diff --git a/gst/videofilter/gstvideobalance.c b/gst/videofilter/gstvideobalance.c
index c7298d8af8..b554a2217a 100644
--- a/gst/videofilter/gstvideobalance.c
+++ b/gst/videofilter/gstvideobalance.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_video_balance_src_template =
 GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
     GST_PAD_SRC,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE ("{ AYUV, "
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("ANY", "{ AYUV, "
             "ARGB, BGRA, ABGR, RGBA, Y444, xRGB, RGBx, "
             "xBGR, BGRx, RGB, BGR, Y42B, YUY2, UYVY, YVYU, "
             "I420, YV12, IYUV, Y41B, NV12, NV21 }"))
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_video_balance_sink_template =
 GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
     GST_PAD_SINK,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE ("{ AYUV, "
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE_WITH_FEATURES ("ANY", "{ AYUV, "
             "ARGB, BGRA, ABGR, RGBA, Y444, xRGB, RGBx, "
             "xBGR, BGRx, RGB, BGR, Y42B, YUY2, UYVY, YVYU, "
             "I420, YV12, IYUV, Y41B, NV12, NV21 }"))
@@ -484,6 +484,35 @@ gst_video_balance_before_transform (GstBaseTransform * base, GstBuffer * buf)
     gst_object_sync_values (GST_OBJECT (balance), stream_time);
 }
 
+static GstCaps *
+gst_video_balance_transform_caps (GstBaseTransform * trans,
+    GstPadDirection direction, GstCaps * caps, GstCaps * filter)
+{
+  GstVideoBalance *balance = GST_VIDEO_BALANCE (trans);
+  GstCaps *ret;
+
+  if (!gst_video_balance_is_passthrough (balance)) {
+    static GstStaticCaps raw_caps = GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-raw");
+
+    caps = gst_caps_intersect (caps, gst_static_caps_get (&raw_caps));
+
+    if (filter) {
+      ret = gst_caps_intersect_full (filter, caps, GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_FIRST);
+      gst_caps_unref (caps);
+    } else {
+      ret = caps;
+    }
+  } else {
+    if (filter) {
+      ret = gst_caps_intersect_full (filter, caps, GST_CAPS_INTERSECT_FIRST);
+    } else {
+      ret = gst_caps_ref (caps);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
 static GstFlowReturn
 gst_video_balance_transform_frame_ip (GstVideoFilter * vfilter,
     GstVideoFrame * frame)
@@ -574,6 +603,8 @@ gst_video_balance_class_init (GstVideoBalanceClass * klass)
   trans_class->before_transform =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_video_balance_before_transform);
   trans_class->transform_ip_on_passthrough = FALSE;
+  trans_class->transform_caps =
+      GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_video_balance_transform_caps);
 
   vfilter_class->set_info = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_video_balance_set_info);
   vfilter_class->transform_frame_ip =