diff --git a/gst/effectv/Makefile.am b/gst/effectv/Makefile.am
index dd6fe7f2f3..5346ee8761 100644
--- a/gst/effectv/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/effectv/Makefile.am
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ libgsteffectv_la_SOURCES = \
 	gstshagadelic.c gstvertigo.c gstrev.c gstquark.c
 libgsteffectv_la_CFLAGS = \
 	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) \
+	$(GST_CONTROLLER_CFLAGS) \
 	$(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) \
 	$(GST_CFLAGS) \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/gst/videofilter
 libgsteffectv_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstvideo-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
+	$(GST_CONTROLLER_LIBS) \
 	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) \
 	$(GST_LIBS) \
 	$(LIBM)
diff --git a/gst/effectv/gstaging.c b/gst/effectv/gstaging.c
index 8ff4dc1188..829fa3f0ec 100644
--- a/gst/effectv/gstaging.c
+++ b/gst/effectv/gstaging.c
@@ -28,12 +28,15 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#include <gst/video/gstvideofilter.h>
-
 #include <string.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
 #include <gst/video/video.h>
+#include <gst/video/gstvideofilter.h>
+
+#include <gst/controller/gstcontroller.h>
 
 #define GST_TYPE_AGINGTV \
   (gst_agingtv_get_type())
@@ -387,6 +390,17 @@ gst_agingtv_transform (GstBaseTransform * trans, GstBuffer * in,
   guint32 *dest = (guint32 *) GST_BUFFER_DATA (out);
   gint area_scale = width * height / 64 / 480;
   GstFlowReturn ret = GST_FLOW_OK;
+  GstClockTime timestamp, stream_time;
+
+  timestamp = GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (in);
+  stream_time =
+      gst_segment_to_stream_time (&trans->segment, GST_FORMAT_TIME, timestamp);
+
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (agingtv, "sync to %" GST_TIME_FORMAT,
+      GST_TIME_ARGS (timestamp));
+
+  if (GST_CLOCK_TIME_IS_VALID (stream_time))
+    gst_object_sync_values (G_OBJECT (agingtv), stream_time);
 
   if (area_scale <= 0)
     area_scale = 1;