diff --git a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c
index eea4035..d9c9e96 100644
--- a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c
+++ b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media.c
@@ -2584,7 +2584,8 @@ gst_rtsp_media_set_state (GstRTSPMedia * media, GstState state,
   g_rec_mutex_lock (&priv->state_lock);
   if (priv->status == GST_RTSP_MEDIA_STATUS_ERROR)
     goto error_status;
-  if (priv->status != GST_RTSP_MEDIA_STATUS_PREPARED)
+  if (priv->status != GST_RTSP_MEDIA_STATUS_PREPARED &&
+      priv->status != GST_RTSP_MEDIA_STATUS_SUSPENDED)
     goto not_prepared;

   /* NULL and READY are the same */