diff --git a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c
index 1836e9d83a..9b8e897a30 100644
--- a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c
+++ b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c
@@ -1110,7 +1110,14 @@ mpegts_base_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buf)
       return res;
 
     mpegts_base_flush (base, FALSE);
-    mpegts_packetizer_flush (base->packetizer, base->mode == BASE_MODE_PUSHING);
+    /* In the case of discontinuities in push-mode with TIME segment
+     * we want to drop all previous observations (hard:TRUE) from
+     * the packetizer */
+    if (base->mode == BASE_MODE_PUSHING
+        && base->segment.format == GST_FORMAT_TIME)
+      mpegts_packetizer_flush (base->packetizer, TRUE);
+    else
+      mpegts_packetizer_flush (base->packetizer, FALSE);
   }
 
   mpegts_packetizer_push (base->packetizer, buf);