diff --git a/livesupport/modules/gstreamerElements/include/LiveSupport/GstreamerElements/autoplug.h b/livesupport/modules/gstreamerElements/include/LiveSupport/GstreamerElements/autoplug.h
index 0ea892f25..7022f8bde 100644
--- a/livesupport/modules/gstreamerElements/include/LiveSupport/GstreamerElements/autoplug.h
+++ b/livesupport/modules/gstreamerElements/include/LiveSupport/GstreamerElements/autoplug.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  
  
     Author   : $Author: maroy $
-    Version  : $Revision: 1.2 $
+    Version  : $Revision: 1.3 $
     Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/modules/gstreamerElements/include/LiveSupport/GstreamerElements/autoplug.h,v $
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
  *  Functions for autoplugging gstreamer elements based on their MIME types.
  *
  *  @author $Author: maroy $
- *  @version $Revision: 1.2 $
+ *  @version $Revision: 1.3 $
  */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -76,6 +76,19 @@ ls_gst_autoplug_plug_source(GstElement        * source,
                             const gchar       * name,
                             const GstCaps     * caps);
 
+/**
+ *  Return the current position in a previously autoplugged element.
+ *  This is a workaround function, as querying the element returned by
+ *  ls_gst_autoplug_plug_source() with the standard gstreamer calls
+ *  will not give satisfactory results.
+ *
+ *  @param element a GstElement that was returned by a previous call to
+ *         ls_gst_autoplug_plug_source()
+ *  @return the current position, in nanoseconds
+ */
+gint64
+ls_gst_autoplug_get_position(GstElement       * element);
+
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } /* extern "C" */
diff --git a/livesupport/modules/gstreamerElements/src/AutoplugTest.cxx b/livesupport/modules/gstreamerElements/src/AutoplugTest.cxx
index 926cd4e4f..cc162eebf 100644
--- a/livesupport/modules/gstreamerElements/src/AutoplugTest.cxx
+++ b/livesupport/modules/gstreamerElements/src/AutoplugTest.cxx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  
  
     Author   : $Author: maroy $
-    Version  : $Revision: 1.10 $
+    Version  : $Revision: 1.11 $
     Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/modules/gstreamerElements/src/AutoplugTest.cxx,v $
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ static const char *         embeddedSmilFile = "var/embedded.smil";
  */
 static const char *         sequentialSmilFile = "var/sequentialSmil.smil";
 
+/**
+ *  A long (in time) playlist
+ */
+static const char *         longSmilFile = "var/bach.smil";
+
 
 /* ===============================================  local function prototypes */
 
@@ -460,5 +465,34 @@ AutoplugTest :: playlistOpenTest(void)
     std::cerr << "duration for " << sequentialSmilFile << ": "
               << *duration << std::endl;
 #endif
+
+    duration = openFile(longSmilFile);
+#ifdef PRINT_TIMES
+    std::cerr << "duration for " << longSmilFile << ": "
+              << *duration << std::endl;
+#endif
+}
+
+
+/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  A test to see if play duration is reported properly.
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+void
+AutoplugTest :: playDurationTest(void)
+                                                throw (CPPUNIT_NS::Exception)
+{
+    gint64      duration;
+
+    duration = playFile(mp3TestFile);
+#ifdef PRINT_TIMES
+    std::cerr << "duration for " << mp3TestFile << ": "
+              << duration << std::endl;
+#endif
+
+    duration = playFile(sequentialSmilFile);
+#ifdef PRINT_TIMES
+    std::cerr << "duration for " << sequentialSmilFile << ": "
+              << duration << std::endl;
+#endif
 }
 
diff --git a/livesupport/modules/gstreamerElements/src/AutoplugTest.h b/livesupport/modules/gstreamerElements/src/AutoplugTest.h
index e82be45f8..1d996e401 100644
--- a/livesupport/modules/gstreamerElements/src/AutoplugTest.h
+++ b/livesupport/modules/gstreamerElements/src/AutoplugTest.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  
  
     Author   : $Author: maroy $
-    Version  : $Revision: 1.6 $
+    Version  : $Revision: 1.7 $
     Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/modules/gstreamerElements/src/AutoplugTest.h,v $
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ using namespace boost::posix_time;
  *  Unit test for the partialplay gstreamer element.
  *
  *  @author  $Author: maroy $
- *  @version $Revision: 1.6 $
+ *  @version $Revision: 1.7 $
  */
 class AutoplugTest : public CPPUNIT_NS::TestFixture
 {
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class AutoplugTest : public CPPUNIT_NS::TestFixture
     CPPUNIT_TEST(shortTest);
     CPPUNIT_TEST(shortSmilTest);
     CPPUNIT_TEST(playlistOpenTest);
+    CPPUNIT_TEST(playDurationTest);
     CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END();
 
     private:
@@ -183,6 +184,14 @@ class AutoplugTest : public CPPUNIT_NS::TestFixture
         void
         playlistOpenTest(void)                 throw (CPPUNIT_NS::Exception);
 
+        /**
+         *  A test to see if play duration is reported properly.
+         *
+         *  @exception CPPUNIT_NS::Exception on test failures.
+         */
+        void
+        playDurationTest(void)                 throw (CPPUNIT_NS::Exception);
+
 
     public:
         
diff --git a/livesupport/modules/gstreamerElements/src/autoplug.c b/livesupport/modules/gstreamerElements/src/autoplug.c
index ede62aa36..3b352057f 100644
--- a/livesupport/modules/gstreamerElements/src/autoplug.c
+++ b/livesupport/modules/gstreamerElements/src/autoplug.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
  
     Author   : $Author: maroy $
-    Version  : $Revision: 1.9 $
+    Version  : $Revision: 1.10 $
     Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/modules/gstreamerElements/src/autoplug.c,v $
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -801,3 +801,30 @@ ls_gst_autoplug_plug_source(GstElement        * source,
     return bin;
 }
 
+
+/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Return the current position of an autoplugged element
+ *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+gint64
+ls_gst_autoplug_get_position(GstElement       * element)
+{
+    GstFormat       format;
+    gint64          position;
+    GstElement    * sink;
+
+    if (!element || !GST_IS_BIN(element)) {
+        return 0LL;
+    }
+    if (!(sink = gst_bin_get_by_name(GST_BIN(element), "audiosink"))) {
+        return 0LL;
+    }
+
+    format = GST_FORMAT_TIME;
+    if (!gst_element_query(sink, GST_QUERY_POSITION, &format, &position)
+     || format != GST_FORMAT_TIME) {
+        return 0LL;
+    }
+
+    return position;
+}
+