--- gst/mpegaudioparse/gstmpegaudioparse.c
+++ gst/mpegaudioparse/gstmpegaudioparse.c
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@
 {
   gboolean res;
   GstMPEGAudioParse *mp3parse;
+  GstEvent **eventp;
 
   mp3parse = GST_MP3PARSE (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
 
@@ -379,12 +380,21 @@
       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (mp3parse, "Pushing newseg rate %g, applied rate %g, "
           "format %d, start %lld, stop %lld, pos %lld\n",
           rate, applied_rate, format, start, stop, pos);
-      res = gst_pad_push_event (mp3parse->srcpad, event);
+
+      /* save the segment for later, right before we push a new buffer so that
+       * the caps are fixed and the next linked element can receive the segment. */
+      eventp = &mp3parse->pending_segment;
+      gst_event_replace (eventp, event);
+      res = TRUE;
+
       break;
     }
     case GST_EVENT_FLUSH_STOP:
       /* Clear our adapter and set up for a new position */
       gst_adapter_clear (mp3parse->adapter);
+      eventp = &mp3parse->pending_segment;
+      gst_event_replace (eventp, NULL);
+
       res = gst_pad_push_event (mp3parse->srcpad, event);
       break;
     default:
@@ -484,6 +494,11 @@
   }
 
   return gst_pad_push (mp3parse->srcpad, outbuf);
+ /* push any pending segment now */
+    if (mp3parse->pending_segment)
+      gst_pad_push_event (mp3parse->srcpad, mp3parse->pending_segment);
+    mp3parse->pending_segment = NULL;
+
 }
 
 #define XING_FRAMES_FLAG     0x0001
--- gst/mpegaudioparse/gstmpegaudioparse.h
+++ gst/mpegaudioparse/gstmpegaudioparse.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
   guchar xing_seek_table[100];
   guint32 xing_vbr_scale;
   guint   xing_bitrate;
+ /* pending segment */
+  GstEvent *pending_segment;
 };
 
 struct _GstMPEGAudioParseClass {