diff --git a/src/gsttools/qgstreamervideorenderer.cpp b/src/gsttools/qgstreamervideorenderer.cpp
index bd2a0b12..c0dbe093 100644
--- a/src/gsttools/qgstreamervideorenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/gsttools/qgstreamervideorenderer.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ GstElement *QGstreamerVideoRenderer::videoSink()
     return reinterpret_cast<GstElement*>(m_videoSink);
 }
 
+void QGstreamerVideoRenderer::stopRenderer()
+{
+    if (m_surface)
+        m_surface->stop();
+}
 
 QAbstractVideoSurface *QGstreamerVideoRenderer::surface() const
 {
diff --git a/src/multimedia/gsttools_headers/qgstreamervideorenderer_p.h b/src/multimedia/gsttools_headers/qgstreamervideorenderer_p.h
index 76a10815..2a6a6724 100644
--- a/src/multimedia/gsttools_headers/qgstreamervideorenderer_p.h
+++ b/src/multimedia/gsttools_headers/qgstreamervideorenderer_p.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public:
 
     GstElement *videoSink();
 
+    void stopRenderer();
     bool isReady() const { return m_surface != 0; }
 
 signals: