diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/gstadaptivedemux.c b/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/gstadaptivedemux.c
index 59dabc52fe..56e6a6d2b0 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/gstadaptivedemux.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/gstadaptivedemux.c
@@ -1654,9 +1654,11 @@ gst_adaptive_demux_stream_download_header_fragment (GstAdaptiveDemuxStream *
         G_GINT64_FORMAT, stream->fragment.header_uri,
         stream->fragment.header_range_start, stream->fragment.header_range_end);
 
+    stream->downloading_header = TRUE;
     ret = gst_adaptive_demux_stream_download_uri (demux, stream,
         stream->fragment.header_uri, stream->fragment.header_range_start,
         stream->fragment.header_range_end);
+    stream->downloading_header = FALSE;
   }
 
   /* check if we have an index */
@@ -1667,9 +1669,11 @@ gst_adaptive_demux_stream_download_header_fragment (GstAdaptiveDemuxStream *
           "Fetching index %s %" G_GINT64_FORMAT "-%" G_GINT64_FORMAT,
           stream->fragment.index_uri,
           stream->fragment.index_range_start, stream->fragment.index_range_end);
+      stream->downloading_index = TRUE;
       ret = gst_adaptive_demux_stream_download_uri (demux, stream,
           stream->fragment.index_uri, stream->fragment.index_range_start,
           stream->fragment.index_range_end);
+      stream->downloading_index = FALSE;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/gstadaptivedemux.h b/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/gstadaptivedemux.h
index e226a92227..781d1117f5 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/gstadaptivedemux.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/gstadaptivedemux.h
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ struct _GstAdaptiveDemuxStream
   gboolean restart_download;
   gboolean discont;
 
+  gboolean downloading_header;
+  gboolean downloading_index;
+
   /* download tooling */
   GstElement *src;
   GstPad *src_srcpad;