diff --git a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapad.cpp b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapad.cpp
index d4f5b15..c4c466d 100644
--- a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapad.cpp
+++ b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapad.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ using namespace libcamera;
 struct _GstLibcameraPad {
 	GstPad parent;
 	StreamRole role;
+	GstLibcameraPool *pool;
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -107,3 +108,20 @@ gst_libcamera_pad_get_role(GstPad *pad)
 	GLibLocker lock(GST_OBJECT(self));
 	return self->role;
 }
+
+GstLibcameraPool *
+gst_libcamera_pad_get_pool(GstPad *pad)
+{
+	auto *self = GST_LIBCAMERA_PAD(pad);
+	return self->pool;
+}
+
+void
+gst_libcamera_pad_set_pool(GstPad *pad, GstLibcameraPool *pool)
+{
+	auto *self = GST_LIBCAMERA_PAD(pad);
+
+	if (self->pool)
+		g_object_unref(self->pool);
+	self->pool = pool;
+}
diff --git a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapad.h b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapad.h
index 3dea0e7..4570c0c 100644
--- a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapad.h
+++ b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerapad.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 #include <libcamera/stream.h>
 
+#include "gstlibcamerapool.h"
+
 #ifndef __GST_LIBCAMERA_PAD_H__
 #define __GST_LIBCAMERA_PAD_H__
 
@@ -18,4 +20,8 @@ G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE(GstLibcameraPad, gst_libcamera_pad,
 
 libcamera::StreamRole gst_libcamera_pad_get_role(GstPad *pad);
 
+GstLibcameraPool *gst_libcamera_pad_get_pool(GstPad *pad);
+
+void gst_libcamera_pad_set_pool(GstPad *pad, GstLibcameraPool *pool);
+
 #endif /* __GST_LIBCAMERA_PAD_H__ */