diff --git a/girs/Gst-1.0.gir b/girs/Gst-1.0.gir
index 922e9fb9c3..06e4fcd3b6 100644
--- a/girs/Gst-1.0.gir
+++ b/girs/Gst-1.0.gir
@@ -51551,6 +51551,47 @@ would write out.</doc>
         </parameter>
       </parameters>
     </function>
+    <function name="debug_print_object" c:identifier="gst_debug_print_object" version="1.26">
+      <doc xml:space="preserve" filename="../subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstinfo.c">Returns a string that represents @ptr. This is safe to call with
+%GstStructure, %GstCapsFeatures, %GstMiniObject s (e.g. %GstCaps,
+%GstBuffer or %GstMessage), and %GObjects (e.g. %GstElement or %GstPad).
+
+The string representation is meant to be used for debugging purposes and
+might change between GStreamer versions.
+
+Passing other kind of pointers might or might not work and is generally
+unsafe to do.</doc>
+      <source-position filename="../subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstinfo.h"/>
+      <return-value transfer-ownership="full">
+        <doc xml:space="preserve" filename="../subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstinfo.c">a string containing a string
+    representation of the object</doc>
+        <type name="utf8" c:type="gchar*"/>
+      </return-value>
+      <parameters>
+        <parameter name="ptr" transfer-ownership="none" nullable="1" allow-none="1">
+          <doc xml:space="preserve" filename="../subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstinfo.c">the object</doc>
+          <type name="gpointer" c:type="gconstpointer"/>
+        </parameter>
+      </parameters>
+    </function>
+    <function name="debug_print_segment" c:identifier="gst_debug_print_segment" version="1.26">
+      <doc xml:space="preserve" filename="../subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstinfo.c">Returns a string that represents @segments.
+
+The string representation is meant to be used for debugging purposes and
+might change between GStreamer versions.</doc>
+      <source-position filename="../subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstinfo.h"/>
+      <return-value transfer-ownership="full">
+        <doc xml:space="preserve" filename="../subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstinfo.c">a string containing a string
+    representation of the segment</doc>
+        <type name="utf8" c:type="gchar*"/>
+      </return-value>
+      <parameters>
+        <parameter name="segment" transfer-ownership="none" nullable="1" allow-none="1">
+          <doc xml:space="preserve" filename="../subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstinfo.c">the %GstSegment</doc>
+          <type name="Segment" c:type="const GstSegment*"/>
+        </parameter>
+      </parameters>
+    </function>
     <function name="debug_print_stack_trace" c:identifier="gst_debug_print_stack_trace">
       <doc xml:space="preserve" filename="../subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstinfo.c">If libunwind, glibc backtrace or DbgHelp are present
 a stack trace is printed.</doc>
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstinfo.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstinfo.c
index 782bb28975..dd38bf9859 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstinfo.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstinfo.c
@@ -1065,8 +1065,27 @@ gst_info_describe_stream_collection (GstStreamCollection * collection)
   return ret;
 }
 
-static gchar *
-gst_debug_print_object (gpointer ptr)
+/**
+ * gst_debug_print_object:
+ * @ptr: (nullable): the object
+ *
+ * Returns a string that represents @ptr. This is safe to call with
+ * %GstStructure, %GstCapsFeatures, %GstMiniObject s (e.g. %GstCaps,
+ * %GstBuffer or %GstMessage), and %GObjects (e.g. %GstElement or %GstPad).
+ *
+ * The string representation is meant to be used for debugging purposes and
+ * might change between GStreamer versions.
+ *
+ * Passing other kind of pointers might or might not work and is generally
+ * unsafe to do.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full) (type gchar*): a string containing a string
+ *     representation of the object
+ *
+ * Since: 1.26
+ */
+gchar *
+gst_debug_print_object (gconstpointer ptr)
 {
   GObject *object = (GObject *) ptr;
 
@@ -1162,11 +1181,23 @@ gst_debug_print_object (gpointer ptr)
   return g_strdup_printf ("%p", ptr);
 }
 
-static gchar *
-gst_debug_print_segment (gpointer ptr)
+/**
+ * gst_debug_print_segment:
+ * @segment: (nullable): the %GstSegment
+ *
+ * Returns a string that represents @segments.
+ *
+ * The string representation is meant to be used for debugging purposes and
+ * might change between GStreamer versions.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full) (type gchar*): a string containing a string
+ *     representation of the segment
+ *
+ * Since: 1.26
+ */
+gchar *
+gst_debug_print_segment (const GstSegment * segment)
 {
-  GstSegment *segment = (GstSegment *) ptr;
-
   /* nicely printed segment */
   if (segment == NULL) {
     return g_strdup ("(NULL)");
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstinfo.h b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstinfo.h
index 416bd7c25f..fb392f38d3 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstinfo.h
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstinfo.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <glib-object.h>
 #include <gst/gstconfig.h>
+#include <gst/gstsegment.h>
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
@@ -553,6 +554,12 @@ GST_API
 GSList *        gst_debug_get_all_categories	(void);
 
 
+GST_API
+gchar * gst_debug_print_object  (gconstpointer ptr);
+
+GST_API
+gchar * gst_debug_print_segment (const GstSegment *segment);
+
 GST_API
 gchar * gst_debug_construct_term_color (guint colorinfo);