diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/audio/audio-quantize.c b/gst-libs/gst/audio/audio-quantize.c
index 6f5a4a5d18..b09ee04027 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/audio/audio-quantize.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/audio/audio-quantize.c
@@ -483,6 +483,21 @@ gst_audio_quantize_free (GstAudioQuantize * quant)
   g_slice_free (GstAudioQuantize, quant);
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_audio_quantize_reset:
+ * @quant: a #GstAudioQuantize
+ *
+ * Reset @quant to the state is was when created, clearing any
+ * history it might have.
+ */
+void
+gst_audio_quantize_reset (GstAudioQuantize * quant)
+{
+  g_free (quant->error_buf);
+  quant->error_buf = NULL;
+  quant->error_size = 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * gst_audio_quantize_samples:
  * @quant: a #GstAudioQuantize
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/audio/audio-quantize.h b/gst-libs/gst/audio/audio-quantize.h
index 0c70237f26..e60c51682c 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/audio/audio-quantize.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/audio/audio-quantize.h
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ GstAudioQuantize *  gst_audio_quantize_new      (GstAudioDitherMethod dither,
 
 void                gst_audio_quantize_free     (GstAudioQuantize * quant);
 
+void                gst_audio_quantize_reset    (GstAudioQuantize * quant);
+
 void                gst_audio_quantize_samples  (GstAudioQuantize * quant,
                                                  const gpointer in[],
                                                  gpointer out[], guint samples);