diff --git a/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c b/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c
index 4ef4e90..d60c11b 100644
--- a/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c
+++ b/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ enum
 #define DEFAULT_SILENT          TRUE
 #define DEFAULT_NEW_PREF        1.0
 #define DEFAULT_SKIP_TO_FIRST   FALSE
+#define DEFAULT_VFR_MAX_MODE    FALSE
 
 enum
 {
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ enum
   ARG_DROP,
   ARG_SILENT,
   ARG_NEW_PREF,
-  ARG_SKIP_TO_FIRST
+  ARG_SKIP_TO_FIRST,
+  ARG_VFR_MAX_MODE
       /* FILL ME */
 };
 
@@ -196,6 +198,11 @@ gst_video_rate_class_init (GstVideoRateClass * klass)
           "Don't produce buffers before the first one we receive",
           DEFAULT_SKIP_TO_FIRST, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
+  g_object_class_install_property (object_class, ARG_VFR_MAX_MODE,
+      g_param_spec_boolean ("vfr-max-mode", "Set only max limit",
+          "It will only drop frames, no dups are produced",
+          DEFAULT_VFR_MAX_MODE, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+
   element_class->change_state = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_video_rate_change_state);
 }
 
@@ -480,9 +487,11 @@ gst_video_rate_flush_prev (GstVideoRate * videorate, gboolean duplicate)
     GST_BUFFER_DURATION (outbuf) = videorate->next_ts - push_ts;
   }
 
-  /* adapt for looping, bring back to time in current segment. */
-  GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (outbuf) = push_ts - videorate->segment.accum;
-
+  /* We do not need to update time in VFR (variable frame rate) mode */
+  if (!videorate->vfr_max_mode) {
+    /* adapt for looping, bring back to time in current segment. */
+    GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (outbuf) = push_ts - videorate->segment.accum;
+  }
   gst_buffer_set_caps (outbuf, GST_PAD_CAPS (videorate->srcpad));
 
   GST_LOG_OBJECT (videorate,
@@ -827,6 +836,10 @@ gst_video_rate_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buffer)
           goto done;
         }
       }
+
+    /* Do not produce any dups. We can exit loop now*/
+    if (videorate->vfr_max_mode)
+	break;
       /* continue while the first one was the best, if they were equal avoid
        * going into an infinite loop */
     }
@@ -897,6 +910,9 @@ gst_video_rate_set_property (GObject * object,
     case ARG_SKIP_TO_FIRST:
       videorate->skip_to_first = g_value_get_boolean (value);
       break;
+    case ARG_VFR_MAX_MODE:
+      videorate->vfr_max_mode = g_value_get_boolean (value);
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -931,6 +947,9 @@ gst_video_rate_get_property (GObject * object,
     case ARG_SKIP_TO_FIRST:
       g_value_set_boolean (value, videorate->skip_to_first);
       break;
+    case ARG_VFR_MAX_MODE:
+      g_value_set_boolean (value, videorate->vfr_max_mode);
+      break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
diff --git a/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.h b/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.h
index 4d6c061..27dd4b3 100644
--- a/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.h
+++ b/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ struct _GstVideoRate
   gboolean silent;
   gdouble new_pref;
   gboolean skip_to_first;
+  gboolean vfr_max_mode;
 };
 
 struct _GstVideoRateClass
