diff --git a/man/pw-dot.1.xml.in b/man/pw-dot.1.xml.in
index 2d193ff59..cf93cfd95 100644
--- a/man/pw-dot.1.xml.in
+++ b/man/pw-dot.1.xml.in
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ This file is part of PipeWire.
 
     <option>
       <p><opt>-o FILE | --output</opt><arg>=FILE</arg></p>
-      <optdesc><p>Output file name (Default pw.dot).</p></optdesc>
+      <optdesc><p>Output file name (Default pw.dot). Use - for stdout.</p></optdesc>
     </option>
 
   </options>
diff --git a/src/tools/pw-dot.c b/src/tools/pw-dot.c
index 9371ba075..52f919fd3 100644
--- a/src/tools/pw-dot.c
+++ b/src/tools/pw-dot.c
@@ -493,16 +493,21 @@ static int draw_graph(struct data *d, const char *path)
 	/* draw the footer */
 	dot_str_add(&d->dot_str, "}\n");
 
-	/* open the file */
-	fp = fopen(path, "w");
-	if (fp == NULL) {
-		printf("open error: could not open %s for writing\n", path);
-		return -1;
-	}
+	if (strcmp(path, "-") == 0) {
+		/* wire the dot graph into to stdout */
+		fputs(d->dot_str, stdout);
+	} else {
+		/* open the file */
+		fp = fopen(path, "w");
+		if (fp == NULL) {
+			printf("open error: could not open %s for writing\n", path);
+			return -1;
+		}
 
-	/* wire the dot graph into the file */
-	fputs(d->dot_str, fp);
-	fclose(fp);
+		/* wire the dot graph into the file */
+		fputs(d->dot_str, fp);
+		fclose(fp);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }