diff --git a/sys/decklink/gstdecklinkvideosrc.cpp b/sys/decklink/gstdecklinkvideosrc.cpp
index 08d8b287ac..0d65814cb3 100644
--- a/sys/decklink/gstdecklinkvideosrc.cpp
+++ b/sys/decklink/gstdecklinkvideosrc.cpp
@@ -381,11 +381,23 @@ gst_decklink_video_src_convert_to_external_clock (GstDecklinkVideoSrc * self,
 
     if (rate_n != rate_d && self->internal_base_time != GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE) {
       GstClockTime internal_timestamp = *timestamp;
+      GstClockTimeDiff external_start_time_diff;
 
       // Convert to the running time corresponding to both clock times
       internal -= self->internal_base_time;
       external -= self->external_base_time;
 
+      // Add the diff between the external time when we
+      // went to playing and the external time when the
+      // pipeline went to playing. Otherwise we will
+      // always start outputting from 0 instead of the
+      // current running time.
+      external_start_time_diff =
+          gst_element_get_base_time (GST_ELEMENT_CAST (self));
+      external_start_time_diff =
+          self->external_base_time - external_start_time_diff;
+      external += external_start_time_diff;
+
       // Get the difference in the internal time, note
       // that the capture time is internal time.
       // Then scale this difference and offset it to