diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
index ca431c389..4fc29dbe7 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
@@ -434,15 +434,19 @@ static void node_update_state(struct pw_impl_node *node, enum pw_node_state stat
 
 static int suspend_node(struct pw_impl_node *this)
 {
+	struct impl *impl = SPA_CONTAINER_OF(this, struct impl, this);
 	int res = 0;
 	struct pw_impl_port *p;
+	bool active = this->active;
 
 	pw_log_debug("%p: suspend node state:%s", this,
 			pw_node_state_as_string(this->info.state));
 
-	if (this->info.state > 0 && this->info.state <= PW_NODE_STATE_SUSPENDED)
+	if (this->info.state != PW_NODE_STATE_ERROR &&
+	    impl->pending_state != PW_NODE_STATE_IDLE)
 		return 0;
 
+	this->active = false;
 	node_deactivate(this);
 
 	spa_list_for_each(p, &this->input_ports, link) {
@@ -473,6 +477,7 @@ static int suspend_node(struct pw_impl_node *this)
 		pw_log_warn("%p: suspend node error %s", this, spa_strerror(res));
 
 	node_update_state(this, PW_NODE_STATE_SUSPENDED, 0, NULL);
+	this->active = active;
 
 	return res;
 }