diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/adaptivedemux2/hls/m3u8.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/adaptivedemux2/hls/m3u8.c
index e8a517d412..87034de0d7 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/adaptivedemux2/hls/m3u8.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/adaptivedemux2/hls/m3u8.c
@@ -164,6 +164,25 @@ gst_m3u8_preload_hint_unref (GstM3U8PreloadHint * hint)
   }
 }
 
+gboolean
+gst_m3u8_preload_hint_equal (GstM3U8PreloadHint * hint1,
+    GstM3U8PreloadHint * hint2)
+{
+  if (hint1->hint_type != hint2->hint_type)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (!g_str_equal (hint1->uri, hint2->uri))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (hint1->offset != hint2->offset)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  if (hint1->size != hint2->size)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 static GstM3U8InitFile *
 gst_m3u8_init_file_new (gchar * uri, gint64 size, gint64 offset)
 {
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/adaptivedemux2/hls/m3u8.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/adaptivedemux2/hls/m3u8.h
index 78f29d43c8..ad2ea78e1f 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/adaptivedemux2/hls/m3u8.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/adaptivedemux2/hls/m3u8.h
@@ -184,11 +184,16 @@ gst_m3u8_partial_segment_ref   (GstM3U8PartialSegment *part);
 void
 gst_m3u8_partial_segment_unref (GstM3U8PartialSegment *part);
 
+/* Set up as flags, so we can form a bitmask
+ * of seen hint types */
 enum _GstM3U8PreloadHintType {
-  M3U8_PRELOAD_HINT_MAP,
-  M3U8_PRELOAD_HINT_PART,
+  M3U8_PRELOAD_HINT_NONE = (0 << 0),
+  M3U8_PRELOAD_HINT_MAP = (1 << 0),
+  M3U8_PRELOAD_HINT_PART = (1 << 1),
 };
 
+#define M3U8_PRELOAD_HINT_ALL (M3U8_PRELOAD_HINT_PART | M3U8_PRELOAD_HINT_MAP)
+
 /**
  * GstM3U8PreloadHint:
  *
@@ -211,6 +216,9 @@ gst_m3u8_preload_hint_ref  (GstM3U8PreloadHint *hint);
 void
 gst_m3u8_preload_hint_unref (GstM3U8PreloadHint *hint);
 
+gboolean
+gst_m3u8_preload_hint_equal (GstM3U8PreloadHint *hint1, GstM3U8PreloadHint *hint2);
+
 /**
  * GstM3U8MediaSegment:
  *