diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtcpbuffer.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtcpbuffer.c
index dea2a7933d..cdff0a811b 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtcpbuffer.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/rtp/gstrtcpbuffer.c
@@ -2136,7 +2136,7 @@ gst_rtcp_ntp_to_unix (guint64 ntptime)
   unixtime = ntptime - (G_GUINT64_CONSTANT (2208988800) << 32);
   /* conversion to nanoseconds */
   unixtime =
-      gst_util_uint64_scale (unixtime, GST_SECOND,
+      gst_util_uint64_scale_ceil (unixtime, GST_SECOND,
       (G_GINT64_CONSTANT (1) << 32));
 
   return unixtime;
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/libs/rtp.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/libs/rtp.c
index 1fd25f3d6b..5906d74728 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/libs/rtp.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/libs/rtp.c
@@ -1699,6 +1699,22 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_rtcp_buffer_xr_voipmtrx)
 
 GST_END_TEST;
 
+GST_START_TEST (test_rtcp_utils)
+{
+  /* Make sure conversion from NTP doesn't incur precision loss */
+  GstClockTime orig_ts = gst_util_get_timestamp ();
+  guint64 ntp_ts = gst_rtcp_unix_to_ntp (orig_ts);
+  GstClockTime new_ts = gst_rtcp_ntp_to_unix (ntp_ts);
+  fail_unless_equals_clocktime (orig_ts, new_ts);
+
+  GstClockTime hardcoded_ts = 185774825249347;
+  ntp_ts = gst_rtcp_unix_to_ntp (hardcoded_ts);
+  new_ts = gst_rtcp_ntp_to_unix (ntp_ts);
+  fail_unless_equals_clocktime (hardcoded_ts, new_ts);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
 GST_START_TEST (test_rtp_ntp64_extension)
 {
   GstBuffer *buf;
@@ -2357,6 +2373,7 @@ rtp_suite (void)
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_rtcp_buffer_xr_dlrr);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_rtcp_buffer_xr_ssumm);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_rtcp_buffer_xr_voipmtrx);
+  tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_rtcp_utils);
 
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_rtp_ntp64_extension);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_rtp_ntp56_extension);