diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c b/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
index 70d81d1be..85bcccbde 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
@@ -1182,6 +1182,7 @@ struct impl {
 	struct pw_properties *control_props;
 	struct pw_stream *control;
 	struct spa_hook control_listener;
+  bool control_stream_active;
 
 	struct spa_audio_info_raw info;
 
@@ -1669,33 +1670,35 @@ static int setup_streams(struct impl *impl)
 	struct spa_pod_dynamic_builder b;
 	struct spa_filter_graph *graph = impl->graph;
 
-	impl->control = pw_stream_new(impl->core,
-			"filter control", impl->control_props);
-	impl->control_props = NULL;
-	if (impl->control == NULL)
-		return -errno;
+  if (impl->control_stream_active) {
+    impl->control = pw_stream_new(impl->core,
+        "filter control", impl->control_props);
+    impl->control_props = NULL;
+    if (impl->control == NULL)
+      return -errno;
 
-	pw_stream_add_listener(impl->control,
-			&impl->control_listener,
-			&control_stream_events, impl);
+    pw_stream_add_listener(impl->control,
+        &impl->control_listener,
+        &control_stream_events, impl);
 
-  uint8_t buffer[256];
-  struct spa_pod_builder bt = SPA_POD_BUILDER_INIT(buffer, sizeof(buffer));
-  const struct spa_pod *param[1];
+    uint8_t buffer[256];
+    struct spa_pod_builder bt = SPA_POD_BUILDER_INIT(buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+    const struct spa_pod *param[1];
 
-  param[0] = spa_pod_builder_add_object(&bt,
-      SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_Format, SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat,
-      SPA_FORMAT_mediaType,    SPA_POD_Id(SPA_MEDIA_TYPE_application),
-      SPA_FORMAT_mediaSubtype, SPA_POD_Id(SPA_MEDIA_SUBTYPE_control)
-  );
+    param[0] = spa_pod_builder_add_object(&bt,
+        SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_Format, SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat,
+        SPA_FORMAT_mediaType,    SPA_POD_Id(SPA_MEDIA_TYPE_application),
+        SPA_FORMAT_mediaSubtype, SPA_POD_Id(SPA_MEDIA_SUBTYPE_control)
+    );
 
-  pw_stream_connect(impl->control,
-      PW_DIRECTION_INPUT,
-      PW_ID_ANY,
-      PW_STREAM_FLAG_AUTOCONNECT |
-      PW_STREAM_FLAG_MAP_BUFFERS |
-      PW_STREAM_FLAG_RT_PROCESS,
-      param, 1);
+    pw_stream_connect(impl->control,
+        PW_DIRECTION_INPUT,
+        PW_ID_ANY,
+        PW_STREAM_FLAG_AUTOCONNECT |
+        PW_STREAM_FLAG_MAP_BUFFERS |
+        PW_STREAM_FLAG_RT_PROCESS,
+        param, 1);
+  }
 
 	impl->capture = pw_stream_new(impl->core,
 			"filter capture", impl->capture_props);
@@ -2119,7 +2122,17 @@ int pipewire__module_init(struct pw_impl_module *module, const char *args)
 			&impl->core_listener,
 			&core_events, impl);
 
-	setup_streams(impl);
+  if (pw_properties_get(props, "controlStream.enabled") == NULL) {
+    impl->control_stream_active = false;
+  } else if (strcmp(pw_properties_get(props, "controlStream.enabled"), "true")
+    == 0) {
+    impl->control_stream_active = true;
+  } else if (strcmp(pw_properties_get(props, "controlStream.enabled"), "false")
+    == 0) {
+    impl->control_stream_active = false;
+  }
+
+  setup_streams(impl);
 
 	pw_impl_module_add_listener(module, &impl->module_listener, &module_events, impl);