diff --git a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
index f0f1ab807c..53f946d2fa 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
@@ -2901,6 +2901,13 @@ no_more_pads_cb (GstElement * element, GstDecodeChain * chain)
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (element, "Setting group %p to complete", group);
 
   group->no_more_pads = TRUE;
+  /* this group has prerolled enough to not need more pads,
+   * we can probably set its buffering state to playing now */
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (group->dbin, "Setting group %p multiqueue to "
+      "'playing' buffering mode", group);
+  decodebin_set_queue_size (group->dbin, group->multiqueue, FALSE,
+      (group->parent ? group->parent->seekable : TRUE),
+      (group->parent ? group->parent->adaptive_demuxer : FALSE));
   CHAIN_MUTEX_UNLOCK (chain);
 
   EXPOSE_LOCK (chain->dbin);
@@ -3316,6 +3323,13 @@ multi_queue_overrun_cb (GstElement * queue, GstDecodeGroup * group)
       queue);
 
   group->overrun = TRUE;
+  /* this group has prerolled enough to not need more pads,
+   * we can probably set its buffering state to playing now */
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (group->dbin, "Setting group %p multiqueue to "
+      "'playing' buffering mode", group);
+  decodebin_set_queue_size (group->dbin, group->multiqueue, FALSE,
+      (group->parent ? group->parent->seekable : TRUE),
+      (group->parent ? group->parent->adaptive_demuxer : FALSE));
 
   /* FIXME: We should make sure that everything gets exposed now
    * even if child chains are not complete because the will never