diff --git a/src/modules/module-rtp-sap.c b/src/modules/module-rtp-sap.c
index aa9563af1..86b6b9c91 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-rtp-sap.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-rtp-sap.c
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
  * sess.sap.announce = true and it will create a receiver for all announced
  * streams.
  *
+ * If `sap.announcer` is set to `false`, the announce-stream action will not
+ * work. Use this to avoid opening a send socket if you are not going to use
+ * this functionality.
+ *
  * ## Module Name
  *
  * `libpipewire-module-rtp-sap`
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@
  * - `sap.max-sessions = <int>`: maximum number of concurrent send/receive sessions to track
  * - `sap.preamble-extra = [strings]`: extra attributes to add to the atomic SDP preamble
  * - `sap.end-extra = [strings]`: extra attributes to add to the end of the SDP message
+ * - `sap.announcer = <bool>`: enable announcing local streams, default true
  *
  * ## General options
  *
@@ -265,6 +270,7 @@ struct impl {
 
 	struct sockaddr_storage src_addr;
 	socklen_t src_len;
+	bool announcer;
 
 	uint16_t sap_port;
 	struct sockaddr_storage sap_addr;
@@ -1085,7 +1091,7 @@ static int rule_matched(void *data, const char *location, const char *action,
 
 		session_load_source(i->session, i->props);
 	}
-	else if (i->node && spa_streq(action, "announce-stream")) {
+	else if (i->node && i->impl->announcer && spa_streq(action, "announce-stream")) {
 		struct pw_properties *props;
 
 		if ((props = pw_properties_new_dict(i->node->info->props)) == NULL)
@@ -1486,12 +1492,14 @@ static int start_sap(struct impl *impl)
 	struct timespec value, interval;
 	char addr[128] = "invalid";
 
-	if ((fd = make_send_socket(&impl->src_addr, impl->src_len,
-					&impl->sap_addr, impl->sap_len,
-					impl->mcast_loop, impl->ttl)) < 0)
-		return fd;
+	if (impl->announcer) {
+		if ((fd = make_send_socket(&impl->src_addr, impl->src_len,
+						&impl->sap_addr, impl->sap_len,
+						impl->mcast_loop, impl->ttl)) < 0)
+			return fd;
 
-	impl->sap_fd = fd;
+		impl->sap_fd = fd;
+	}
 
 	pw_log_info("starting SAP timer");
 	impl->timer = pw_loop_add_timer(impl->loop, on_timer_event, impl);
@@ -1733,6 +1741,8 @@ int pipewire__module_init(struct pw_impl_module *module, const char *args)
 	impl->module = module;
 	impl->loop = pw_context_get_main_loop(context);
 
+	impl->announcer = pw_properties_get_bool(props, "sap.announcer", true);
+
 	str = pw_properties_get(props, "local.ifname");
 	impl->ifname = str ? strdup(str) : NULL;
 
@@ -1754,7 +1764,7 @@ int pipewire__module_init(struct pw_impl_module *module, const char *args)
 			"sap.cleanup.sec", DEFAULT_CLEANUP_SEC);
 
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(props, "source.ip")) == NULL) {
-		if (impl->ifname) {
+		if (impl->ifname && impl->announcer) {
 			int fd = socket(impl->sap_addr.ss_family, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
 			if (fd >= 0) {
 				struct ifreq req;