diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/manager.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/manager.c
index 258e60105..b98e3fd80 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/manager.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/manager.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #define manager_emit_added(m,o) spa_hook_list_call(&m->hooks, struct pw_manager_events, added, 0, o)
 #define manager_emit_updated(m,o) spa_hook_list_call(&m->hooks, struct pw_manager_events, updated, 0, o)
 #define manager_emit_removed(m,o) spa_hook_list_call(&m->hooks, struct pw_manager_events, removed, 0, o)
-#define manager_emit_metadata(m,s,k,t,v) spa_hook_list_call(&m->hooks, struct pw_manager_events, metadata,0,s,k,t,v)
+#define manager_emit_metadata(m,o,s,k,t,v) spa_hook_list_call(&m->hooks, struct pw_manager_events, metadata,0,o,s,k,t,v)
 
 struct object;
 
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ struct manager {
 	struct spa_hook registry_listener;
 	int sync_seq;
 
-	struct object *metadata;
-
 	struct spa_hook_list hooks;
 };
 
@@ -412,8 +410,8 @@ static int metadata_property(void *object,
 {
 	struct object *o = object;
 	struct manager *m = o->manager;
-	manager_emit_metadata(m, subject, key, type, value);
-        return 0;
+	manager_emit_metadata(m, &o->this, subject, key, type, value);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct pw_metadata_events metadata_events = {
@@ -421,26 +419,10 @@ static const struct pw_metadata_events metadata_events = {
 	.property = metadata_property,
 };
 
-static void metadata_init(struct object *o)
-{
-	struct manager *m = o->manager;
-	if (m->metadata == NULL)
-		m->metadata = o;
-}
-
-static void metadata_destroy(struct object *o)
-{
-	struct manager *m = o->manager;
-	if (m->metadata == o)
-		m->metadata = NULL;
-}
-
 static const struct object_info metadata_info = {
 	.type = PW_TYPE_INTERFACE_Metadata,
 	.version = PW_VERSION_METADATA,
 	.events = &metadata_events,
-	.init = metadata_init,
-	.destroy = metadata_destroy,
 };
 
 static const struct object_info *objects[] =
@@ -637,6 +619,7 @@ void pw_manager_add_listener(struct pw_manager *manager,
 }
 
 int pw_manager_set_metadata(struct pw_manager *manager,
+		struct pw_manager_object *metadata,
 		uint32_t subject, const char *key, const char *type,
 		const char *format, ...)
 {
@@ -650,16 +633,16 @@ int pw_manager_set_metadata(struct pw_manager *manager,
 	if (!SPA_FLAG_IS_SET(s->this.permissions, PW_PERM_M))
 		return -EACCES;
 
-	if (m->metadata == NULL)
+	if (metadata == NULL)
 		return -ENOTSUP;
-	if (!SPA_FLAG_IS_SET(m->metadata->this.permissions, PW_PERM_W|PW_PERM_X))
+	if (!SPA_FLAG_IS_SET(metadata->permissions, PW_PERM_W|PW_PERM_X))
 		return -EACCES;
 
         va_start(args, format);
 	vsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf)-1, format, args);
         va_end(args);
 
-	pw_metadata_set_property(m->metadata->this.proxy,
+	pw_metadata_set_property(metadata->proxy,
 			subject, key, type, buf);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/manager.h b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/manager.h
index 51ac25654..f0a8785df 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/manager.h
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/manager.h
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ struct pw_manager_events {
 
 	void (*removed) (void *data, struct pw_manager_object *object);
 
-	void (*metadata) (void *data, uint32_t subject, const char *key,
+	void (*metadata) (void *data, struct pw_manager_object *object,
+			uint32_t subject, const char *key,
 			const char *type, const char *value);
 };
 
@@ -94,8 +95,9 @@ void pw_manager_add_listener(struct pw_manager *manager,
 void pw_manager_destroy(struct pw_manager *manager);
 
 int pw_manager_set_metadata(struct pw_manager *manager,
+		struct pw_manager_object *metdata,
 		uint32_t subject, const char *key, const char *type,
-		const char *format, ...) SPA_PRINTF_FUNC(5,6);
+		const char *format, ...) SPA_PRINTF_FUNC(6,7);
 
 int pw_manager_for_each_object(struct pw_manager *manager,
 		int (*callback) (void *data, struct pw_manager_object *object),
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
index 662b48f1c..bdb51225b 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 
 #include "pipewire/pipewire.h"
 #include "pipewire/private.h"
+#include "extensions/metadata.h"
 
 #include "pulse-server.h"
 #include "defs.h"
@@ -110,8 +111,11 @@ struct client {
 
 	uint32_t subscribed;
 
+	struct pw_manager_object *metadata_default;
 	uint32_t default_sink;
 	uint32_t default_source;
+	struct pw_manager_object *metadata_routes;
+	struct pw_properties *routes;
 
 	uint32_t connect_tag;
 
@@ -685,11 +689,31 @@ static uint32_t get_event_and_id(struct client *client, struct pw_manager_object
 	return event;
 }
 
+static void handle_metadata_added(struct client *client, struct pw_manager_object *o,
+		const char *name)
+{
+	if (strcmp(name, "default") == 0) {
+		if (client->metadata_default == NULL)
+			client->metadata_default = o;
+	}
+	else if (strcmp(name, "route-settings") == 0) {
+		if (client->metadata_routes == NULL) {
+			client->metadata_routes = o;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static void manager_added(void *data, struct pw_manager_object *o)
 {
 	struct client *client = data;
 	uint32_t event, id;
+	const char *str;
 
+	if (strcmp(o->type, PW_TYPE_INTERFACE_Metadata) == 0) {
+		if (o->props != NULL &&
+		    (str = pw_properties_get(o->props, PW_KEY_METADATA_NAME)) != NULL)
+			handle_metadata_added(client, o, str);
+	}
 	if ((event = get_event_and_id(client, o, &id)) != SPA_ID_INVALID)
 		send_subscribe_event(client,
 				event | SUBSCRIPTION_EVENT_NEW,
@@ -718,15 +742,17 @@ static void manager_removed(void *data, struct pw_manager_object *o)
 				id);
 }
 
-static void manager_metadata(void *data, uint32_t subject, const char *key,
-			const char *type, const char *value)
+static void manager_metadata(void *data, struct pw_manager_object *o,
+		uint32_t subject, const char *key, const char *type, const char *value)
 {
 	struct client *client = data;
 	uint32_t val;
 	bool changed = false;
 
-	pw_log_debug("meta %d %s %s %s", subject, key, type, value);
-	if (subject == PW_ID_CORE) {
+	pw_log_debug("meta id:%d subject:%d key:%s type:%s value:%s",
+			o->id, subject, key, type, value);
+
+	if (subject == PW_ID_CORE && o == client->metadata_default) {
 		val = (key && value) ? (uint32_t)atoi(value) : SPA_ID_INVALID;
 		if (key == NULL || strcmp(key, "default.audio.sink") == 0) {
 			changed = client->default_sink != val;
@@ -736,15 +762,21 @@ static void manager_metadata(void *data, uint32_t subject, const char *key,
 			changed = client->default_source != val;
 			client->default_source = val;
 		}
-	}
-	if (changed) {
-		if (client->subscribed & SUBSCRIPTION_MASK_SERVER) {
-			send_subscribe_event(client,
-				SUBSCRIPTION_EVENT_CHANGE |
-				SUBSCRIPTION_EVENT_SERVER,
-				-1);
+		if (changed) {
+			if (client->subscribed & SUBSCRIPTION_MASK_SERVER) {
+				send_subscribe_event(client,
+					SUBSCRIPTION_EVENT_CHANGE |
+					SUBSCRIPTION_EVENT_SERVER,
+					-1);
+			}
 		}
 	}
+	if (subject == PW_ID_CORE && o == client->metadata_routes) {
+		if (key == NULL)
+			pw_properties_clear(client->routes);
+		else
+			pw_properties_set(client->routes, key, value);
+	}
 }
 
 static const struct pw_manager_events manager_events = {
@@ -4173,7 +4205,7 @@ static int do_set_default(struct client *client, uint32_t command, uint32_t tag,
 	if ((o = find_device(client, SPA_ID_INVALID, name, sink)) == NULL)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	if ((res = pw_manager_set_metadata(manager,
+	if ((res = pw_manager_set_metadata(manager, client->metadata_default,
 			PW_ID_CORE,
 			sink ? METADATA_DEFAULT_SINK : METADATA_DEFAULT_SOURCE,
 			SPA_TYPE_INFO_BASE"Id", "%d", o->id)) < 0)
@@ -4218,7 +4250,7 @@ static int do_move_stream(struct client *client, uint32_t command, uint32_t tag,
 	if ((dev = find_device(client, id_device, name_device, sink)) == NULL)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	if ((res = pw_manager_set_metadata(manager,
+	if ((res = pw_manager_set_metadata(manager, client->metadata_default,
 			o->id,
 			METADATA_TARGET_NODE,
 			SPA_TYPE_INFO_BASE"Id", "%d", dev->id)) < 0)
@@ -4588,6 +4620,8 @@ static void client_free(struct client *client)
 	}
 	if (client->props)
 		pw_properties_free(client->props);
+	if (client->routes)
+		pw_properties_free(client->routes);
 	if (client->source)
 		pw_loop_destroy_source(impl->loop, client->source);
 	if (client->cleanup)
@@ -4866,6 +4900,10 @@ on_connect(void *data, int fd, uint32_t mask)
 	if (client->props == NULL)
 		goto error;
 
+	client->routes = pw_properties_new(NULL, NULL);
+	if (client->routes == NULL)
+		goto error;
+
 	length = sizeof(name);
 	client_fd = accept4(fd, (struct sockaddr *) &name, &length, SOCK_CLOEXEC);
 	if (client_fd < 0)