diff --git a/subprojects/gst-rtsp-server/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c b/subprojects/gst-rtsp-server/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c
index 823b006bf3..25159b0fdd 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-rtsp-server/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-rtsp-server/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c
@@ -2747,6 +2747,35 @@ gst_rtsp_media_create_stream (GstRTSPMedia * media, GstElement * payloader,
   return stream;
 }
 
+GstRTSPStream *
+gst_rtsp_media_create_and_join_stream (GstRTSPMedia * media,
+    GstElement * payloader, GstPad * pad)
+{
+  GstRTSPStream *stream = gst_rtsp_media_create_stream (media, payloader, pad);
+  GstRTSPMediaPrivate *priv = media->priv;
+
+  if (stream == NULL) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  g_rec_mutex_lock (&priv->state_lock);
+  if (priv->status == GST_RTSP_MEDIA_STATUS_PREPARING) {
+    /* join the element in the PAUSED state because this callback is
+     * called from the streaming thread and it is PAUSED */
+    if (!gst_rtsp_stream_join_bin (stream, GST_BIN (priv->pipeline),
+            priv->rtpbin, GST_STATE_PAUSED)) {
+      GST_WARNING ("failed to join bin element");
+    }
+
+    if (priv->blocked)
+      gst_rtsp_stream_set_blocked (stream, TRUE);
+  }
+
+  g_rec_mutex_unlock (&priv->state_lock);
+
+  return stream;
+}
+
 static void
 gst_rtsp_media_remove_stream (GstRTSPMedia * media, GstRTSPStream * stream)
 {
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-rtsp-server/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-onvif-media.c b/subprojects/gst-rtsp-server/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-onvif-media.c
index a9354d0b3a..6eaaf7b1f3 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-rtsp-server/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-onvif-media.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-rtsp-server/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-onvif-media.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
 #include "rtsp-onvif-media.h"
 #include "rtsp-latency-bin.h"
+#include "rtsp-server-internal.h"
 
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (rtsp_onvif_media_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT rtsp_onvif_media_debug
@@ -317,7 +318,8 @@ gst_rtsp_onvif_media_collect_backchannel (GstRTSPOnvifMedia * media)
     goto out;
 
   GST_LOG_OBJECT (media, "Creating backchannel stream");
-  gst_rtsp_media_create_stream (GST_RTSP_MEDIA (media), latency_bin, pad);
+  gst_rtsp_media_create_and_join_stream (GST_RTSP_MEDIA (media), latency_bin,
+      pad);
   ret = TRUE;
 
 out:
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-rtsp-server/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-server-internal.h b/subprojects/gst-rtsp-server/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-server-internal.h
index 00a45219e6..3572f02630 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-rtsp-server/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-server-internal.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-rtsp-server/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-server-internal.h
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ void                     gst_rtsp_stream_set_drop_delta_units (GstRTSPStream * s
 
 gboolean                 gst_rtsp_stream_install_drop_probe (GstRTSPStream * stream);
 
+GstRTSPStream *          gst_rtsp_media_create_and_join_stream (GstRTSPMedia * media,
+                                                                GstElement * payloader,
+                                                                GstPad * pad);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GST_RTSP_SERVER_INTERNAL_H__ */