diff --git a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamera-utils.cpp b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamera-utils.cpp
index 482439a81..44a993fa6 100644
--- a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamera-utils.cpp
+++ b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamera-utils.cpp
@@ -167,3 +167,14 @@ gst_libcamera_configure_stream_from_caps(StreamConfiguration &stream_cfg,
 	stream_cfg.size.width = width;
 	stream_cfg.size.height = height;
 }
+
+void
+gst_libcamera_resume_task(GstTask *task)
+{
+	/* We only want to resume the task if it's paused. */
+	GLibLocker lock(GST_OBJECT(task));
+	if (GST_TASK_STATE(task) == GST_TASK_PAUSED) {
+		GST_TASK_STATE(task) = GST_TASK_STARTED;
+		GST_TASK_SIGNAL(task);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamera-utils.h b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamera-utils.h
index cbfb1cc0b..2b3f26b6f 100644
--- a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamera-utils.h
+++ b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamera-utils.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ GstCaps *gst_libcamera_stream_formats_to_caps(const libcamera::StreamFormats &fo
 GstCaps *gst_libcamera_stream_configuration_to_caps(const libcamera::StreamConfiguration &stream_cfg);
 void gst_libcamera_configure_stream_from_caps(libcamera::StreamConfiguration &stream_cfg,
 					      GstCaps *caps);
+void gst_libcamera_resume_task(GstTask *task);
 
 /**
  * \class GLibLocker
diff --git a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerasrc.cpp b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerasrc.cpp
index 4b4b00985..690892bd6 100644
--- a/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerasrc.cpp
+++ b/src/gstreamer/gstlibcamerasrc.cpp
@@ -196,15 +196,7 @@ GstLibcameraSrcState::requestCompleted(Request *request)
 		gst_libcamera_pad_queue_buffer(srcpad, buffer);
 	}
 
-	{
-		/* We only want to resume the task if it's paused. */
-		GstTask *task = src_->task;
-		GLibLocker lock(GST_OBJECT(task));
-		if (GST_TASK_STATE(task) == GST_TASK_PAUSED) {
-			GST_TASK_STATE(task) = GST_TASK_STARTED;
-			GST_TASK_SIGNAL(task);
-		}
-	}
+	gst_libcamera_resume_task(this->src_->task);
 }
 
 static bool