diff --git a/src/pipewire/client.c b/src/pipewire/client.c
index 9525ef28f..ffde610bd 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/client.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/client.c
@@ -186,8 +186,7 @@ static void client_update_permissions(void *object, const struct spa_dict *props
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if (impl->permissions_default != 0)
-		pw_client_set_busy(client, false);
+	pw_client_set_busy(client, false);
 }
 
 static const struct pw_client_proxy_methods client_methods = {
@@ -316,6 +315,8 @@ struct pw_client *pw_client_new(struct pw_core *core,
 
 	this->info.props = &this->properties->dict;
 
+	pw_core_events_check_access(core, this);
+
 	return this;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/core.h b/src/pipewire/core.h
index 14e8d0e20..75c5e1c51 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/core.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/core.h
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ struct pw_core_events {
 	void (*free) (void *data);
 	/** The core info changed,  use \ref pw_core_get_info() to get the updated info */
 	void (*info_changed) (void *data, struct pw_core_info *info);
+	/** a new client object is added */
+	void (*check_access) (void *data, struct pw_client *client);
 	/** a new global object was added */
 	void (*global_added) (void *data, struct pw_global *global);
 	/** a global object was removed */
diff --git a/src/pipewire/private.h b/src/pipewire/private.h
index d58bb749c..b56d3e41d 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/private.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/private.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ struct pw_global {
 #define pw_core_events_destroy(c)		pw_core_events_emit(c, destroy, 0)
 #define pw_core_events_free(c)			pw_core_events_emit(c, free, 0)
 #define pw_core_events_info_changed(c,i)	pw_core_events_emit(c, info_changed, 0, i)
+#define pw_core_events_check_access(c,cl)	pw_core_events_emit(c, check_access, 0, cl)
 #define pw_core_events_global_added(c,g)	pw_core_events_emit(c, global_added, 0, g)
 #define pw_core_events_global_removed(c,g)	pw_core_events_emit(c, global_removed, 0, g)