diff --git a/sys/decklink/gstdecklinkaudiosrc.cpp b/sys/decklink/gstdecklinkaudiosrc.cpp
index 63c75d2..04dc2f7 100644
--- a/sys/decklink/gstdecklinkaudiosrc.cpp
+++ b/sys/decklink/gstdecklinkaudiosrc.cpp
@@ -428,14 +428,20 @@
   GstClockTime timestamp;
 
   GST_LOG_OBJECT (self,
-      "Got audio packet at %" GST_TIME_FORMAT " / %" GST_TIME_FORMAT,
-      GST_TIME_ARGS (capture_time), GST_TIME_ARGS (packet_time));
+      "Got audio packet at %" GST_TIME_FORMAT " / %" GST_TIME_FORMAT
+      ", no signal %d", GST_TIME_ARGS (capture_time),
+      GST_TIME_ARGS (packet_time), no_signal);
 
   g_mutex_lock (&self->input->lock);
   if (self->input->videosrc) {
     GstDecklinkVideoSrc *videosrc =
         GST_DECKLINK_VIDEO_SRC_CAST (gst_object_ref (self->input->videosrc));
 
+    if (videosrc->drop_no_signal_frames && no_signal) {
+      g_mutex_unlock (&self->input->lock);
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (videosrc->first_time == GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE)
       videosrc->first_time = packet_time;
 
diff --git a/sys/decklink/gstdecklinkvideosrc.cpp b/sys/decklink/gstdecklinkvideosrc.cpp
index b259211..d6c0561 100644
--- a/sys/decklink/gstdecklinkvideosrc.cpp
+++ b/sys/decklink/gstdecklinkvideosrc.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE (5)
 #define DEFAULT_OUTPUT_STREAM_TIME (FALSE)
 #define DEFAULT_SKIP_FIRST_TIME (0)
+#define DEFAULT_DROP_NO_SIGNAL_FRAMES (FALSE)
 
 enum
 {
@@ -45,7 +46,8 @@
   PROP_VIDEO_FORMAT,
   PROP_TIMECODE_FORMAT,
   PROP_OUTPUT_STREAM_TIME,
-  PROP_SKIP_FIRST_TIME
+  PROP_SKIP_FIRST_TIME,
+  PROP_DROP_NO_SIGNAL_FRAMES
 };
 
 typedef struct
@@ -195,6 +197,12 @@
           G_MAXUINT64, DEFAULT_SKIP_FIRST_TIME,
           (GParamFlags) (G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS)));
 
+  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_DROP_NO_SIGNAL_FRAMES,
+      g_param_spec_boolean ("drop-no-signal-frames", "Drop No Signal Frames",
+          "Drop frames that are marked as having no input signal",
+          DEFAULT_DROP_NO_SIGNAL_FRAMES,
+          (GParamFlags) (G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS)));
+
   templ_caps = gst_decklink_mode_get_template_caps ();
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_pad_template_new ("src", GST_PAD_SRC, GST_PAD_ALWAYS, templ_caps));
@@ -222,6 +230,7 @@
   self->no_signal = FALSE;
   self->output_stream_time = DEFAULT_OUTPUT_STREAM_TIME;
   self->skip_first_time = DEFAULT_SKIP_FIRST_TIME;
+  self->drop_no_signal_frames = DEFAULT_DROP_NO_SIGNAL_FRAMES;
 
   self->window_size = 64;
   self->times = g_new (GstClockTime, 4 * self->window_size);
@@ -293,6 +302,9 @@
     case PROP_SKIP_FIRST_TIME:
       self->skip_first_time = g_value_get_uint64 (value);
       break;
+    case PROP_DROP_NO_SIGNAL_FRAMES:
+      self->drop_no_signal_frames = g_value_get_boolean (value);
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, property_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -331,6 +343,9 @@
     case PROP_SKIP_FIRST_TIME:
       g_value_set_uint64 (value, self->skip_first_time);
       break;
+    case PROP_DROP_NO_SIGNAL_FRAMES:
+      g_value_set_boolean (value, self->drop_no_signal_frames);
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, property_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -594,8 +609,11 @@
 
   GST_LOG_OBJECT (self,
       "Got video frame at %" GST_TIME_FORMAT " / %" GST_TIME_FORMAT " (%"
-      GST_TIME_FORMAT ")", GST_TIME_ARGS (capture_time),
-      GST_TIME_ARGS (stream_time), GST_TIME_ARGS (stream_duration));
+      GST_TIME_FORMAT "), no signal: %d", GST_TIME_ARGS (capture_time),
+      GST_TIME_ARGS (stream_time), GST_TIME_ARGS (stream_duration), no_signal);
+
+  if (self->drop_no_signal_frames && no_signal)
+    return;
 
   g_mutex_lock (&self->lock);
   if (self->first_time == GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE)
diff --git a/sys/decklink/gstdecklinkvideosrc.h b/sys/decklink/gstdecklinkvideosrc.h
index 3292796..77db2b0 100644
--- a/sys/decklink/gstdecklinkvideosrc.h
+++ b/sys/decklink/gstdecklinkvideosrc.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
   gint device_number;
   gboolean output_stream_time;
   GstClockTime skip_first_time;
+  gboolean drop_no_signal_frames;
 
   GstVideoInfo info;
   GstDecklinkVideoFormat video_format;