diff --git a/configs/gstsource/README.md b/configs/gstsource/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8b6c5b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/gstsource/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sample core.ini used to test gstsource.py
diff --git a/configs/gstsource/gst_4s.ini b/configs/gstsource/gst_4s.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..791671d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/gstsource/gst_4s.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+[mix]
+sources = gst1,gst2,gst3,gst4
+
+[source.gst1]
+kind=gst
+audio_source=audiotestsrc freq=550 ! audio/x-raw,format=S16LE,channels=2
+audio_debug=True
+video_source=videotestsrc pattern=ball motion=hsweep animation-mode=wall-time flip=true is-live=true
+video_debug=True
+audio.original=0+1
+
+[source.gst2]
+kind=gst
+audio_source=audiotestsrc freq=1200
+audio_debug=True
+video_source=videotestsrc pattern=red ! textoverlay text=hello
+video_debug=True
+
+[source.gst3]
+kind=gst
+audio_debug=True
+video_source=videotestsrc pattern=blue ! textoverlay text='good bye'
+video_debug=True
+
+[source.gst4]
+kind=gst
+audio_debug=True
+video_source=multifilesrc location=data/images/voc2bg.png caps=image/png,width=1920,height=1080 loop=true ! queue ! pngdec ! videoscale ! videoconvert ! videorate ! queue
+video_debug=True
+
+[composites]
+FULL.alpha-b            = 0
+
+[transitions]
+FADE                    = 750, FULL / FULL
diff --git a/configs/gstsource/gst_minimal.ini b/configs/gstsource/gst_minimal.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d6f55e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/gstsource/gst_minimal.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[mix]
+# core errors if there is only one source
+sources = Gst,Test
+
+[source.Gst]
+kind=gst
+audio.original=0+1
+
+[composites]
+FULL.alpha-b            = 0
+
+[transitions]
+FADE                    = 750, FULL / FULL
diff --git a/configs/gstsource/gst_vivid.ini b/configs/gstsource/gst_vivid.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b09dd489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/gstsource/gst_vivid.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+[mix]
+sources = vivid,gsttst
+
+[source.vivid]
+kind=gst
+audio_debug=True
+
+# modprobe vivid
+# v4l2-ctl --device  /dev/v4l/by-path/platform-vivid.0-video-index0 --set-ctrl show_square=1
+video_source=v4l2src device=/dev/v4l/by-path/platform-vivid.0-video-index0
+video_debug=True
+
+audio.original=0+1
+
+[source.gsttst]
+kind=gst
+audio_debug=True
+video_source=videotestsrc pattern=ball motion=hsweep animation-mode=wall-time flip=true is-live=true
+video_debug=True
+
+[composites]
+FULL.alpha-b            = 0
+
+[transitions]
+FADE                    = 750, FULL / FULL
diff --git a/vocto/__init__.py b/vocto/__init__.py
index 52a5e77e..1d0b193a 100644
--- a/vocto/__init__.py
+++ b/vocto/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     os.environ['GST_DEBUG_DUMP_DOT_DIR'] = os.getcwd()
 
 def kind_has_audio(source: str) -> bool:
-    return source in ["aja", "decklink", "tcp", "test", "pa", "alsa"]
+    return source in ["aja", "decklink", "tcp", "test", "pa", "alsa", "gst"]
 
 def kind_has_video(source: str) -> bool:
-    return source in ["aja", "decklink", "tcp", "test", "v4l2", "img", "file", "background", "RPICam"]
+    return source in ["aja", "decklink", "tcp", "test", "v4l2", "img", "file", "background", "RPICam", "gst"]
diff --git a/vocto/config.py b/vocto/config.py
index 9b2389d6..77d24558 100644
--- a/vocto/config.py
+++ b/vocto/config.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def getDeckLinkVideoMode(self, source) -> str:
 
     def getDeckLinkVideoFormat(self, source) -> str:
         return self.get('source.{}'.format(source), 'video_format', fallback='auto')
-    
+
     def getAJADeviceIdentifier(self, source) -> str:
         return self.get(f'source.{source}', 'device', fallback='')
 
@@ -524,3 +524,24 @@ def source_has_audio(source: str) -> bool:
         if internal:
             sources.extend(self._getInternalSources())
         return list(filter(source_has_audio, sources))
+
+    def getGstAudioPipe(self, source) -> str:
+        return self.get(f'source.{source}',
+                        'audio_source',
+                        fallback='audiotestsrc wave=ticks freq=330')
+
+    def getGstAudioDebug(self, source) -> bool:
+        return self.get(f'source.{source}',
+                        'audio_debug',
+                        fallback=False)
+
+    def getGstVideoPipe(self, source) -> str:
+        return self.get(f'source.{source}',
+                        'video_source',
+                        fallback='videotestsrc pattern=ball motion=hsweep animation-mode=wall-time')
+
+    def getGstVideoDebug(self, source) -> bool:
+        return self.get(f'source.{source}',
+                        'video_debug',
+                        fallback=False)
+
diff --git a/voctocore/lib/sources/__init__.py b/voctocore/lib/sources/__init__.py
index 74cbd7f6..515f0aa4 100644
--- a/voctocore/lib/sources/__init__.py
+++ b/voctocore/lib/sources/__init__.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ def spawn_source(name: str, port: Optional[int], has_audio: bool=True, has_video
     from voctocore.lib.sources.pulseaudiosource import PulseAudioSource
     from voctocore.lib.sources.alsaaudiosource import AlsaAudioSource
 
+    from voctocore.lib.sources.gstsource import GstAVSource
+
     kind = Config.getSourceKind(name)
 
     if kind == 'img':
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ def spawn_source(name: str, port: Optional[int], has_audio: bool=True, has_video
         sources[name] = PulseAudioSource(name)
     elif kind == 'alsa':
         sources[name] = AlsaAudioSource(name)
+    elif kind == 'gst':
+        sources[name] = GstAVSource(name)
     else:
         if kind != 'test':
             log.warning(
diff --git a/voctocore/lib/sources/gstsource.py b/voctocore/lib/sources/gstsource.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7ff91321
--- /dev/null
+++ b/voctocore/lib/sources/gstsource.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import logging
+
+from gi.repository import Gst
+
+from voctocore.lib.config import Config
+from voctocore.lib.sources.avsource import AVSource
+
+
+class GstAVSource(AVSource):
+    def __init__(self, name, has_audio=True, has_video=True,
+                 force_num_streams=None):
+        super().__init__('GstAVSource', name, has_audio, has_video,
+                         force_num_streams)
+
+        self.name = name
+        self.audio_source = Config.getGstAudioPipe(name)
+        self.audio_debug = Config.getGstAudioDebug(name)
+        self.video_source = Config.getGstVideoPipe(name)
+        self.video_debug = Config.getGstVideoDebug(name)
+        self.build_pipeline()
+
+    def num_connections(self):
+        return 1
+
+    def port(self):
+        if self.internal_audio_channels():
+            audio_hint=self.audio_source.split()[0]
+        else:
+            audio_hint="(None)"
+        if self.has_video:
+            video_hint=self.video_source.split()[0]
+        else:
+            video_hint="(None)"
+
+        return f"(AV:{audio_hint}+{video_hint})"
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f'GSTSource[{self.name}] ({self.port()})'
+
+    def build_audioport(self):
+        return self.audio_source
+
+    def build_videoport(self):
+        vpipe=self.video_source
+
+        texts=[]
+        if self.audio_debug:
+            texts.append(self.audio_source)
+        if self.video_debug:
+            texts.append(self.video_source)
+        if texts:
+            text = "\n".join(texts)
+            vpipe+=f' ! clockoverlay text="{self.name=}\n{text}\n" halignment=left line-alignment=left'
+
+        return vpipe
diff --git a/voctocore/lib/sources/v4l2source.py b/voctocore/lib/sources/v4l2source.py
index 9fd9a614..4dae2610 100644
--- a/voctocore/lib/sources/v4l2source.py
+++ b/voctocore/lib/sources/v4l2source.py
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ def build_source(self):
             ! videoconvert
             ! videoscale
             ! videorate
+            """
+        pipe = f'fallbacksrc source="{pipe}"'
+
+        pipe += """\
                 name=vout-{name}
         """.format(name=self.name)