diff --git a/src/gst/gstpipewirepool.c b/src/gst/gstpipewirepool.c
index 6ac132c7f..c1792c958 100644
--- a/src/gst/gstpipewirepool.c
+++ b/src/gst/gstpipewirepool.c
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #include <gst/allocators/gstfdmemory.h>
 #include <gst/allocators/gstdmabuf.h>
 
+#include <gst/video/gstvideometa.h>
+
 #include "gstpipewirepool.h"
 
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (gst_pipewire_pool_debug_category);
@@ -115,6 +117,9 @@ void gst_pipewire_pool_wrap_buffer (GstPipeWirePool *pool, struct pw_buffer *b)
   data->flags = GST_BUFFER_FLAGS (buf);
   data->b = b;
   data->buf = buf;
+  data->crop = spa_buffer_find_meta_data (b->buffer, SPA_META_VideoCrop, sizeof(*data->crop));
+  if (data->crop)
+	  gst_buffer_add_video_crop_meta(buf);
 
   gst_mini_object_set_qdata (GST_MINI_OBJECT_CAST (buf),
                              pool_data_quark,
diff --git a/src/gst/gstpipewirepool.h b/src/gst/gstpipewirepool.h
index eb3d8d16e..47c4dc3fa 100644
--- a/src/gst/gstpipewirepool.h
+++ b/src/gst/gstpipewirepool.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ struct _GstPipeWirePoolData {
   struct pw_buffer *b;
   GstBuffer *buf;
   gboolean queued;
+  struct spa_meta_region *crop;
 };
 
 struct _GstPipeWirePool {
diff --git a/src/gst/gstpipewiresink.c b/src/gst/gstpipewiresink.c
index 629806ec1..fbb21053c 100644
--- a/src/gst/gstpipewiresink.c
+++ b/src/gst/gstpipewiresink.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 #include <spa/pod/builder.h>
 #include <spa/utils/result.h>
 
+#include <gst/video/video.h>
+
 #include "gstpipewireformat.h"
 
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (pipewire_sink_debug);
@@ -225,7 +227,7 @@ pool_activated (GstPipeWirePool *pool, GstPipeWireSink *sink)
   guint size;
   guint min_buffers;
   guint max_buffers;
-  const struct spa_pod *port_params[2];
+  const struct spa_pod *port_params[3];
   struct spa_pod_builder b = { NULL };
   uint8_t buffer[1024];
   struct spa_pod_frame f;
@@ -246,8 +248,8 @@ pool_activated (GstPipeWirePool *pool, GstPipeWireSink *sink)
 
   spa_pod_builder_add (&b,
       SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_stride,  SPA_POD_CHOICE_RANGE_Int(0, 0, INT32_MAX),
-      SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_buffers, SPA_POD_CHOICE_RANGE_Int(min_buffers, min_buffers,
-                                               max_buffers ? max_buffers : INT32_MAX),
+      SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_buffers, SPA_POD_CHOICE_RANGE_Int(SPA_MAX(4u, min_buffers),
+	      SPA_MAX(2u, min_buffers), max_buffers ? max_buffers : INT32_MAX),
       SPA_PARAM_BUFFERS_align,   SPA_POD_Int(16),
       0);
   port_params[0] = spa_pod_builder_pop (&b, &f);
@@ -257,9 +259,13 @@ pool_activated (GstPipeWirePool *pool, GstPipeWireSink *sink)
       SPA_PARAM_META_type, SPA_POD_Int(SPA_META_Header),
       SPA_PARAM_META_size, SPA_POD_Int(sizeof (struct spa_meta_header)));
 
+  port_params[2] = spa_pod_builder_add_object (&b,
+      SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_ParamMeta, SPA_PARAM_Meta,
+      SPA_PARAM_META_type, SPA_POD_Int(SPA_META_VideoCrop),
+      SPA_PARAM_META_size, SPA_POD_Int(sizeof (struct spa_meta_region)));
 
   pw_thread_loop_lock (sink->core->loop);
-  pw_stream_update_params (sink->stream, port_params, 2);
+  pw_stream_update_params (sink->stream, port_params, 3);
   pw_thread_loop_unlock (sink->core->loop);
 }
 
@@ -423,6 +429,15 @@ do_send_buffer (GstPipeWireSink *pwsink, GstBuffer *buffer)
     data->header->pts = GST_BUFFER_PTS (buffer);
     data->header->dts_offset = GST_BUFFER_DTS (buffer);
   }
+  if (data->crop) {
+    GstVideoCropMeta *meta = gst_buffer_get_video_crop_meta (buffer);
+    if (meta) {
+      data->crop->region.position.x = meta->x;
+      data->crop->region.position.y = meta->y;
+      data->crop->region.size.width = meta->width;
+      data->crop->region.size.height = meta->width;
+    }
+  }
   for (i = 0; i < b->n_datas; i++) {
     struct spa_data *d = &b->datas[i];
     GstMemory *mem = gst_buffer_peek_memory (buffer, i);
diff --git a/src/gst/gstpipewiresrc.c b/src/gst/gstpipewiresrc.c
index ce1ce08b0..302bd9adf 100644
--- a/src/gst/gstpipewiresrc.c
+++ b/src/gst/gstpipewiresrc.c
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ static GstBuffer *dequeue_buffer(GstPipeWireSrc *pwsrc)
   GstBuffer *buf;
   GstPipeWirePoolData *data;
   struct spa_meta_header *h;
+  struct spa_meta_region *crop;
   guint i;
 
   b = pw_stream_dequeue_buffer (pwsrc->stream);
@@ -482,6 +483,16 @@ static GstBuffer *dequeue_buffer(GstPipeWireSrc *pwsrc)
     }
     GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (buf) = h->seq;
   }
+  crop = data->crop;
+  if (crop) {
+    GstVideoCropMeta *meta = gst_buffer_get_video_crop_meta(buf);
+    if (meta) {
+      meta->x = crop->region.position.x;
+      meta->y = crop->region.position.y;
+      meta->width = crop->region.size.width;
+      meta->height = crop->region.size.height;
+    }
+  }
   for (i = 0; i < b->buffer->n_datas; i++) {
     struct spa_data *d = &b->buffer->datas[i];
     GstMemory *mem = gst_buffer_peek_memory (buf, i);
@@ -753,7 +764,7 @@ on_param_changed (void *data, uint32_t id,
   gst_caps_unref (caps);
 
   if (res) {
-    const struct spa_pod *params[2];
+    const struct spa_pod *params[3];
     struct spa_pod_builder b = { NULL };
     uint8_t buffer[512];
     uint32_t buffers = CLAMP (16, pwsrc->min_buffers, pwsrc->max_buffers);
@@ -773,9 +784,13 @@ on_param_changed (void *data, uint32_t id,
         SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_ParamMeta, SPA_PARAM_Meta,
         SPA_PARAM_META_type, SPA_POD_Id(SPA_META_Header),
         SPA_PARAM_META_size, SPA_POD_Int(sizeof (struct spa_meta_header)));
+    params[2] = spa_pod_builder_add_object (&b,
+        SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_ParamMeta, SPA_PARAM_Meta,
+        SPA_PARAM_META_type, SPA_POD_Id(SPA_META_VideoCrop),
+        SPA_PARAM_META_size, SPA_POD_Int(sizeof (struct spa_meta_region)));
 
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (pwsrc, "doing finish format");
-    pw_stream_update_params (pwsrc->stream, params, 2);
+    pw_stream_update_params (pwsrc->stream, params, 3);
   } else {
     GST_WARNING_OBJECT (pwsrc, "finish format with error");
     pw_stream_set_error (pwsrc->stream, -EINVAL, "unhandled format");