diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm_dmix.c b/src/pcm/pcm_dmix.c
index be2675af..d8495065 100644
--- a/src/pcm/pcm_dmix.c
+++ b/src/pcm/pcm_dmix.c
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_dmix_status(snd_pcm_t *pcm, snd_pcm_status_t * status)
 	}
 
 	status->state = snd_pcm_dmix_state(pcm);
+	status->appl_ptr = *pcm->appl.ptr; /* slave PCM doesn't set appl_ptr */
 	status->trigger_tstamp = dmix->trigger_tstamp;
 	status->avail = snd_pcm_mmap_playback_avail(pcm);
 	status->avail_max = status->avail > dmix->avail_max ? status->avail : dmix->avail_max;
diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm_dshare.c b/src/pcm/pcm_dshare.c
index 10243013..dccb137b 100644
--- a/src/pcm/pcm_dshare.c
+++ b/src/pcm/pcm_dshare.c
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_dshare_status(snd_pcm_t *pcm, snd_pcm_status_t * status)
 		break;
 	}
 	status->state = snd_pcm_dshare_state(pcm);
+	status->appl_ptr = *pcm->appl.ptr; /* slave PCM doesn't set appl_ptr */
 	status->trigger_tstamp = dshare->trigger_tstamp;
 	status->avail = snd_pcm_mmap_playback_avail(pcm);
 	status->avail_max = status->avail > dshare->avail_max ? status->avail : dshare->avail_max;
diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm_dsnoop.c b/src/pcm/pcm_dsnoop.c
index c6e8cd27..695bf4aa 100644
--- a/src/pcm/pcm_dsnoop.c
+++ b/src/pcm/pcm_dsnoop.c
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_dsnoop_status(snd_pcm_t *pcm, snd_pcm_status_t * status)
 	snd_pcm_status(dsnoop->spcm, status);
 	state = snd_pcm_state(dsnoop->spcm);
 	status->state = state == SND_PCM_STATE_RUNNING ? dsnoop->state : state;
+	status->appl_ptr = *pcm->appl.ptr; /* slave PCM doesn't set appl_ptr */
 	status->trigger_tstamp = dsnoop->trigger_tstamp;
 	status->avail = snd_pcm_mmap_capture_avail(pcm);
 	status->avail_max = status->avail > dsnoop->avail_max ? status->avail : dsnoop->avail_max;