEFINE_ABSTRACT_TYPE_WITH_CODE (GstAudioFilter, gst_audio_filter,
     GST_TYPE_BASE_TRANSFORM, do_init);
 
+static gboolean
+gst_audio_filter_transform_meta (GstBaseTransform * trans, GstBuffer * inbuf,
+    GstMeta * meta, GstBuffer * outbuf)
+{
+  const GstMetaInfo *info = meta->info;
+  const gchar *const *tags;
+
+  tags = gst_meta_api_type_get_tags (info->api);
+
+  if (tags && g_strv_length ((gchar **) tags) == 1
+      && gst_meta_api_type_has_tag (info->api,
+          g_quark_from_string (GST_META_TAG_AUDIO_STR)))
+    return TRUE;
+
+  return
+      GST_BASE_TRANSFORM_CLASS (gst_audio_filter_parent_class)->transform_meta
+      (trans, inbuf, meta, outbuf);
+}
+
 static void
 gst_audio_filter_class_init (GstAudioFilterClass * klass)
 {
@@ -74,6 +93,7 @@ gst_audio_filter_class_init (GstAudioFilterClass * klass)
   basetrans_class->set_caps = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_audio_filter_set_caps);
   basetrans_class->get_unit_size =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_audio_filter_get_unit_size);
+  basetrans_class->transform_meta = gst_audio_filter_transform_meta;
 }
 
 static void