diff --git a/spa/plugins/filter-graph/builtin_plugin.c b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/builtin_plugin.c
index 6f2f0e8fd..6c60113cf 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/filter-graph/builtin_plugin.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/builtin_plugin.c
@@ -11,9 +11,13 @@
 #endif
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <limits.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 
 #include <spa/utils/json.h>
 #include <spa/utils/result.h>
+#include <spa/utils/cleanup.h>
 #include <spa/support/cpu.h>
 #include <spa/support/log.h>
 #include <spa/plugins/audioconvert/resample.h>
@@ -2557,6 +2561,221 @@ static const struct spa_fga_descriptor debug_desc = {
 	.cleanup = builtin_cleanup,
 };
 
+/* pipe */
+struct pipe_impl {
+	struct plugin *plugin;
+
+	struct spa_log *log;
+	struct spa_fga_dsp *dsp;
+	unsigned long rate;
+	float *port[3];
+	float latency;
+
+	int write_fd;
+	int read_fd;
+	size_t written;
+	size_t read;
+};
+
+static int do_exec(struct pipe_impl *impl, const char *command)
+{
+	int pid, res, len, argc = 0;
+	char *argv[512];
+	struct spa_json it[2];
+	const char *value;
+	int stdin_pipe[2];
+	int stdout_pipe[2];
+
+        if (spa_json_begin_array_relax(&it[0], command, strlen(command)) <= 0)
+                return -EINVAL;
+
+        while ((len = spa_json_next(&it[0], &value)) > 0) {
+                char *s;
+
+                if ((s = malloc(len+1)) == NULL)
+                        return -errno;
+
+                spa_json_parse_stringn(value, len, s, len+1);
+
+		argv[argc++] = s;
+        }
+	argv[argc++] = NULL;
+
+	pipe2(stdin_pipe, 0);
+	pipe2(stdout_pipe, 0);
+
+	impl->write_fd = stdin_pipe[1];
+	impl->read_fd = stdout_pipe[0];
+
+	pid = fork();
+
+	if (pid == 0) {
+		char buf[1024];
+		char *const *p;
+		struct spa_strbuf s;
+
+		/* Double fork to avoid zombies; we don't want to set SIGCHLD handler */
+		pid = fork();
+
+		if (pid < 0) {
+			spa_log_error(impl->log, "fork error: %m");
+			goto done;
+		} else if (pid != 0) {
+			exit(0);
+		}
+
+		dup2(stdin_pipe[0], 0);
+		dup2(stdout_pipe[1], 1);
+
+		spa_strbuf_init(&s, buf, sizeof(buf));
+		for (p = argv; *p; ++p)
+			spa_strbuf_append(&s, " '%s'", *p);
+
+		spa_log_info(impl->log, "exec%s", s.buffer);
+		res = execvp(argv[0], argv);
+
+		if (res == -1) {
+			res = -errno;
+			spa_log_error(impl->log, "execvp error '%s': %m", argv[0]);
+		}
+done:
+		exit(1);
+	} else if (pid < 0) {
+		spa_log_error(impl->log, "fork error: %m");
+	} else {
+		int status = 0;
+		do {
+			errno = 0;
+			res = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+		} while (res < 0 && errno == EINTR);
+		spa_log_debug(impl->log, "exec got pid %d res:%d status:%d", (int)pid, res, status);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void pipe_transfer(struct pipe_impl *impl, float *in, float *out, int count)
+{
+	ssize_t sz;
+
+	sz = read(impl->read_fd, out, count * sizeof(float));
+	if (sz > 0) {
+		impl->read += sz;
+		if (impl->read == (size_t)sz) {
+			while ((sz = read(impl->read_fd, out, count * sizeof(float))) != -1)
+				impl->read += sz;
+		}
+	} else {
+		memset(out, 0, count * sizeof(float));
+	}
+	if ((sz = write(impl->write_fd, in, count * sizeof(float))) != -1)
+		impl->written += sz;
+}
+
+static void *pipe_instantiate(const struct spa_fga_plugin *plugin, const struct spa_fga_descriptor * Descriptor,
+		unsigned long SampleRate, int index, const char *config)
+{
+	struct plugin *pl = SPA_CONTAINER_OF(plugin, struct plugin, plugin);
+	struct pipe_impl *impl;
+	struct spa_json it[2];
+	const char *val;
+	char key[256];
+	spa_autofree char*command = NULL;
+	int len;
+
+	errno = EINVAL;
+	if (config == NULL) {
+		spa_log_error(pl->log, "pipe: requires a config section");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (spa_json_begin_object(&it[0], config, strlen(config)) <= 0) {
+		spa_log_error(pl->log, "pipe: config must be an object");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	while ((len = spa_json_object_next(&it[0], key, sizeof(key), &val)) > 0) {
+		if (spa_streq(key, "command")) {
+			if ((command = malloc(len+1)) == NULL)
+				return NULL;
+
+			if (spa_json_parse_stringn(val, len, command, len+1) <= 0) {
+				spa_log_error(pl->log, "pipe: command requires a string");
+				return NULL;
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			spa_log_warn(pl->log, "pipe: ignoring config key: '%s'", key);
+		}
+	}
+	if (command == NULL || command[0] == '\0') {
+		spa_log_error(pl->log, "pipe: command must be given and can not be empty");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	impl = calloc(1, sizeof(*impl));
+	if (impl == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	impl->plugin = pl;
+	impl->log = pl->log;
+	impl->dsp = pl->dsp;
+	impl->rate = SampleRate;
+
+	do_exec(impl, command);
+
+	fcntl(impl->write_fd, F_SETFL, fcntl(impl->write_fd, F_GETFL) | O_NONBLOCK);
+	fcntl(impl->read_fd, F_SETFL, fcntl(impl->read_fd, F_GETFL) | O_NONBLOCK);
+
+	return impl;
+}
+
+static void pipe_connect_port(void *Instance, unsigned long Port, float * DataLocation)
+{
+	struct pipe_impl *impl = Instance;
+	impl->port[Port] = DataLocation;
+}
+
+static void pipe_run(void * Instance, unsigned long SampleCount)
+{
+	struct pipe_impl *impl = Instance;
+	float *in = impl->port[0], *out = impl->port[1];
+
+	if (in != NULL && out != NULL)
+		pipe_transfer(impl, in, out, SampleCount);
+}
+
+static void pipe_cleanup(void * Instance)
+{
+	struct pipe_impl *impl = Instance;
+	close(impl->write_fd);
+	close(impl->read_fd);
+	free(impl);
+}
+
+static struct spa_fga_port pipe_ports[] = {
+	{ .index = 0,
+	  .name = "In",
+	  .flags = SPA_FGA_PORT_INPUT | SPA_FGA_PORT_AUDIO,
+	},
+	{ .index = 1,
+	  .name = "Out",
+	  .flags = SPA_FGA_PORT_OUTPUT | SPA_FGA_PORT_AUDIO,
+	},
+};
+
+static const struct spa_fga_descriptor pipe_desc = {
+	.name = "pipe",
+	.flags = SPA_FGA_DESCRIPTOR_SUPPORTS_NULL_DATA,
+
+	.n_ports = SPA_N_ELEMENTS(pipe_ports),
+	.ports = pipe_ports,
+
+	.instantiate = pipe_instantiate,
+	.connect_port = pipe_connect_port,
+	.run = pipe_run,
+	.cleanup = pipe_cleanup,
+};
+
 static const struct spa_fga_descriptor * builtin_descriptor(unsigned long Index)
 {
 	switch(Index) {
@@ -2616,6 +2835,8 @@ static const struct spa_fga_descriptor * builtin_descriptor(unsigned long Index)
 		return &sqrt_desc;
 	case 27:
 		return &debug_desc;
+	case 28:
+		return &pipe_desc;
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c b/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
index 8f1b11d16..19488d914 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-filter-chain.c
@@ -704,6 +704,38 @@ extern struct spa_handle_factory spa_filter_graph_factory;
  * control from "Control" will be copied to "Notify" and the control value will be
  * dumped into the INFO log.
  *
+ * ### pipe
+ *
+ * The pipe plugin can be used to filter the audio with another application using pipes
+ * for sending and receiving the raw audio.
+ *
+ * The application needs to consume raw float32 samples from stdin and produce filtered
+ * float32 samples on stdout.
+ *
+ * It has an "In" input port and an "Out" output data ports.
+ *
+ * The node requires a `config` section with extra configuration:
+ *
+ *\code{.unparsed}
+ * filter.graph = {
+ *     nodes = [
+ *         {
+ *             type   = builtin
+ *             name   = ...
+ *             label  = pipe
+ *             config = {
+ *                 command = "ffmpeg -f f32le -ac 1 -ar 48000 -blocksize 1024 -fflags nobuffer -i \"pipe:\"  \"-filter:a\" \"loudnorm=I=-18:TP=-3:LRA=4\" -f f32le -ac 1 -ar 48000 \"pipe:\""
+ *             }
+ *             ...
+ *         }
+ *     }
+ *     ...
+ * }
+ *\endcode
+ *
+ * - `command` the command to execute. It should consume samples from stdin and produce
+ *             samples on stdout.
+ *
  * ## General options
  *
  * Options with well-known behavior. Most options can be added to the global