diff --git a/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt b/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
index cfcd7832eab9100e843390d55355ff02d3dac180..03f3272f5612b64929b7269045d009803f29286c 100644
--- a/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/gst/gstreamer-sections.txt
@@ -667,6 +667,8 @@ gst_clock_wait_for_sync
 gst_clock_is_synced
 gst_clock_set_synced
 gst_clock_id_get_time
+gst_clock_id_get_clock
+gst_clock_id_uses_clock
 gst_clock_id_wait
 gst_clock_id_wait_async
 gst_clock_id_unschedule
diff --git a/gst/gstclock.c b/gst/gstclock.c
index aa1ed5ca4e42073c30799aaccfcd457bef9b137a..dc4af8cad791c85f4b5dffcd3efc452d93161848 100644
--- a/gst/gstclock.c
+++ b/gst/gstclock.c
@@ -249,7 +249,14 @@ gst_clock_entry_new (GstClock * clock, GstClockTime time,
       "created entry %p, time %" GST_TIME_FORMAT, entry, GST_TIME_ARGS (time));
 
   entry->refcount = 1;
+#ifndef GST_REMOVE_DEPRECATED
+#ifndef GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
   entry->clock = clock;
+#else
+  entry->_clock = clock;
+#endif
+#endif
+  g_weak_ref_init (&entry->ABI.abi.clock, clock);
   entry->type = type;
   entry->time = time;
   entry->interval = interval;
@@ -270,7 +277,8 @@ gst_clock_entry_reinit (GstClock * clock, GstClockEntry * entry,
     GstClockTime time, GstClockTime interval, GstClockEntryType type)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (entry->status != GST_CLOCK_BUSY, FALSE);
-  g_return_val_if_fail (entry->clock == clock, FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (gst_clock_id_uses_clock ((GstClockID) entry, clock),
+      FALSE);
 
   entry->type = type;
   entry->time = time;
@@ -354,6 +362,8 @@ _gst_clock_id_free (GstClockID id)
   if (entry->destroy_data)
     entry->destroy_data (entry->user_data);
 
+  g_weak_ref_clear (&entry->ABI.abi.clock);
+
   /* FIXME: add tracer hook for struct allocations such as clock entries */
 
   g_slice_free (GstClockEntry, id);
@@ -526,7 +536,9 @@ gst_clock_id_wait (GstClockID id, GstClockTimeDiff * jitter)
   entry = (GstClockEntry *) id;
   requested = GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_TIME (entry);
 
-  clock = GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_CLOCK (entry);
+  clock = g_weak_ref_get (&entry->ABI.abi.clock);
+  if (G_UNLIKELY (clock == NULL))
+    goto invalid_entry;
 
   /* can't sync on invalid times */
   if (G_UNLIKELY (!GST_CLOCK_TIME_IS_VALID (requested)))
@@ -549,6 +561,7 @@ gst_clock_id_wait (GstClockID id, GstClockTimeDiff * jitter)
   if (entry->type == GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_PERIODIC)
     entry->time = requested + entry->interval;
 
+  gst_object_unref (clock);
   return res;
 
   /* ERRORS */
@@ -556,13 +569,20 @@ invalid_time:
   {
     GST_CAT_DEBUG_OBJECT (GST_CAT_CLOCK, clock,
         "invalid time requested, returning _BADTIME");
+    gst_object_unref (clock);
     return GST_CLOCK_BADTIME;
   }
 not_supported:
   {
     GST_CAT_DEBUG_OBJECT (GST_CAT_CLOCK, clock, "clock wait is not supported");
+    gst_object_unref (clock);
     return GST_CLOCK_UNSUPPORTED;
   }
+invalid_entry:
+  {
+    GST_CAT_DEBUG (GST_CAT_CLOCK, "clock entry %p lost its clock", id);
+    return GST_CLOCK_ERROR;
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -600,7 +620,9 @@ gst_clock_id_wait_async (GstClockID id,
 
   entry = (GstClockEntry *) id;
   requested = GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_TIME (entry);
-  clock = GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_CLOCK (entry);
+  clock = g_weak_ref_get (&entry->ABI.abi.clock);
+  if (G_UNLIKELY (clock == NULL))
+    goto invalid_entry;
 
   /* can't sync on invalid times */
   if (G_UNLIKELY (!GST_CLOCK_TIME_IS_VALID (requested)))
@@ -617,6 +639,7 @@ gst_clock_id_wait_async (GstClockID id,
 
   res = cclass->wait_async (clock, entry);
 
+  gst_object_unref (clock);
   return res;
 
   /* ERRORS */
@@ -625,13 +648,20 @@ invalid_time:
     (func) (clock, GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE, id, user_data);
     GST_CAT_DEBUG_OBJECT (GST_CAT_CLOCK, clock,
         "invalid time requested, returning _BADTIME");
+    gst_object_unref (clock);
     return GST_CLOCK_BADTIME;
   }
 not_supported:
   {
     GST_CAT_DEBUG_OBJECT (GST_CAT_CLOCK, clock, "clock wait is not supported");
+    gst_object_unref (clock);
     return GST_CLOCK_UNSUPPORTED;
   }
+invalid_entry:
+  {
+    GST_CAT_DEBUG (GST_CAT_CLOCK, "clock entry %p lost its clock", id);
+    return GST_CLOCK_ERROR;
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -655,12 +685,23 @@ gst_clock_id_unschedule (GstClockID id)
   g_return_if_fail (id != NULL);
 
   entry = (GstClockEntry *) id;
-  clock = entry->clock;
+  clock = g_weak_ref_get (&entry->ABI.abi.clock);
+  if (G_UNLIKELY (clock == NULL))
+    goto invalid_entry;
 
   cclass = GST_CLOCK_GET_CLASS (clock);
 
   if (G_LIKELY (cclass->unschedule))
     cclass->unschedule (clock, entry);
+
+  gst_object_unref (clock);
+  return;
+
+invalid_entry:
+  {
+    GST_CAT_DEBUG (GST_CAT_CLOCK, "clock entry %p lost its clock", id);
+    return;
+  }
 }
 
 
@@ -1338,6 +1379,68 @@ gst_clock_get_master (GstClock * clock)
   return result;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_clock_id_get_clock:
+ * @id: a #GstClockID
+ *
+ * This function returns the underlying clock.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full) (nullable): a #GstClock or %NULL when the
+ *     underlying clock has been freed.  Unref after usage.
+ *
+ * MT safe.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.16
+ */
+GstClock *
+gst_clock_id_get_clock (GstClockID id)
+{
+  GstClockEntry *entry;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (id != NULL, NULL);
+
+  entry = (GstClockEntry *) id;
+  return g_weak_ref_get (&entry->ABI.abi.clock);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_clock_id_uses_clock:
+ * @id: a #GstClockID to check
+ * @clock: a #GstClock to compare against
+ *
+ * This function returns whether @id uses @clock as the underlying clock.
+ * @clock can be NULL, in which case the return value indicates whether
+ * the underlying clock has been freed.  If this is the case, the @id is
+ * no longer usable and should be freed.
+ *
+ * Returns: whether the clock @id uses the same underlying #GstClock @clock.
+ *
+ * MT safe.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.16
+ */
+gboolean
+gst_clock_id_uses_clock (GstClockID id, GstClock * clock)
+{
+  GstClockEntry *entry;
+  GstClock *entry_clock;
+  gboolean ret = FALSE;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (id != NULL, FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (clock != NULL, FALSE);
+
+  entry = (GstClockEntry *) id;
+  entry_clock = g_weak_ref_get (&entry->ABI.abi.clock);
+  if (entry_clock == clock)
+    ret = TRUE;
+
+  if (G_LIKELY (entry_clock != NULL))
+    gst_object_unref (entry_clock);
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * gst_clock_add_observation:
  * @clock: a #GstClock
diff --git a/gst/gstclock.h b/gst/gstclock.h
index c80eeba037c74ba323f1665c305d9d53775d3b3a..3d683fdefcebe5c5315c307eb7ea8c3de50eb8d4 100644
--- a/gst/gstclock.h
+++ b/gst/gstclock.h
@@ -339,13 +339,18 @@ typedef enum {
  * Cast to a clock entry
  */
 #define GST_CLOCK_ENTRY(entry)          ((GstClockEntry *)(entry))
+
+#ifndef GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 /**
  * GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_CLOCK:
  * @entry: the entry to query
  *
  * Get the owner clock of the entry
+ *
+ * Deprecated: Use gst_clock_id_get_clock() instead.
  */
 #define GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_CLOCK(entry)    ((entry)->clock)
+#endif
 /**
  * GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_TYPE:
  * @entry: the entry to query
@@ -387,7 +392,13 @@ typedef enum {
 struct _GstClockEntry {
   gint                  refcount;
   /*< protected >*/
+#ifndef GST_REMOVE_DEPRECATED
+#ifndef GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
   GstClock              *clock;
+#else
+  gpointer               _clock;
+#endif
+#endif
   GstClockEntryType      type;
   GstClockTime           time;
   GstClockTime           interval;
@@ -399,7 +410,12 @@ struct _GstClockEntry {
   gboolean               woken_up;
 
   /*< private >*/
-  gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
+  union {
+    gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
+    struct {
+      GWeakRef clock;
+    } abi;
+  } ABI;
 };
 
 #include <gst/gstobject.h>
@@ -600,6 +616,12 @@ void                    gst_clock_id_unref              (GstClockID id);
 GST_API
 gint                    gst_clock_id_compare_func       (gconstpointer id1, gconstpointer id2);
 
+GST_API
+GstClock *              gst_clock_id_get_clock          (GstClockID id);
+
+GST_API
+gboolean                gst_clock_id_uses_clock         (GstClockID id, GstClock * clock);
+
 GST_API
 GstClockTime            gst_clock_id_get_time           (GstClockID id);
 
diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c b/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c
index 2ef99c93f3bf70ab5080c3dfd2adbc4ad94dc808..4368c1a34c4627595ea5a2a98ecd281dd329be94 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstbasesink.c
@@ -2286,11 +2286,8 @@ gst_base_sink_wait_clock (GstBaseSink * sink, GstClockTime time,
   time += base_time;
 
   /* Re-use existing clockid if available */
-  /* FIXME: Casting to GstClockEntry only works because the types
-   * are the same */
   if (G_LIKELY (sink->priv->cached_clock_id != NULL
-          && GST_CLOCK_ENTRY_CLOCK ((GstClockEntry *) sink->
-              priv->cached_clock_id) == clock)) {
+          && gst_clock_id_uses_clock (sink->priv->cached_clock_id, clock))) {
     if (!gst_clock_single_shot_id_reinit (clock, sink->priv->cached_clock_id,
             time)) {
       gst_clock_id_unref (sink->priv->cached_clock_id);