diff --git a/linphone/mediastreamer2/include/mediastreamer2/msqueue.h b/linphone/mediastreamer2/include/mediastreamer2/msqueue.h
index e0b23f6ed..98e776d2b 100644
--- a/linphone/mediastreamer2/include/mediastreamer2/msqueue.h
+++ b/linphone/mediastreamer2/include/mediastreamer2/msqueue.h
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ static inline int ms_bufferizer_get_avail(MSBufferizer *obj){
 	return obj->size;
 }
 
+/* purge all data pending in the bufferizer */
+void ms_bufferizer_flush(MSBufferizer *obj);
+
 void ms_bufferizer_uninit(MSBufferizer *obj);
 
 void ms_bufferizer_destroy(MSBufferizer *obj);
diff --git a/linphone/mediastreamer2/src/msqueue.c b/linphone/mediastreamer2/src/msqueue.c
index f9b7b6a1b..b0fb205c6 100644
--- a/linphone/mediastreamer2/src/msqueue.c
+++ b/linphone/mediastreamer2/src/msqueue.c
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ int ms_bufferizer_read(MSBufferizer *obj, uint8_t *data, int datalen){
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void ms_bufferizer_flush(MSBufferizer *obj){
+	flushq(&obj->q,0);
+}
+
 void ms_bufferizer_uninit(MSBufferizer *obj){
 	flushq(&obj->q,0);
 }